Nutrients are Alive – Bringing Agriculture to the Classroom with Nutrients For Life

We’ve all heard the slogan – “bring back play,” with the big idea of getting kids back outside, in the outdoors, away from the “boob tubes and Xboxes.” But what about agriculture in the classroom? How are we teaching our children about nutrients and what are their hands on learning opportunities? Even through I grew…

Phosphorus – A Friend Or A Foe?

Once referred to as the “breadbasket of the world,” the Canadian Prairies have faced a number of growing environmental challenges recently everything from drought to flooding, to climatic stresses and even more recently, climate change.  Agriculture pushes each year towards more efficient practices for increasing production and yields all while adopting and protecting sustainable stewardship…