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MP Proposes National Food Day

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Farmers should be as much a part of Thanksgiving as family gatherings and turkey dinners, says NDP MP Malcolm Allen who wants the Friday before the holiday to be known as National Local Food Day. Allen, the party’s food safety critic, presented a bill to the Commons Oct. 7 to authorize the change. It was
Opinion

Our “Response Ability”

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But can it feed the world? The question routinely arises when the conversation turns to organic agriculture. Conventional wisdom says organic agriculture is a nice niche for those who can afford to pay the higher premiums as compensation for the farmers’ lower yields. But the production system can’t possibly achieve the productivity that will be
Cereals, News, Oilseeds

In Brief… – for Oct. 7, 2010

Deer ticks now across province:The deer ticks known to harbour the bacteria that cause Lyme disease can now be found throughout Manitoba, including their “well-established” population in the southeast, according to U of M entomologist Terry Galloway. Until this season’s fieldwork is done, it’s not known if deer tick populations have also “established” themselves in
Opinion

Buy Local — But Ignore The “Locavores” Nonsense

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You can’t open the food section of your newspaper these days without another sermon on the virtues of eating local. The eulogy takes as self-evident the moral superiority of the gospel of locavorism: relocalizing the food supply promotes sustainability because it reduces the fossil fuel needed to deliver the food. Buying local makes a good
News, Oilseeds

Human Ecology Celebrates 100 Years

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They don’t call it “home ec” anymore, but the University of Manitoba’s faculty of human ecology is beginning its second century with renewed government support. The faculty recently held its 100th anniversary celebrations, which were highlighted by the announcement of a $100,000 fund that will generate scholarships for students pursuing degrees in human ecology, science,
Country Crossroads

Western Manitoba Offers Glimpse Of History

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We’ve taken this drive in late fall, but spring or summer would be equally good. Begin your trip at Shoal Lake and drive north on Highway 21 to Oakburn; then drive five miles north on PR 577 and follow the signs west (left) for about three-quarters of a mile. Here, on the shore of Patterson
Country Crossroads

School Lunches Not Making The Grade?

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Is everyone bored with school lunches already? Lunches don’t have to be monotonous, and sandwiches can remain safe and retain their shape with the right container. Consider making and freezing sandwiches ahead of time. Try varying the type of bread and fillings you use, but don’t go overboard with your sandwich- making assembly line. You
Country Crossroads

Decorative Corn Perfect For Fall Displays

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I have often admired decorative corn in catalogues and at some garden markets in the fall but I had only attempted to grow it once a number of years ago. It requires a long growing season and a hot summer to enable it to mature before fall frost strikes. My experiment was unsuccessful as the
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Thousands Visit Farms On Open Farm Day

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Tita Evangelista was astonished to discover there’s something else she might want to have for dinner some time: Manitobaraised bison. “The bison! I didn’t know you could eat that,” laughed the Winnipeg woman, who immigrated three years ago from the Philippines. She was one of a throng of Manitobans who took a trip on September

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