From left to right, Joanne Thomsen, Cor Abma, and Gladys and Irvin Kalke with some of the operators of the 20 combines (not all of which were green) at the Leduc and District Growing Project for the Canadian Foodgrains Bank.

Mighty oaks from little acorns grow

Reading Time: 3 minutes Perched on the seat of a picnic bench brought into the pasture for the big lunch, Gladys Kalke considered the question for a few moments: What do you think when you read about humanitarian disasters around the globe? “Look at all those refugees from Syria coming into Germany, how do you feed and care for […] Read more

The ‘Spring into Song’ concert package features music by Ron Klusmeier. In 2012-13, he and Christina Bogucki put on 126 concerts across the country to raise money for the Canadian Foodgrains Bank.

Got a song in your heart and a desire to help others?

The Canadian Foodgrains Bank wants singers from across the country to help small-scale farmers in the Third World

Reading Time: < 1 minute The Canadian Foodgrains Bank is looking for singers and musicians for an initiative called ‘Spring into Song.’ The goal is to have local groups put on fundraising concerts across the country on or near the 2016 Earth Day weekend (April 22-24). The project is a joint effort by the Foodgrains Bank and Musiklus, a provider […] Read more


Big numbers for charity golf tourney

Reading Time: < 1 minute Eleven hundred golfers, nearly 500 sponsors, and 25 years add up to more than $1.8 million raised for charities and organizations in the Lethbridge and surrounding communities. The latest Richardson Charity Golf Classic, held earlier this month, again brought together Richardson International Limited’s suppliers and partners from across North America to raise funds for charities […] Read more

Ken Pohl used a sulky plow and a team of Percheron quarter-horse crosses to prepare a five-acre field for seeding this spring for a Canadian Foodgrains Bank growing project near Ponoka.

Big and small, Foodgrains Bank growing projects making a difference

Reading Time: 2 minutes Mother Nature is making things difficult this year, but Alberta’s small army of Canadian Foodgrains Bank volunteers isn’t deterred. There are 32 growing projects underway in the province this year, including a new five-acre initiative near Ponoka. That’s where the Ponoka Ag society, in partnership with Ken and Verna Pohl, are growing oats completely with […] Read more


A young rancher herding cattle

Beef industry forms foundation to support Cattlemen’s Young Leaders

Canadian Cattlemen’s Foundation to back youth, environmental and research initiatives

Reading Time: < 1 minute Canadian beef industry leaders have established the Canadian Cattlemen’s Foundation, a registered charity, to support the sustainable advancement and legacy of the Canadian beef industry. “If we want to see our industry thrive in the future we need to make sure that we support the next generation, have a healthy land base and the knowledge […] Read more




tractor hauling food to a food drive

Alberta students rally to help out food banks

Reading Time: < 1 minute A farm tractor pulling a trailer drove down the streets of Red Deer, Blackfalds, and Lacombe and stopped at eight schools earlier this month. And each time, hordes of students brought bag after bag of donations for area food banks. More than 2,000 participated in FCC Drive Away Hunger — an 11-year-old program that has […] Read more


Wikkerink family photo

Screamin Brothers dishes up a double scoop of generosity

Reading Time: 2 minutes One Alberta farm family has turned a global tragedy into an opportunity to help impoverished children — with some pretty tasty results. In 2010, then 10-year-old J.R. Wikkerink was awaiting the arrival of his adopted baby brother from Haiti when a catastrophic earthquake devastated the country, leaving his new sibling living in a tent and […] Read more