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Final week of the SFC Twitter seed poll on seed origins
What is your seed origin preference? Are you an organic grower? Do you field crop Round-up Ready soybeans? Are you interested in pest resistance or a heritage hybrid. Let us know your preference for your seed purchase in the last week of the poll. Read more
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Fun Fact Friday myth busts goats in week three, goats are picky eaters
We have discovered that goats are complex and not at all like they are depicted in common media. Join as we bust the myth and celebrate goats in the May-June issue of Small Farm Canada. Read more
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SFC May June has goats, mead, Maslin, food savings and more
Small Farm Canada’s May-June issue has a full line up of possibilities and opportunities for farmers, homesteaders and property owners to explore including mead, goats, hog breeding, Maslin planting, heritage poultry and so much more. Read more
Growing to the next level with permaculture 101 in SFC current issue
Permaculture is intended as a contraction of permanent and agriculture then expanded it to include culture. In the summer issue of Small Farm Canada Helen Lammers-Helps presents Permaculture 101. Read more
Get educated and experienced before buying goats
Education is a focus in the meat goat industry. Education both for producers (current and future) and consumers. SFC speaks with Catherine Michaud and Ruth Ryckman of the Canadian Meat Goat Association about the present and future of their industry. Read more
Fun Fact Friday week four, goats are herd animals and like a crowd
Goats are herd animals, very social and will become depressed if kept without any goat companions. In week four of Goat Fun Fact Friday, SFC takes a glance at goat herd social hierarchy and how it evolved. Read more
New Plans to Lower Credit Card Fees for Small Farmers
It is estimated that these credit card adjustments will save small business owners, such as farmers with farm gate sales, up to 27% on credit card processing fees. Read more
Senator Rob Black talks about Soil Health and Canada Food Day with SFC
In a recent interview with SFC Editor Julie Harlow, Senator Rob Black discusses his passion for updating our knowledge of the soils of Canada. Soils are the foundation of agriculture, food and forest production in Canada. Read more
Staying together for the monarch about a farmer living with milkweed
When Ray Ford bought a neighbouring 90-acre parcel, milkweed was an unexpected part of the package. He’s still learning to live with the on-farm “butterfly preserve.” Read more
Recipes
Quail recipe is memorable
Mom’s quail recipe is an antique and still delicious. Read more
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Spinach Salad with Strawberries and Poppyseed Dressing
Julie Harlow shares a salad recipe full of spinach goodness that contains both sesame and poppyseeds in its dressing. Read more
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Sandford Poppyseed Cake
Poppyseeds are a traditional ingredient particularly to Eastern European cultures in pastries and bagels. Read more
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Turkey Enchilladas
A tex-mex spin on left-over turkey. Read more
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Annette's Turkey Pot Pie
Annette Wray shares a turkey pot pie recipe that her family loves due to all the vegetables it contains. Read more
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Strawberry Spinach Salad
Toasted almonds top off this delightful spinach and strawberry combo. Read more
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Gingerbread Pear Upside Down Cake
Pears on top of a warm gingerbread cake. Great for when pears are starting to go soft. Read more
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Bowie’s Ice-Box Molasses Cookies
Julie Harlow shares her family recipe to ice-box molasses cookies. Read more
Food Safety Tips
Learn essential tips to ensure safe and healthy food preparation to gather with friends and family and share a warm feast. Read more
Too busy to cook?
Microwave mug meals may be the answer Read more
Notes from the Larkspur Supper Club
One More Kick at the Cat
I haven’t planted a field crop on this farm since 1978. That was the year I bought the property and, thinking I should try my hand at farming, I hired the neighbor who had been renting it to plant 20 acres of winter wheat. Read more
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