Bio: Dr. Fred Bunnell
Dr. Fred Bunnell is Professor Emeritus in the Faculty of Forestry. He studied at UBC (forestry), Switzerland (forestry) and Berkeley (life) in the 1960s. The latter did not leave him [...]
Linking healthy farms and gardens with healthy natural ecosystems
Pollinators, such as bees, beetles, butterflies, and other insects, have a role in the production of one out of every three foods we eat. The ecological service they provide is [...]
the last Monarch of 2012
Check out my updated website: https://sites.google.com/a/arocha.ca/paetkau-family/butterflies-and-other-creatures. I took a picture of the very last Monarch to be raised in the A Rocha nursery this year. We collected, raised, and released 33 [...]
Church Community Garden wins an Award!
On Monday evening, members of the Garden at the Rez gladly accepted an East York Blooming Award, co-sponsored by the East York Garden Club and The City of Toronto Parks, [...]
Seasons change
Autumn brings relief from the heat and humidity of prairie summer. However, autumn is the time to say goodbye. We have said goodbye to our housemates, the previous A Rocha [...]