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This year marks the 100th anniversary of women’s suffrage in Manitoba. Mennonites had been disenfranchised for their refusal to fight in the First World War, so neither men nor women were allowed to vote.

Botanical medicine (also known as herbal medicine) is the use of herbs and plants to treat medical and specific health conditions.

On Tuesday May 31 the new Progressive Conservative government introduced its first budget, just six weeks after being elected by Manitobans.

It was in the 1970s – 50 years ago – that then US Agriculture Secretary, Earl Butz is to have said “Before we go back to organic agriculture in this country, somebody must decide which 50 million Americans we are going to let starve or go hungry”.

When I was about 9 years old I was our neighbour’s farm waiting my friend Elaine to finish supper so that we could play outside. Elaine’s house was fun – they had a teeter totter!

Miscarriages are quite common. On the babycenter.ca website it is reported that early miscarriages are very common. Often, a woman miscarries before she even realizes she’s pregnant.

Mennonite Heritage Village (MHV) is a registered charity, so fundraising is a major activity for us.

We’ve all heard the famous words, “your body is a temple”. If we believe this to be true however, we should treat it as our permanent home.

On Monday I had the honour of attending the official sod-turning for the Bethesda Primary Care Centre, which is expected to open in Steinbach in summer, 2017.

I grew up in southwestern Manitoba, in a small town just like La Broquerie. My mom was a cook for a local diner and later in a nursing home. She always seemed to be surrounded by food.