Thoughts On Mother’s Day

My mother is very special. She brought me into the world when she was only a teenager. She was not able to raise me so her uncle and aunt brought me up. My mother sacrificed her motherhood because she wanted what was best for me. She is still alive and is now a great-great-grandmother. Five

We’re Ready For A Breath Of Spring

Choose a pot of bulbs that have buds but not blooms. There is nothing that shouts “spring!” as loudly as a pot of spring bulbs in full bloom. Cheerful golden mini-daffodils, lovely pink or azure hyacinths or jaunty purple, white or yellow crocus all seem able to make us believe that spring is just around


Bigger Isn’t Always Better – for Apr. 23, 2009

Iwanted my own big garden and last year I got it. My husband added dry manure and we cultivated and tilled the soil until the rich black mulch crumbled in our hands. Finally, warm weather arrived and in May, I placed hundreds of seeds in the ground after carefully reading the instructions on each envelope.

Leaving Home

As the end of another school year approaches, many parents will be waving goodbye to their sons and daughters as they leave the farm home to make it on their own. A little bit of home goes with them when we make a special cookbook just for them. We’ll have no problem recalling what they





Weathering Tough Times Made Easier

NDSU RELEASE Flooding in some areas is raising concerns about personal or family stress. “Personal stress often results when we experience factors beyond our control, such as flooding and other difficulties, and we feel that we can do little or nothing to change the situation,” says Sean Brotherson, North Dakota State University Extension Service family

Hog Barn Timbers Rise Again In Clearwater

“He took a hog barn, and turned it into something that would look good anywhere in the province of Manitoba.” – DAVID GUILFORD “If we can raise a barn together, why can’t we deconstruct a barn together? I think we still don’t recognize the value of old buildings.” – LANCELOT COAR The community-owned restaurant in


CFGB Receives Record Donations Despite Recession – for Apr. 23, 2009

Canadian Foodgrains Bank received $12.4 million in donations during the 2008-09 fiscal year, $4 million more than its previous annual record. “Despite the recession we’ve seen the generosity of Canadians increase this year,” said Jim Cornelius, executive director of Canadian Foodgrains Bank. “We are pleased and humbled to see so many people committed to the

Send Recipes Or Recipe Requests To: – for Apr. 23, 2009

Layered Pudding Wafer This recipe was featured on “Great Tastes of Manitoba.” Enjoy! 400-g box whole graham wafers 2 c. milk 1/2 c. sugar 1 tbsp. all-purpose flour 2 tbsp. cornstarch 1/4 tsp. salt 2 egg yolks, beaten 1 tsp. vanilla 1 tbsp. butter 1 c. whipping cream, whipped, sweetened 2 c. icing sugar 5