Stop And Smell The Harvest! – for Sep. 16, 2010

Many of you have seen that message posted on signage around rural Manitoba. Those five wise words are a compelling reminder to slow down, stay safe, and feel grateful in the midst of the long hours and frantic pace that unavoidably mark this time of year. Meal (or snack) time is when we can take

A Graph Would Do Nicely – for Sep. 9, 2010

Some of us in business can communicate directly with the final consumer of our product. Farmers usually aren’t so fortunate. For example, wheat goes to a grain company, then to a mill and finally to a bakery. The baker, rather than the farmer, gets to take the credit for that nice tasty loaf of bread.



Now That’s Good Bread

Beatrice Hosmann of Sandy Lake, Manitoba makes really good bread. I know, because I’m eating a slice right now, toasted, with my coffee! When Hosmann came to Canada from her native Switzerland just over 12 years ago, she and her family found Canadian bread to be insubstantial. “We Europeans love our bread,” said Hosmann, so


Handy Household Hints

To prevent soggy pie crust, sprinkle a tablespoon of flour on the bottom shell before adding filling. To prevent foaming when making jam, add a tablespoon of butter to the fruit when cooking. Spot remover for clothes: 2 parts water, 1 part rubbing alcohol. Try on an inconspicuous area first. Wall cleaner: 1/2 cup ammonia,



Recipe Swap – for May. 27, 2010

Outdoor work builds up big appetites this time of year, just as most of us have the least amount of time to cook. Meanwhile, first-of-the-season garden vegetables like asparagus, green onions, and rhubarb (and yes, rhubarb is a vegetable) beg for special recipes to enjoy them to the max. Here’s a mix of recipes from

Thanks For The Cookbooks

RECIPE SWAP When we put out a call for community cookbooks this winter, we were confident we’d hear from some of you – and you delivered! Health centres, church groups, festival organizers, community park stewards, 4-H clubs, women’s groups, homecoming committees, dance groups and ag societies – cookbooks came from all of these and more.


Wheat Makes Some People Sick

Wheat is hailed as the main ingredient in the “staff of life,” but it makes about 14 per cent of North Americans sick, a recent industry meeting was told. That’s not the best news for Canadian farmers who grow more acres of wheat than any other crop, or North American flour millers who want people

Memories That Never Fade

Some memories grow rich with time – of old friends and books I’ve read, The dearest and most meaningful is of Mother’s homemade bread. Bundled up to fight the cold, we’d hurry home from school To the wonderful aroma of fresh loaves laid out to cool. Winters seemed much harsher then, roads blocked by heavy