With Valentine’s Day just four days from now, you can’t go anywhere without seeing the association between chocolate and love. How did a mid-winter celebration of love from the Middle Ages become linked with a New World food ingredient? It happened over a period of centuries as Europeans familiarized with the South American drink so
For The Love Of Chocolate
Fewer Opting To Work At Home In Past Decade
Working from home was supposed to be the way of the future, and Brent VanKoughnet bought into it, running his company AgriSkills Inc. from his home in Carman for more than 12 years. It seemed like a perfect fit. Due to the nature of his business, he had the luxury to choose whether to work
The Wheels On The Bus Go Round And Round
When there’s no one behind the wheel of the driver’s seat you’ve vacated, you’re stuck. That’s the predicament many older Manitobans now face in small towns and rural areas with high senior populations and no form of public transportation. They rely on family or friends to take them for groceries, hairdresser and doctors’ appointments. Some
Recipe Swap – for Feb. 3, 2011
– FromTheSoupBook by Louis De Gouy CURRIED PUMPKIN AND POTATO SOUP I made this variation of a pumpkin soup recipe recently. It produces a thick, creamy soup with only a hint of curry.– Lorraine Sauté onion and garlic until translucent then add chicken stock, pumpkin, potato and spices, cook on medium heat stirring frequently until
Scrutinize Your AgriStability Files: Ag Days Speaker
While many producers have a good working knowledge of AgriStability, there are also many who need help on their files. Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives farm production adviser Dean Stoyanowski and the team at the North Interlake GO office saw a need to troubleshoot to ensure the program responded better to farmers’ needs. What
Farm Entrance Strategies Need Careful Consideration
Young farmers are often reluctant to clearly spell out their wants, needs and expectations from farming upon entering the business. It might be out of respect for Mom and Dad, sometimes they feel intimidated, and sometimes, they simply don’t know what they want. The most perplexing and pressing question for a farm entrant eyeing farming
Retirement Needs A Plan For Time As Well As Money
Retirement planning isn’t just about retiring from a career, it’s about retiring to a new phase of living, two consultants who specialize in farm financial planning said last week. What’s key is being clear about what you want and preparing for it, said Ag Days speakers Mark Sloane and Andrew DeRuyck. The two western Manitoba
Don’t Let Winter Blues Get You Down
I hope you made it through Blue Monday last week. What I mean is, I hope you weren’t paying any attention to it. The first Monday of the third week of January (the date is debated) has been dubbed The Most Depressing Day of the Year. What it is, actually, is just another myth that
Getting Local Food Into Cafeterias
AManitoba project is looking for ways to get more locally grown foods served in institutions such as schools, universities, hospitals and other places where cafeterias potentially feed thousands of people on a daily basis. Over the past year, the Manitoba Farm to Cafeteria project has been exploring how to seize the market opportunities these larger
Small-Town Ag Society Returns From The Brink
Would anyone care if the local ag society ceased to exist? In 2006 the Hanover Ag Society was asking that question. Their fair and organizational structure of the ag society was in disarray. They had $40,000 in bills to pay, plus taxes and insurance, no treasurer, secretary or president. “And the coffee shop experts had
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