Rethinking Lifestyle

The economy seems to be so complex that probably no one can fully understand all its ramifications. At least that is how it seems to me.

Steinbach and surrounding municipalities are fortunate to have a composting enthusiast working at the solid waste department at the Steinbach landfill site.

I was reading an article on resilience.org about ‘urban farming’, which had been published in the Solutions Journal. It was a positive message on many fronts and one that can apply anywhere.

Roundup truly is a remarkable chemical. Sprayed onto growing plant material, it will kill the entire plant, roots and all.

After the coldest winter for more than 100 years, I am sure we are all pleased to see summer finally approaching.

If you were going down the street and saw a fight taking place on the other side, would you rush over and intervene?

Two weeks ago, Manitoba published its Peatlands Stewardship Strategy to promote the sustainability of peatlands in the province.

Three weeks ago, the New York Times ran an article called ‘It’s the end of the world as we know it…and he feels fine’, about British economist Paul Kingsnorth, who is waging war over the ‘age of ecocide’ as he calls it.

This weekend a core group of us, sat down at the kitchen table with a cup of home grown mint tea, to come up with a summer program to interest our members.

According to data collected by Green Manitoba, 40% of the waste thrown out by Manitoba families can be recycled, 40% is organic (and easily composted), and only 20% really belongs in the landfill.