Odonates – dragonflies and damselflies
We prefer to see many flying insects from a distance – mosquitoes, wasps, blackflies, hornets, gnats. Not so odonates. Their colours can be magnificent and iridescent; only hummingbirds come close [...]
In the Thin Between
A Reflection by Hospitality Intern - Nozomi Imanishi Every year up to 30 interns join the A Rocha Brooksdale team. One young woman, Nozomi, came to A Rocha in the midst [...]
A Rocha, Climate Change and You
Are you concerned about Climate Change? So are we! Here are ways we are responding: As an organization: A Rocha International is sending delegates to COP21 -- the UN Climate [...]
Farmer Paul Neufeld reflects on the end of the season
It is hard to believe that 20 weeks ago we plunged into A Rocha's 11th CSA season with a tentative first week of veggies - slightly ahead of schedule due [...]
Spirituality of Gardening Seminar Recap
Learning the ways God and God's story is revealed to us, sometimes plainly, through his Creation and simple rhythms of tending to a garden. In September this year, we had the [...]