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Health Canada Advertisement Called Anti-Honey

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A Health Canada advertisement telling parents not to feed honey to infants has produced a swarm of protest from the nation’s beekeepers. The controversial ad features a bottle of honey with a happy bear face. On the bottle is a red circle with a diagonal line through it. A caption reads: “Do you know that
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Be On The Lookout For Snow Mould

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As the snow melts, particularly because many areas of the Prairies have had so much snow this winter, gardeners will have to be on the lookout for snow mould. This fungal disease can attack lawns during the period when the snow is melting and cause significant damage to the turf. Gardeners should be observant as
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Grow Gourds For Crafts

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Whether you plan to create birdhouses, vases, bowls or even jewelry, birdhouse gourds are a versatile craft medium which can be grown right in your own backyard. Because of their longer growing season requirements, the seeds need to be started late April/early May. Fresh seed is important as birdhouse gourd seeds do not stay viable
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Garden Hideaways

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Children love to play and hide in “secret” places and a sense of thrill accompanies creating a fort from scratch. This summer, why not create a special place for your child or grandchild in your garden? Go beyond the traditional roads and pathways to create a miniature town or “main street” for the little ones
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Time Influences Meal Preparation

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If you were to draw a circle and break it into a wheel with 24 segments representing hours in the day, how would you spend your time? I’ll get you started. On an average weekday, you might spend eight hours sleeping and nine hours working. If that’s the case, you have used up about 70
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Wire Vine Does Well Inside Or Out

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Some plants perform double duty by being adaptable enough to be used in the outdoor garden during the summer but when brought indoors for the winter serve as attractive houseplants in the interior landscape. I bought a plant last spring called big leaf wire vine (Muehlenbeckia complexa). There is a “little leaf” variety as well.
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Time For A Change?

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Will winter ever end? I feel like I’ve been trapped indoors a long time, and the more time I spend within my four walls, the more I want to make changes to them. You know the feeling, time to bring in some rich tones and textures to replace a dated, tired look. But unlike my
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Good Way To Use Up Fabric And Protect Shoes

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Here’s an idea for using up some leftover denim or other sturdy fabrics. Shoes fit nicely into the legs and socks can go in the pockets at the back. Kids learning to sew might find this an amusing project. Make a paper pattern and cut four pieces of desired fabric (see photo for dimensions). Stitch
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Editor’s Note – for Mar. 17, 2011

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Community Art Gallery Gets Makeover

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For an organization whose focus and mandate is to make things beautiful, it was ironic that its courtyard was not. The Golden Prairie Arts Council in Carman decided in 2009 that it was time to give its backyard a makeover. Members applied to MAFRI’s Hometown grant program for help funding the project. Hometown grants, started

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