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Farm Happenings at A Rocha Farm
Farm Happenings for September 1, 2020
Famer Paul here... I just got home from 3 nights of camping with family and friends. It was so good to be in a beautiful and peaceful place away from the farm, to swim in cool water, to read a book, to sing by a campfire and enjoy the company of people I love! I'm thankful to the1 read more »
Farm Happenings for August 28, 2020
Seeds are the beginning of everything on a farm. So much life, potential, nutrition, varieity, and culture is contained within each of the millions of seeds we sew over the course of each season. Some seed is expensive - for example, some of the hybrid tomatoes varieties we plant cost o1 read more »
Farm happening for August 25
Seeds are the beginning of everything on a farm. So much life, potential, nutrition, varieity, and culture is contained within each of the millions of seeds we sew over the course of each season. Some seed is expensive - for example, some of the hybrid tomatoes varieties we plant cost o1 read more »
Farm happening for August 21
Busy day of sauerkraut making - forgot to send this email. Forgive the delay!
oh the beans, the cucumbers, the zucchini... you've been good to us, but you are relentless!... Hours of the week are devoted to harvesting these crops alone. But... we'll miss you when you are gon1 read more »
Farm Happening for August 18
oh the beans, the cucumbers, the zucchini... you've been good to us, but you are relentless!... Hours of the week are devoted to harvesting these crops alone. But... we'll miss you when you are gone, and the end is in sight.
The past week we've been busily transplantin1 read more »
Farm Happening for August 14
Want to save your farmers a whole bundle of time? Its quick and easy - just remove your label from the box when you pick up your veggies. We pack over 200 CSA boxes every week, each one with a label. All of those labels have to be removed. The time adds up. But how bes1 read more »
Farm Happenings for August 11, 2020
Want to save your farmers a whole bundle of time? Its quick and easy - just remove your label from the box when you pick up your veggies. We pack over 200 CSA boxes every week, each one with a label. All of those labels have to be removed. The time adds up. But how bes1 read more »
Farm happening for August 7
Today as our harvest wound down and half the crew started packing CSA boxes, a few of us began transplanting lettuce and spinach. This area of the garden we were working in had grown a spring crop of herbs and greens, and after a fallow period under a tarp we spread more compost yesterday and1 read more »
About the farm
A Rocha Farm has been growing healthy food and caring for the ecology of our place in South Surrey since 2005. Our Community Shared Agriculture (CSA) program and farm stand connects a community of eaters in Metro Vancouver to local, seasonal food. The farm grows a diversity of vegetable crops and flowers on 3 acres of land at the A Rocha Environmental Centre.
The centre, including the farm, serves as a "living classroom" for many school children, visitors, and farm interns. A Rocha's conservation program is active in scientific monitoring and habitat restoration with a focus on the Little Campbell Watershed. The property boasts the largest collection of historic buildings in the City of Surrey with a guesthouse that serves as a hospitality centre for the A Rocha community as well as overnight guests and retreats.
A Rocha is a Christian faith-based organization with programs in Northern BC, Manitoba and Ontario and is part of a global family of A Rocha projects in 21 different countries, all working for the restoration of people and places.
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The centre, including the farm, serves as a "living classroom" for many school children, visitors, and farm interns. A Rocha's conservation program is active in scientific monitoring and habitat restoration with a focus on the Little Campbell Watershed. The property boasts the largest collection of historic buildings in the City of Surrey with a guesthouse that serves as a hospitality centre for the A Rocha community as well as overnight guests and retreats.
A Rocha is a Christian faith-based organization with programs in Northern BC, Manitoba and Ontario and is part of a global family of A Rocha projects in 21 different countries, all working for the restoration of people and places.