Book Review: GREENIOLOGY by Tanya Ha. 2005; Penguin Books Canada By Marilyn Houser Hamm ACAN has teamed up with the South Central Regional Library to showcase their resources about sustainability. We invite you to check out their wide range of books on this topic. To arrange for a contactless pick up of books, you can  a) place a hold on the books you want online or by phone b) call  204-324-1503 to schedule your pick up time Greeniology Do you have that feeling by now which of your New Year’s resolutions are going to “stick” and others that, sigh, may wait til next year for another try.... Well, here is a resolution for life: be committed to GREENIOLOGY. What is GREENIOLOGY, you ask? Australian journalist and environmentalist Tanya Ha subtitles her engaging book with the response, “ How to live well, be green and make a difference.” Rather than creating a book of “should” and “should nots” for Canadians, Tanya Ha invites her readers into the adventure of practical tips and ways that

  ACAN has teamed up with the South Central Regional Library to showcase their resources about sustainability. We invite you to check out their wide range of books on this topic. To arrange for a contactless pick up of books, you can  a) place a hold on the books you want online or by phone b) call  204-324-1503 to schedule your pick up time Sustainable Kitchen Book Review By Jonah Langelotz In Sustainable Kitchen , authors Heather Wolfe, and Jaynie McCloskey put a modern spin on a cookbook ethic that many are familiar with: cook more healthfully, eat more sustainably, live more faithfully. Although not connected to Mennonite cookbooks like More with Less, or Simply in Season , it carries a similar belief that the food choices we make help or harm our bodies, families, communities, and planet.  Written by two younger mothers, Sustainable Kitchen begins with information about human and planet health, along with basic nutrition information. Full disclosure, there are no recipes or menti

  ACAN has teamed up with the South Central Regional Library to showcase their resources about sustainability. We invite you to check out their wide range of books on this topic. During the next few weeks ACAN will be highlighting and reviewing several of the books from this collection. To arrange for a contactless pick up of books, you can  a) place a hold on the books you want online or by phone b) call  204-324-1503 to schedule your pick up time Our House is on Fire - Scenes of a Family and a Planet in Crisis By Malena and Beata Ernman, Svante and Greta Thunberg Most people are probably familiar with Greta Thunberg.  Famous for her climate activism, named TIME Person of the Year in 2019, and a Nobel Peace prize nominee, she sparked a worldwide student movement demanding world leaders take action on climate change.  While she became famous for her school strikes, Our House is on Fire gives powerful insight into how and why Greta started her school strike each Friday to sit outside th

Connie Heppner Mueller Just throw it away. It’s a common phrase. But where is “away?”  I used to live in that blissful place where I didn’t think about where my garbage went. It magically disappeared from the curb every week and I never thought about it again. Now I think about it a lot. Turns out there is no magical place called “away” and all the things we throw out come from somewhere and end up somewhere.  Recycle Manitoba has a great slogan to remind us that “If you’re not recycling you’re throwing it all away.” It states the obvious of course, but it reminds us that so much of what ends up at the landfill is not meant to be thrown away but rather added to a circular system, like recycling or composting, where the materials can be used again and again.  The Town of Altona has taken many progressive steps in recent years toward reducing how much waste ends up in the landfill by offering 3 waste-streams including unlimited curbside recycling and composting options to all residents.