Insights and Stories of john-varty

Aug. 24, 2012 at 12:54 pm CDT

John Varty and his fiancée Molly Daley are driving across Canada in an effort to speak to farmers about the issues that concern them, and to bring those concerns to urbanites. They’re doing it in an unusual fashion — towing a "farmhouse" behind a Massey Ferguson 1660 — and will […]

By john-varty, molly-daley

Aug. 21, 2012 at 12:23 pm CDT

If you haven’t been to Calgary since the last boom happened, you’ll notice the skyline has filled in quite a bit. Large office towers dominate the downtown, and there is no shortage of expensive vehicles on the roads But, as it is still a city of around a million, it […]

By john-varty, molly-daley

Aug. 17, 2012 at 1:18 pm CDT

If you’re ever in the Camrose, Alta. area and plan to drive south, don’t bother with the main highway (the QE2). Don’t get us wrong, Highway 2 is just fine, especially if you’re in a hurry. However, the really beautiful countryside is east of the main route, along Highways 21 […]

By john-varty, molly-daley

Aug. 13, 2012 at 5:22 pm CDT

The Edmonton area provided more content than we had originally bargained for. Toward the end of our previous entry, we referred to land-use battles between citizen groups and the municipality. Well, after some digging around we soon found folks willing to tell us (albeit not on camera) some startling personal […]

By john-varty, molly-daley

Aug. 9, 2012 at 5:11 pm CDT

We’ve made our way north and west out of Camrose, Alta. to spend a few days in the "City of Champions:" Edmonton. We’ve camped in a nice little spot just north of Camrose where we had a chance to chat with some fellow campers who are also farmers. One fellow […]

By john-varty, molly-daley