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OCN’s Smart Farm is a source of physical and mental health

By Geralyn Wichers July 5, 2022

A computer-controlled farm, on-site research and fresh produce are providing ways to combat diabetes in this northern community

It sits behind the wall that holds the community centre’s bingo board — and its name is Bertha. This ‘Smart Farm’ is Stephanie Cook’s domain on Opaskwayak Cree Nation (OCN), more than 600 kilometres northwest of Winnipeg. After more than six years of farming, Cook can walk into the room and smell if something is

Commercial greenhouse production in Manitoba has an overall value estimated at $36.6 million to the provincial economy. Direct employment from these operations is estimated at 324 full-time equivalent jobs annually.

Crops, Local news

New report spotlights high-value horticulture

Total value of production from horticultural crops is estimated at roughly $100 million a year

By Lorraine Stevenson December 7, 2018

A new report shows Manitoba’s horticultural producers are punching well above their weight when it comes to contributing to the provincial economy. There are relatively few fruit and vegetable growers, plus those producing sod, other nursery crops such as flowers and trees, and greenhouse operations — yet together their production is worth roughly $100 million

If the entire world were to eat a healthy diet there simply wouldn’t be enough fruits and vegetables to go around.

Did you know?, News

A dietary mismatch

Agriculture produces plenty of food, but not necessarily the right types

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff November 6, 2018

If everyone on the planet wanted to eat a healthy diet, there wouldn’t be enough fruit and vegetables to go around. A team of researchers at the University of Guelph compared global agricultural production with nutritionists’ consumption recommendations and found a drastic mismatch. “We simply can’t all adopt a healthy diet under the current global

Blue and purple fruits and vegetables frequently are packed with these powerful antioxidants.

Columns, Country Crossroads

Prairie Fare: Enjoyed any anthocyanins lately?

By Julie Garden-Robinson July 19, 2017

What colour scheme should we have this year?” I asked my older daughter as we surveyed the flower pots we needed to fill earlier this summer. “Mom, you always get pink and purple flowers,” she replied with a grin. Yes, she knows her mother. I usually fill my cart with pink and purple flowers. Just

Recipe Swap

Fruits and veggies deserve more respect

Prairie Fare: Mango Salsa

By Julie Garden-Robinson August 14, 2015

As I checked our family’s garden the other day, I noted the potential bumper crop of tomatoes coming our way. I recalled a scene from the season we built a raised garden bed. That year, I noticed a few partially eaten tomatoes on the grass outside the raised bed. Eating tomatoes right out of the

Recipe Swap

Half your plate for healthy eating

Recipe Swap: The Ultimate Veggie Pizza, and Corn and Kale Chowder

By Lorraine Stevenson January 23, 2015

A food diary is how you tell yourself how well or poorly you eat. I’ve kept one and, believe me, it’s an eye-opener. Too much of one thing and not enough of another, especially fruits and veggies. But I’m typical. Canadians are anything but vegetarian. The Food Guide says men should eat eight to 10

Daily Network News

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U.S. grains: Soy futures dip as traders await China sales; corn, wheat sag

Seeds Canada announces Dan Wright as new CEO

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OCN’s Smart Farm is a source of physical and mental health

New report spotlights high-value horticulture

A dietary mismatch

Prairie Fare: Enjoyed any anthocyanins lately?

Fruits and veggies deserve more respect

Half your plate for healthy eating

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