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HOME &Country A magazinefbr rural women Home ct; Country is a publication for rurth women‘s groups in Ontario. 11 is published by the Rural Organizations and Servtces Branch ot' the Onlitrlo t\llltl5[r_\ of Agriculture and Food. Home & L'ttttntt) has to u objectives. I To provide it communications link between rural women 5 groups tn Ontario. 3. 'l u prm tde educational material relating to organizational and tlit_ll\lLJUL1l leadership dctelopmc‘nt, Please address all correspondence: Guelph Agriculture Centre Pl ). BU\ ION] Uttclph. Ontario. NIH (1N1 Edhor Carol Stcwart-Kirkby Editorial Committee Denise Edwards lcltatrpersonl. Geraldine Campbell. Pat Clark. lidu \. an tit-r Linden. Etntn Van Trigt. Gail Murdock. Jacky Schmidt. Burt-urn PinLney. Carol StewarteKirkby Vol. 56 No. 3 March. April, May 1990 Front (‘ut er Women‘s Institute members ofNorl'olk North and South Districts pttrltt'tpttlctl in a trainetheett‘ainer microwave course offered by the [mt tll\.lttt.‘l\ this winter. A local microwave specialist was hired to \Ll'llL' the (nurse and then teach it to interested representatives from the branches. Ten of a possible 20 branches each sent two representatives to the u nrkshop to learn new techniques and how to make the most oftheir ‘mtcrmtruvcx. Thirty dishes were prepared by the participants. then ‘CLtlL'II tor lunch, Later. the women receivcd tips for teaching the cottrsc to their branches. as well as recipe books and other microwave ideas to pass on to members. The course was well received by participants. More courses may he uttered in the future. Pictured on our cover (from left to right) are Vera Good. Ruth Vct/ and course leader Muriel Mullins. (Photo courtesy of Helen Young) 3 H & (' March. April. May IlJlJtI Editorial Two questions By Carol Stewart-Kirkby During the last month or so, I have received le several readers asking two very pertinent questions. many of you are asking yourselves these same two so I will attempt to answer them here. item {,0 l 11m s questio 1. Why isn’t Home & Country printed on recyclable paper? We are currently at the end of a printing contract whi stipulates paper stock. This summer, the contract “ill and it is my plan to seek a recyclable stock for the netl p contract. Readers should expect to see Home & (1m unconted paper this fall. Also. I would like to investigate the possibility nt pn'mg on paper made from recycled materials. i will be attending workshop hosted by paper merchant Buntin Gillicx laterth spring. to find out more about these papers. Most iii [hm _. made from 50 to 60 per cent recycled material. I would also like to add a special note of thanks here. are always extra magazines for every issue. Two pmple at Guelph Agriculture Centre have steadily been [ultlng iii extras to be recycled in Hutton where coated papEt l\ :tEcepi in the recycling program. Thanks to Winnit'red Notion . Carol Murphy for their help in this matter. exp' n‘nt' rttry . 2. Why was the last issue of Home 8: Country w late? From October to March, I was on maternity lent: Duri that time Janine Rodeos-Grant worked two day» a w Editing Home & Country and our other quarter]: mugazi . The Enthusiast. Since I normally work five days .; \tcek.th created a backlog. To address the situation. the Dec. Jan. issue . I Home Country was extended to include Feb. and this ls". at has n. extended to include May. There will be a June an: luly iss . Then we will be caught up. I appreciate theconcem and frustration this sttu;.i ltll'l ca a 1 am trying not to include information which will quickly out-ofâ€"date. May I suggest if your branch has not itceived i issue of the magazine. please write to me at the tltlt lit-55ml ' page. Sometimes, readers wait up to two years l-I -.ontact about missed magazines. Please write as soon as tunable we can get the magazines off to your group. Thank you i your patience and cooperation. This is the first Home & Countty I have edited sittCE returned from my leave, I Was struck by the number of ll'l -t esting articles submitted by readers. You will notice as t read through this issue many bylines bclonginu tn t’Ea Keep up the input!