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 ...
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Usha Saini

West Kelowna, BC
BC Tree Fruit Grower


There was something about the Okanagan Valley that inspired Usha Saini’s dream to own an Ambrosia apple orchard. Unfortunately, her husband wasn’t interest ...
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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 b ...
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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, B ...
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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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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 ...
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AJ Stobbe

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 ...
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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 ...
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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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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 Haz ...
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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 spe ...
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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, am ...
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Poortvliet Family

Agassiz, BC
BC Poultry Farmer


Kristin and Willem are the proud farmers behind Misty Mountain Farm. With the help of their three young children, they raise organic eggs in beautiful Agassiz, ...
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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), m ...
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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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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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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 ...
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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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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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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 ...
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