It was a challenge to this province’s small-town fair organizers to start more actively working with other groups when hosting summer fairs. The idea was that more cooperative ties with other organizations might not only give ag societies a much needed boost, but help other groups too. The approach seems to be working, a recent
Fairs And Festivals Join Hands – for Jul. 29, 2010
Study On Farmers’ Health Seeks Participants
Farmers face many challenges and difficulties related to their work, not the least of which is the way their occupation affects their long-term health. As one of the highest-risk occupations in Canada, farmers face greater work-related injuries and occupational illnesses than among the general population. Nonetheless, research into the impact of illness on both the
New Housing Construction Spurs Growth In Gladstone
“My message always is, if a place the size of Gladstone can do this, any place can.” – EILEEN CLARKE, GLADSTONE MAYOR AND BUSINESS OWNER WHO FINANCED CONSTRUCTION OF A 10-SUITE BUILDING, OPENED IN FEBRUARY 2009 When Gladstone’s population fell into precipitous decline a few years back, reaction initially was, “There’s nothing we can do
Prairie Fruit Fields Look Bountiful This Year
Berry picking is in full swing in Manitoba – and it’s good picking thanks to plentiful rain, warm temperatures and low disease pressure. This spring’s heavy rainfall has not adversely affected crops. In fact, it has reduced the need to irrigate, said Prairie Fruit Growers general secretary Waldo Thiessen who operates a strawberry farm near
Community Supported Agriculture Farming Gaining Momentum In Manitoba
Six CSAs are listed in MAFRI’s 2010 Local Produce Guide So far, 2010 could hardly look less promising for those trying to grow crops, but a few Manitoba flood producers slogging through mud and mosquitoes know they aren’t carrying the risk alone. They’re among a small but growing number of vegetable farmers running Community Supported
Museum Seeks Cream Days Stories
Farm families have many stories from the days of the cream cheque. Now volunteers with this province’s only museum devoted exclusively to the rural creamery business are looking for those stories. Doreen Lamoureux is president of the museum committee that oversees the artifacts housed inside the former Eriksdale Creamery which operated for nearly 80 years
Park Area Farmers Sought For Direct-Marketing Initiative
Aplan to link farmers offering local food products for sale and people who live in or visit the communities around Riding Mountain National Park aims to bring more dollars to those communities. Earlier this month staff with the Riding Mountain Biosphere Reserve, made up of 15 municipalities that surround the park, put out the call
The “Transition Town”
“Transition builds a positive vision. It’s about people coming together as a community and supporting each other in the changes that we have to make, and not feeling like we’re losing, but that our life is actually being enriched.” – MICHELLE COLUSSI, CANADIAN CENTER FOR COMMUNI TY RENEWAL AND TRANSITION (CCCR) For further information To
Traditional High-Fat Diets Offer Health Benefits
Born in 1939 in a remote community on Vancouver Island, Richard Atleo’s earliest food memories are of villagers eating feasts of salmon and seafood, foraged berries and gathered plant roots he can recall were “piled as high as a house.” Food at home was in stark contrast to the white bread, potatoes with a little
New Atkins Diet Book Released
Other diets come and go, but Atkins it seems, just takes time off. The popular but controversial low-carb diet is attempting a comeback, this time as an easier to swallow and follow version. The latest revision is contained in The New Atkins for a New You published in March by three American physicians. Based on
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