The urban-rural divide is about class, not beliefs
I embarked on my tour with a great ambition: to bridge the nascent partisan divide that is growing in Canada. My hope was to bring rural com
What we're learning
Depopulation is a policy choice
On the prairies, it's a bit unremarkable to say "we are losing our rural communities".
How welfare creates food insecurity
"Can't buy me love, oh. Love, oh. Can't buy me love, oh. Oh!"
The Beatles said it best in 1964. There are things that mon
What brings people together?
For the last two months, I've been an excuse to get people together in a room, watch a movie, and talk to their neighbours.
How to invest romantically
Despite the title, no, this post isn’t about how to find commitment with your significant other. I’m talking about financial, not emotional investment, and I’m talking about the romance of believing things into existence, not your love life.
What does romance have to do with our economy?
I believed we could build our farm together by being good at business and I didn’t realize she needed me to be good at romance.
What makes "The Farming Lifestyle" worth it?
As I've learned more about how farmers live, my thinking about the problem has shifted. I've grown. And I've realized that focusing on how much money farmers make misses the bigger picture.