Reading Time: 5 minutes Editor’s note: This article was written for the December 2021 issue of Country Guide. As the COVID-19 situation changes from day-to-day, please refer to the latest information for your area or any area you plan to visit. If you have already returned to travel, you know travel has changed. It requires more preparation, more paperwork, […] Read more
Savvy travel tips
Ready to see the world again after COVID-19? Travel writer Anna Hobbs shares insider advice to make it a great trip
Creating a better picture
A “vision board” will help keep you focused on your goals
Reading Time: 5 minutes Dawn Hart is passionate about the power of setting goals. When your goals are clear, she says, you know what you’re trying to achieve and you’re more likely to succeed. About five years ago, Hart began creating a vision board to display her goals along with pictures that represent those goals. Since adding this visual […] Read more
Guide Health: How much calcium is right for you?
Young people need to focus on dietary calcium
Reading Time: 2 minutes Depending on age category, Health Canada says that somewhere between 27 and 80 per cent of adult men and 48 and 87 per cent of adult women do not have adequate calcium in their diet. Calcium is essential for healthy bones, and healthy bones mean a reduced risk of bone fracture. The recommended daily intake […] Read more
Women and men in conversation, and at work
Guide Books Review: 'You just don't understand,' and 'Talking from 9 to 5'
Reading Time: 3 minutes You Just Don’t Understand: Women and Men in ConversationTalking From 9 to 5: Women and Men at Work By Deborah Tannen(Morrow Paperbooks – $20 each) Men and women approach conversations from different linguistic landscapes, and this leads to opposite interpretations of the same words or intentions, and subsequent misunderstandings. “Misunderstandings arise because the styles are […] Read more
Canada moves back into the countryside
Are all those remote workers actually good news for your community? And your farm?
Reading Time: 4 minutes Across much of Canada, many communities have seen an influx of newcomers working remotely because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It’s a trend that many in the real estate industry predict will continue. More people will choose to work remotely, they believe, because of the affordability and spaciousness available in areas away from major urban centres. […] Read more
Pastoral Song: A Farmer’s Journey
Guide Books Review: “Diversity is a strength in farming,” Rebanks says in his best-seller. But adds, “We do need efficiency gains and we can’t live completely in the past."
Reading Time: 3 minutes Pastoral Song: A Farmer’s JourneyBy James Rebanks Like a lot of farmers, James Rebanks is thoughtful. But unlike the rest of us, his thoughtfulness has helped him write a globally popular, best-selling and prize-winning book. It has even been named a New York Times editors’ book of the year, and it’s all about the questions […] Read more
Guide Health: Colonoscopies – A really good thing!
The process may be unpleasant, but they're essential for early detection of colon cancer
Reading Time: 2 minutes Colon cancer represents 12 per cent of all cancers, but with early detection the five-year survival rate is 90 per cent. Obviously, early detection is so very important, which brings us to colonoscopies. The Canadian Task Force on Preventative Health Care recommends a fecal occult blood test (FOBT) every two years between ages 50 and […] Read more
Farm psychology: Keep a firm grip on BioAging
Guide Psychology: What if your age wasn’t measured in years, but in health and vitality?
Reading Time: 4 minutes Editor’s Note: Bonnie Whitehead, MSc. (Psychology) continues her new Country Guide column demonstrating how the rapidly evolving science of psychology can improve your business and personal farm success. Imagine if your age wasn’t measured in years, she writes below, but in health and vitality. My son was nearly 12 lbs. at birth. When he was […] Read more
Great rural neighbours
When rural communities offered to host Syrian families, many Canadians held their breaths. Should we send refugees into farm country? Actually, it’s been a major success
Reading Time: 5 minutes Rural people pride themselves on being good neighbours. Whether it’s a barn fire or equipment breakdown, or if a neighbour is seriously ill, they’re quick to offer help. So it’s not so surprising, at least to rural Canadians, that when researcher Stacey Haugen spoke to Syrian refugees who had settled in Canada’s rural areas, they […] Read more
Guide Health: Are you carrying too many pounds?
Even losing five pounds will make you healthier
Reading Time: 2 minutes Obesity is getting more and more common. Today, about 26 per cent of Canadians are considered obese and 36 per cent overweight. And not only are more of us tipping the scales, but the number of extra pounds we’re carrying is growing too. And there’s an extra worry as well. Children seem to be part […] Read more
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