Tales from the Mennonite Heritage Archives – Episode 16
A photograph from the Koop family collection of faspa in 1975. MHA 500-187.
Traditionally, faspa was a portable meal taken out to farmers on the field in the late afternoon. Faspa provided much needed sustenance for the hard workers who would typically labour until dark and then come home for supper. In this episode, host Dan Dyck sits down with Josh Penner, a Winnipeg business owner who is taking this traditional meal and giving it a contemporary twist. To start, he wanted to learn more about the tradition and explore the philosophy behind it. Where better to start that research than with a visit to the archives?
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Podcast Series: Tales from the Mennonite Heritage Archives
Episode 16: Romancing Faspa
Date: February 16, 2025
Host: Dan Dyck
Published by The Mennonite Heritage Archives
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