Times-Advocate, 1986-05-07, Page 26Times -Advocates May 7, 1986
PICK KING, QUEEN — The Huron County Junior Farmers elected their king and queen on April 26 at
the Clinton legion. This year's winners are both from the Clinton club. Robert Hunking and Annette
Losereit (second from left), will reign as king and queen of the Huron County Junior Farmers. Runner-
ups were Mark Ryan (right) of South Huron, and Joanne Carter of Seaforth (second from right). Other
contestants were: (left) Jerry Logtenberg and Sharon Alton of West Huron; Terry Smith (second from
right) and Lori Kerslake of South Huron (right). (Anne Narejko photo)
He calls himself a "garbologist"
and he has spent 12 years sifting
through scientifically selected
garbage.
His name is William Rathje, a
University of Arizona anthropology
professor, who maintains that
Americans throw out $12 billion --
billion 1 U.S.. of edible food each
year.
I have no reason to doubt the good
professor. I have maintained for
years that we throw more material in-
to garbage bags than we throw on the
table every week at our house.
Rathje suspects that Canadians
have the same consumer and trash
habits as Americans. Since our lives
are so saturated by Yankee culture,
I have no reason to doubt the state-
ment. Rathje thinks much of the
waste could be eliminated if con-
s samers,ye better educated about
how much_to buy at the supermarket.
His studies indicate that the
average household in Tucson,
Arizona, throws away 15 per cent of
all solid food that is bought. He cau-
tions that some of it is necessary and
understandable: tiny amounts of lef-
tovers, potato peels, and such. But a
significant portion is because too
much perishable food has been
brought home.
He points out that waste patterns in
garbage Cans are about the same no
matter where you live, whether on
snob hill or the wrong side of the
tracks.
The figures, revealed recently
when Rathje was a guest speaker at
the annual meeting of the Grocery
Products Manufacturers of Canada in
Montreal, caused a ripple in the dai-
ly press, enough for most major
PICKETS BANK -- A disgruntled
hog farmer picketed in front of
the Exeter branch of the Bank of
Montreal, Friday.
newspapers to carry a story.
But what Professor Rathje said, to
me was this: Canadians and
Americans get food cheap. They do
not pay enough for it.
What you get for next to nothing you
do not appreciate. This axiom is true
no matter what we are talking about.
If we don't appreciate it, we don't
care what happens to it. Easy come,
easy go.
And for those who are getting a lit-
tle steamed up about that statement,
think about what is in your grocery
cart the next time you go to the super-
market. It will be filled with paper
products --facial tissues, bathroom
tissue, hand towels, sanitary
napkins-- and hardware and plants
and flowers and softener salt and dog
and cat food and colas and kettles and
shoe polish and nylons and kitty litter
and chocolates and junk food.
Not much more than half of what
Managing
family
resources
By Lera Ryan 1
Spring weather brings hectic
schedules to most farms. Long work-
ing hours, equipment breakdowns,
and unto -operative weather make
some people frustrated and irritable.
Meals may be delayed; there is little
time to relax; things may not "go
right". Stress builds easily. Making
clear decisions becomes difficult and
often there is an increase in farm
accidents.
Stress is one of the human risks of
farming. In the midst of planting
season, do you find yourself yelling at
your spouse or ready to snap when
your son asks you a simple question?
Another person may be unable to
discuss worries and try to avoid fami-
ly and friends. This anti -social
behaviour is usually a reaction to the
situation rather than that particular
person.
You may recognize stress in fami-
ly members. You can help by keeping
that person up to date on farm and
family activities. Discuss other topics
as well. Listen carefully and show ap-
preciation to your partner and
children.
You can help yourself to handle
stress too. Take a few minutes each
day to plan the next day. Eat regular
balanced meals. If you stay in the
field for meal time, take a break to
eat. Try to keep in touch with your
family's activities and needs. It is im-
portant to discuss your problems with
your spouse, older children or a close
friend. Everyone needs a support
system. Learn to share your bad
times as well as your good times!
Other ways to relieve tension are
having an early morning quiet time,
complete relaxation for 10-15 minutes,
active recreation or volunteer work.
Make a commitment to yourself to
make each day easier and more en-
joyable for you and your family.
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you take will actually be food. But
when the cash register says $79.98,
you look at the sky and then at your
husband and then at the clerk as
thouglf it was her fault and fork over
your cash with the statement that
food costs too much in this century.
Not so. Food in Canada costs less
than almost anywhere else in the en-
tire world. Consumers in only one or
two countries spend less of their
disposable income on food than what
we spend in Canada.
Whether you believe it or not, Cana-
dians are one or the luckiest nations
in the world when it comes to food at
reasonable prices, available in almost
endless quantities. We do not have to
line up for hours to buy food as they
do in Russia and Poland and even
East Germany. We are not starvini
as so many are in north Africa and'
some other Third World countries.
We have food that is.ffpah and sub.{
culent and in abtmdance and at.
reasonable prices. We have it because'
farmers here are the best in the world
and don't you ever forget i1.
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to Ontario's
Respattse Largest en-
vironmental public participation
campaign, Pitch -In, has been over-
whelming and resulted in campaign
materials being depleted, leaving
some participating groups and
schools without their supply of free
garbage bags, which they use in their
clean-up and beautification projects
during May 5-11, the dates of the
campaign.
"The good "news is that more than
2,000 organizations and schools who
responded to the campaign received
more than 100,000 free garbage bags
supplied to us by Sunoco Inc.," states
Rick Morgan, Executive Vice Presi-
dent of the Ontario Federation of
Anglers and Hunters, adding, "The
bad news is that we have had to turn
away more than 100 organizations as
our supply ran out."
Among the area groups joining the
campaign are: McGillivray Central
School, Exeter Public School, J.A.D.
McCurdy School, Huron
Huron men
given posts
Park/Crediton Cubs and Scou
Claybird Gun Club, New Orleans Pi
za, Grand Bend Public School, Zuric
Public School and the Village o
Zurich.
Even though the Ontario Federa-
tion of Anglers and Hunters would like
to have been able to respond to all re-
quests, the organisation is ecstatic
about the excellent response it receiv-
ed to the campaign. "It would be
much worse if bags were left over as
it would indicate a lack of interest. It's
obvious that Pitch -In 'has become a
very popular campaign among
residents of our province," comments
Morgan, adding that, obviously, funds
for 1987's campaign will need to be
increased.
Projects are being planned in all
parts of Ontario. Many involve the
cleaning up of school grounds and
parks, while others include clean-ups
of whole communities and wilderness
areas. All have received free garbage
bags from Sunoco who have co-
sponsored the campaign, with the On-
tario Ministry of the Environment for
two years. •
The marketing students of
Georgian College, Owen Sound Cam-
pus, are participating in the cam-
paign by assisting Sydenham Sport-
smen Club. The students are tackling
Earlier, the CFFO's Annual Con- the environmental project as a
vention re-elected Tom Oegema a
turkey producer from Elgin County,
as president, and Bill Jongejan, a
pork producer from Huron County as
Vice-president.
Garry Sytsma, a chicken and pork
producer from Hagersville in the
Haldimand-Norfolk Region, has been
elected to a two-year term on the
seven -member Executive Board of
the Christian Farmers Federation of
Ontario.
Re-elected to two-year terms were
Rennie Feddema and Sid Sikkema.
Rennie Feddema is a farm wife from
Strathroy in Middlesex County,
The Federation has joined other
farm groups in calling for the
establishment of a joint agency by the
Ministry of Agriculture and Food and
the Ministry of Labour to develop and
administer health and safety pro-
grams in agriculture. Participation in
an advisory committee is also being
sought to develop the terms of
reference of the new agency.
The Federation has gone on record
endorsing current legislation that
restricts the use of farm trucks to
farmer's own produce year-round or
that of a neighbor during the harvest
season. Concern is growing that the
farm vehicle license plate may be
dropped because many farm trucks
are being used for hire year-round.
Hugo Maaskant, a chicken and cash
crop pjoducer, from Goderich in
efre ted tis
taii4to
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tarso 'Oafth fnC6iiie' g'tabilization
Commission. He replaces John Moer-
man, a pork producer from Kent
County who has served for four years.
marketing project, providing
marketing research, sales promotion
d advertising. In addition to
selves, the -students plan to in -
more than 300 students from
ry to post -secondary schools in
s as well as businesses who
ted to contribute support
and funds to cover local
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, the Sydenham Sport-
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