Transitions: Adjusting to Change At All Ages
By Lavonne Kroeker, PHEc It is easy to think that transitions only occur in the “young” part of a family’s life when in reality they continue to happen. Even as …
Healthy Holiday Tips
Do you find it hard to keep active and eat healthy during the holiday season? Here are some tips to keep you on track. Start now and get your New …
Planting Garlic
By Getty Stewart, Professional Home Economist Fall is the perfect time to plant your garlic. Planting garlic in the fall is your best bet for getting nice big garlic heads. …
Food Allergen Labelling in Canada
by Carol T. Culhane, P.H.Ec. MBA Food allergies affect an estimated 5 to 6% of Canadian children and 3 to 4% of Canadian adults. A much larger percentage of the …
The Halloween Effect
by Tracey Drabyk-Zirk, Professional Home Economist Many teachers and parents too, believe there’s a marked difference in children’s behavior on those days immediately following Halloween. More often than not, sugar …
Enhance Flavour with Veggies Instead of Salt
by Ellie Topp, Professional Home Economist ‘Eat your vegetables,’ has been consistent advice echoed by mothers for generations. Significant advances in nutritional science over the past two decades have confirmed …
Pumpkins – More than just decorations
By Getty Stewart, Professional Home Economist Pumpkins make great jack o’lanterns, but if you’re ready to take your pumpkins to the next level, check out these recipes collected from fellow …
Winter Squash Recipes
By Getty Stewart, Professional Home Economist Most squash are easily substituted. Acorn, butternut, buttercup, delicata and kabocha are fairly similar and can be use interchangeably. Delicata and kabocha are most …
Winter Squash – An Overview
By Getty Stewart, Professional Home Economist Every autumn the most famous representative of the squash family, the pumpkin, is dressed up and put out on stoops throughout North America. It …
Tips for Storing Tomatoes
by Getty Stewart, Professional Home Economist We’ve pulled all of our tomato plants (sigh) and took home a bunch of green, somewhat orange and red tomatoes. Looks like we’ll have a …
