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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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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Surinder Shergill
East Kelowna, BC
BC Tree Fruit Grower
When Surinder Shergill came to Canada he knew he wanted to be a farmer. It took him 17 years of working in a factory to save enough money to buy his orchard.
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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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Laszczyk Family
Duncan, BC
BC Dairy Farmer
Glenview Farms is a third generation dairy farm in Duncan, BC. Family members Michelle, Mike, and Chris work together produce safe, quality milk for British C ...
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Vaandrager Family
Abbotsford, BC
BC Dairy Farmer
Having been born on a dairy farm, D.R. Vaandrager can’t imagine doing anything else for a living. For him, dairy farming is a complex job that presents new ch ...
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Railou & Rupinder Gill
Cawston, BC
BC Tree Fruit Grower
Farmers, in general, are no strangers to risk but Railou Gill appears to be quite friendly with the idea of taking chances.
He and his father moved to Canada ...
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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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Van Belle Nursery
Abbotsford, BC
BC Horticulturalist
Van Belle Nursery was started in 1973 by Bill and Grace Van Belle and it is still running strong under the second generation of growers, Dave and Amy Van Belle. ...
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The Gill Family
Lake Country, BC
BC Tree Fruit Grower
Many farmers hope that their children will take over farm some day. For the Gills of Lake Country, BC – that dream is coming true.
They’ve been growing A ...
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Ridley Wikkerink
Cobble Hill, BC
BC Dairy Farmer
Ridley Wikkerink has farmed all of his life, and is a second-generation dairy farmer. He is now in charge of the 300-acre farm in Cobble Hill, Vancouver Island, ...
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Siemens Farms
Abbotsford, BC
BC Poultry Farmer
Mark Siemens is a third generation farmer who loves producing food for people in BC. His family farm raises 27,000 free range hens, which means the birds have a ...
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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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Vanderkooi Family
Abbotsford, BC
BC Dairy Farmer
Meet the Vanderkooi family: Bill and Helinda, and their children Annabelle, Liam, Violet, Lucy, and Joe.
Bill and Helinda are deeply committed to helping pe ...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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The Boer Family
Chilliwack, BC
BC Poultry Farmer
Meet Richard and Jacqueline Boer. Brightside Eggs is located in Chilliwack, B.C. where the Boer family produce free-range, organic brown eggs. The animals are t ...
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Mohinder Dhaliwal
Penticton, BC
BC Tree Fruit Grower
Mohinder Dhaliwal learned from his parents and grandparents about the value of hard work on the farm. After he immigrated to Penticton, BC from India, he natura ...
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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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Calvin Maarhuis
Chilliwack, BC
BC Dairy Farmer
Born and raised on a farm in the Fraser Valley, Calvin Maarhuis has no shortage of knowledge when it comes to understanding and running the operations of a dair ...
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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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Jillian Robbins
Abbotsford, BC
BC Poultry Farmer
Jillian is a young farmer, passionate about agriculture, and preparing to take over the family farm (K & M Farms) when her father retires in the next decad ...
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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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Aretha Westenenk
Chilliwack, BC
BC Dairy Farmer
Putting the cows first is a priority for Aretha Westenenk. Benco Holsteins, located in beautiful Chilliwack, has been in the family for over 60 years. One of ...
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Graham & Lyndsay O'Rourke
Penticton, BC
BC Wine Maker
Graham and Lyndsay O’Rourke are the passionate owners behind Tightrope Winery. Read their profile below to hear about how they are committed to growing grapes ...
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Richard & Denise MacDonald
Summerland, BC
BC Tree Fruit Grower
In this episode, we meet Denise and Richard MacDonald. They’ve been growing Ambrosia from the very beginning. As active members of the Okanagan orchardist com ...
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Hoogendoorn Family
Agassiz, BC
BC Dairy Farmer
Like most farmers, it’s 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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Ron VanMarrewyk
Delta, BC
BC Greenhouse Grower
Ron VanMarrewyk is a greenhouse vegetable grower in Delta, BC. Westcoast Vegetables produces over 50 acres of bell peppers. Ron believes in the importance of he ...
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Miranda Halladay
Naramata, BC
BC Wine Maker
Miranda and Del Halladay founded the winery at Elephant Island in 1999 in partnership with Miranda’s Grandmother, Catherine Chard Wisnicki who’s unconventio ...
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Froese Family
Langley, BC
BC Poultry Farmer
Jack and Debbie Froese decided to build their lives in the place they’ve always called home, the beautiful Fraser Valley. In 1979, they purchased their family ...
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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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De Jong Family
Abbotsford, BC
BC Dairy Farmer
“Buying and consuming locally produced food is one of the most environmentally responsible activities that consumers can do. It stimulates the local economy. ...
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Davison Family
Maple Ridge, BC
BC Cheesemaker
Jenna Davison is a young passionate cheese crafter who works hand in hand with her older sister, Emma Davison, in building their family business; Golden Ears Ch ...
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The Seelhof Family
Horsefly, BC
BC Cattle Rancher
The Woodjam ranch was established in 1899 and is a cattle ranch located in Horsefly, BC surrounded by mountainous terrain and the beautiful Horsefly river. The ...
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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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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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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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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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Natalina Araujo
Penticton, BC
BC Tree Fruit Grower
When Natalina Araujo took over managing the farm in 2012, she didn’t know much about growing apples. But, she knew that her passion for growing healthy food w ...
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Juschka Clarke
Chilliwack, BC
BC Poultry Farmer
Juschka Clarke was born and raised in North Vancouver but is fulfilling her dream and her destiny of being a farmer. She raises 4000 organic laying hens at Haze ...
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Julaine Treur
Agassiz, BC
BC Dairy Farmer
Dairy farming is a family affair for Julaine Treur. Together with her husband Johannes and their five children, she owns and operates Creekside Dairy in Agass ...
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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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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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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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Day's Century Growers
Kelowna, BC
BC Tree Fruit Grower
There are not many farms in British Columbia that can trace their history back over 100 years. The Day family has been farming in Kelowna since the 1890’s and ...
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Rhonda Driediger
Langley, BC
BC Berry Grower
Born into the farming industry, Rhonda carries on the family tradition as president and owner of Blueridge Produce Inc., one of British Columbia’s largest who ...
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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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The Krahn Family
Sumas Prairie, BC
BC Dairy Farmer
It’s no lie that Birchwood Dairy Farm is one of a kind. Although located in the Sumas Prairie of the Fraser Valley, this farm is always swarming with people, ...
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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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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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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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Miedema Family
Enderby, BC
BC Dairy Farmer
Bomi Farms Ltd. was founded by Bouwe and Mieke Miedema in Enderby, BC. The farm is now being operated by the second-generation Rene, along with his wife Jessica ...
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Sunnyside Produce
Lower Mainland, BC
BC Greenhouse Grower
Sunnyside Produce is a family run greenhouse with several locations in the Lower Mainland. They grow 84 acres of bell peppers, mini peppers and other small spec ...
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Lepp Family
Abbotsford, BC
BC Hog Farmer
Pork Producers | Abbotsford, BC
Meet Rob and Charlotte Lepp and their family. The Lepp family have deep ties to the farming lifestyle and used to grow grain ...
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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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Jared DeDood
Grindrod, BC
BC Poultry Farmer
Jared DeDood grew up as the third generation on his family dairy farm (Farmer John’s Market) in Grindrod, BC. In 2017, an opportunity came up with B.C. Egg's ...
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AJ Stobbe
Mara, BC
BC Dairy Farmer
Stobbe Farm in Mara, BC has been around since AJ’s grandparents received a cow as a wedding present in 1953. Located to the South of Sicamous in the Shuswap C ...
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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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The Fossen Family
Rock Creek, BC
BC Cattle Rancher
Fossen’s 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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Forstbauer Family
Chilliwack, BC
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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Hopcott Family
Pitt Meadows, BC
BC Cattle Rancher
Located in Pitt Meadows, BC, Hopcott Farms is a third-generation cattle farm. Bob Hopcott and his family are strong advocates of eating local, supporting fello ...
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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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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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Tom Ouchi
Vernon, BC
BC Tree Fruit Grower
In the mid 1970’s, an industrial accident put a Japanese immigrant out of work in Vancouver. He moved to the Okanagan and started Ringo-En Orchards. Three gen ...
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Fresh Valley Farms
Armstrong, BC
BC Poultry Farmer
Steve Meggait and Annelise Grube-Cavers run Fresh Valley Farms in Armstrong, BC. They farm on two quarter sections of land (about 320 acres or 130 hectares), mo ...
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