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It's one week until Alberta Open Farm Days! Learn more and plan your weekend here - albertaopenfarmdays.ca #efp #abefp #sustainableagriculture #sustainablefarming #albertaag #agriculture

Alberta Open Farm Days showcasing AB farmers | Watch News Videos Online Watch Alberta Open Farm Days showcasing AB farmers Video Online, on GlobalNews.ca

We’re excited to host our 6th Alberta Open Farm Days on Saturday, August 16th! We look forward to welcoming you at Chatsworth Farm, near Vermilion. You can learn more from this Global Edmonton video, globalnews.ca/video/113240...

And for more info + FAQs, www.chatsworthfarm.ca/ofd-2025.html

It’s Day 6 of #NCCBioBlitz! Today’s featured observation: golden crab spider, spotted by Kathlin Simpkins in Saskatchewan. www.inaturalist.org/observations...

Haven’t started yet? There’s still time: brnw.ch/21wUBp5

Today's updated outlook.

Widepsread thunderstorms likely for Alberta with the possibilty of severe, there is also a funnel cloud risk for southern Alberta into southwestern Sask.

Smoke remains an issue for the northern prairies.

#yegwx #abstorm #skstorm #mbstorm

Would you like a loaf of freshly milled Red Fife Sourdough?

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The art for Absolute Units - a podcast from The Museum of English Rural Life - with The Beast by Man in the Woods in the centre.

New Absolute Units!

This time we speak with Bristol-based artist @museumofmump.bsky.social - about exploring rural England, connecting to the stories of our places, and rebuilding our sense of ourselves in the 21st century.

Listen wherever you get your podcasts!

merl.reading.ac.uk/explore/abso...

it's THE BEAST's world, and we're just podcasting in it.

Today’s updated outlook.

Not much going on today with non-severe thundershowers in the north possible.

Also, very low chance of an isolated storm along the foothills but it’s also not zero.

#yegwx #abstorm #skstorm #mbstorm

A white plate with a Denver omelette strata and a rocket salad on it.

Edmonton friends, if you haven’t yet been to Tulip (Otto’s lunchtime incarnation) run don’t walk. I popped in today and got an unbelievably tasty Denver Strata. Think savoury bread pudding topped with Hollandaise. It’s just about too good for words.

Friday's thunderstorm outlook.

To note, that circle around Edmonton indicates funnel cloud potential (usually of the cold core variety), not tornado potential.

#yegwx #abstorm #skstorm #mbstorm

Prairie Weather This Week – MIdweek Update June 12 | A more active weather pattern is setting up over Western Canada, bringing beneficial rain, and perhaps hazardous hailstorms.

Moist air from the south. Storms from the west. Mix the two together, and you've got some wet weather ahead for the prairies. Finally. Pretty maps, fancy charts, and the updated outlook for the weekend - at Rural Roots Canada: www.ruralrootscanada.com/prairie-weat...

Real stories. Real farmers. Real impact. Follow along with us on social media for powerful voices from the heart of Canadian agriculture.

#CdnAg #AgVoices #RuralRootsCanada

A close-up of a German Chocolate Tart with a large bite taken out of it.

Autocorrect just changed "ganache" to "anachronism" and affirmed my belief that even AI can tell we do things the old-fashioned way at Sugared & Spiced Baked Goods.
Small batch. From scratch.
www.sugaredandspiced.ca

Water Shortage Risk Rises with Early Mountain Snowmelt Mountain snowpacks melt early, at two-thirds normal levels, mirroring 2023. This raises alarms for potential water shortages in Western Canada.

This week's WP cover story: Mountain snowpack melts early https://www.producer.com/news/mountain-snowpack-melts-early/ #cdnag #westcdnag

The zebra jumping spider.

Commonly found in urban areas such as gardens, around buildings and including in your house, they are tiny but mighty.

They don’t spin webs but can jump about 10cm.

They are highly unlikely to bite and are not aggressive (unless they feel threatened).

June is the start of baby season! In Alberta, most females will have given birth by the end of June, but many give birth earlier, especially warm seasons (like this year!) - anyone with bats in buildings should leave them be until September if any specific management is planned. 🦇

Scientists from the government of Alberta have confirmed that “Fish in Crowsnest Lake (in SW Alberta) contain tissue selenium concentrations that exceed guidelines and rival fish selenium levels downstream of active MTR [Mountaintop removal] operations.”

YouTube video by Kyle's Forecasts Canadian Wildfire Situation Update - June 1, 2025

Canada's wildfire season is off to an active start.

I discuss what's going on out there and what could be to come with Mike Flannigan, wildfire expert and professor at Thompson Rivers University. @mikeflannigan.bsky.social

www.youtube.com/watch?v=9q-F...

A male eastern bluebird. A rarity for the Edmonton area and Alberta. Male Eastern Bluebirds are vivid, deep blue above and rusty or brick-red on the throat and breast. Blue in birds always depends on the light, and males often look plain gray-brown from a distance. Females are grayish above with bluish wings and tail, and a subdued orange-brown breast.

A rare sighting today in the Edmonton area. This is a male Eastern Bluebird. Mountain bluebirds are the common bluebird in the area. #bird #birds #nature #wildlife #photography #lifer #rare #canon @goingwild.bsky.social @fisherspeaks.bsky.social

Prairie Weather This Week – Midweek Update May 29 | With seeding almost done, rainfall expected over the next few days is welcome. Areas without rain remain warm....some may get little break from the heat.

Heat, showers, storms are all in the prairie forecast for the weekend. Day by day details are in this update at Rural Roots Canada. www.ruralrootscanada.com/prairie-weat... Reader alert: Post contains the word "snow".

Do you use compressed gas for cleaning/dusting a lot?
I do, and the cannisters are expensive. Any recommendations for where to purchase or for a cordless device that does the same thing?

Today's updated t-storm outlook

Almost all of Alberta will have thunderstorm potential with a severe risk in centre of the province including the Edmonton area.

Should severe storms develop there is a risk of torrential rain, 2-3cm hail and gusts up to 100 km/h

#yegwx #abstorm

Severe thunderstorm watches have been issued for portions of central Alberta between Slave Lake to south of Edmonton and along the foothills as conditions are favourable for the development of severe weather this afternoon and evening.

#yegwx #abstorm

Hummingbirds are among our most bold birds and yes they frequently investigate intense colours and patterns as they seek out flowery foods.
Check out my pal John Acorn’s famous experiment to see how close a hummers will get!

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We made extra pavlovas.
If you didn't preorder, we might still have one for you.
Get in here!

Historically, farmers detected pests through manual counting. But technology is always evolving. That's where the aphid-suction trap comes in.

Learn more about pest control, and what makes a pest a pest, in the newest episode of Absolute Units. Listen wherever you get your podcasts.

This photograph captures Sir David Attenborough seated outdoors on the rugged terrain of Skomer Island. Behind him, the ocean and coastal cliffs form a scenic backdrop under a clear sky. Sir David, dressed in a khaki jacket and light trousers, looks towards the camera with a gentle expression, exuding a sense of warmth, calm, and wisdom. Around him, puffins can be seen flying and perched on the rocky ground, illuminated in rays of golden sunlight as the sun sets behind the cliffs.

Happy 99th birthday to the man who gave voice to the wild. 🎉

Sir David Attenborough, thank you for a lifetime dedicated to the natural world, and for sharing its story with wisdom, wonder, and grace.

You've inspired generations to fall in love with nature.

On our next show (#1,037 May 11): We’ll welcome award-winning conservationist Danae Wolfe for tips on how to bring nature to your yard.Find listening options at Talkinbirds.com or listen live online (Sunday 9:30 a.m. Eastern) here:
player.amperwave.net/2231 #birds

"Why do Boomers want everything so overcooked?" Baby, you're about to find out why. Get a food thermometer. Find a farm share, and get ready to change how you eat. Also canned good are about to be your best friend

People are already booking their farm shares. We're thinking we might need to find some people to go in on a quarter cow with us. And yes that's privilege talking, but also that's going to be one of very few ways to access safer food. You're going to need to know your farmer personally.