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Loving Your Place through Food

A Rocha USA / July 6, 2020

by Lizzy Ranheim   “We lament the broken relationships, attitudes, and systems that lead to oppression, suffering, and death of God’s human creation” – A Rocha USA statement, June 2020 As our world aches from pervasive disease and injustice, we long for true wholeness and peace. It can be …

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Together in the Harvest: The Story Behind the Music

A Rocha USA / November 2, 2016

By Bethany Winz When A Rocha’s work in Nashville began to take shape several years ago, it became clear that music would play a role. Sandra McCracken, Nashville A Rocha Arts Director, says, “When we think about conservation in A Rocha, before we initiate any efforts we ask the question, ‘What …

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Feast Time

Anna Wilde / September 20, 2016

Earlier this month, we published a piece about Grace Spriggs, Children’s Pastor in Nashville and coordinator of the Creation Care Camp there. During our conversation about the camp, she shared with me a story that resonated deeply, and stuck with me long after we talked. She told me that this …

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Taking Care of Our Places: Grace Spriggs and Creation Care Camp

Anna Wilde / September 7, 2016

Creation Care Camp began in 2008 with A Rocha’s first chapter in Santa Barbara, California. It then moved up the coast to Santa Margarita, where it was piloted and further developed in partnership with the Santa Margarita Community Church. It is now being adopted by communities around the nation and …

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Landscape Walk: The Art and Science of Paying Attention

A Rocha USA / November 10, 2014

By Flo Paris-Oakes, intern and member of Nashville A Rocha Recently, Nashville A Rocha hosted a landscape walk on property in Whites Creek, which is a rural community about twelve minutes north of downtown Nashville.  Our special guest was Daniel Ballard, landscaper and owner of Green Thumbs Up …

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From Smallest Seed: Music Inspired by Community and Conservation

A Rocha USA / September 10, 2014

By Sandra McCracken, singer-songwriter, member of Nashville A Rocha Original post here. There are so many things to care about, so many broken things that need fixing, so many wounds that need mending, so much good waiting to happen in our world. As a songwriter by vocation and a biology …

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The Story of Nashville A Rocha – Part II

A Rocha USA / June 20, 2014

By Flo Paris-Oakes  I sit on a cushion on the floor of the Henderson’s living room where several of us have gathered together. We are friends, neighbors, brothers and sisters, and we share the same delight for the natural resources that God has given us: the dogwoods and magnolias that bloom …

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The Story of Nashville A Rocha – Part I

A Rocha USA / May 18, 2014

by Flo Paris-Oakes Practically and on paper, A Rocha is a Christian conservation organization with international roots. The ecological work of A Rocha stretches from Portugal where it was formed, to Lebanon, Switzerland, Uganda, Canada, France, the UK, the U.S., and beyond. The projects …

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