Farm girl. Farm wife. Farmer's daughter. Agriculture advocate. Ag marketer. Ag volunteer.
More than 1 million Followers 47 Following More than 5,000 Tweets This is Cmdr Chris Hadfield's Twitter account. Cmdr Hadfield is a Canadian astronaut. He was the first Canadian to walk in space and the first Canadian to command the International Space Station (ISS). He returned to Earth in May and has now retired at the... Continue Reading →
FACT: My family farm produces enough food to feed 120 people every day. My grandpa's farm produced enough food to feed 10 people every day. This ISN'T my grandpa's farm. So why are today's farms able to produce that much more? Crop protection products and plant biotechnology tools are allowing farmers to produce more yield per... Continue Reading →
Several years ago I found myself browsing through coffee table books at a local bookstore looking for a book featuring Canadian Prairie photographs as a gift for some American friends. I came across a book titled, "It's Just Prairie." Flipping through the book I discovered beautiful photographs of my favourite place in the world -... Continue Reading →
This past weekend I found myself craving meatloaf. This was a popular dish in my farm family growing up. I like to keep my recipes simple so I made this easy meatloaf along with mashed potatoes and veggies to complete the meal. Ingredients: 1 1/2 pounds ground beef 1 egg Some chopped onion 1 cup... Continue Reading →
I spent last weekend volunteering at Aggie Days in Calgary surrounded by kids and strollers. I did some people watching and couldn't help but notice how excited the kids were to see all the animals, machinery etc. These things are a novelty for city kids (the majority of Aggie Days attendees are urban folks). I... Continue Reading →
So apparently if we slap an organic label on a cookie the majority of consumers will believe it's healthier than a non-organic cookie and be willing to pay more for it? That pretty much sums up a Cornell University Food & Brand Lab study released last week that has generated a buzz in the mainstream... Continue Reading →
Last year I volunteered at the Calgary Stampede Aggie Days and had a great time. Read all about it in last year's blog post. This year I was invited to join the Aggie Days social media committee. I wrote a preview blog post featuring the new exciting displays at this year's event for the Calgary Stampede blog.... Continue Reading →
According to Benjamin Franklin, the only two things certain in life are death and taxes. If that's true, when considering a future career, young people should probably opt for funeral director or accountant. But if working with the deceased and working with numbers don't appeal to you (and who can blame you), then what about... Continue Reading →
Quick quiz: what do the 4 H's in 4-H stand for? Read the rest of this post and you'll find out at the end. 4-H is celebrating a big birthday this year - 100 years. Since 1913, 4-H has given youth between the ages of eight and 21 opportunities to learn new things such as... Continue Reading →
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