Have you got a hope?

Have you got a hope ? “Happy Easter, Happy Spring…Happy Everything” read the brightly coloured card, complete with coloured eggs nesting in fresh straw. We celebrate Easter early this year, and some old timers say that spring will be early. I’ve...

Harvest an Opportunity

“Harvest an Opportunity” Learn a new skill…CASS…Canadian Agricultural Skills Program Usually this is the time of year that I anticipate the things we need to get ready to make harvest a good experience. What do you write when there is no harvest? Well,...

Hidden in Plain Sight

“Hidden in Plain Sight” A wedding on New Year’s eve at Redvers, Saskatchewan led us to Sylvestre’s B&B, home of Andre and Lorna Sylvestre. Andre’s boyhood farm home is now his refuge to fix up Massey tractors, and entertain...

60 Questions for Farm Transfer

60 Questions for Farm Transfer The Quebec Farmer’s Association and FGCAQ use these questions to help farm families check out their expectations of one another in the transfer process. You just have to sit down with your copy of the questions and answer yes or no...