When Chuck Puchailo was asked to run the light horse show for his Gilbert Plains/ Grandview agricultural society, he turned to his teenage daughter for some help. Chenise Puchailo was happy to lend her dad a hand. The show went well and buoyed by its success, she agreed to co-chair the event the following year.
Ag Societies Make A Difference
Community Cookbook Draws Together Recipes From Rural Newcomer Families
Wh e n Penny Burton arrived in Cartwright, after emigrating from the U.K. a decade ago with her family, one of the many things she discovered about her new country was community cookbooks. What a great way to share food stories and draw a community together, she thought. Fast-forward to now, and Cartwright’s newest community
The Ultimate Hit List — The Top 100 Food Crops
Picking the world’s most important food crops is no small feat, given tastes differ around the world and there are many ways to measure value. But Ernest Small had one fundamental criteria in mind when he wroteTop 100 Food Plants: The World’s Most Important Culinary Crops. “Obviously, we can rank them on a dollar-value basis,
Happy New Year
If January feels like a dark, boring month, my guess is you don’t go to Malanka. If you do, you’re ready to party. Tonight (January 13) is New Year’s Eve according to the Julian calendar with Malanka being the feast and dance to celebrate that also caps off Christmas celebrations. Thousands of Manitobans of Ukrainian
New Association Advances Composting Practices
Composting is about to get a boost in Manitoba with the emergence of a new group focused on advancing both the science and the art of managing organic waste. The Manitoba Composting Association was formed after a meeting last September of representatives from Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Ini t i a t i v
New Hospital To Be Added To Rural “Health And Wellness Campus”
They seldom wait long for a locally born New Year’s baby to arrive in Notre Dame de Lourdes. That’s because women around here don’t have to travel long distances to give birth. The community’s long-serving doctors have, unlike physicians in many other locales, remained committed to offering obstetrics at the small village hospital. Women can’t
A New Year, New Recipes
Most of us start January with resolve to take better care of our health, eating well, exercising regularly, and finding a bit more of that “balance” we seek in our lives. It can be tricky to stay fit during a long Manitoba winter, unless we’re skiers and skaters, or walk a great deal. Fortunately, many
Holiday Cheer Spreads Through Rural Manitoba
If hunger and poverty at Christmastime strikes some as a big-city problem, last week’s massive rural Christmas hamper drive is ample evidence that these troubles are closer to home. Canned soups, bread, cooking oil and many other everyday foodstuffs, along with the fixings for a Christmas dinner, were the gifts of food being delivered to
Counting The Birds‚ ‘Til Christmas (And Afterwards Too)
Atatimeofyearmost arehuddledindoors, orflockingtoshopping malls,afewhardysouls setouteagerlytovisitthe fieldsandwoods. They split up into small teams early in the day, travelling by car to scan the back roads for their quarry. Gathering at day’s end, they talk excitedly about what they saw, lament over what they didn’t, and tally their findings. There’s food and laughter and fellowship too. They
Late-Morning, Late-Night Eating Ahead
With Christmas day just two sleeps away, and a few days of holidays ahead, many of us are about to assume a much-anticipated lighter schedule. There’ll be more sleeping late (except on Christmas morning, of course) and bedtimes at later hours as we take some time to relax at home. These days between Christmas and
Cyber-Savvy Farmer
