by Jill | Feb 19, 2014 | Farm
Advocate: (v) to speak or write in favour of; support or urge by argument; recommend publicly Educate: (v) give intellectual, moral, and social instruction to (someone, esp. a child), typically at a school or university. If you follow any agriculture social media you...
by Jill | Jan 29, 2014 | Farm
Here in Alberta, we are known for our cold temperatures, and expect it to be cold during winter. The winter of 2013-14 hasn’t been an easy one for temperatures. From November until the middle of January we saw very cold temperatures and wind chills. We’ve had a bit...
by Jill | Jan 23, 2014 | Farm
What started out as teenage girls taking selfies and posting them on Facebook has morphed into a whole new trend. Enter the #felfie! What is a “felfie” you might ask? It’s a farmer taking a selfie. What started as a photo contest with the Irish...
by Jill | Jan 15, 2014 | Farm
With the somewhat extreme weather that we have been experiencing this fall and winter, a lot of people ask how to the cows deal with this weather? While it’s easy to bring the farm dog in to sleep on the porch in the winter, for us it’s difficult and...
by Jill | Jan 11, 2014 | Farm
I’m a huge advocate for supporting local whenever possible. On our farm, we try to raise the majority of our food. We have a very large garden which allows me to can or freeze it’s bounty. Besides our beef, we also have a few chickens that provide us...
by Jill | Dec 31, 2013 | Farm
The presents are open, the kids are happily enjoying their new toys, and the turkey left-overs are finished. As the new year is rapidly approaching, I’ve been doing a lot of looking back over the past year. It has been quite the year for me and my husband at...
