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Lentils from the Ashes of War ARTICLES First appeared in Grainews on 5 April 2022 In 1923, Jirys Ya’qūb Sallūm kissed his wife and young sons goodbye in the town of Qar’awn, located in the Biqa’ Valley, in the French protectorate of Lebanon and Syria. Speaking only... 
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Articles Running on Beans First appeared in Grainews on 20 Feb 2018 I am a runner. When the weather allows, I run with my friend, Amy Jo Ehman, along the riversides and bridges of Saskatoon when I’m not scudding through the sand and gravel of our rural roads. Last... 
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Family Traditions First appeared in Grainews on September 2018 Articles One of the great truisms about food is that by cooking the foods of our forebears, we maintain or re-establish a link with our heritage. My mother’s antecedents were off-Colony Hutterites who... 
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Articles Climate Change and Our Plates A month ago, Dave stumped me with a late-evening question, posed as we got ready for bed after Netflix, tea, and date squares: “What would you be willing to give up eating for the sake of climate change?” I had to sleep on it....