A very proud heritage
July 3, 2024
We have just celebrated Canada Day with some of our friends and families. Do we ever get to know who all our ancestors were or
We have just celebrated Canada Day with some of our friends and families. Do we ever get to know who all our ancestors were or
About 80 years ago, one Saturday in the spring, dad was cropping and even though he had called the town barber to find out if
An old German saying is “ve get too soon olt and too late schmart!” and dad used to say “every day that you don’t learn
Dad used to say, “it’s no disgrace to be poor, but, sometimes it’s damn unhandy.” If you can, keep a little money aside for emergency.
We often hear “if the government would just keep their nose out of it” but what we must realize is “if the different levels of
Why are farmers usually happy, smiling, and waving hi from whatever they are driving when they meet you? Several reasons: the first is that when
Why do we go to school? Grandpa would tell us it was to read, write, and do arithmetic. Eventually, we figure out that the main
“You reap what you sow.” If you plant goodwill and friendship, you will likely have lots of friends and help when you are in need.
Topsoil is the most valuable asset that our world has, and our farmers are in charge of keeping as much of it healthy as they
About 25 years ago, while sitting on a bench at a local coffee hangout, a friend of mine was teasing me about being “a rich
We have just celebrated Canada Day with some of our friends and families. Do we ever get to know who all our ancestors were or where they came from? About 20 years ago, I became partially disabled and started to
About 80 years ago, one Saturday in the spring, dad was cropping and even though he had called the town barber to find out if he had time to cut dad’s hair, he didn’t want to leave seeding grain just
An old German saying is “ve get too soon olt and too late schmart!” and dad used to say “every day that you don’t learn something, is a lost day!” Last week, even though I’ve been around for many, many
Dad used to say, “it’s no disgrace to be poor, but, sometimes it’s damn unhandy.” If you can, keep a little money aside for emergency. You can decide how much is “a little.” Grandpa said, “don’t be afraid of a
We often hear “if the government would just keep their nose out of it” but what we must realize is “if the different levels of government were just more informed.” I was privileged to represent our farmers (English, French, dairy,
Why are farmers usually happy, smiling, and waving hi from whatever they are driving when they meet you? Several reasons: the first is that when they get up in the morning, they make a very important decision either to be
Why do we go to school? Grandpa would tell us it was to read, write, and do arithmetic. Eventually, we figure out that the main reason that we go to school, CEGEP, college, university, or any place of education is
“You reap what you sow.” If you plant goodwill and friendship, you will likely have lots of friends and help when you are in need. If someone is a “me, me, me person” they may find themselves alone when they
Topsoil is the most valuable asset that our world has, and our farmers are in charge of keeping as much of it healthy as they can. Carbon in our soil is greater than all the carbon in our biomass and
About 25 years ago, while sitting on a bench at a local coffee hangout, a friend of mine was teasing me about being “a rich farmer.” I then decided to write a series of articles for a farm paper that
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