#canadianprairies — Public Fediverse posts

A beautiful autumn day in the Battlefords, Saskatchewan 🍂 The leaves are glowing, the colours are stunning, and they’re gently falling all around 🍁

#Autumn #FallColours #TheBattlefords #Saskatchewan #SaskatchewanPrairies #NaturePhotography #AutumnVibes #FallInSaskatchewan #CanadianPrairies

🚨 70mm Rain, Wildfire Smoke & Severe Storms Threaten #Alberta & #Saskatchewan

Severe weather is threatening the #CanadianPrairies as #NorthernAlberta faces up to 70mm of heavy rain, wildfire smoke and poor air quality. Severe thunderstorms are also possible. 🇨🇦 #CdnWeather
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What does the Norwegian tradition of friluftsliv teach us about spending time outdoors? Discover how a lifelong connection to nature travelled across the Atlantic and found familiar ground on the Canadian Prairies.

https://www.nordicprairielife.ca/prairie-fjords-blog/friluftsliv-a-norwegian-tradition-of-life-in-the-open-air

#Friluftsliv #NorwegianHeritage #ScandinavianCulture #CanadianPrairies #PrairieLife #NordicHeritage #Nature #CanadianHistory #NordicPrairieLife

What can a Norwegian word teach us about creating a feeling of home? Explore koselig—the art of warmth, comfort, and connection—and discover how this idea travelled across the Atlantic and found a natural place on the Canadian Prairies.

https://www.nordicprairielife.ca/prairie-fjords-blog/koselig-the-norwegian-art-of-feeling-at-home-on-the-canadian-prairies

#Koselig #NorwegianHeritage #ScandinavianCulture #CanadianPrairies #PrairieLife #NordicHeritage #CanadianHistory #NordicPrairieLife

What does the Swedish idea of lagom—living with "just enough"—have in common with life on the Canadian Prairies? Discover how this timeless philosophy echoes through prairie history, immigrant experiences, and everyday life.

https://www.nordicprairielife.ca/prairie-fjords-blog/lagom-what-a-swedish-idea-of-enough-can-teach-the-canadian-prairies

#Lagom #Sweden #Scandinavian #CanadianPrairies #PrairieLife #NordicHeritage #CanadianHistory #NordicPrairieLife

An honest look at our history on the prairies reveals that the Land Back movement isn't a threat, but a vital path toward ecological healing and treaty justice. Discover how supporting Indigenous land stewardship offers a sustainable future for everyone who shares these lands.

https://www.nordicprairielife.ca/prairie-fjords-blog/returning-to-the-root

#LandBack #IndigenousSovereignty #CanadianPrairies #WeAreAllTreatyPeople

Over generations, these plants escaped the garden and became part of the prairie landscape, thriving along fencelines, homesteads, and woodland edges.

Read the full story:
https://www.nordicprairielife.ca/recipesandroots/dill-in-the-boreal-how-ukrainian-herbs-naturalized-along-prairie-fencelines

#UkrainianHeritage #prairiehistory #canadianfoodhistory #FoodHeritage #prairielife #borealforest #foraging #heritagegardens #Dill #SustainableLiving #homesteading #canadianprairies #CulturalHeritage #gardening #foodculture #historythroughfood

Last week the kids and I went to the Norwegian Laft Hus festival in Red Deer. I highly recommend it. Great food, interesting heritage displays, and enthusiastic participants.

@solkanatalundehunds @thevikingsvinland @lafthus

https://www.nordicprairiekitchens.ca/prairie-fjords-blog/finding-norway-in-red-deer

#NorwegianFestival #RedDeerAlberta #LaftHus #NordicCulture #ScandinavianHeritage #FamilyHistory #Genealogy #AdoptionStories #CulturalHeritage #FoodCulture #Lefse #Krumkake #FolkDance #TravelAlberta #HiddenGems #CanadianPrairies #NorwegianRoots

Another one from the archives

I never knew much about haskaps until recently. They weren't in my rotation. Do you forage fro them?

https://www.nordicprairiekitchens.ca/recipesandroots/haskaps-on-the-canadian-prairies

#Haskap #HaskapBerries #CanadianPrairies #PrairieFood #PrairieHistory #FoodHistory #IndigenousKnowledge #IndigenousFoodways #SeasonalEating #Foraging #WildFoods #CanadianFood #LocalFood #PrairieLiving #FoodHeritage #SustainableFood #NativePlants #CanadianAgriculture

What is a prairie to you?

https://www.nordicprairiekitchens.ca/.../what-is-a-prairie

#canadianprairies
#prairielife
#prairieculture
#PrairieProvinces
#canadianhistory
#canadianlandscape
#prairiegrasslands
#grasslands
#prairiesky
#westerncanada
#prairieliving
#ExploreCanada
#canadiannature
#prairieheritage
#manitoba
#saskatchewan
#alberta
#canadianecology
#tallgrassprairie
#GrasslandsNationalPark

Crossfield, Alberta, Canada. Iconic prairie scene with train and grain elevator. There can't be too many of these left, and it's unclear if this particular one is still being used. Apparently, there were six wooden elevators here in the 1960s alone.

#photography #landscape​ #CrossfieldAlberta
​#AlbertaHistory ​#GrainElevator #trainphotography​ #PrairieLife ​#CanadianPrairies

Negotiating farm femininity in agricultural leadership

Jennifer Braun
Ken Caine
Mary Anne Beckie

#Women #Leadership #FarmHer #Agriculture #CanAg #Canada #Prairies #CanadianPrairies #Respectable #Femininity #Privilege #AgriculturalLeadership #Manitoba #Saskatchewan #Alberta

#JustPublished #FoodStudies #NewIssue

#Read all you want! #OpenAccess
#Share generously! #KnowledgeSharing
#Grow your understanding of #Food
#Repeat

https://canadianfoodstudies.uwaterloo.ca/index.php/cfs/article/view/646

Negotiating farm femininity in agricultural leadership

Jennifer Braun
Ken Caine
Mary Anne Beckie

#Women #Leadership #FarmHer #Agriculture #CanAg #Canada #Prairies #CanadianPrairies #Respectable #Femininity #Privilege #AgriculturalLeadership #Manitoba #Saskatchewan #Alberta

#JustPublished #FoodStudies #NewIssue

#Read all you want! #OpenAccess
#Share generously! #KnowledgeSharing
#Grow your understanding of #Food
#Repeat

https://canadianfoodstudies.uwaterloo.ca/index.php/cfs/article/view/646