Election :

Election Issue: Compensating ecological goods and services

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Paul Gagnon (left) of the Long Point Region Conservation Authority inspects the prairie grass of farmer Bryan Gilvesy (far right) after four months of growth. What can I say? I'm loving this series of election issues that the[...]

Election Issue ? Paving the way for beginning farmers

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Ryan and Amanda Thiessen of Creek Shore Farms are beginning farmers, starting their second full season of farming this year in Vineland.  This post is the latest in the Ontario Federation of Agriculture's[...]

Smoked Haddock and Rice Bake on the evening Before Election Day!!

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We had a lovely Smoke haddock and Rice Bake last night made from a little left over rice that I still had from my delicious Sunday lunch . It is a good idea to always cook a little more rice than you need and try and create something from it[...]

What it was like to be there for the U.S. Presidential Election 2008

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I really must write about last week?s U.S. presidential election. The entire world felt the magic of Tuesday November 4th, 2008. In fact, it was the highlight of my recent trip to Manhattan, topping even the great food spots & shops we were[...]

Today I voted in the most important US presidential election of my lifetime

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Maybe a little dramatic? Maybe not. I am 4000 miles away but I still want my vote to count! Today is the day that I mailed in my official ballot, voting for my presidential & vice-presidential candidates. Today, then, is my November 4th![...]

Woop Woop Election Day!

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Good morning my lovlies! Thank you all so very very much for all your kind and supportive words last night. I’m just going through some things right now and, while I can’t really talk about everything publicly on the internet for the[...]

Yes, I voted!

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.. and I was voter 297 in our precinct. My comments about the new system? I liked it. :) I think it's more organized than previous elections (well at least in our precinct at Nueva Ecija). I witnessed one ballot get rejected in our precinct,[...]

Bye Bye Negativity!

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This morning was rough. There was no particular reason. It just was. I hit the snooze three times and then laid in bed reading twitter well past time to be out of bed. In my head there was a conversation going on. My mouth[...]

Politics ? Not my Thing

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Yeah… when it comes to talks about politics, I kind of zone out involuntarily because it isn’t really my thing. I did rant when I heard about GMA’s very expensive dinner in New York and saw her sons’ superb houses in the USA[...]

Spud Sunday: The Spud Manifesto

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We interrupt your regularly scheduled programming to bring you a party political broadcast on behalf of the Potato Party (a.k.a. " Páirtí na bPrátaí "). New potatoes, new party Now, before you start, I know what you’re[...]