Elaine Froese

Elaine Froese farms in southwestern Manitoba with her husband running a certified seed business. Elaine started encouraging farm families over 20 years ago as a Professional Home Economist. She has spent many hours at farm kitchen tables with families. Seeds of Encouragement is the name of Elaine's business and her monthly column in Grainews, a farm paper that reaches 50,000 readers. As a columnist and speaker to many rural audiences, Elaine s practical and from the heart style has inspired many families to revitalize their relationships and farm businesses.

Growing up on a mixed farm, driving the combine and communicating for a growing enterprise gives Elaine heavy doses of common sense.

Keynote Themes:

• Planning for Change..the cycle of renewal
• Balanced Living in a Complex World
• Discuss the Undiscussabull (TM) Helping Families Talk
• The Gift of Encouragement

What can YOU expect ?

Elaine delivers a visually stimulating presentation with fun props, humour and practical applications.

She cultivates mindfulness and appreciation for strong skill building for healthy relationships. Her story-telling style, with open honesty about her own life s learnings are highly motivating to her audiences. She interacts with her audience before, during and after her presentation with warmth, grace and humour.

Elaine's media experience with radio, television and the print media are assets she brings to hosting, speaking, or acting as a master of ceremonies.

Expect:

• Real life examples and success stories.
• Audience participation through interaction, questions.
• Time to share ideas and best practices.
• Practical handout sheets with tips and tools for reference.
• Laughter, motivation to take care of self and family matters.

Testimonials

• Elaine Froese was full of life, informative, positive, made me feel you could do anything if you set your mind to it. 4-H Leader.
• I could listen to Elaine Froese all day! Reston area farm woman. Just for Me Conference.
• This workshop may have changed my life. My business is growing at a tremendous rate. Recently, I was asked if I ever stop and smell the roses. My response was, Are there roses? I'm going out to find those roses! Dorothea Helms, Write Stuff Writing Services.
• Fabulous I've been told the same by many, but you ve really brought it home. Gladys Stoneham.
• I regularly read and appreciate your article each issue. With so much negative news in the wind, your article ( and others in Grainews) is a great blessing and support to those that need a frequent dose of encouragement. Robert M. Schmeichel, President & CEO, Settler AgExpert Mgt. Software.

Notables

• Certified Hudson Institute Coach 2003 ICF accredited.
• Certifcate in Conflict Resolution from Mediation Services
• Certified Family Business Advisor from Family Business Centre
• Grainews columnist Seeds of Encouragement since l995.
• Professional Home Economist, member of MAHE.
• Palliative Care Volunteer & certified
• CAFA member
• Keystone Ag. Producers member
• Former Manitoba Mediation Board Panelist

Ag. Based Clients:

• Manitoba Agriculture and Food
• Direct Farm Marketing Conference
• Farm Business Advisor Seminar
• Manitoba Farm Women's Conference
• Ontario Soils and Crops Improvement Association: Niagara, Thunder Bay, Dryden, Rainy River
• Women and Rural Economic Development (WRED Stratford, Ontario)
• Redfern Farm Services
• Central Manitoba Holstein Club
• Somerset, Carman, Virden Wellness Seminars
• Mather, Stress on the Farm Day

Just like a farmer wakes up early on that spring morning to plant the seed, that with the proper nurture and care, will supply his needs for the next year, so have you taken up your bag with your seeds & and carried them to your field of life. Thank-you for being obedient and willing to spend time carrying those seeds to me and bringing to me new inspiration and a new crop for this year. But mostly, for providing me with enough seed for others as well. Heidi Plett, Grunthal.