Respecting Mother Nature in Modern Farming Practices
A reflection on balancing profitability with natural stewardship in agriculture. The piece notes plowing and removal of hedgerows as fields modernize toward minimum or zero tillage, the declining use of snow fences, and the loss of wetlands. The author shares recent personal fishing days highlighting nature’s value beyond screens and work.
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Cutarm Creek
Churchbridge
Canova Dam
Remembering Names And Faces In A Modern World
The narrator recalls John George Diefenbaker and the art of remembering neighbors, contrasting small town warmth with urban indifference. He notes Dolly Parton’s fame and his own plan to improve memory through a correspondences course, aiming to meet Dolly and sharpen social recall.
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Toronto
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Dolly
Ryan Gosling
Don Cherry
Michael Buble
Leonard Cohen
Diefenbaker
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