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Northern Agriculture Gets A Boost

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Aprogram to encourage the expansion of agriculture production and to increase the availability of locally produced healthy foods in northern Manitoba was jointly announced May 28 by Treasury Board president Vic Toews and Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives Minister Rosann Wowchuk. “Northern Manitoba offers many real and untapped opportunities for sustainable development in agriculture
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With most gardens now planted and spring inching along, we’re all looking forward to the first appearance, and then that first feast of anything homegrown and green. Asparagus is in full seasonal swing right now. It won’t be long before we’re enjoying platefuls of young lettuces and other dishes made with spring greens too. This
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Air Show Cancelled But Will Site Remain?

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“I’ve been told it’s 10 times as hard to fly these as a real one.” – STEVE SOUCHUK Another rural tradition is being lost this summer. The Asessippi Remote Control Airshow and Fun Fly, originally scheduled for the end of June, has been cancelled, after a tradition of more than 30 years. Plans were already
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Globeflower — A Perennial Favourite

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A mature clump of globeflower will grow anywhere from 45 to 60 centimetres tall and wide. In late May, and throughout most of the month of June, one of my favourite perennial plants puts on its spectacular show. The common globeflower (trollius europaeus) is a hardy, easy-to-care-for perennial that never fails to perform, year after
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Urban Agriculture Offers New Possibilities For Industry

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“It’s going to grow.” – IAN BARNETT, FORT WHYTE ALIVE It’s been a late, cool spring but lettuce and spinach are finally starting to poke through the soil on Simon Hon’s farm. Hon and three fellow workers are already watering the emerging plants and getting herb and tomato seedlings ready for planting. As he carefully
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Onanole Cowgirl Enjoys Rodeo

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“Personally, I don’t think there is anything better than a cowgirl or cowboy lifestyle, and we are lucky to have it.” – JUSTINE CORNELSEN Onanole’s Justine Cornelsen enjoys being a member of the Manitoba High School Rodeo Association (MHSRA) as it gives her the opportunity to grow as a cowgirl, compete in unique events and
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Still Plowing With Horses

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Recently as the team and I were out plowing, I noticed a car drive slowly south by the field. There was a day when five horses on a two-bottom plow would not turn any heads. Recently as the team and I were out plowing, I noticed a car drive slowly south by the field. A
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Barn Filled With Memories

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Our farm was homesteaded in 1905 and about 1913, the farmer built the barn shown in the picture, which still stands and is in use today. It is 26 feet wide and 50 feet long and is supported by four rows of 6×6 posts which have simply been dug into the ground. The farm was

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