The Charriere family are first-generation egg farmers at MiraFarm Acres. They take great pride in providing a healthy environment for their hens to live in. The ...
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Toop Family
Chilliwack, BC
BC Dairy Farmer
As a sixth generation farmer, Devan Toop has been in the barn since he was five years old. He gets a lot of satisfaction from working with the animals on a dail ...
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Taves Family
Abbotsford, BC
BC Greenhouse Grower
Located in Abbotsford, BC, Taves Family Farms was established in 1969 by Loren Taves’ parents, John and Alice. In 1990, Loren and his wife, Corinne Taves, cre ...
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Avtar & Ronnie Mann
Vernon, BC
BC Tree Fruit Grower
Originally from India, Ronnie and Avtar Mann came to Canada separately but discovered a shared desire to grow great food. Number one on their list is growing bi ...
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Herfst Family
Chilliwack, BC
BC Poultry Farmer
The Herfst family raise about 18,500 hens in Chilliwack, BC. Kevin and Rebecca are grateful for the opportunity to farm with their children Melissa and Steven. ...
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Kristin Dahl
Abbotsford, BC
BC Dairy Farmer
Kristin Dahl has known she wanted to be a dairy farmer since she was 16. With her degree in agriculture, focused on animal science, she is well equipped to ma ...
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Amanda and Jeff Lee
Creston Valley, BC
BC Honey Producers
The beautiful Creston Valley is where you will find Honey Bee Zen Apiaries, producers of Swan Valley Honey. Amanda Goodman Lee and Jeff Lee care for between 300 ...
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Woike Family
Cowichan Valley, BC
BC Poultry Farmer
The Woike family has been egg farming on Vancouver Island since 1980. In 1994 they added an egg grading and wholesale element to their business with Farmer Ben' ...
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Brad Rempel
Campbell River, BC
BC Salmon Farmer
Brad Rempel has been involved in aquaculture for eight years and currently sits on the BC Salmon Farmers Association Youth Council, as well as the Council of Em ...
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Tyler Harlton
Summerland, BC
BC Wine Maker
The joy of farming is in the ritual of putting a seed in the ground, watching a plant emerge, and bringing it to maturity. Winemaker Tyler Harlton grew up on a ...
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Hester and Ed Mulder
Abbotsford, BC
BC Poultry Farmer
Hester and Ed Mulder are the proud first-generation farmers behind Derwest Poultry. After over two decades as a broiler breeder farm, they transitioned to egg f ...
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James Krahn
Abbotsford, BC
BC Poultry Farmer
James Krahn is a third generation farmer from Abbotsford, British Columbia, where he was born and raised. At a young age, he started working on the farm that ...
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Parry Bay Sheep Farm
Metchosin, BC
BC Sheep Farmer
John and Lorraine are the hard-working owners of Parry Bay Sheep Farm, located near Victoria, BC. Although they have been operating Parry Bay Sheep Farm since 1 ...
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Goertzen Family
Chilliwack, BC
BC Hog Farmer
Farming has been in the Goertzen family for five generations. Their farming heritage began in Russia, but in 1969, Chad Goertzen’s farther started a mixed dai ...
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Eggstream Farm
Chilliwack, BC
BC Poultry Farmer
Darren and Jen are first generation egg farmers. In addition to producing 11,000 eggs each day, they operate an Organic feed mill. The feed from their mill is u ...
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Cutter Ranch
Fort Steele, BC
BC Cattle Rancher
BC Hog Farmer
Sacha Bentall and Tyler McNaughton are the passionate farmers behind Cutter Ranch in Fort Steele, B.C. They raise beef and pork and are deeply committed to cari ...
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Steve Brown
Summerland, BC
BC Tree Fruit Grower
Steve Brown and his wife Amanda own and operate Happy Valley Harvest in Summerland, BC, where they grow cherries and a variety of apples such as gala, fuji, amb ...
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Nirmal Dhaliwal
Oliver, BC
BC Tree Fruit Grower
Nirmal Dhaliwal farms south of Oliver, BC with his sons, Sunny and Mahmeet. He has worked on this farm since the 1990s and, a few years ago, took over the orcha ...
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Lisa and John
South Shuswap, BC
BC Poultry Farmer
Lisa and John farm with their five children in the beautiful South Shuswap area of BC. They’ve been
raising broiler chickens (chickens raised for meat) as a ...
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Edgar Smith
Courtenay, BC
BC Cheesemaker
Edgar Smith has been taking care of dairy cattle since he was a little boy on his family farm. Today, Edgar and his brothers, Doug and Phillip, keep busy operat ...
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