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 ...
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Morris Hanson
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 w ...
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Froese Family
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 famil ...
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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 ca ...
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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 the ...
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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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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 ...
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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 asolid example of dedication to sustainability. Acco ...
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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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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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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 30 ...
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Charriere Family
Chilliwack, BC
BC Poultry Farmer
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. Th ...
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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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Kerkhoven Family
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 responsibil ...
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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 natur ...
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Wes Burdick
Summerland, BC
BC Tree Fruit Grower
Despite being a real estate agent, farming has always been in Wes Burdick’s blood. He grew up on a dairy farm and when he and his family relocated to the Oka ...
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Boult Family
Cawston, BC
BC Tree Fruit Grower
Meet Doug Boult, his wife Roberta and Doug’s parents at Rafter B Farms in Cawston, B.C. This farm has been a place of experimentation and inno ...
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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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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 ...
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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 Canad ...
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