Country Crossroads & Farming Articles

The Campbell Farming Corporation

Our History: November 1928

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff November 14, 2018

The November 1928 front page of our predecessor publication The Scoop Shovel featured photos of the Campbell Farming Corporation in Montana. Wikipedia says that “Thomas D. Campbell (1882–1966) was the ‘World’s Wheat King.’ On the farms of his Campbell Farming Corporation he grew more wheat than any other farmer or corporation. He pioneered industrialized corporate

cartoon image of a family seated at a table

Other, The Jacksons

Can Andrew do home alone?

The Jacksons from the November 8, 2018 issue of the Manitoba Co-operator

By Rollin Penner November 12, 2018

Andrew Jackson closed his book, laid it on the bedside table and rubbed his eyes. He turned and peered over the top of his reading glasses at his wife, Rose, who was ensconced under the covers next to him, her laptop resting on her knees. Andrew watched her for a moment before he spoke. “What’s

Gordon Goldsborough has spent many months exploring abandoned sites on the Manitoba landscape including this interior of the ballon annex of a vacant grain elevator at Tyndall.

Country Crossroads, Local news, Other

New tales told in ‘More Abandoned Manitoba’

Author Gordon Goldsborough is hitting the road with his newest release featuring 28 more fascinating stories about little-known places in rural Manitoba

By Lorraine Stevenson November 9, 2018

Manitoba author Gordon Goldsborough is on the road again — this time to launch the sequel to his 2016 runaway bestseller Abandoned Manitoba. More Abandoned Manitoba: Rivers, Rails and Ruins released in October contains photos and stories of more than two dozen sites he’s visited in the past two years. Wherever he goes, there’s always

Recipe Swap

Can an apple a day really keep the doctor away?

Nobody knows for sure, but there’s no doubt that apples are truly good for our health

By Julie Garden-Robinson November 9, 2018

Last year, I was very disappointed because our apple tree had no apples. Our tree had never been completely fruitless. I kept staring up at the tree, walking around it and looking for even one apple. I couldn’t find an apple on the tree, even at the very top. At first, I thought the squirrels

The peperomia I rescued has attractive pure-green leaves.

Country Crossroads, Other

Growing a peperomia plant

Peperomias are a great addition to an indoor plant collection and are easily propagated from cuttings

By Albert Parsons November 9, 2018

I rescued a little plant this spring. The local horticultural society had a sale and someone had donated a plant — the person had filled a Styrofoam cup with soil and stuck in three small slips of a green plant. They were quite wilted and not surprisingly did not sell, so I brought the cup

Young Terry Maendel, the author’s nephew, continues a long tradition of pitching in at the colony garden.

Country Crossroads, Other

An heirloom harvest spurs memories

Some of my fondest memories as a young woman are of helping my Aunt Kate Basel and Uncle Josh Vetter in the colony garden

By Linda Maendel November 7, 2018

As long as the earth remains, there will be planting and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night.” — Genesis 8:22 On a Hutterite colony, typically one couple is in charge of the vegetable garden. They’re the ones who decide what will be planted, when the garden needs weeding or produce is

Alexander Adler purchases a few necessities in Shoal Lake when snow forced him to make a stop there.

Country Crossroads, Local news, Other

Snow forces German cyclist off the road

Shoal Lake’s hospitality appreciated by stranded visitor

By Darrell Nesbitt November 7, 2018

An early snowfall forced a German cyclist off the road at Shoal Lake in the latter part of September. Alexander Adler was able to make his way through Oak River and Hamiota during a sprinkle of rain followed by a downpour, but when it turned to heavy snow, he decided to pull over in Shoal

Our History

Crow era ends on the Prairies

Our History: November 1983

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff November 7, 2018

Our Nov. 24, 1983 issue reported the end of a long and contentious era in Prairie grain history when royal assent was given to a bill ending the Crowsnest freight rate. While the end of the below-cost rate may not have been welcomed by farmers, it was by CP Rail, which immediately announced it was

If the entire world were to eat a healthy diet there simply wouldn’t be enough fruits and vegetables to go around.

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A dietary mismatch

Agriculture produces plenty of food, but not necessarily the right types

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff November 6, 2018

If everyone on the planet wanted to eat a healthy diet, there wouldn’t be enough fruit and vegetables to go around. A team of researchers at the University of Guelph compared global agricultural production with nutritionists’ consumption recommendations and found a drastic mismatch. “We simply can’t all adopt a healthy diet under the current global

Pumpkins are delicious as well as decorative and shouldn’t be confined to a single holiday.

Recipe Swap

Put pumpkin on your fall menu

This autumn favourite is low in calories and high in fibre

By Julie Garden-Robinson November 2, 2018

What’s your favourite dessert?” I asked my daughter. She was a preschooler at the time. “Pumpkin pie!” she exclaimed. Her answer surprised me. I was expecting to hear brownies or chocolate ice cream. “Really, pumpkin pie?” I asked. “Yes, but we can’t have pumpkin pie now,” she said. “It’s only for Thanksgiving.” I guess our

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Huge crops in South America says analyst

U.S. livestock: ‘Cattle on feed’ report supports prices

U.S. grains: Wheat trades near contract lows under ample global supply

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