It was late 2009. I was 3 and a half years out of high school and working full time at Canada’s largest musical instruments retailer. If you had asked me then, I would have told you I had my dream job. I was constantly learning, meeting interesting people, and had access to all the latest toys and gadgets..
As the year comes to an end we are reminded of how fortunate we are. But not everyone can say the same. Two thirds of adults in the world have assets worth less than $10,000.1 and world poverty is felt most severely by the very young, and further compounded by War.
When the early winter snow storm hit western New York State with more than a year’s worth of snow in 3 days, roofs of houses came down, cars were buried, people were stranded, and some greenhouses collapsed. These events are traumatic and heart breaking and it is easy to wonder how on earth you would get through such a disaster.
At what point did our society decide that actors were the all-knowing expert on all topics?
Eva Longoria, who may or may not have ever been on a tomato farm, has apparently taken upon herself the plight of the American Farm Worker, specifically targeting Florida tomato growers as evil abusive corporations. And while it is good to see that she is using her master’s degree in Chicano Studies to bring forward issues in the Latin American community, it hardly makes her an expert on farm management.
In the numerous pitches that I have sat through, I have often heard VC’s draw a distinction between “Must Have” solutions and “Nice to Have” solutions. “Must Have” solutions address real world problems; Nice-To-Have solutions might make life easier, but nobody will miss them.
Most of us are familiar with one of the more popular, if not irritating buzzwords of 2013 - the Selfie - a typically self-indulgent photo that people take of themselves, usually with their cell phone, and often in front of the mirror or to show their friends what they're doing at any given moment -- and of course posted on their favorite social networks.
A limited amount of Canadian Agricultural Adaptation Program (CAAP) funding is now available for projects requesting up to $20,000 from the Agriculture and Food Council of Alberta (AFC).
Fabric covered buildings have become a very popular storage solution in the agricultural industry. Here at GGS, we have found that our Tasco Dome brand of fabric covered buildings are becoming the leading choice for storage amongst greenhouse growers.