Protecting Plants and Pollinators at Cedar Haven Farm
Initial biological surveys lead by a volunteer discovered a variety of Mountain Mint in the field and shrubland at Cedar Haven Farm that could potentially be the first record of [...]
Church Partners with A Rocha to Provide Fresh, Local Vegetables for Refugee Families
Gracepoint Church is extending a warm welcome to recently arrived refugees in Surrey, BC. Having sponsored an 8-member family and experiencing the reciprocal goodness of such hospitality, church members are reaching [...]
Integration for Transformation
A monthly reflection by Christie Goode (VP - Advancement) One of the things I love about A Rocha is how it integrates caring for the environment with caring for people. [...]
Joy and Hope in a Time of Shifting Sand
A monthly reflection by Christie Goode (VP – Advancement) In his book about the early years of A Rocha in the Alvor estuary in southern Portugal, Peter Harris tells a [...]
Taking Root in Ottawa
Our happy group enjoying the wildflower walk; notice the blanket of trilliums in the background. On May 7 a group of twenty four (including eight children) joined A Rocha Ottawa for wildflower walk, potluck supper and [...]