I’ve been visiting some family in Canada this past week – in Manitoba, not too far from A Rocha Canada’s Pembina Valley Guesthouse. Sitting in the hot afternoon sun watching the poplars shimmer in the wind, we saw a large flock of blackbirds fly overhead. “That means fall is coming,” said my dad. …
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Postcard From Portugal: Flying Together At The A Rocha Leaders’ Forum
By Leah Kostamo, author and co-founder of A Rocha Canada Every spring and fall, the North American prairies host a remarkable event. It’s called kettling. Migrating Sandhill Cranes Grus canadensis pause en route to come together and ride the thermals. Their numbers reach hundreds of …
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Getting in Gratitude Shape
By Leah Kostamo, co-founder and lead writer for A Rocha Canada Perhaps, dear reader, you are one of those enlightened souls who goes around humming hymns and thanking God for his manifold blessings – all day, every day. If so, good on you. (Seriously, good on you!) But perhaps you are like the …
Linking Healthy Farms and Gardens with Healthy Natural Ecosystems
By A Rocha Canada Pollinators, such as bees, beetles, butterflies, and other insects, have a role in the production of one out of every three foods we eat. The ecological service they provide is necessary for the reproduction of nearly 70 percent of the world’s flowering plants, including …
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Sabbath Simplicity
By Leah Kostamo* My family keeps the Sabbath. Not religiously—as in, we don’t always do religious things. But we are pretty religious about “keeping” it. Usually we go to church. Usually we eat simply—eggs and toast is normal fare for Sunday dinners. Usually we say “no” to …