The Jacksons

From the Oct. 2, 2014 issue of the Manitoba Co-operator

Andrew Jackson leaned back in his chair and rapped his knuckles on the table. “I call this meeting of the Jackson Amalgamated Agricultural Enterprises to order,” he said in the most official tone he could muster. “Let’s get down to business.” To his evident surprise, conversation around the table actually stopped. “OK,” he said. “I

The crunch has come

The crunch has come

Recipe Swap: Yummy Apple Breakfast Cookies, Potato and Apple Salad with Cream Dressing, Apple and Onion Sausage, and Sweet Potato, Apple and Parsnip Purée

Talk about slow food. First we planted that apple tree (a Millstream purchased from our local nursery). Then we watched it grow. It was definitely worth the wait. This fall that tree has produced a huge load of wonderful apples, so many we are wondering what to do with them all. The apples are crisp


The Jacksons – for Oct. 13, 2011

There is no other day, no other time that smells as good as Thanksgiving. The aroma of roast turkey, fresh stuffing and hot gravy and garlic mashed potatoes seems to have an appeal that even a beef roast can t quite live up to. You might ask, what s different about the smell of a

Thoughts On Thanksgiving

The farmer gets out of bed early in the morning and checks the thermometer. There is no frost, the sky is blue and the sun is rising. It promises a bright, sunny day. Will he be able to get on to the field and rescue the wheat that was laying in the water yesterday? Is


In Brief… – for Nov. 12, 2009

Tainted hamburger: An outbreak of foodborne illness, linked to 157:H7 E. coli bacteria in ground beef in the U. S. has sickened 28 people and caused at least one death, the U. S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Nov. 2. Fairbank Farms of Ashville, New York, recalled 545,699 lbs. of ground beef products