Keeping faith.

Keeping is where material is gathered and held with care. Keeping is the pantry, the library — food for the body and the mind, a place to track down information, stories or people and to share it all openly and with real joy.

Here in Keeping, you’ll find much more than just my voice. Part of tending a commons is acknowledging the people who’ve helped you learn how to see, think, and act more clearly. This is particularly true here, on the territory of the Treaty 7 peoples — the Siksika, Kainai, Piikani, Stoney Nakoda, and Tsuut’ina Nations, as well as the Nosehill and Calgary Elbow Métis people. The homestead is not just a farm; it is also a place that has seen the movement of people since time immemorial.

Standing on our laneway, you can see the imposing black bulk of we-ti-kwos-ti-kwan — the Cree name for what settlers have called Devil’s Head — an important landmark that guided Blackfoot communities on their annual migrations. In our pastures, we have found fire-broken rock and other fragments that point clearly to human presence in a distant, pre-contact past. History is not an idea here; it is the very ground we walk on.

Unlike Living, which holds our values story, or Tending, which lays out current practice, Keeping is where things settle. It’s the deep-dive end of the site — a place to slow down, follow threads, and spend time with ideas that repay attention. This isn’t a comprehensive library or a definitive reading list. It’s a working archive, shaped by use, revisited as understanding changes, and added to carefully rather than constantly. Some of the resources here may be out of print, housed in academic libraries or archives, or collected by me and kept here at the homestead. If there’s something you’re specifically interested in, please do let me know and I’ll help you as much as I can on your own journey of discovery.

If you’re looking for background, context, or company for longer thinking, come on in. This is a great place to start.