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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.

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.

I know it has been a slow start to Spring, but I hope your life is filling up with good plans and projects. At the Mennonite Heritage Village (MHV), we are expecting one of our busiest years ever.

What a difference a year makes. It was only last year that Manitobans were enjoying among the warmest spring and summers in recorded history.

In a recent article I made some comments about Canada’s 2030 Emissions Reduction Plan (ERP), which established 2 emissions reduction targets, one for the year 2030 and the other for the year 2050.

We are in the Red River Valley which can have very wet and very dry soil. If the tree is growing in a slightly higher elevated area the drainage is better and water table is lower.

Most of us come from a long line of farmers. However, the current working generation might be the first one where the majority of us have ceased living directly from the land.