Finding made-in-Manitoba gifts takes more time than simply hitting the mall and looking for bargains. But that extra effort results not only in having unique and meaningful gifts to give to those hard-to-buy-for relatives and friends, it also puts money back into the local economy. “Buying local benefits us all,” Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives
Buy Local At Christmas, MAFRI Minister Urges
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If you haven’t started nibbling yet, it won’t be long before Christmas cookies will be here, there, everywhere and completely irresistable. Every family has their favourites. Mine is my sister’s cherry-centred dainty. They disappear as quickly as she sets them out. Their only rival is my Mom-in- law’s substantial slices of sweet shortbread which are
AMM Lends Support For Ecological Goods And Services Program
Manitoba municipalities have put their support solidly behind an ecological goods and services program that would pay farmers to protect natural lands. At their November convention leaders backed a resolution in support of seeing what’s known as the ecological goods and services program, rolled out by KAP back in 1999, implemented province-wide. The resolution came
Food Fight Changes Course
Big changes are coming to the 2011 Great Manitoba Food Fight, including a new venue, earlier deadlines and more rigorous application procedures. The food fight – where competitors enter a food product they’ve developed – is being moved next spring to Assiniboine Community College’s campus Manitoba Institute of Culinary Arts faculty. Until now, the event
Christmas Tree Farms Open For Business
Some want trees early – too early. Others want the tallest available, or taller than they’ve got. These days, short-needled trees are most popular among families buying trees to recreate a childhood Christmas scene of the late ’60s. Those are trends observed by local Christmas tree growers who traditionally open their gates the end of
Recipe Swap – for Dec. 9, 2010
You might have read in our paper last week about the amount of food wasted in Canada every year. The numbers are eye popping. We are throwing away a mountain of food – about 40 per cent of all food produced in this country. That’s about $27 billion worth of edibles, or slightly less than
More Money For Rural Bridges
The province is promising to help municipalities fix aging bridges, some of which are now well over a half-century old and in dire need of upgrades or repairs. The pledge came from Premier Greg Selinger during a brief appearance at last week’s Association of Manitoba Municipalities convention. But the premier offered few details on the
In Praise Of The Potluck
Friends and neighbours in the Carman area sat down to a potluck meal and end-of-the-garden- year talk on a snowy night last week. The last meeting of the year for Carman Garden Club always includes a feast and seed exchange in the Home Economics Room of the local high school. As per usual, this meal-with-no-particular-
Canadians Throw Out $27 Billion Worth Of Food Annually
Next time you’re tempted to scrape leftovers into the garbage or toss out unused food in the refrigerator, consider this: Canadians waste about 40 per cent of all food produced in the country. That mountain of edibles is worth $27 billion. That’s only slightly less than Canada’s agricultural and agri-food exports in 2007 and more
AMM Takes Stand On West Route For Bipole III
Most municipal leader s attending last week’s Association of Manitoba Municipalities convention said they want the province to reroute its proposed Bipole III high-voltage transmission line down the eastern side of Lake Winnipeg. But the province is not about to make “reckless changes of direction,” said Premier Greg Selinger, who made a brief appearance AMM
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