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Is there a ‘stalk’ market in rhubarb?

Research at Portage la Prairie explores potential for commercial production of rhubarb

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My parents had a rhubarb patch they harvested for years and years. A sturdy crown divided off it still grows full bore in my backyard. Just how long can rhubarb last? A much bigger patch being established at the Agriculture Canada station (formerly the Central Manitoba Crop Diversification Centre) at Portage la Prairie this summer
Ag More Than Ever, Farm and Food Care Canada and Agriculture in the Classroom want your participation in the first national Canada Agriculture Day on February 16, 2017.
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Canadian Ag Day coming next year

Agriculture More Than Ever is gearing up to establish a nationwide celebration 
of the Canadian agriculture industry

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Mark your calendars for February 16, Canada’s first national Agriculture Day. Ag More Than Ever is teaming up with Farm and Food Care Canada and Agriculture in the Classroom to initiate a day of celebration for the Canadian agriculture industry. On February 16, 2017, producers and industry members will be encouraged to celebrate their role
Rhubarb is a harbinger for the flood of fresh produce we can all expect to enjoy over the coming months.
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Rhubarb marks the beginning of the bounty

Prairie Fare: Rhubarb Juice Concentrate, Field Hand French Toast Fingers with Stewed Rhubarb, Classic Stewed Rhubarb

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There’s nothing like the first rhubarb crisp to herald the arrival of spring and the bounty of fresh local produce that will grace our tables for the next six months. But just how much do you know about this harbinger of spring? Challenge yourself and others with this rhubarb quiz and find out. 1) Is
Erin Gobeil (l) and Ashley Sadler (r), Global Market co-ordinators are looking forward to the coming farmers’ market season, which will begin in Brandon in late May.
Local news

Brush up on regulations to ensure a smooth market season

Do you know what is required when selling your product at the local farmers’ market?

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Looking to offer up some products at the local farmers’ market this season? Best brush up on provincial regulations. “Farmers’ markets in our province continue to grow every year,” said Mike LeBlanc, chief public health inspector with Manitoba Health. “And when consumers go to a farmers’ market they expect safe, healthy and fresh products.” LeBlanc
Dennis and Betty Turner recently returned to Killarney from a trip to 
Ethiopia with the Canadian Foodgrains Bank.
Country Crossroads, Local news

Following the donation trail

Betty and Dennis Turner got to see their Foodgrains Bank efforts pay off first hand in Ethiopia

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A tour through drought-plagued Ethiopia is an experience Betty Turner says she’’ll never forget. “We tried to prepare ourselves for what you read about and what you see on TV but there is really nothing like seeing it first hand,” said Turner. “We asked the local farmers what more we could do and they said,
Food activists such as Vani Hari, also known as The Food Babe encourage consumers to vote with their dollars.
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Building trust from producer to consumer

The majority of consumers is reasonable, intelligent people — especially if their questions are answered with transparency, patience and respect

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People often link a distrust of the food industry on the lengthening of the food chain, the growing distance between production and consumption. For some, the perception is that when everyone knew personally the butcher, the baker and the candlestick maker they had greater confidence in the safety of their food. Yet history shows that
Two Syrian women, in better times, partake of a celebratory 
feast of the rich and varied local cuisine after a workshop on 
constructed wetlands in Damascus.
Recipe Swap

Ancient Syrian diet a delicious discovery

Gate to Plate: Shorbit Adas (Lentil Soup), Yakhanit Batata (Potato Stew)
, and Bharat (Syrian Spice)


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The world continues to watch in horror as the conflict in Syria leaves so many hundreds of thousands dead and millions homeless, their cities and towns destroyed. Many Syrians now rely on emergency food assistance. The Canadian Foodgrains Bank, for example, has provided over $30 million of emergency food assistance since late 2012, to Syrians
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Dairy cattle, News

Dairy initiative seeks to reassure consumers

The program aims to meet consumer concerns in a farmer-friendly fashion

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Canadian dairy farmers have launched a mandatory program to document the sector’s commitment to food safety, environmental protection and animal care. The proAction Initiative, a Dairy Farmers of Canada (DFC) undertaking, is designed to show consumers how farmers tend to their animals and land in a sustainable way and will allow farmers to benchmark their
Hulled barley is a whole grain because it still has all its germ and bran present, unlike pearl or pot barley.
Recipe Swap

Enjoy whole grains more often

Gate to Plate: Beef ’n Barley Soup
, Saskatoon and 
wheatberry salad
 and No-bake granola bar


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For most of us, getting Canada’s Food Guide’s recommended six to seven servings of grains per day is fairly easy. It’s making sure that at least half of those servings are from whole grains that’s challenging. According to research quoted by dietitians, the Heart and Stroke Foundation, the Diabetes Association and the Alzheimer’s Society, making
Opinion

Editorial: The trouble with science: it changes

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Growing up on the farm in the 1960s, two events caused a dramatic shift in the family’s eating habits. First, the cow died. She was replaced with skim milk powder, which scientifically speaking, offered similar nutrition, was less expensive, stored better and was much more convenient than maintaining a cow and milking two times a

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