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Cold weather can cause your appetite to go into overdrive.
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Does freezing weather increase the calories we burn?

Our environmental conditions can definitely affect our metabolism

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When I arrived at work, the temperature was 14 C. At this temperature, the students on campus ordinarily would have packed away their winter coats, scarves, hats, mittens and boots. They are wearing shorts and flip-flops. Unfortunately, 14 C was the temperature in my office. The outdoor temperature was at least 35° colder, so my
Dill (left) must be succession planted throughout the winter, a tall container of mint (centre), and a pot of chives (right), ragged because of constant use.
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Have a supply of herbs to use all winter

Frozen ones are good to use in cooked dishes but have some growing in pots too

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We are still in the depths of winter even though the days are getting longer, so although cutting herbs from outdoor plants is out of the question, it is relatively easy to have a few herbs on hand indoors. All it takes is a bit of planning in the fall and/or a bit of preserving
Lands for grain growing and stock raising
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Lands for grain growing and stock raising

Our History: March 1887

In return for building its rail lines, the Winnipeg and Hudson’s Bay Railway had received a grant from the Government of Canada of 6,400 acres per mile for its southern portion and 12,800 acres for the northern portion. In this ad in the March 1887 issue of the Nor’-West Farmer and Manitoba Miller, it was
It isn’t just differences in climate and geology, but also the availability of symbiotes such as the mycorrhizal fungus, that influence plant diversity at different locations, for example here on the dry east coast of Tenerife.
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Fungi fight plants

These symbiotes are also sometimes screens when it comes to establishing plant ranges

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Fungi can help plants thrive — but it turns out they can also filter them out. That’s according to new research from an international team of researchers led by Germany’s University of Göttingen. The results appeared in the journal Nature Ecology & Evolution. For example, in the colonization of islands by plant species, it isn’t
This place is a sty
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This place is a sty

It may look like an unassuming haystack, but this pioneer photo reveals an early livestock shelter

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Looking through photographs recently donated to the Manitoba Agricultural Museum, the interpretation committee became interested in a photograph of a straw stack. This photo appears to be fairly old, probably pre-First World War so it was taken at a time when photos were expensive which led to the question, why would the photographer have taken
cartoon image of a family seated at a table
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Tractors and T-Rex’s

The Jacksons from the March 7, 2019 issue of the Manitoba Co-operator

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Hey Gramma!” Little Allison Jackson lay on her back on the floor, tangled locks framing her face and bright eyes beaming out from behind wisps of stray hair. Her younger brother Andy lay next to her in a similar position, holding a stuffed tyrannosaurus in one hand and a toy John Deere tractor in the
Unique food cultures — and tasty recipes — have sprung up all over the world.
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Add some international flair to your menus

Put the world on your plate with recipes from around the globe

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Wow, score!” I thought to myself as I reached for a cookbook with more than 1,600 recipes from 17 countries. Better yet, the book was marked $3 at the antique store, and all books had an additional 25 per cent markdown that day. They were practically giving the book away. I retrieved my phone and
Foxtail ferns ready for sale in a greenhouse.
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Asparagus fern not a member of the asparagus family

Common name comes from the feathery, delicate-looking foliage

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Many of the plants in my sunroom in the winter are ones that I use both indoors and out. Some of them are old tried-and-true favourites, such as the asparagus fern. These are dependable, easy-to-grow plants that can put on an attractive display of foliage. An asparagus fern is delicate looking (although it really isn’t)
Lois Davison (left), along with Eileen Kowaluk (back) and Betty-Ann Cottingham sort and prepare donated product at the Value Shoppe in Birtle.
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Thrift store continues to give back to community

Value Shoppe has donated over $115,000 to Birtle and surrounding area since 2005

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With donated merchandise offered for sale for only a few dollars, the Value Shoppe in Birtle has given back over $115,000 to the community since its inception over a decade ago. Introduced in January 2005, the non-profit thrift shop moved to its present location on Main Street nine years later as it needed a larger
Discover a new world with Columbus Wheat
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Discover a new world with Columbus Wheat

Our History: February 1983

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Columbus wheat was available for wide distribution in 1983, with attributes including yield higher than Neepawa, rust resistance and improved resistance to sprouting. Proposed changes to the Crow freight rate dominated news that month, with delegates to the Canadian Federation of Agriculture annual meeting rejecting an acreage-based subsidy in favour of paying it to railways

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