By Cathy Hird
One of the most quoted metaphors Jesus used is based on the mustard seed. In one, he stated that the presence and dream of God was like a mustard seed, a tiny seed that grows into a plant that can shelter the nests of birds.
Black mustard can grow to the height of three meters, and it is an annual plant so it achieves this in one season. It is a plant with energy. It is also tenacious. We have a ten acre field which with a lot of wild mustard seed waiting in the ground. Each time it is cultivated, thousands of mustard plants sprout, enough to outdo whatever we intend to grow. Given half a chance, it takes over.
So the metaphor suggests that
Eat Local Grey Bruce has just hired two new interns. Hannah Carroll and Beining Ma will assist with packing orders on delivery days, and will apply their individual skills – Hannah to the weekly management of Eat Local's on-line store and product aggregation, and Beining to the cooperative's communication and marketing.
Both Hannah and Beining grew up in Grey Bruce and have recently returned to the area after completing...
We have heard a lot of anger and frustration over local schools being closed. I understand the lost history when a school closes, but they are operating at far from full capacity. Schools are closing in many towns across the province. It's been happening for years. Students in northern Ontario have lost their local schools and have to bus more than an hour to get to the new amalgamated school.
But is the amalgamation of half empty schools really the issue? Should we not be talking about how to...
Caregiving: Practical Advice from the Trenches is a new book self-published by two local authors which describes the healing journey from two perspectives: Rachel Oliver is a survivor who was hit by a car near Keady...
- by Aly Boltman
Two weeks ago, just before we were to leave for our family vacation, Denis Langlois of The Sun Times messaged me to say that a demolition permit for Branningham Grove was before Owen Sound Council (again.)
Denis has consistently been the one who has kept me in the loop about "all things historical." He has managed to maintain his enthusiasm and integrity throughout the years. He's always followed the leads and has known when to show diligence. Were it not for Denis following up on a tiny little throwaway mention in Grey County Council's minutes about an unimportant "culvert" replacement, the now award-winning, irreplaceable Chatsworth heritage bridge would be dead and gone.
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