Where are the Beets?
Lorraine Hughes This past spring and into the early days of summer this is what I was exclaiming from my vegetable garden. I planted beets in the same patch I had a bumper crop last year and alas disappointment has been my companion this year in the beet department. Either they did not come…
More Dialogue Will help Agriculture’s Threatened Reputation
Karen Graham Going back just a few generations, most people had a direct connection to the farm and understood how the food chain worked. If you didn’t grow up on a farm, you had relatives or friends who did, so there was a basic understanding of what farmers do. Because of the personal connection,…
Down The Line – Summer Troublemakers
Barbara Aiken Munneke As the summer arrived on the Line, my niece and nephew came for the holidays. Being around the same age, we enjoyed many many happy times together, butsomehow, we often got into trouble, much to my dad’s dismay. Stomping down the wheat and putting stones into the gas tank were just…
Beware of Toxic plants Lining Rural Roads
By Karen Graham If you suddenly notice unusual brown discolouration of your skin with little or no accompanying discomfort, or weeping blisters from an unknown source, you may have come in contact with the sap from a plant containing a chemical compound called “furanocoumarin”. Common plants containing this chemical include celery, wild parsnip,…
Booming Business in Bethany
By: Melodie Seto Along Highway 7A, there is a clearing where rows and rows of eye-catchingly colourful cottage chairs, tables, and other similar furniture are displayed. This scene is one of several business enterprises run by the Irwin family. Willow Green LTD’s cottage furniture business, which goes by the name Poly & Wood, first…
Pan Am Games Closer to Home
By Sarah Sobanski John Scott McPherson’s first day as a volunteer at the Pan Am Games did not get off to a great start. His commute alone ended in a five kilometer sprint to make it on time – he lost the top button of his blue volunteer pants, his bicycle brakes seized, and…