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Farm Happenings at A Rocha Farm
let the zucchini begin!
I hope you are surviving this heat wave and finding some refreshing ways to cool off. I am especially thankful to our crew for their commitment to getting early starts and working evenings and putting in long, hot hours to keep the farm watered and thriving despite the high temps. And I have loved1 read more »
Lettuce coming out our ears!
As you may suspect judging by the massive amounts of lettuce coming in your boxes in the past two weeks, we have been swimming in lettuce here at the farm! We had a few large succession plantings meant to come on over the course of a few weeks, that came on all at once! And so while we shared as mu1 read more »
Lettuce coming out our ears...
As you may suspect judging by the massive amounts of lettuce coming in your boxes in the past two weeks, we have been swimming in lettuce here at the farm! We had a few large succession plantings that came on all at once, and so while we shared as much as we could with you in the past few weeks, it1 read more »
Delighting in work that is real
"... The work of the world is common as mud.
Botched, it smears the hands, crumbles to dust.
But the thing worth doing well done
has a shape that satisfies, clean and evident.
Greek amphoras for wine or oil,
Hopi vases that held corn, are put in museums
but you know they were made to be1 read more »
Delighting in work that is real
"... The work of the world is common as mud.
Botched, it smears the hands, crumbles to dust.
But the thing worth doing well done
has a shape that satisfies, clean and evident.
Greek amphoras for wine or oil,
Hopi vases that held corn, are put in museums
but you know they were made1 read more »
It's finally here!
It’s finally here! Your first CSA share of the season is here and we are beyond excited. This past week turned up the heat and most of our crew (and veggies) loved it! With long days of hard work planting and weeding in the sun followed by river dips and warm evenings, it really felt like sum1 read more »
Final CSA box of the season!!
A season of rest is coming at the farm! It is hard to believe, but we are now at the end of our 20 week CSA season. It has been a good year for our CSA program, and we are so grateful for the support we've received. We've had an amazing crew getting the work done, wonderful a1 read more »
Final CSA box of the season!
A season of rest is coming at the farm! It is hard to believe, but we are now at the end of our 20 week CSA season. It has been a good year for our CSA program, and we are so grateful for the support we've received. We've had an amazing crew getting the work done, wonderful and de1 read more »
Farm happening for October 16
We try to get as many cover crops seeded in the fall as field space permits. Many beds are still in use with late season crops at the moment, but over half the farm is now seeded to cover crops. Also called "green manure", a cover crop does several things: it protects the soil from comp1 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.