A Hutterite Colony in South Dakota has agreed to abide by an order issued by a U.S. District Court judge to restore a wetland that it had illegally drained and tried to farm. With the U.S. fixated on the month-long armed occupation of a National Wildlife Refuge in Oregon, at… Continue reading…
The Green Acres Hutterite colony, on its 20,000 acres in southeastern Alberta, manages a number of farming operations, a plastics recycling facility, and the largest solar farm in Western Canada.
In the run-up to their hard-fought general election, won by Justin Trudeau and his Liberal Party on October 19, Canadians often expressed pride in their toleration for religious and cultural differences. Many Canadian commentators, and to judge by the results at the polls, a majority of Canadian voters, rejected what… Continue reading…
In the run-up to their hard-fought general election, won by Justin Trudeau and his Liberal Party on October 19, Canadians often expressed pride in their toleration for religious and cultural differences. Many Canadian commentators, and to judge by the results at the polls, a majority of Canadian voters, rejected what… Continue reading…
Canadian photographer Tim Smith was roaming the prairies near his home in Brandon, Manitoba, when he spotted a group of Hutterite women working in one of the colony gardens. After he stopped to take some pictures of them, one of the young women pulled a phone out of her dress… Continue reading…
The Hutterites at the Viking Colony in rural Alberta, 75 miles southeast of Edmonton, constantly look for ways to use their business intuition to develop new enterprises. They are also seeking to preserve their unique values as they adapt to new challenges. Country Guide, a Canadian farming publication, focused an… Continue reading…
The Stahl Farms, a Dariusleut Hutterite colony in the state of Washington, embraces many modern technologies, particularly those that will improve their agricultural production. The colony, near the town of Ritzville, about 57 miles southwest of Spokane, has been able to expand its cultivated acres from 3,000 in 1980 when… Continue reading…
A South Dakota school district has purchased iPads for the children at a Hutterite colony school, and apparently the colony leaders are quite supportive. It hardly needs to be said that the kids are thrilled, even if the reasons for the purchase of the devices were not all that positive…. Continue reading…
Mary-Ann Kirkby, author of the best-selling I Am Hutterite, has come out with another work on Hutterite culture, particularly their cooking, which she has been promoting during a recent book tour in Alberta. Kirkby spent her early childhood in a Hutterite colony in Manitoba but in 1969, when she was… Continue reading…
One would expect members of the peaceful societies to spread out, establishing family groups and communities in new locations, moving and settling elsewhere just as many other people do. Tristan Islanders resettle in Cape Town, some Inuit have moved south to major Canadian cities, and a group of Hutterites established… Continue reading…
