BC Farmers – Page 2

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 t ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Ron Moes

Delta, BC

BC Greenhouse Grower

When people ask Ron Moes what he does for a living, he will often tell them that he’s an indoor farmer. It’s a response that can generate additional con ...

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 ge ...

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 ...

Gourlay Family

Parksville, BC

BC Cheesemaker

Farmers Nancy and Clarke Gourlay manage Little Qualicum Cheeseworks along with Mooberry Winery and Morningstar Farm, though they’re quick to remind you that ...

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 ...

Sarah Sache

Rosedale, BC

BC Dairy Farmer

When Sarah Sache was growing up, a life as a dairy farmer was never something that she imagined for herself. Now with her husband Gene and their family, they f ...

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 ...

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 Lex ...

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, ...

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 da ...

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 generation ...

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 ( ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 h ...

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 ...