A story of hope
A Rocha’s work in Canada began in 2000 and has spread across Canada with focused activity in BC, Manitoba and Ontario. In each place, A Rocha staff and volunteers are responding to the biblical call to steward creation through hands-on conservation, education and agriculture projects.
The story of A Rocha’s beginnings and growth is whimsically told in the book Planted, a Story of Creation, Calling and Community. Planted invites the reader to travel with author Leah Kostamo and the A Rocha team on the wild ride of salmon saving, stranger welcoming and God-worshipping as they establish the first Christian environmental centre in Canada.
A Rocha’s work is most fully expressed through our environmental centres and projects in BC, Manitoba and Ontario. In addition, A Rocha’s Community Garden Network and Good Seed Sunday initiatives are fostering the work of creation care in neighbourhoods and churches from coast to coast.
“Planted is a work of grace and wit, conveying the joy for which A Rocha is known.”
“If bad news about the planet is getting you down, read Planted. If all Christians were like those in A Rocha, ours would be a radically different world.”
“In an arena frequently marked by controversy and acrimony, A Rocha is cheerful, winsome, exuding gratitude. A Rocha’s work is characterized by joy and humility – it is always local, personal, relational, and hospitable.”
The latest news on our projects
The New Farm and Gift Shop
Are you looking for local, sustainably-produced gifts, produce and goodies? Are you looking for a way to connect with the friendly folk at A Rocha on a regular basis? Are you looking for an outing [...]
Welcoming the Weemhoffs!
The Brooksdale Environmental Centre recently grew by one fantastic family. After years of dreaming, Jessica and Ryan Weemhoff and their darling girls, Salel and Brooke, joined the A Rocha Brooksdale community where they will make [...]
Remembering Stan Olson
by Christy Juteau, A Rocha's National Science Director Stan Olson was the kind of volunteer every non-profit dreams of. He threw himself wholeheartedly into both A Rocha's conservation work as well as our community life [...]