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Cutting into these apples revealed the many brown tunnels made by maggots; the apples were inedible.
Country Crossroads

Protecting against apple maggots

There are a couple of things that can be done to prevent this pest from destroying your apples

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Last summer, friends brought my wife and I two big bags of apples from their tree. They were quite large and looked wonderful, but we soon discovered that most of them were inedible because they were full of dark-brown tunnels — a sure sign that they were infested with apple maggots. The life of the
A crenellated walkway on top of the Great Wall of China. (Cia.gov)
Markets

China slaps tariffs on U.S. frozen pork, wine

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Beijing | Reuters — China has slapped extra tariffs of up to 25 per cent on 128 U.S. products including frozen pork, as well as on wine and certain fruits and nuts, in response to U.S. duties on imports of aluminum and steel, China’s finance ministry said. The tariffs, to take effect on Monday, were
Healthy foods are the best snack choices and sometimes the easiest too.
Recipe Swap

Make snack attacks count

Prairie Fare: Keep your snacks simple and healthful for best results

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Make sure your seatbelts are buckled and all carry-ons are properly stowed,” the flight attendant said. I pushed my purse under the seat with my foot, cinched my seatbelt and settled in by the window. Then I realized that my reading materials also were properly stowed in the overhead bin, which was closed. I had
SWD lays eggs which hatch into larvae and feed on the fruit.
Crops, Local news

Berry crops at risk from insect

A website has been set up to report trap counts and advise on control methods

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The Prairie Fruit Growers Association and Manitoba Agriculture Fruit Crops Program are working in collaboration on a province-wide surveillance program to detect and manage spotted winged drosophila (SWD), which can damage berry crops. A report from the program last weekend said females and males (one to two per trap) had been found in traps in
The distinction between fruit and vegetable isn't always clear — or important.
Recipe Swap

Are rhubarb and tomatoes fruits or vegetables?

Whether produce is a fruit or veggie often depends on your perspective and how you use it

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For roll call, please say your favourite vegetable,” our club officer announced. I was at a meeting of PEO, which is a philanthropic educational organization for women. We in Chapter V are getting to know each other a little better every month by answering questions for roll call. The officer stated green beans as her
Don't skip all the health benefits eating breakfast can bring you.
Recipe Swap

Does timing of meals affect health?

It turns out breakfast really is the most important meal of the day, according to a recent study

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They’re cagey. I fed them at 3 a.m.,” he noted. “You already fed them? Jake was barking, so I got up and fed them at 4:30 so you could sleep,” I responded. Yes, our three dachshunds are like infants who demand early-morning feedings. I got up with our three human kids when they were babies,
Ernestine Sepke holds up the tiny orange trees she’s started from seed from a Sunkist orange. The retired Glenboro farmer’s bright sunroom has many more tropical fruits growing in it.
Country Crossroads, Local news

Glenboro woman tends tiny tropical garden in her home

A south-facing sunroom on a Glenboro-area farm home sees a tropical plant oasis in rural Manitoba

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Ernestine Sepke doesn’t need to travel south in winter to be surrounded by orange, avocado and banana trees. They’re growing in her sunroom on the side of her Glenboro farm home. Some are so tall they’re brushing the ceiling. All were started from local seed — fruit bought at Glenboro Co-op. “I just stick them

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