03/11/2026
After some fantastic if frigid work building a “dead hedge” for Bread and Roses (as shown in the photos), the Alpha Phi Omega service fraternity at UVA will be back on Saturday March 14, 9am-12pm. Bread and Roses was elected for their “Brotherhood Project,” a larger initiative than their usual weekend projects. This time the students will be planting a large living hedgerow between our parking lot and the church’s rental property, the “old parsonage.” A native hedge is made of several species native to Virginia, and more specifically, adapted to our microclimate. It will provide food and homes for birds, butterflies, pollinators, amphibians, and other local wildlife, while providing beauty to humans. Hedgerows allow us to restore healthy ecosystems through a process called “rewilding,”’ a deliberate shift away from human-centered, intensively managed landscapes to humans sharing landscapes with nature. In our case, the hedge will also provide much needed privacy for our renters, the Rahmanyar family. Ultimately, this hedgerow planting supports Bread & Roses’ mission to “care for the earth and provide for our neighbors,” both human and other animals, in a literal and concrete way. “habitatcorridor”
