A Rocha Farm

The A Rocha farm exists within the larger organization of the BC Environmental Centre (“Brooksdale”) in Surrey, BC which is a dynamic environmental centre with staff conducting conservation science research, running environmental education programming, and maintaining the farm. The BC Centre Brooksdale’s 27-acre property is a living lab of forests, a threatened river system, a wetland, heritage houses, and a farm. This unique combination of sensitive wildlife habitat and agricultural land makes this centre a place where critical environmental issues are researched, addressed, and solved.

The farm at A Rocha has been around for 20 years now and is a living learning center for regenerative agriculture. With 2.5 acres of production, our farm is transitioning to no-till and runs a 150+ member CSA (vegetables & flowers), and sells at the Langely Community farmer’s market, on-site farm stand, and donates 30% of what we grow. We are growing over 50 vegetable crops and over 200 varieties of vegetables and flowers.

The farm at the BC Environmental Centre has the following purposes:
- Operate a CSA
- Connect community member customers to the source of their food, allowing households to experience seasonal, local eating.
- Provide donations to under-resourced community members through our Farm to Families program
- Produce food for daily meals and events at the BC Environmental Centre.
- Educate and support new/beginner farmers
- Offer a “living classroom” of regenerative agriculture with a conservation focus for visitors, kid’s groups, and the Brooksdale community.
- Complement and support A Rocha’s conservation and education work, and to be a demonstration of A Rocha Canada’s commitments and core values.