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The Rural Voice, 1993-01, Page 3R.V. Editor: Keith Roulston editorial advisory committee: Bev Hill, farmer, Huron County John Heard, soils and crop extension and research, northwestern Ontario Neil McCutcheon, farmer, Grey Cty. Diane O'Shea, farmer, Middlesex Cty. George Penfold, associate professor, University of Guelph Gerald Poechman, farmer, Bruce Cty. contributing writers: Adrian Vos, Gisele Ireland, Cathy Laird, Wayne Kelly, June Flath, Ian Wylie-Toal, Susan Glover, Bob Reid, Mervyn Erb, DareneYavorsky, Peter Baltensperger, Sandra Orr, Yvonne Reynolds, Bonnie Gropp, Rhea Hamilton -Seeger, Kendra Krauter marketing & advertising sales manager: Gerry Fortune advertising sales: Merle Gunby production co-ordinator: Tracey Rising advertising & editorial production: Rhea Hamilton -Seeger Anne Harrison laserset: with the Macintosh Classic printed & mailed by: Signal -Star Publishing, Goderich, Ontario subscriptions: $16.05 (12 issues) (includes 7% GST) Back copies $2.75 each For U.S. rates, add $5 per year Changes of address, orders for subscrip- tions and undeliverable copies (return postage guaranteed) are to be sent to The Rural Voice at the address listed below. Canadian Magazine Publishers Association All manuscripts submitted for consideration should be accompanied by a stamped, self-addressed envelope. The publisher cannot accept responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts or photographs, although both are welcome. The opinions expressed herein are not necessarily those of the publisher. Editorial content may be reproduced only by permission of the publisher. Published monthly by The Rural Voice, Box 429, Blyth, Ontario, NOM 1HO, 519-523-4311 (fax 523-9140). Publication mail registration No. 3560 held by North Huron Publishing Co. Inc. at Goderich, Ontario. Behind the Scenes Looking at farming where it's warm Choices. Each month there are many choices to be made in preparing The Rural Voice to press. What stories will be featured this month? Should they be "people" stories or should we talk about relevant issues that are hot on the news agenda? Some choices are made for us. With deadlines well in advance of when the magazine hits your mail box, we can't be on top of the news the way the daily newspapers, radio and television or even the weekly papers can be. It means we can't hope to "cover" the news. But there are choices just the same. This month, for instance, we could have dealt with the crop disaster that was still unfolding as we approached deadline. With "January 1993" on the front of the magazine, however, we thought maybe it would be best to put 1992's tribulations behind us as quickly as possible. What better way to forget the weather than by talking to farmers who already have their 1993 crops growing. At Bruce Tropical Produce the spring crop of tomatoes was already being planted before Christmas. The huge greenhouse project at the Bruce Energy Centre is a cheerful place to be when the snow is blowing outside. Even when weather isn't one of the variables to be juggled in food production, however, there are still the normal problems of prices and expenses to be faced, as well as some problems that are unique to those who farm under glass. While Bruce Tropical Produce is a large operation, Shirley and Luke Bouman's operation is more like a family farm. The couple has been growing Alstroemerias in the greenhouses near Londesboro for six years and still enjoy being surrounded by flowers all year round. The problems of growing plants indoors can be the same for home gardeners as large operations. One of the greatest pests in greenhouses is the white fly and Rhea Hamilton - Seeger, in her gardening column, deals with the same insect and the problems it can cause for home gardeners. Some of our writers are already thinking ahead to spring. Our decorating writer Kendra Krauter gives advice on spring decorating projects. But some people aren't ignoring the reality of January weather. Bonnie Gropp in her recipe selection features warm drinks for cold winter weather.— KRO NOTICE We welcome new readers to The Rural Voice this month. Subscribers of Townsman magazine will receive copies of The Rural Voice to complete their subscriptions. Townsman, a magazine about life in western Ontario from a more urban perspective, has been discontinued because of the continuing recession and the lack of advertising support as a result. While the direction of The Rural Voice, aimed more at rural residents is slightly different than Townsman, we hope our new readers will find something to erijoy. Agriculture is a huge part of the economy and lifestyle of the region and hopefully The Rural Voice will inform even urban readers of the people who provide their food. New features, such as the Rural Living section of the magazine, will provide interesting articles for both urban and rural readers. We regret the demise of Townsman which had developed a loyal audience in its two years of existence, but the recession shows no sign of relenting in western Ontario and the magazine could not continue under the current conditions. Perhaps someday in a brighter future a similar magazine may again dwell on the many pleasures of life in this area of Ontario.