by Alicia Becker | Apr 7, 2026 | AALP Class 21, General
The moment I placed my foot on the slider, my body took over. Anxiety surged. Memories flashed—falls, slips, loss of control on winter roads. I couldn’t access the rational part of my mind that knew I was safe. What was supposed to be fun suddenly felt overwhelming.
by Peggy Brekveld | Mar 6, 2026 | BUILD Leadership, Building Community Leaders, Community, OAAS
This is one those articles that asks more questions than gives you answers! Nothing like leading a workshop on Governance to challenge me to answer the question: Strategic Plans, by-laws, policies, procedures… Why do they matter? I like to challenge a group about...
by Lindsay Dykeman | Feb 13, 2026 | AALP Class 21, Advanced Agricultural Leadership Program, General
The Sarnia seminar offered participants a valuable opportunity to learn, connect, and reflect, but one moment stood out as especially meaningful: the luncheon honouring Peter Hannam and his lasting legacy in Ontario agriculture and the Advanced Agricultural Leadership...
by Peggy Brekveld | Dec 9, 2025 | General
There is nothing like being a kid riding a bike down a hill without a care in the world… One of the farms my family lived on had two houses – one for the boss and one for the hired hand (that would be us!). Both homes sat on the top of a hill. Well, hill might be an...
by Peggy Brekveld | Nov 7, 2025 | General
It has been a long time since I saw the Northern Lights so high in the sky. Sometimes as I walk, they skim the edge of the northern horizon at this time of year. The best views of them would be in the early hours of the morning – and I am not a morning person! Last night though, as Gert and I drove home from a concert, we saw them dancing above us.
by Peggy Brekveld | Oct 22, 2025 | AALP Class 21, Advanced Agricultural Leadership Program, Community, General
A good friend tells me that it is strange for someone to go walking at night. I get it. Days when I do walk in the light reveal the breathless shades of fall leaves, the contrast of red dogwood branches against white snow, the changing hues of birch and poplar as...
