In 2003, I was working at Asessippi ski hill when a co-worker mentioned that a friend of his was planning to build a straw bale house. Amazed at the idea, I asked whether that was really possible.
I did not come up with the line “hard to be green while in the red”, but I wish I had. It is a succinct phrase describing one of the most challenging policy aspects of sustainability.
Last month I had the privilege of attending the annual meetings of the Mennonite Historical Society of Canada (MHSC).
This past week marked the two-year anniversary of the country of Ukraine being forced into war by the unjust invasion of Russian leader Vladimir Putin.
Farmers that do not use tillage are called zero tillers. They typically use herbicides to control their weeds.
I remember walking around my dad’s nursery when I was a teenager, helping out and getting distracted at the same time when I spotted a tree I had seen there before but had never really seen it for what it was. Black Walnut.
This past Friday, Andrew and I took the day off, so that we could visit the Mennonite Heritage Archives, which is located on the campus of Canadian Mennonite University.
Some of my earliest memories are of a sea of blue flowers swaying in the breeze as I rode my bicycle along the gravel road that bordered my father’s flax field.
The issue of human trafficking has become more prominent in recent years as awareness of its reality has grown.
Mennonite Village Photography, produced by the Mennonite Historic Arts Committee (MHAC), is an exhibit like no other.
