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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B Jack Farms
Abbotsford, BC
BC Poultry Farmer
B Jack farms is a first generation egg farm that started producing eggs in December of 2017. The farm is a family partnership and they love having 3 generations ...
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Clifton Family
Similkameen Valley, BC
BC Cattle Rancher
There is a good reason why farmers are often called âstewards of the landâ, and the Clifton family are a
solid example of dedication to sustainability. Acc ...
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Hoogendoorn Family
Agassiz, BC
BC Dairy Farmer
Like most farmers, itâs a long, hard day of work for Tom Hoogendoorn but his love of his dairy cattle and passion for farming makes it all worthwhile. Tom has ...
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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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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. Theyâve been
raising broiler chickens (chickens raised for meat) as a ...
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Neufeld Family
Abbotsford, BC
BC Poultry Farmer
In 1963 the Neufeld family settled in Abbotsford with their six children. Not too long later in 1967, the family purchased 2 parcels of land which make up t ...
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Kloot Family
Rosedale, BC
BC Poultry Farmer
Chris Kloot is a proud and passionate BC chicken farmer. He is, however, not alone on the job. His wife Nella and their three sons, Steve, Justin and Colin help ...
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Forstbauer Family
Forstbauer Family Natural Food Farm is a Certified Organic and Biodynamic farm established in 1971 by Hans and Mary Forstbauer. Located in Chilliwack, B.C. the ...
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Kerkhoven Family
Deroche, BC
BC Dairy Farmer
Fraser Valley dairy producers, the Kerkhoven Family, have been farming in Deroche, BC since 1955. Dairy farming is a 365-day job and one of various responsibili ...
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Jared DeDood
Grindrod, BC
BC Poultry Farmer
Jared DeDood grew up as the third generation on his family dairy farm (Farmer Johnâs Market) in Grindrod, BC. In 2017, an opportunity came up with B.C. Egg's ...
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Ruben Houweling
Delta, BC
BC Greenhouse Grower
In an industry thatâs centered on hands-on education and training, helping out in the family business came second nature for Ruben Houweling.
As a young bo ...
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Nigel Vandenbrink
Chilliwack, BC
BC Dairy Farmer
Nigel Vandenbrink's grandparents moved from Holland over 50 years ago to fulfill their dream - to have their own farm where they could raise their family and do ...
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Dave and Lisa Taylor
Courtenay, BC
BC Dairy Farmer
Tell us about your family farm.
Our farm is in the beautiful Comox Valley on Vancouver Island. In total we farm about 350 acres and milk 120 Holstein dairy ...
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Nicole Tuytel
Greendale, BC
BC Dairy Farmer
âThe traditional role of a woman on a farm has evolved.â For Nicole Tuytel, working as a farmer in the dairy industry has been empowering. Farming has alway ...
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The Fossen Family
Rock Creek, BC
BC Cattle Rancher
Fossenâs Bar 7 Ranch was started in 1976 by Ed and Louise Fossen. Their son Doug was born on the ranch and now farms with his wife Erika and daughters Adele, ...
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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 Goertzenâs farther started a mixed dai ...
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Van Keulen Family
Surrey, BC
BC Dairy Farmer
The Van Keulen family has been dairy farming in Surrey since 1955. Donia Farms is a third-generation farm with about 1000 acres of land and around 1000 cows. St ...
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Barry and Irmi Critcher
Taylor, BC
BC Grain Farmer
The Critcher family has been farming in the Peace River region near Taylor, BC since 1984. Together with their son Michael, daughter Jennifer and son-in-law Ste ...
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Pardeep Atwal
Abbotsford, BC
BC Greenhouse Grower
Pardeep has been part of Atwal Farms since she was a young girl, starting out picking berries and doing chores, then moving over to work in the cannery, where t ...
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