People are curious as to what we do in our off-season at Mennonite Heritage Village (MHV), and many are surprised when I say that it’s very busy, just a different kind of busy.
In what has become an annual tradition at the Manitoba Legislature, the “Poppy Blanket”, made up of 8,000 handmade poppies amassing 85 feet in length, was put on display this week in a stunning presentation that stretches from the third floor of the building all the way down the Grand Staircase.
Since we moved out into the country many years ago, composting has been one of the things that I have tried to incorporate into my daily life… and into the life of my family.
I have been trying to discern truth concerning the Israel-Gaza conflict. I have examined various perspectives and I have weighed arguments pro-and-con.
It is fascinating how the exterior of a fridge often becomes a personal gallery and museum.
My heart sometimes feels like it’s breaking. This has been a very long two years.
During the last election campaign, Manitoba Progressive Conservatives made the case that the Trudeau government’s carbon tax should be removed from home heating costs.
I got my agricultural degree at the University of Manitoba in the 1960s. I don’t recall ever talking about regenerative agriculture then.
The late fall weather was warm enough that my friend and I decided to do one last paddle.
While the attention of Canadians has been (quite understandably) focused on the terrible violence in Israel the past couple weeks, a lot has been going on in Ottawa.
