COUNTRY LIFE IN BC • NOVEMBER 2018
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Funding helps advance initiatives
BC Minister of Agriculture
Lana Popham visited local 4-H clubs at the Cranbrook Community Garden in late September to announce that the ministry has secured $150,000 in funding for the 2018 to 2019 fiscal year. That marks an increase of $63,000 over previous years and will be used to help more children
4-H BC
4-H BC president Heather Serafini, left, and BC agriculture minister Lana Popham help wave the 4-H flag with the announcement of $150,000 in funding. PAUL RODGERS PHOTO
Choosing gratitude
At least two important things have changed since I penned the previous column. Both included choices and as for choices, we face them everyday, some more profound than others but all with implications.
Wannabe Farmer
by LINDA WEGNER Recently we’ve seen the
impact of choices made in local communities while others affecting our entire nation have been decided by our political leaders. Prior to this issue of
Country Life in BC hitting the press, communities across BC will have voted to elect community mayors and councillors. That’s always an important and somewhat divisive issue in our area and we probably aren’t alone in that.
The truth is, however, that choices were made and those decisions now beg cooperation if we are to move forward and prosper. It’s a given that as individuals
we will never fully agree on anything nor can we always fully support a decision, even if it was made by the majority. The key is to glean as much good from every situation as possible and move on. Perfect doesn’t exist in our world. Unfortunately, other deicisons have been taken from the hands of thousands of on-the-ground workers and made by others. While those who made those decisions were also elected, some of our citizens are happy with the choices; others definitely are not.
I am neither capable of nor willing to make any kind of a
political statement regarding the recent dismissal of NAFTA in favour of a new treaty but this I will say: my heart goes out to our dairy farmers and others who may be negatively affected by this. I can only hope it will be possible for that sector to avoid major losses or at least to find other opportunities to recoup their losses. For my part, it’s become my firm resolve and near obsession to buy as much BC or Canadian- produced food and products as possible.
On the topic of good food, I admit that dining on good food is one of my favourite indulgences. I am so grateful for the food I grew in our backyard, along with that available in our local farmers’ market. In fact, this has been
one of my best garden yields since we moved to the West Coast 15 years ago. I love the taste of home-grown and home-prepared anything but even more, I’ve revelled in our drastically reduced grocery bill.
Having said all that, I
believe that gratitude and choice are key elements in how we live life. I often need to remind myself that both remain important factors if I am to find satisfaction and fulfillment in even the most challenging of circumstances. Complaining, unless it prompts positive action, doesn’t propel any of us to better things. In just a few weeks, we will
observe Remembrance Day, one of the greatest reasons of all to give thanks.
from around BC learn about agriculture while developing life skills such as leadership, a cornerstone of the 4-H program. Start-up grants for new 4-H clubs will be available for 2019. Grants will be per person and cover enrollment fees plus $25 for supplies. Applications will be available from 4-H BC in November. The 2018 leaders’ and key
leaders’ conference in Kamloops, October 12-14, was a huge success. The ‘Lumberjack & Jill’ theme was wildly supported by delegates sporting their best plaid and woollies! Keynote speaker Doug Griffiths delivered a
lively presentation on 13 Ways to Kill Your Community. Other speakers participated from Canadian Mental Health, 4-H Canada and the 4-H BC Foundation. There were also a variety of informative workshops over the weekend to support leaders’ toolkits’. 4-H BC has a new website. Check it out at [
www.4hbc.ca]. Leaders will now be able to access online enrollment for the upcoming year. Ready to shop for Christmas? The 4-H BC online auction launches November 7 and will
run until November 27. Be sure to support local clubs, the 4-H BC Provincial Council and the BC 4-H Foundation and get a head start on your holiday shopping! Final drafts of the bicycle
project package, Cloverbud leader guides and photography project score cards will be released in 2019. The 4-H BC tractor safety guide is also complete and ready for release. The guide includes six lesson plans to make facilitators jobs easier. And finally, the PrairieCoast gator lottery is back. Ticket sales get underway at the Pacific Agriculture Show in Abbotsford, January 24.
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