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A Life in Parallel
A guest blog by Angela Lovell When you are a couple running a busy farm alone, while also raising four young children, there isn’t a lot of time left over to pursue other passions or hobbies in your...
Every Conversation Has A Purpose – What’s Yours?
By April M. Stewart, Special MWAF Contributor We all have multiple conversations every day, both online and off. Conversations with family, friends, neighbours, colleagues, and complete...
Want your ag messages to resonate? Try doing this.
By April M. Stewart, Special MWAF Contributor Do you get frustrated when consumers don’t ‘get’ what you do? Does it make you feel annoyed, astounded, incredulous, speechless? There are...
5 Ways to Grow Great Conversations
By April M. Stewart, Special MWAF Contributor “In a dialogue nobody is trying to win. Everybody wins if anybody wins.” – author Maria Popova To have true dialogue, that is “an exchange of...
How – and why – to create teachable moments
By April M. Stewart, Special MWAF Contributor You can probably remember at least one “a-ha” moment in your life. A moment when something suddenly just clicked. That feeling of impact when you...
Opportunity Cost: How Much is a Decision Worth?
By April M. Stewart, Special MWAF Contributor Life is filled with forks in the road. Do you go left or right? Each decision and choice offers plenty of opportunities. When weighing our...
The Big Impact of Small Moments
By April M. Stewart, Special MWAF Contributor We’re constantly bombarded by information. It’s hard to look away. After all, we want to stay informed. We’re afraid of FOMO (Fear Of Missing...
Women don’t need to limit themselves on their choices in agriculture.
By Angela Lovell If there is a piece of advice that Tracy Vestby wants to pass on to women seeking to make a career in agriculture it’s to never put yourself in a tunnel. “If you have tunnel vision...
What’s your people plan?
By April M. Stewart, Special MWAF Contributor To engage with people (in the online or real world) on the topics of food and farming sometimes requires nerves of Superman-proof steel and...
What to do when conversations get tough
By April M. Stewart, Special MWAF Contributor Farmers are no stranger to difficult conversations both online and off. Recognizing your ‘agitation’ cues and taking the time to prepare mentally...
Are you reacting or responding?
By April M. Stewart, MWAF Special Contributor How well people retain the messages and information you’re sharing with them all depends on how you present it. Stop for a moment and think about...
Intersectionality in Canada’s Agriculture Sector: Exploring, Acknowledging & Leveraging Diversity for Innovation & Growth
By April M. Stewart, Special MWAF Contributor This piece will read a bit more "heavy" (a.k.a. academic) since it was originally written for the Women, Gender & Diversity class at Queens...
