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Agriculture Hall Of Fame – for Sep. 10, 2009

Bert Sandercock was born and educated at Morden, Manitoba. He completed his BSA and MSc in agriculture at the University of Manitoba. In his undergraduate years, he worked at the Morden Research Centre where he acquired a keen interest in horticulture. In 1950, Bert married Ella Eriksson. They raised three children: Shelley, Blair and Garth.
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Do You Have Pumpkin Recipes To Share?

RECIPE SWAP Sandi Knight of Macdonald kindly responded to our call last week for a Gorp Bar recipe, sending us this one for Crunch Trail Mix Bars, which she clipped from a Today’s Parent magazine a couple of years ago. Sandi writes that the original recipe also called for three-quarters of a cup of sugar
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Bringing Plants Indoors For The Winter

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Many gardeners who have sunrooms, light gardens or wide windowsills in their houses overwinter plants which are used outdoors during the summer growing season. One reason for doing this is to save money by not having to purchase so many plants in the spring, although this doesn’t seem to work for me as I rationalize
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Need More Iron In Your Diet?

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Iron deficiency anemia is a common nutritional deficiency worldwide, especially among children. It can result in fatigue, learning disabilities and behavioural issues. Kids ages four to eight need about 10 milligrams (mg) of iron a day because of their rapid growth and development. Kids ages nine to 13 need eight mg per day. About two
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Cooking With Grandchildren

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For some grandparents it is common for kids to help in the kitchen. For others, special-occasion baking might be the extent of kids helping out. Here are some suggestions to get enthused about cooking and baking together. Keep a sense of humour when you work with kids in the kitchen. Begin with talking about family
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Extending The Elk Glen Project

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For four generations it has been a special place for the Brykaliuk family and a gift passed down from generation to generation. Today this tract of wilderness is a gift for all Canadians, thanks to the Nature Conservancy of Canada. “It’s been owned by our family since my father first homesteaded here around 1912,” said
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Grandma’s Kitchen

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Warm and inviting With the sun streaming through lace curtains Tiny rose-pink flowers on garlands of green vines and leaves adorn the walls Aromas enticing those who cross the threshold A pot of chicken stew bubbling on the stove Loaves of freshly baked bread on the table Waiting for the evening meal With family members
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Tractors On A Mission

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“We make smiles,” was the comment of one tractor driver in the second-annual Eden Foundation Tractor Trek on July 25. Forty tractors, 40 years and older, travelled 40 kilometres through six 130-year-old Mennonite villages in southern Manitoba, and all along the route, people lined up to see the parade of antique tractors. After a breakfast
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The Harvest On The Yard

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“A past generation did it because they had to. I’m not doing it because I have to. I like the challenge.” – SPERLING FARMER AND HOME GARDENER JOYCE NICOLAJSEN Ki tchen counters are stacked with cutting boards, glass jars, colanders, bags of sugar and pickling salt. Out in the garden, or piled on the back

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