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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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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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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Laura Hunter

Kamloops, BC
BC Dairy Farmer


After moving back to her dad’s farm during maternity leave, Laura Hunter had the chance to ignite her career in farming. Not only was she able to experience t ...
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Dewit Family

Fort Langley, BC
BC Cranberry Grower


THE BOG Riverside Cranberry Farm is in beautiful Fort Langley, British Columbia. Brian and Mandy Dewit (and their children Caleb, Beckem, Gavin, Kenzie and Lexi ...
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Narcosli Cattle Co Ltd - Durrell Kishkan Family

Quesnel, BC
BC Cattle Rancher


Erin Durrell has a long family history of farming and grew up as the 4th generation on a large ranch just west of Williams Lake. In 2015, Erin and her family (J ...
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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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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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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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Weder Family

Hudson's Hope, BC
BC Cattle Rancher


The Weder family owns and operates Venator Ranches Ltd in the Peace River region of BC. Their ranch is over 14,164 hectares (35,000 acres) and is home to 1,800 ...
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Scott Janzen

Abbotsford, BC
BC Poultry Farmer


Janzen Poultry is located in Abbotsford, B.C. The farm was started in the 1960’s by Scott’s grandfather, and Scott took over in 2007 as the third generatio ...
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Antonio & Tony DiMaria

Lake Country, BC
BC Tree Fruit Grower


Growing up on an apple orchard, you dream of the day you can leave. That was the case with Tony DiMaria as a young man on his father’s orchard in Kelowna and ...
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Clifton Family

Similkameen Valley, BC
BC Cattle Rancher


There is a good reason why farmers are often called ‘stewards of the land’, and the Clifton family are a solid example of dedication to sustainability. Acc ...
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Grant Keefer

Ladysmith, BC
BC Cranberry Grower


Grant Keefer is a third generation farmer whose family has been growing cranberries since 1991. His grandfather first purchased farmland in 1945 in Richmond, BC ...
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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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Alf and Sandee Krause

Langley, BC
BC Berry Grower


Alf Krause began selling berries from the back of an old Volkswagon van in 1965 and now farms over 200 acres providing the community with the very best strawber ...
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Janice and Trevor Tapp

Fraser Lake, BC
BC Cattle Rancher


Janice and Trevor Tapp are the owners of Copper-T Ranch, located in BC’s beautiful Nechako region. In 2017 they won the BC Cattleman’s Ranch Sustainability ...
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Paragon Farms – Krahn Family

Abbotsford, BC
BC Poultry Farmer


The Krahn family are the faces behind Paragon Farms, a third generation farm in the Fraser Valley. They have several different locations and produce 12,000 doze ...
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Karnail Singh Sidhu

Okanagan Valley, BC
BC Wine Maker


Karnail Singh Sidhu runs the family-owned Kalala Organic Estate Winery with his wife Narinder in the beautiful Okanagan Valley. He’s developed an impressive a ...
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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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Greg Sanderson

Cawston, BC
BC Tree Fruit Grower


He was born into farming and, other than a brief foray beyond the farm in his youth, Greg Sanderson has never been able to shake that he’s a farmer at heart. ...
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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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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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Joaquin Araujo

Summerland, BC
BC Tree Fruit Grower


When he was seven years old, Joaquin Araujo remembers farming with his grandfather in Portugal. After working and travelling many places in the world, Joaquin m ...
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Tahir Raza

Vernon, BC
BC Tree Fruit Grower


He grew up in a family of farmers but in 1992 he decided to leave Pakistan for a better life in Canada. Twenty years later, Tahir Raza returned to his farming r ...
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Rick Kantz

Fort St. John, BC
BC Grain Farmer


Rick Kantz has been growing grain and oilseeds in the Peace Region for the last 25 years. He was born and raised on the farm and is proud to have a role in prov ...
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Kaitlin Guitard

Larsen Island, BC
BC Salmon Farmer


Meet Kaitlin Guitard. She works as a Saltwater and Water Quality Technician for Mowi Canada at their Larsen Island Farm. Kaitlin is proud to take the utmost car ...
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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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Ruben Houweling

Delta, BC
BC Greenhouse Grower


In an industry that’s 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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Morris Hanson

Creston, BC
BC Dairy Farmer


Morris Hanson’s farm is located in Creston within the Kootenay Region of BC. Morris first moved to Creston from the Fraser Valley over 45 years ago when it wa ...
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