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Country Crossroads

Winter shelter for backyard birds

Roosting boxes help our feathered friends survive the harsh winter weather

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With the arrival of colder weather, it’s time to start thinking of how to help those birds which overwinter here. Many of us put out food for them (sunflower seeds for chickadees and nuthatches, peanuts for blue jays, and niger seed for various finches), but shelter is another consideration. Freezing rain or deep snow, bitter
sunflower
Crops, International news

Kenyan farmers profit from the sun to water crops

Drip irrigation requires a costly upfront investment, but it pays for itself in a relatively short time

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For subsistence farmers in rain-scarce Kenya, drip irrigation can mean the difference between hand-to-mouth survival and being able to grow an agricultural business like Alice Migwi’s. She now has three full-time employees, an expanding plot of land, and enough surplus produce to sell to restaurants and hotels after harvest. “A drip system is perhaps the
Canadian loonie
Country Crossroads, Recipe Swap

Eating well on $4 a day – free ‘Good and Cheap’ cookbook shows you how

Recipe Swap: Cornmeal Crushed Veggies, Brussels Sprout Hash and Eggs, Peanut Dipping Sauce

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The cookbook is free. The meals made from it will cost $4 a day. The creator of Good and Cheap is Leanne Brown, a former Edmontonian, who was earning a food studies master’s degree in New York City when she began noting how poorly Americans on low incomes ate. What sorts of meals could be
canned sardines
Country Crossroads, Recipe Swap

The war at the dinner table

The Second World War transformed the Canadian diet

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Some can remember the war years. The rest of us can only imagine, from stories we’ve heard, what life was like during them. Some of those stories are found in places we might not think to look, like cookbooks. Canadian women shared thousands of wartime ration-stretching recipes during the Second World War. Magazines and newspapers,
a group of culinary students preparing food
Cereals, Crops, News, Oilseeds

GMO food misinformation a problem: Folta

Food science can help farmers and food processors meet demands of specific demographics

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Does science belong on your plate? Kevin Folta and Nancy Ames think so, as did their sold-out audience at a Canola Connect event last week at the Richardson Centre for Functional Foods & Nutraceuticals. “Humans have been engineering plants for a long time, we have abilities to do some really good stuff — grow more
woman standing outside with pigs
Crops, Livestock, Local news

Questions on Manitoba food regulations? There’s a website for that

Small Farms Manitoba invites farmers to submit questions they might be hesitant to ask government regulators

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Manitoba producers now have a safe space to ask questions they might be hesitant to put to government regulators. The online forum, hosted by Small Farms Manitoba, allows farmers to submit queries, via email, that will be investigated by the team of researchers and then posted anonymously on the “Frequently Asked Questions” page. Kalynn Spain,
fresh turnip and white radish
Country Crossroads, Recipe Swap

Bitter foods aren’t bad. Just misunderstood

Recipe Swap: Rutabaga Apple Casserole, Turnip Carrot Puff, Turnips with Orange, and Hearty Rutabaga and Sausage Soup

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I used to hate turnip and rutabaga. They tasted bitter. But I like them now. What changed? Part of it is how I cook them. Older taste buds make a difference too. Canadian cookbook author Jennifer McLagan has just released a new cookbook called Bitter — A Taste of The World’s Most Dangerous Flavour, With
three apples
Did you know?, International news

An apple a day could keep obesity away

Apples, especially Granny Smiths, promote friendly bacteria

Apples, especially Granny Smith apples, may help prevent disorders associated with obesity, new research published in the journal Food Chemistry says. “We know that, in general, apples are a good source of these non-digestible compounds but there are differences in varieties,” said Washington State University food scientist Giuliana Noratto, the study’s lead researcher, in a
swathed canola field
Opinion

Sustainability is not a four-letter word

Urban consumers don’t appreciate the economic powerhouse agriculture has become

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A national pollster once told me that “Canadians really like farmers, but they don’t always like what farmers do.” He followed that up by noting that the second half of the statement was the more important part, and that it is the agriculture industry’s responsibility to address the misinformation circulating about modern-day farming. Misinformation, unfortunately,
Pinto bean flour.  Photos: Michael Stringer
Crops, Local news, Pulses

Study: Can Manitoba crops reverse prediabetes?

Manitoba researchers team with Mayo Clinic to see if some foods can delay or prevent diabetes

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Manitoba-grown ingredients might reverse prediabetes, according to researchers behind a new study. The Manitoba Agri-Health Research Network (MaHRN), in partnership with Minnesota-based Step One Foods, leads the study, funded by Manitoba Jobs and the Economy. Research kicked off last week when clinical teams met for the first time to determine the criteria for participants, talk

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