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Planting the ‘Prairie Berry’ — Solstice Berry Farm, Crossfield, Alberta

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Marsha enrolled in the Horticulture Certificate program through Olds College, and they got started in 2003, planting 5 acres of Saskatoon bushes. The following year, they planted another 5 acres, and so on. In 2007, after the perennial berry had established, the Gelowitz’s enjoyed their first harvest.

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The Season of Mud

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We can’t escape the season of mud, but there are some management strategies that can help minimize the number of impacted acres. A heavy-use area or sacrificial pen with good drainage can be used to feed and water animals when the weather is wet and when pastures are susceptible to foot divots or pugs, and soil is very wet.