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How
Green is our Valley? Agricultural
Tours
and
Heritage
Sites
Some of my fondest memories occurred during public relations and media projects I worked on that were related to the business of agriculture. The days I spent working on a farm near Govan, Saskatchewan during my leave from the Macdonald Airforce Base, near Portage La Prairie, Manitoba provided another opportunity to sample and savor farm life. Later, in the public relations world, I worked with experts from such well known companies as Cargill Grain, Eli Lily, Dupont , May & Baker, the Propane Gas Association of Canada and Alberta Agriculture, learning about their latest products and services. In the process, I toured farms and ranches across Canada, and in Montana, Idaho and California.
That's why
it feels so natural to be introducing and featuring
Agri-Tours and talking about various people and
places from our heritage years. Much more to come. |
Working
closely with people from rural communities these
last few years takes me back to some special times,
beginning with an assignment for Cargill when I
profiled their state of the art facility on Mt.
Lehman Road near Abbotsford, BC, Canada for a video
script on hybrid livestock. An update of this story
is in progress as are several other features on
agriculture in the Fraser Valley and British
Columbia's Lower Mainland. Agricultural Heritage is
mentioned in our item on Fort
Langley.
In
Africa, from Morocco, Benin, Guinea, Ghana and
Cameroon on the West, to Kenya, Zambia, Uganda and
Tanzania on the East, to the vineyards and orchards
of South Africa, we have visited a wide variety of
farms and plantations over the past ten years.
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