Continuous education
March 31, 2026
When I was in college many, many years ago, our agricultural outreach teacher instilled in us the understanding that your education never stops. My dad
When I was in college many, many years ago, our agricultural outreach teacher instilled in us the understanding that your education never stops. My dad
Recent developments around the world and at home have reminded us of the importance of good friends and neighbours. I once wrote a series of
You’ve probably noticed that meat has become more expensive. This leads shoppers to look for other sources of protein. Yes, pork and chicken are a
Before any important decisions are made, we must take a look back at what has happened because of past decisions. Too many decisions were made
Why should we worry? Health Canada looks after that! Our consumers depend on that. But, there are many who lobby our different government departments to
Everybody enjoys going to a good old country fall fair. Many people don’t realize that many of the best county fairs are organized and manned
Grandpa said: “take a look back, before you take any big or small step ahead”. For years, I was envious of our great neighbour south
Too often, we see some level of government forcing citizens to do this or that because they can stir up hatred between people which allows
Never in my entire life did I think that I would write about this. Each morning at school, when I proudly stood up, saluted the
We no longer live in Grandma’s world. We all know thousands of great, honest, people that we would trust with our life. But there are
When I was in college many, many years ago, our agricultural outreach teacher instilled in us the understanding that your education never stops. My dad died with his third heart attack when he was only 59 and I was 19,
Recent developments around the world and at home have reminded us of the importance of good friends and neighbours. I once wrote a series of articles explaining the seven bank accounts of a farmer, but these bank accounts are important
You’ve probably noticed that meat has become more expensive. This leads shoppers to look for other sources of protein. Yes, pork and chicken are a little less expensive than beef per pound of protein but other high protein foods like
Before any important decisions are made, we must take a look back at what has happened because of past decisions. Too many decisions were made to ensure a quick profit without looking at how those decisions will affect the health
Why should we worry? Health Canada looks after that! Our consumers depend on that. But, there are many who lobby our different government departments to relax many guardrails that keep our food safe, secure, and full of goodness. For thousands
Everybody enjoys going to a good old country fall fair. Many people don’t realize that many of the best county fairs are organized and manned by volunteers. Many of our citizens volunteer their time to help make those fairs happen.
Grandpa said: “take a look back, before you take any big or small step ahead”. For years, I was envious of our great neighbour south of the border. Now when I look south, I feel more sorry than envious. How
Too often, we see some level of government forcing citizens to do this or that because they can stir up hatred between people which allows that fraction of government to divide and conquer more votes. Both in the west and
Never in my entire life did I think that I would write about this. Each morning at school, when I proudly stood up, saluted the flag and sang O Canada, I was thinking “how lucky we are to live in
We no longer live in Grandma’s world. We all know thousands of great, honest, people that we would trust with our life. But there are a few out there who would scam or take advantage of anyone not watching. Several
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