BC Farmers – Page 5

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 ...

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. ...

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 St ...

Edgar Smith

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 opera ...

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 ...

Nirmal Dhaliwal

Oliver, BC

BC Tree Fruit Grower

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 orch ...

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 ...

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 ...

Berry Bounty Farms

Chilliwack, BC

BC Berry Grower

Berry Bounty Farms is truly a family run business. Janna and Dave Maljaars currently farm 34 acres of blueberries and raspberries with their family in Chilliwa ...

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 ...

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 b ...

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 ( ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

Ridley Wikkerink

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 ...

The Seelhof Family

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 ...

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 ...

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 Agassi ...

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. ...

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 E ...

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. S ...

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 c ...

Kristin Dahl

Abbotsford, BC

BC Dairy Farmer

Kristin Dahl has known she wanted to be a dairy farmer since she was 16. With her degree in agriculture, focused on animal science, she is well equipped to man ...

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 ...

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 wh ...

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, ...

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 ...

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. ...

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 ...

Kloot Family

Rosedale, BC

BC Poultry Farmer

Chris Kloot is a proud and passionate BC chicken farmer. He is, however, not alone on the job. His wife Nella and their three sons, Steve, Justin and Colin hel ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Tyler Harlton

BC Wine Maker

The joy of farming is in the ritual of putting a seed in the ground, watching a plant emerge, and bringing it to maturity. Winemaker Tyler Harlton grew up ...

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 ...

The Krahn Family

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Calvin Maarhuis

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 dai ...

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 ...

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 car ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 C ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...