Eat Local on a Budget Part 7 – Make Your Own Broth

by Janet Kroeker

Is making broth part of your cooking routine? It has been part of mine for many years. Slow simmered roasted bones with my favourite assortment of veggies and herbs provides me with tasty and healthy broth I can use as a base for many comforting meals, especially valuable now as we head into the cold months of the year.

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Steinbach in 20 years

  

by George Klassen

“What is your vision of Steinbach in 20 years?” was a question addressed by the candidates for Steinbach Council in a discussion last week (October, 2022). A lot of good things were mentioned, such as support for industry, infrastructure, retaining our young adults, safety, recreation, public transit, and clustered communities with amenities available within easy distance.

I hope that we will also dream and plan to address climate change and other pressing environmental issues.

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Bike Repair Training in La Broquerie

by Wade Wiebe

Since La Bikequerie opened in June of this year, we’ve received close to 200 bikes and counting! Now we’re in a position to offer volunteer opportunities to those interested in working on bikes for a good cause.

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Eat Local on a Budget Part 6 – Buy Meat Direct from the Farm

by Leah Bouchard

Fall is an excellent time of year to fill your freezer with local meat direct from the farm. Free range chickens or even pastured pork may be available at this time of year. Also, when cattle and sheep come off the pasture in fall, they possess all the wonderful benefits and nutrients of being grass-fed.

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India and China

by Kyle Penner

According to NASA, the current carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere is 419 ppm. The last time there was this much CO2 in the atmosphere was 2-5 million years ago. We are the first humans to have ever lived with so much CO2 in the air. As such, the predictable weather patterns that have allowed humanity to flourish can’t be taken for granted. And if suddenly wide swaths of the planet have too much rain, or too little rain, or stronger storms, etc., the cost to our economy will be dwarfed by the cost in human lives. It’s not about saving the planet. It’s about saving… us.

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