Cultivating Food Sovereignty in Surrey Schools
Our Farms to Families project launched a new initiative this spring by partnering with the Surrey School District to pilot a school community garden. L.A. Matheson Secondary School was a [...]
Eating Wild: Dandelion Coffee and Stinging Nettle Snacks!
The A Rocha team in southern Manitoba recently hosted a “Wild Edibles” afternoon at our Pembina Valley Interpretive Centre, educating participants on the wonderful world of food right under their [...]
Cliff Swallow Banding at Brooksdale
Brooksdale Environmental Centre’s heritage barn is home not only to A Rocha’s Community Shared Agriculture (CSA) operations, but also to a decades-old colony of cliff swallows. As organic veggies come [...]
Al’s Top Seven List from the Pembina Valley Raptor Migration Project:
The A Rocha Pembina Valley Raptor Migration Project, spearheaded and coordinated by Paul Goossen, recently marked its 10th consecutive year counting migrating birds of prey in spring. Volunteers put in [...]
Margaret Atwood Sings Her Way into People’s Hearts at A Rocha’s Green Gala!
On Tuesday, May 22th A Rocha held a Green Gala at the Fairmont Waterfront in Vancouver. Nearly 300 people turned up to celebrate A Rocha’s work to transform people and [...]