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Something doesn't smell right with the Garlic...
Recently, I was wandering through one of the supermarkets in town, picking up a few things when I noticed a sign over some produce reading, "Product of Canada". This was placed over garlic that cost $0.97 for a package of three bulbs. There was other garlic there as well, that was also labelled "Product of Canada" that cost $3.97 for the same quantity. Having a curious nature, I took a closer look to see how two products, both produced in Canada could have such different pric

Austin
Nov 242 min read


The Environmental Industrial Complex
There is a well known grazier from Missouri, whose videos I like to watch. The landscape down there reminds me a lot of our own green...

Austin
May 312 min read


Get Rich TODAY
Not too long ago, I was picking up a few things at the Bigway, in Onoway, when I had an interesting interaction. I was standing in line...

Austin
Apr 103 min read


Sugar Snow
March is almost over, and its "In like a lion, out like a lamb" as they say. The weather we're experiencing at the moment is not really a...

Austin
Mar 282 min read


Producing One Hundredfold
Even though the weather has turned a bit, with -18C overnight, the indoor planting must go on! We're now in hyperdrive with our seed...

Austin
Mar 162 min read


The Six Little Piglets
The end of February is in sight, and we made it through the coldest part of the winter. I'm sure we still have some cold weeks ahead, and...

Austin
Feb 272 min read


The Good, the Bad, and the Forgetful
Last week I was at a get together, and the hostess announced, "Would anyone like some white wine? It's Canadian wine. My sister wouldn't...

Austin
Feb 123 min read


Oh the weather outside is Frightful
When the wind howls and the temperatures drop to -37C like they did this past week, it creates some challenges here on the farm. There...

Austin
Feb 81 min read


Predators & Tariffs
Recently, I had two coyotes yapping at my dogs, taunting them from about 100m away from the house. Last week, they had attacked one of...

Austin
Jan 292 min read


An Adventure Rightly Considered...
With every new venture there are plenty of uncertainties, and any number of ways that things can end in failure. In fact, most new...

Austin
Apr 6, 20241 min read
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