"A man is rich in proportion to the number of things which he can afford to let alone.”

Henry D. Thoreau

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Tuesday
Aug162022

Inflation or a Signal to Consume Less 

by Eric Rempel

Inflation occurs when too much money chases too few goods. That’s pretty simple. But how to prevent it is not simple. Inflation has long baffled governments. If the path to dealing with inflation were clear, governments would do what needs to be done, and inflation would not be a problem.

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Tuesday
Aug092022

Preserving the Harvest

by Leah Bouchard

It’s the time of year those of us who’ve attempted to garden, or stick solely to local fare, realize if we don’t eat wheelbarrow loads of one kind of veggie for a week at a time, it goes to waste quickly, and then we won’t see the same variety until next year at the same time.

Thankfully a variety of ways exist to preserve the harvest so we can enjoy our hard work throughout the year.

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Tuesday
Aug022022

It is Better to Thrive than to Grow

 

by George Klassen

I have long wondered about several things:

  1. The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) as our main economic indicator,

  2. The expectation of continuous growth (not possible on a limited planet),

  3. The astounding inequality in wealth, and

  4. The ability of banks to create money by making loans.

I was delighted to read Kate Raworth’s book, Doughnut Economics: Seven Ways to Think Like a 21st-Century Economist.

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Tuesday
Jul262022

Gardening the Indigenous Way

 

By Debra Henry

This month, the Stuartburn Emerson-Franklin Local Food Initiative asked Debra Henry, a local Anishinabe Woman from the Roseau River First Nation, to share some of her thoughts and family history with gardening.

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Tuesday
Jul192022

A New Use for Alfalfa

by Gary Martens

Forages are food for animals either by being grazed or by harvesting the whole plant, stems, leaves and all. Alfalfa is considered the queen of forages.

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