Our Growers

Avalon Farm, in the Sproat Lake area of Vancouver Island, is surrounded by beautiful forest, nestled in the last remaining meadows of historic Stirling Farm, started in the 1800’s. The soil, mainly ancient, drained peat bog, is perfect for Blueberries – and since they first planted, their berries have thrived in this pristine environment. They use absolutely no chemical fertilizers, fungicides, pesticides or insecticides. They grow real food, naturally!  They love this land and what it produces… Their Berries are CERTIFIED ORGANIC.  Delicious and packed with nutrients, the mainly Reka Blueberries, are ripe from early July to mid-August each year. 

Beaufort Vineyard in Comox Valley is also an organic farm! Crop diversity underpins much of their sustainable farming, so in addition to grapes for their wines they grow apples, hazelnuts, haskap berries, sour cherries, garlic and a host of cover crops like barley, clover and legumes. This allows them to work towards a closed loop farming system. While many of their cover crops work in symbiosis with vines as nitrogen fixers, they also harvest these cover plants for the purpose of adding nutrients and organic matter to theirs soils by way of green manure. In organic farming, robust soils that teem with minerals and microfauna are of the utmost importance; healthy soil helps channel nutrients to crops in the most effective, and most efficient way.

Bruce and Kathy lived in Vancouver until they moved to Cawston to work the land that Bruce’s grandparents had worked. Fourth generation Harkers are now busy harvesting heirloom tomatoes, hot peppers, specialty squash and bins and bins of apples and pears. The Harker’s coordinate the packing and handling of tree fruit for many other area farmers, who pack, market and ship to markets in Canada and the U.S. in their “Harvest Moon” boxes. Troy and Sara Harker now run the day-to-day operations overseeing the farm and the wholesale operations. They work with many of the growers in the Similkameen and Okanagan insuring high quality and superb service with everything they do.

Origin Organic Farms Inc. is the biggest organic greenhouse vegetable producer in North America. With 42 acres of Certified Organic greenhouse vegetable production in three of the sunniest spots on the lower mainland, they are able to produce approximately 15 million pounds of top quality tomatoes, peppers and cucumbers throughout the year, serving markets across North America. They fund advanced research and development programs with fertilizers, soil media and growing methods.  Origin-O maintains unique biological controls in their greenhouses, with nests for predatory wasps and bees, and an abundance of ladybugs. They even grow plants that aphids target to keep their ladybug population happy. Origin-O has also developed their own unique in-soil growing concept that uses a proprietary soil mix, augmented with compost from all their plant waste, and organic fertilizers processed from fully composted manures.

Evergreen Herbs is a family run farm in the heart of Surrey B.C., started in 1996, offering fresh herbs, gourmet lettuce, baby vegetable and edible flowers. Roots Organic was created as the organically grown section of their farm to accommodate the ever growing demand. Their entire staff puts food safety and quality at the top of our priority list at all times. They are committed to constant improvement, and innovation to keep on providing the very best local produce possible.

George and Kira of Sirius Micro Farm in Errington BC are committed to sustainable farming practices such as using holistic techniques and working with nature to create full circle farming. George has an extensive background in horticulture and farming. Kira has a background in business and hobby farms. Together they make a dynamic team each driving off of their strengths. They launched their microgreen dream at the end of 2020 with a 16' cargo trailer as a customized growing room. Their business outgrew their trailer in just three months, and they were able to purchase their current (not quite so micro!) farm in Errington soon after. Their microgreens are now grown in a specialized indoor grow room that is a clean and well ventilated environment with a stable temperature, meaning they can grow fresh, delicious nutrient-rich greens 365 days a year.