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Recipe Swap – for May. 26, 2011

By Lorraine Stevenson May 26, 2011

With seeding underway in the drier parts of Manitoba, many of you will be looking for recipes to make quick, hearty meals that travel well. The slow cooker is your friend. Prepare a meal in the morning, then walk away from it for a few hours. The cooking is done by the time everyone’s hungry

News

Farmers To Celebrate Food Freedom Day

By Cfa Release February 10, 2011

Canadian farm groups will celebrate Food Freedom Day Sat. , Feb. 12, marking the calendar date by which the average Canadian will have earned enough to pay the entire year’s grocery bill. “Canadian farmers are proud of their role in providing high-quality food produced to top-level food safety, environmental, and animal-welfare standards,” said CFA president

Cereals, Crops

The Ultimate Hit List — The Top 100 Food Crops

By Lorraine Stevenson January 20, 2011

Picking the world’s most important food crops is no small feat, given tastes differ around the world and there are many ways to measure value. But Ernest Small had one fundamental criteria in mind when he wroteTop 100 Food Plants: The World’s Most Important Culinary Crops. “Obviously, we can rank them on a dollar-value basis,

Beef cattle, Country Crossroads

Recipe Swap – for Dec. 9, 2010

By Lorraine Stevenson December 9, 2010

You might have read in our paper last week about the amount of food wasted in Canada every year. The numbers are eye popping. We are throwing away a mountain of food – about 40 per cent of all food produced in this country. That’s about $27 billion worth of edibles, or slightly less than

Country Crossroads

Perogies Raise Funds For Sandy Lake

By Candy Irwin November 11, 2010

Community volunteers work together Perogies are the fuel that keeps Sandy Lake going!” said Stella Kowalchuk. Looking around the community hall 30-plus people could be seen, all busy making perogies as a fundraiser for the Sandy Lake Museum. A half-dozen apron-clad men were in the kitchen, rolling and cutting the dough and boiling and buttering

Country Crossroads

Eggplant No Longer The “Mad Apple”

By Julie Garden-Robinson October 21, 2010

Eggplant is a very versatile vegetable. It can be roasted, grilled, fried, steamed, sautéed or cooked. It is high in water content and low in calories at just 18 calories per half-cup of cooked eggplant and provides some fibre, vitamin C and iron. Eggplant history dates back to early China. When the eggplant made its

Opinion

One-Issue Sermonizers Indeed!

October 14, 2010

In your Oct. 7 issue Ronald Doering asserts that the good people around us who champion local foods are “One-issue sermonizers.” Yes, promoters of local foods do tend to use food travel miles (usually 1,500 to 2,000 kms on

Country Crossroads, Oilseeds

Mix And Bake One-Dish Meals In Under An Hour – for Aug. 5, 2010

August 5, 2010

Who wants a hot oven heating up the kitchen on a warm August day? The BBQ, salads and other cold dishes can get you through a lot of meals this month, but when the crew needs feeding, All recipes courtesy of ACH Food Companies, Inc. www.achfood.ca. MIX AND BAKE CINNAMON SWIRL BAKE (9 PORTIONS) Prep

Opinion

A “Rally” Good Idea

By Laura Rance-Unger July 15, 2010

Some of the biggest blessings in life are the things we take for granted. Like, living in a free and peaceful country, having access to good and plentiful food and being able to watch our youth grow in a safe and nurturing environment. One of the greatest blessings here in rural Manitoba is our ability

News

Action Plan For Food Industry Could Help Farmers

By Alex Binkley July 1, 2010

An action plan to help the Canadian food industry expand its international presence could pay dividends for Canadian farmers as well, says Jean-Pierre Blackburn, minister of state for agriculture. “The food processing sector can help propel Canada’s economic recovery,” Blackburn told reporters after a meeting with 50 representatives of the food industry. “This is why

Daily Network News

U.S. grains: Chicago grain prices fall amid profit-taking and dollar rebound

U.S. livestock: Cattle fall back as inventory hits 75-year low

Farm family income gains driven by off-farm earnings: StatCan

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