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Editorial: Listen up

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I spend a lot of time at farm meetings. It’s an occupational hazard. After a while, one can blend into another, even as common themes emerge. Recently one of those common themes has been the need to engage the public, advocate for the industry and ‘educate’ consumers. I agree the math is remorseless. The farm
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Preparing for Trump’s food world

Many Trump policies could have wide-ranging impact on food and agriculture around the globe

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After the shock comes the reality of understanding what a Trump presidency and a Republican-dominated Congress will mean to all of us. Over the last two years, policies on immigration, trade and security have dominated the campaign. Not much was said about agriculture or food policies. By the looks of it though, a new approach
Make-ahead Mashed Potatoes (see recipe further down).
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Potatoes are a forgotten vegetable

Perhaps potatoes aren’t trendy but they are delicious and nutritious and too often overlooked

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If there’s one vegetable we take for granted it’s the potato. Despite being the most consumed vegetable in Canada, we rarely give potatoes a second thought. Perhaps this is because they’re not as trendy and exotic as quinoa or avocados. Maybe it’s because we’re afraid they’re unhealthy. Or maybe, we’ve just fallen into a boiled
Squash is easy to store and prepare.
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Try some squash this fall

Prairie Fare: This long-storing garden staple is an excellent source of vitamins A and C

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Autumn makes me think about soup and other warm, comfort foods. I like to get cosy with a bowl of soup and some hearty bread. Add some fuzzy slippers to my feet and a fire in the fireplace, and I’m set for winter. I didn’t grow up eating squash soup (see recipe further down), but
Provincial grants help groups buy mixers and other commercial-grade 
food-processing equipment.
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Province kicks in more cash for community kitchen upgrades

A total of $95,000 will help five sites add commercial-grade kitchen equipment to hall kitchens

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Five community halls are getting funding to install commercial-grade kitchen equipment. The province is putting nearly $95,000 towards helping groups in Gilbert Plains, Hadashville, Austin, Teulon and Winnipeg purchase products such as convection ovens, refrigerators, dough sheeters and mixers and coolers for hall kitchens. Agriculture Minister Ralph Eichler said the money is an important investment
Young soccer player enjoying halftime snack
Opinion

Opinion: The disgrace of food shaming

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A few days ago a friend told me snacks had been banned from their six-year-old’s soccer games. The team was forced to, because some parents had taken to social media to shame other families, because their snacks did not measure up to the shamers’ idea of social acceptability. Food shaming impacts almost all consumers. What
Prairie Fare: Drive and dine
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Prairie Fare: Drive and dine

From Scratch — Unique Eateries of Rural Manitoba is your guide to great eating 


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If you think time for touring Manitoba ends as the first flake falls, get your snow tires on. Beaches and campgrounds are shut down, of course, but places to eat great food stay open year round. A new guide From Scratch — Unique Eateries of Rural Manitoba will help you find them. This handy little
Large group of Halloween Jack o Lanterns over a white background
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Jack-o’-lanterns and more

Prairie Fare: Don’t forget all the tasty foods you can create from this fall mainstay

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Carving ghoulish images into pumpkins and bringing them to life with flickering candlelight is one of our favourite Halloween traditions. But carving jack-o’-lanterns for trick-or-treaters isn’t the only way to enjoy pumpkins. They make delicious, affordable and nutritious foods too. Those big pumpkins may not be as sweet as the smaller “sugar pumpkins” or “pie
Unrecognizable person digging with pitchfork, low section, assorted vegetables in foreground
Opinion

Opinion: The idea of urban farming is oversold

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If the buzz about urban farms can be believed, they are growing significantly even as rural farms and ranches decline in number — but there are no reliable statistics on the number of urban farms. In Chicago, by one count there are more than 230 community gardens and 60 urban farms. But that’s small potatoes
Use your favourite apples to make this tasty recipe.
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How about some apple nachos?

Prairie Fare: There are many uses for the fruit from the old apple tree in the yard

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I plan to make apple nachos for dessert,” I said to my 18-year-old daughter, who was taking a break from college food that evening. She looked at me for a couple of seconds. I think she was deciding whether she heard me correctly. She likes nachos, but I think I threw her for a loop

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