BC Farmers – BCAC

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 grape ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 unconventi ...

Shane Witzke

Kelowna, BC

BC Tree Fruit Grower

Shane Witzke’s Kelowna Ambrosia Apple farm is a long way from Nazi-occupied Poland but that’s where this story begins. Shane’s grandfather fled his ho ...

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 ...

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 ...

Hopcott Family

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 ...

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 an ...

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 natur ...