Canola
Crops of the Canadian Badlands
Canola refers to a cultivar of either Rapeseed or Field Mustard.
Their seeds are used to produce edible oil that is fit for human
consumption because it has lower levels of erucic acid than
traditional rapeseed oils and to produce livestock feed because it
has reduced levels of the toxic glucosinolates. The name "canola"
was derived from Canadian oil, low
acid. Canola oil is made at a processing facility by
crushing the rapeseed. Approximately 43% of a seed is oil. What
remains is rapeseed meal, a high quality animal feed. 22.68
kilograms (50 pounds) of rapeseed makes approximately 10 liters
(2.64 US gallons) of canola oil. A canola field is recognizable by
the bright yellow flowers when in bloom.
This cache is part of the Legacy Trail produced by the Canadian
Badlands Geocaching Association for the Best of the Bad Mega
Event.
The Legacy Trail
The Legacy Trail is a collection of geocaches that circles its
way over 100 miles on country roads traversing some of the most
scenic and spectacular landscape in this part of the Canadian
Badlands. A large number of caches in a variety of types, sizes and
difficulty are placed on the Trail. Every town, village and hamlet
in the Canadian Badlands has its own cache. Some caches were named
after local historic events and people, as well as celebrities who
grew up in this area. Some caches were sponsored by geocachers who
attended the Best of the Bad Mega Event. The Legacy Trail was
produced by the Canadian Badlands Geocaching Association for the
Best of the Bad Mega Event.
The Canadian Badlands
The Canadian Badlands in Alberta are like no other place on
earth, home to the world's most extensive dinosaur bonebeds,
badlands and hoodoos, and a world-class museum that shelters a 75
million-year-old legacy. The region is rich in culturally and
historically significant sites that tell the story of the First
Nations people and early settlers, and of a complex and diverse
modern society that is still deeply rooted in the spirit of the
frontier.
