While the message still does not resonate with all of us, more and more people are beginning to grow food close to home.
Many years ago, I overheard an elected official from the area who was on the phone with a reporter from Toronto. The Toronto based reporter, before the interview officially began, was trying to get a sense of where Steinbach was in Manitoba.
As spring arrives the early bloomers like cherries, plums, apricots and forsythia are eager to start the season show off. As spring progresses, the spireas and lilacs bloom and the flowering crabapples put out their brilliant display.
This week we are beginning with our deep dive into the first families of Steinbach.
While many Manitobans may not have heard of the provincial Green Team funding program, in some way they likely have benefited from it.
The one species of shrubs we carry the most varieties of is undoubtedly lilacs. At least four different families of lilac and well over forty different cultivars have passed through our nursery over the years I have worked here.
It is interesting to think about origins and the impacts the decisions made by our ancestors have on our lives today.
“Beer is proof that God exists and wants us to be happy”. You may have heard that cheeky quotation attributed to Benjamin Franklin, but it isn’t quite accurate.
One of the most welcomed provincial programs in recent years was the Arts, Culture and Sport in Community (ACSC) grant program.
I had somewhat of an unusual curious dream during the other night – my dream was pointing me to a future monthly editorial.
