Hunting with whiskey jacks
Canada jays, or whiskey jacks, are bold little deer hunting pals that don’t mind getting close, if it means a piece of the offal or deer fat left over from a successful forest hunt in Manitoba. 
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From Ukraine: Two Christmases and one dream
Winter in Ukraine this year looks quite Canadian, with frequent snows and severe frosts, ice-covered roads and power lines. Of course, we are not very pleased with such a rampage of winter elements this year, because the electricity in Ukrainian houses is unreliable. I read in the news about what is an ordinary event for us – over Kyiv, our
January 6, 2023Build-a-recipe stuffed pumpkin
If you’re lucky enough to have a big garden, you’ve probably had to excavate new recipes to suit the bumper crop that came from the garden corner that had exactly the right conditions. In some years it might be recipes for green beans or corn, or there might be so many English cucumbers that you
December 30, 2022Winds of change are blowing in food production system
Agricultural innovation and exponential growth will be necessary to meet environmental and consumer-driven market needs, according to Nourish Marketing Network’s 2023 Trends Report. In the past year, climate change came to the forefront, food inflation reached historic heights and consumers demanded action from brands, said Jo-Ann McArthur, Nourish Food Marketing president and lead author of
December 30, 2022‘Twas the season: a Christmas story
With a cold spell, the Christmas season suddenly arrived at the Basswood School. I was in Grade 2 in 1967 in that Manitoba hamlet. Like most of my peers, we talked about it, but really didn’t know what to do. However, our resourceful teacher came to the rescue. Ms. Mandzuk had to handle both the
December 23, 2022From Ukraine: Rebuilding in the ashes
Ukrainian farmer Yuriy Vovchenko survived the Russian occupation and constant shelling for eight months, but his life has changed immeasurably. I have known him for many years, and since the invasion I have wanted to phone him many times but each time I dialed, I stopped, because I was afraid to hear that he was
December 19, 2022Better energy balance key to future of agriculture
In Grade 10 science, Tony McQuail’s class conducted an experiment. They were given a jar of banana pulp and a male and female fruit fly. Every day, he and his classmates would examine the jar. By day 26, there were more than 100 fruit flies. By day 28, there were more than 200. By day
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