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  <title><![CDATA[Cashew Canyon Cross Ranch]]></title>
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  <description><![CDATA[Cashew Canyon Cross Ranch is a working cattle ranch in the Alberta foothills offering bunkhouse and cabin stays, trail rides, and seasonal cattle drives. Book direct.]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[How the Kitchen Garden Feeds the Ranch Through Summer]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[The kitchen garden behind the main house started in 2016 as four raised beds on the south-facing slope below the porch. It has grown since then, and through July and August it supplies most of the vegetables that go to the table. Here is how it works.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 15:20:26 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[What to Expect on Your First Ranch Stay]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Most guests arrive at Cashew Canyon Cross Ranch with a rough idea of what a ranch stay involves and a few specific questions they have not quite asked yet. This is an attempt to answer those questions before you get here, so you can spend your first morning doing things rather than figuring out how things work.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 10:29:42 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[What the Seasonal Cattle Drive Actually Involves]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[The cattle drive is the activity that guests ask about most and also the one that requires the most honest description. It is a full working day, not a guided trail ride with cattle nearby. Here is what the day actually looks like.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 15:47:07 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Trail Riding in the Alberta Foothills: What You Should Know]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Trail riding in the foothills is not the same as riding in an arena or on a flat trail through a park. The terrain changes, the horses respond to things you cannot always predict, and the weather has opinions. This is what we tell guests before they get in the saddle.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 18:28:53 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Why We Run Angus Cross Cattle in the Alberta Foothills]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[When Thomas Kearsley bought the property in 2011, the previous owner had been running a mixed herd with no particular breeding program. Over the following three years, Thomas moved to a predominantly Angus cross herd, and the reasons for that choice are straightforward enough to explain.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 19:49:09 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[How We Dry-Age Beef at the Ranch and Why It Matters]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Dry-aging is not complicated, but it requires patience and consistent conditions. We have been doing it at the ranch since 2014, when Thomas built a dedicated aging room off the back of the cold storage. Here is what the process actually involves.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 17:22:16 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Calving Season on a Small Foothills Ranch: How It Works]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Calving season is the most demanding stretch of the ranch year. It runs from late February through mid-March most years, and for those three weeks the barn is the centre of everything. Here is what the process involves on a small foothills operation.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 12:13:08 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[When Is the Best Time to Visit a Working Ranch in Alberta?]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[The ranch is open from May 1 through October 31. Each part of that window is different, and the right time to visit depends on what you want to see and do. Here is an honest account of what each season offers.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 20:18:06 GMT</pubDate>
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