This week I had a fascinating discussion with my parents (who were born in the early 1930s) about their experiences with neighbours. At the Mennonite Heritage Village (MHV), we love recreating the village experience of old when neighbours were helpers.
Nations rise and fall based on their ability to feed themselves. In an increasingly global marketplace, where developing nations rely heavily on exports from other countries to feed themselves, any interruption in supply causes a chain reaction that reverberates around the globe.
Late in the evening on Wednesday of last week the spring session of the Manitoba Legislature concluded with many important pieces of legislation passing to either become law or soon to be law.
This blog is all about local… and it doesn’t get more local than eating many of your own home-grown garden vegetables and fruits.
Have you ever noticed that we take things for granted? As I started this post, I was wondering what I would say about Bridal Wreath Spirea.
For those who grew up on farms and drove tractors that were manufactured before 1970, Mennonite Heritage Village’s (MHV) Tractor Trek offers a lot of nostalgia.
At a time when all one seems to hear about is tragedy and politics, it is comforting to know there are still some figures who rise above the political fray and are a source of national comfort and stability.
It has been several years since the Government of Quebec passed Bill 21. The legislation that prohibits some Quebec public servants from wearing religious symbols has been working its way through court challenges but in the court of public opinion in much of Canada, there are still significant concerns for what this means for religious […]
Step outside and look around you. Is there a corner of your yard that’s overgrown and unruly? Are you excited to get back in the garden, while at the same time dreading all the weeding you’ll need to do?
We’ve made it! Here is my final blog on protecting your more delicate trees and shrubs… or at least until I think of more information and tricks you can use.
