A force to be reckoned with in the wine industry “The biggest challenge of managing a business is managing the people. Even though it’s easier to do it yourself, team members can bring something new to the table. Give people the room, allow people to make mistakes.” By Phil Norton Viticulture is Latin for wine-growing, and when you say it like that it’s clearly [...]
Get your ducks in a row! “The willingness to work together and ability to be open is critical to our success,” Debbie Conzelmann says. “None of us on our own would be as incredible as we are together.” By Catalina Margulis Although Debbi Conzelmann and her three sisters were born and raised on their family farm in Stouffville, Ontario, they did not intentionally plan [...]
Mental Health: Powerful Reminder Cast from shackles which bound them, this bell shall ring out hope for the mentally ill and victory over mental illness. -Inscription on Mental Health Bell By Beverly Beuermann-King The Story - The Mental Health Bell During the early days of mental health treatment, asylums often restrained people who had mental illnesses with iron chains and shackles around their ankles and [...]
How to make a positive impression in seven seconds Seven simple and powerful ways to make a positive first impression By Carol Kinsey-Goman You’re at an AWC conference and you turn to the stranger standing next to you. In that first seven seconds your brain makes a thousand computations: Is she someone to approach or to avoid? Is she trustworthy? Is she confident? Is [...]
Virtual Meeting Stress is More Rampant Than Ever. Here’s What You Can Do About It. Help get everyone on board and foster better habits across your organization By Lauren Sergy Do you remember when the term “Zoom fatigue” started filtering through our collective business consciousness? It became a hot topic starting around April 2020, as we settled into the collective stress and monotony of [...]
Why women need to be more proactive with their brain health While Canadian women tend to live about five years longer than men, research shows females account for about 70 percent of people living with dementia and brain-aging diseases. By Devin St. Louis | Advertorial The World Health Organization (WHO) describes dementia as a deterioration in memory, thinking, behaviour and the ability to perform [...]
The Reading Room: October 2021 Discover books you’ll love here! What should you read next? If you have any suggestions of books that we can list, just send your suggestion to imeck@farmmedia.com and tell us why you love this book! Here are a couple of book recommendations that we have for you! The Silo Effect by Gillian Tett One of [...]
Products we like: October 2021 Craft Beef believes in showcasing the best farms and ranches in Alberta and Canada and provides a delivery service right to your door. "We believe in showcasing the best farms and ranches in Alberta and in Canada and work to provide easy access for customers to choose and purchase natural proteins, while maintaining and promoting [...]