Farm girl. Farm wife. Farmer's daughter. Agriculture advocate. Ag marketer. Ag volunteer.
Manitoba winters are long and cold, so when summer finally arrives you have to seize the beautiful days. This year we also had a cool, rainy spring, leaving many of us wondering what Mother Nature had in store for us for the summer. I'm happy to report that so far July has brought warm, sometimes... Continue Reading →
"There's nothing better than a good friend, except a good friend with chocolate." When you're craving chocolate and short on time, try these easy to make chocolate cream cheese cupcakes. This is one of my stand-by recipes. I often make these for my family, share these with my co-workers or bring these to various events. Buy... Continue Reading →
What does it take to get that loaf of bread into your hands? Wheat grown by a farmer is ground into flour and used to make that bread. Rewind the process and you begin with a wheat seed. Wheat is the cornerstone of many of the world’s most basic foods. This spring I decided to... Continue Reading →
Just down the road from my family farm you'll find the Star Mound School Museum. Built in 1886, this one-room schoolhouse sits atop a small hill that pops out of the flat Prairie landscape. The schoolhouse is now a museum and is visited by hundreds of people every year from all over Manitoba, Canada, the United States... Continue Reading →
Rural Route Ramblings 