Farm girl. Farm wife. Farmer's daughter. Agriculture advocate. Ag marketer. Ag volunteer.
This is a short work week here in Canada due to the Canadian Thanksgiving holiday on Monday. So I decided to keep this week's quote short and sweet as well. This thought may be brief but I think it holds a powerful message. Make every moment count!
Here's an applicable thought as we celebrate Canadian Thanksgiving this weekend. Remember to be grateful for what you have, not just on Thanksgiving, but every day. Happy Thanksgiving!
I've decided to start a new series on my blog called Quotable. The purpose is to provide my readers with a short, inspirational thought approximately once a week. I come across many great quotes and thoughts on Pinterest so that will be my main source. I welcome your feedback on the series and any particular... Continue Reading →
Sometimes in life we have to make the best out of a bad situation. This is exactly what many Western Canadian farmers are doing this harvest. If we wanted to sum up this Prairie harvest in one word, I think many in the ag industry would agree that the word could be challenging. This was... Continue Reading →
With Canadian Thanksgiving approaching, I decided to bake two different pumpkin treats this past weekend. First up were my famous pumpkin chocolate chip muffins. These are always a hit! They're so moist and delicious. Now, I'm not claiming that they're the healthiest muffins around, but it's OK to treat yourself every now and then! I've posted... Continue Reading →
Canada's national organic week concludes today. Organic week is the largest annual celebration of organic food, farming and products across the country. Recently a friend shared with me an Australian video she came across on organic agriculture and I thought I'd share it with all of you to cap off organic week. This video makes some great points... Continue Reading →
Harvest has begun on the Canadian Prairies. If you're on Twitter follow #harvest14 or #westcdnag to see all the harvest tweets from our farmers. I travelled to Manitoba recently and captured these photos on my family farm of the wheat harvest.
The Calgary Stampede has come and gone for another year. Once again I volunteered with the Ag Media committee and was on park for several of the 10 days. We also took in the afternoon rodeo, and evening chuckwagon races and grandstand show. It was a busy and fun time. This year I captured lots... Continue Reading →
Gearing up for the Calgary Stampede this week, I purchased two new western shirts at a local western wear store. All ready for Stampede!
Rural Route Ramblings 