How climate change and the increase of Lyme disease are interconnected.
5 Ways to Start Homesteading
Homesteading can seem daunting, especially if you’ve never done it before.
A Good Night
Robert Dick explores the northern lights and things that go “bump” in the night.
True Confessions From the Ninth Concession – Varmints at the Gate
When the snow finally retreated last spring, someone made a grisly discovery on a secluded lot behind a church on the edge of town. Scattered within...
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Chewing up the Scenery
Popular Plants Can Poison Your Pets: Baneberry, Deadly nightshade, Lambkill… As their folk names suggest, many seemingly innocent plants are a real hazard if eaten. It’s normal for cats and dogs to chew on long grass and other greenery. To ensure that poisonous plants aren’t on the menu, all gardeners with pets (not to mention young children or visiting grandkids) should poison-proof their gardens.
The future of farming
What does every kid learn in school? That to grow anything, you need seed, soil, water and sun. But what if you removed soil from the equation?...
Horse power
The horse. Is there any other animal that elicits our admiration more than these majestic creatures? Even for people who don’t ride or are perhaps...
Cottage Life & Eco Home
When it comes to renovating or building a home, it certainly helps to have a contractor in the family. Rick Zytaruk and Susan McGrath didn’t have to...
Get happy!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Co1Iptd4p4 In Minimalism: A Documentary About the Important Things, producers Matt D’Avella, Ryan Nicodemus and...
Suzuki on Hope
Dr. David Suzuki identifies with a hummingbird. The bird is the hero of a South American fable. In the story a forest fire is roaring. All the...
5 Ways the Face of Modern Farming is Changing
The bucolic image of a farmer waking up at the crack of dawn and carrying a pail to the barn to milk the cows as the sun peeps over the horizon has...
Love birds? There’s an app for that
As Canadians, one in five of us are considered birdwatchers. My husband and I are full-time RVers, and this lifestyle has made it very exciting to...
A case for geothermal
Remember when geothermal systems were a top talking point when it came to energy efficiency in homes? Wondering why geothermal systems haven’t taken...