Farm fresh 2013

S2 SATURDAY, JUNE 15, 2013The Daily News, Kamloops

Desert Hills RanchCome on down to Desert Hills Ranch to check out

The New Farm Market!

Quality Produce & Wholesale

Prices

Open from April to

December9:30am to 5pm

7 days a week

Come down to visit all the baby animals

that are arriving!

April - June: Bedding plants, perennials, shrubs, trees and moreJune - July: Berries and other local produce

August - December: Desert Hills produce and local Okanagan fruit

For weekly updates please vist our website: www.deserthillsranch.com Any questions email us at: [email protected]

Phone:1-250-453-9878 Harper Mill Road #3, Ashcroft BC

S3SATURDAY, JUNE 15, 2013 The Daily News, Kamloops

Environmental Farm PlanEnvironmental farm planning is a voluntary process that producers can use to identify both environmental strengths and any potential risks on their farms. If needed, an action plan is developed to reduce risks. This national program is administered in B.C. through the B.C. Agriculture Council. This logo recognizes that the farm has completed its environmental plan.

B.C. Certified OrganicThe B.C. Certified Organic Program is a voluntary agri-food quality program sanctioned by the B.C. government (www.gov.bc.ca/agri). It is administered through the Certified Organic Association of B.C. (COABC). Farms that meet the standards for production, processing and handling are eligible to use the term B.C. Certified Organic and the symbol checkmark in a box.

Verified Beef ProgramVBP is a national on-farm food safety program for beef producers in Canada. A farm registered with VBP has demonstrated through an audit that their food safety practices conform to program requirements. This program is based on the world recognized food safety standard known as HACCP (Hazard Analysis Critical Control point) and is designed to help producers prevent, monitor and reduce food safety risks on their beef cattle farms.

B.C. AgriTourism Alliance Quality Assurance ProgramThis program has been developed in consultation with agritourism operators to establish consistent, quality agritourism experiences throughout B.C. Once an operation becomes accredited by BCATA, an excellent insurance program and provincial highway road signage are available. For more information check our website at: www.bcagritourism.ca.

Watch for producers displaying these logos

This is your guide to a cornucopia of farm products grown throughout the Thompson-Nicola region.

Discover fresh picked fruit and vegetables, farm-raised meat and eggs, and value added products including jams and jellies.

The guide also includes farms offering agri-tourism products such as farm tours, bed and breakfast accommodations, horseback riding and even a corn maze.

In using this guide you will be supporting local agriculture and insuring a supply of nutritious local food for you and your family. Keep it close — we are sure

you will find it handy throughout the year.A special feature brought back once

more for 2013, is an Internet link to all the producer listings — a feature supported by Tourism Kamloops.

All of the producer listings you see in this guide will be added to its website and linked to an interactive map. The site will be in full operation by late spring. Just go to www.tourismkamloops.com.

The Farm Fresh Guide is a co-operative effort of the Kamloops Daily News and the B.C. Ministry of Agriculture.

The Farm Fresh team acknowledges the many small business owners who

recognize the value of supplying fresh, local produce and meats to area residents. As well, a special thank you goes out to various restaurant owners who have begun to search out local products for their menus.

Finally, thank you to all the producers and commercial advertisers that have supported this publication, and to you, the consumer for supporting our local producers.

Producer Listings .........4 — 11

Product Index ........................ 8

Producer Map ......................... 9

Farmers’ Market Listing .....14

Area Farm Fairs ...................14

If you are looking for a specific farm product, use the index on page 8. Farm listings are all in alphabetical order. For extra copies of Farm Fresh, contact Nancy Portman at the Ministry of Agriculture, 250-828-4510. If you are a producer and would like to be included in the 2013 edition, call the Ministry of Agriculture at 250-828-4510 to be added to the contact list.

*Maps: use the number beside each producer listing to locate that farm on the map. Refer to the directions in the ad or on a local road map for the exact address. Some farms may not be listed on the map, as indicated in their ad.

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BLACKWELL DAIRY FARM INC.7000 Blackwell Rd, Kamloops, BCPhone: 250-573-4747Fax: 250-573-4963E-mail: [email protected] Dairy Farm Inc. is a small family dairy processing plant situated on beautiful farm acreage in Barnhartvale overlooking the S. Thompson River. We produce top quality product, provide individual service and have loyal customers, whose continued support is very much appreciated. We provide a full line of dairy products in 4 litre, 2 litre, 1 litre, 500ml and 250ml sizes. Blackwell has the best chocolate milk, buttermilk and eggnog available. We sell our products at retail stores in Kamloops and outlying areas.Celebrating 100 Years!

BUSE CREEK RANCHLarry & Holly Campbell and Family9680 Hidden Vale Ranch Rd., Kamloops, BC, V2C 6W4Phone/Fax: 250-573-3623E-mail: [email protected] and internet sales. Our cattle and sheep graze on native grasses on our ranch in Hidden Vale and Robbins Range. The cattle are finished on grain. We sell sides and mixed quarters of beef and whole lambs, processed at a government inspected facility, custom cut to your specifications and frozen. Extra lean ground beef, steaks and roasts available. We do not use hormones or antibiotics as growth stimulants. Buy local - know where the food you eat comes from.

CARL’S MARKET GARDEN & FRUIT STAND

Brian & Brenda Carl272 McLure Ferry Road, McLure, BC, V0E 2H0Phone: 250-672-5795Fruitstand: 250-672-9366Fax: 250-672-5708E-mail: [email protected] stand 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily, mid-June to Oct. 31. Family-owned and operated for more than 25 years, 40 km north of Kamloops on the scenic Yellowhead Highway at McLure Ferry Road. Easy access via left hand-turn lane. Grab a dozen of our famous corn when in season. Take a ferry ride over the North Thompson River. We carry a full selection of B.C. fruit and our own fresh veggies. B.C. pottery, cookbooks and preserves for sale. See you soon!

CELISTA ESTATE WINERYJake Ootes2319 Beguelin Road,Celista, BC, V0E 1M6Phone: 250-955-8600E-mail: [email protected] are available in most local liquor stores. Celista Estate Winery is located on the north shore of Shuswap Lake, nine minutes past Scotch Creek Provincial Park. Free tastings. Enjoy a glass of wine with homemade bread and gourmet cheese on our patio. Vineyard and winery tours are available – check our website for days and times. Let us tell you our story from life in the Arctic to our dream of a vineyard and winery on a 160-acre farm. An unforgettable experience. We overlook spectacular Shuswap Lake.

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OPEN: May & June ... or until all products are sold

Locally grown


Producer Listings

COUNTRY PAWZ ESTATES – SOUTH

Gerry & Patricia Porter4319 Paxton Valley Road, PO Box 82,Monte Lake, BC, V0E 2N0Phone/Fax: 250-375-2528E-mail: patriciawithharmony@gmail.comwww.countrypawzharmonyfarm.comExclusive country dog boarding kennel offers quality, custom individual care/exercise for ALL dog breeds and dispostions, puppies to power dogs - social and “non” - we love them all! Peaceful, clean, low risk/low stress quiet setting with “good dog zen”, just 35 minutes southeast of Kamloops off Hwy 97 South. Extra large heated kennels with viewing windows, extra tall doggy doors, private covered play yards/patio (no chainlink or cement anywhere!) Daily custom hikes on/off leash throughout 35+ beautiful forested acres. Extended stay/multiple dogs rates. Open year round. NOW you can holiday, worryfree, while your dog vacations at Country Pawz at Harmony Farm, “a nice place to stay while you’re away.”

CREEKSIDE GREENHOUSESJennifer Schrauwen597 Jamieson Creek Rd,Kamloops, BC, V2B 8S2Phone: 250-579-9296E-mail: [email protected] HorticulturistCustom order baskets – moss and hanging, landscape plants, basket stuffers, perennials, vegetable plants and landscape design. Open May and June or until all products are sold.

DESERT HILLS RANCHHarper Mill Road (formerly Old Mill Road)Ashcroft, BC, V0K 1A0See website for directions.Phone: 250-453-9876Fax: 250-453-9870E-mail: [email protected] gate and wholesale. Beets, Brussels, Cabbage, Cantaloupe, Carrots, Eggplant, Tomatoes, Coloured Bell Peppers, Potatoes, Pumpkins, Roma, Squash, Sweet Corn, Sweet Onions, Watermelon, Winter Onions, and Zucchini. Fruit and vegetable wagon last weekend of July until mid October.

DOMINION CREEK RANCHNorm, Betty, Leroy & Bernadine PetersBox 101, Heffley Creek, BC V0E 1Z0Phone: 250-578-7268 or 250-578-8557Fax: 250-578-7299E-mail: [email protected]“From our family to yours”. Premium grass or grain fed Angus beef, lamb, Toggenburg goats, and Berkshire pork grazed on native grasslands. Nutritious roasting chickens, free range eggs and honey from our busy bees. Wool and wool products. Hormone growth promotant free, antibiotic free. Raised without medicated feeds or animal by-products. Meat products sold in whole, half, quarters or by the piece. Extra lean ground beef. Offering Spring and Fall weanner pigs. WE are located just 10 kms from Sun Peaks Resort. Environmental Farm Plan Program, Verified Beef Program. Certified on farm Food Safe Program for Sheep. Our cattle are all age-verified and BIX registered. Farm gate sales – please call ahead.

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Celebrating 100 Years of Service"A Tradition of Excellence Since 1913"

Proud to be a part of theKamloops Agricultural Community

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FISHERMANS CATCH WILD BC SALMON & SALES

Danny Arundel/Kelsey Kashluba9320 Yellowhead Hwy S, Heffley Creek, BC, V0E 1Z2Phone: 250-320-4449E-mail: [email protected] you need to ask your fish vendor. Do you know where your salmon comes from? Ocean or River? What’s the difference? Which is better? How was it caught? How was it handled? Who caught it? Tanya-Ray is a 42’ troller. The son of a fisherman, Danny Arundel has explored our BC coastline on a commercial fish boat over the past 50 years. Our WILD Salmon is caught in the Pacific Ocean on a barbless hook and line and brought onto the boat one fish at a time. The salmon are cleaned and flash frozen (temperatures of -40C) aboard ship within one hour of catch to lock in Quality and Freshness thus providing product to be savored throughout the year. This process ensures the absolute #1 BEST quality of salmon available to the consumer. TUNA-KING is our Tuna boat, and will be fishing up to 200 miles offshore of our BC Coast for albacore tuna starting June 15. Our product is direct from the fisherman to the consumer. Come see us at the Kamloops Farmers Market on Saturdays, Sun Peaks on Sundays, and at the Vernon and Kelowna Farmers Markets.

FOOTPRINTS HARVEST ORGANIC PRODUCE DELIVERY SERVICE

Jodi Latremouille1326 Voght Street. Box 2211, Merritt, BC, V1K 1B8Phone: 250-315-4743E-mail: [email protected] operate a delivery service, and we are open year-round on Wednesdays, 11-5 at 1326 Voght Street, Merritt, BC.Footprints Harvest Organic Produce Delivery Service, serving Merritt and area since 2009, brings fresh, organic produce to your door! We operate on a year-round basis; in the summer months nearly all of our produce is from our local gardens and orchards. Local, natural and/or organic salmon, chickens and turkeys, free-range grass-fed beef, honey, coffee and artisan bread are also available for delivery or pick up. Weekly produce bins and custom orders are available to order on our customized shopping website, or drop in to visit our cooler every Wednesday, 11-5 year-round!

HOLMWOOD FARMGillian Watt, Mitch Brown-John1996 Barnhartvale Road, Box 73, Monte Lake, BC, V0E 2N0Phone: 250-319-2367E-mail: [email protected] gate. Free home delivery in Kamloops area.Grass-fed lamb. Cut, wrapped and frozen by the whole lamb, half lamb or by the package. Farm visits welcome. Please phone first to make sure we are home.

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Unique gifts for all occasionsAll wines at winery prices

Complimentary wine tasting every dayBC cheeses and other foods

Gift basketsWine Club

#416-500 Notre Dame Drive (by BCAA)Columbia Square Shopping Centre, Kamloops, BC

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LONE TREE RANCHHector & Michelle DignardBox 89 Knutsford, BC, V0E 2A0Phone: 250-828-1942E-mail: [email protected]/e-mail sales. Farmgate.We raise happy, healthy animals! Our animals are raised with open spaces and the freedom to roam. We treat our animals humanely and care for them and their well-being as animals should be treated. Raised without growth hormones or antibiotics our animals are happy and healthy! Bought from local producers and raised on our farm until they are processed in a local, government-inspected facility. We sell free-range pork and beef, lamb, chickens and turkey. Custom cut sides and quarters.

MINERS ROCK RANCHKim & Deb WardBox 67, Monte Creek, BC, V0E 2M0Phone: 250-573-2026E-mail: [email protected] gate and Kamloops Farmer’s MarketWelcome to our U-pick garden. Bring the family and discover our tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, squash, eggplant and lots of other veggies. We also have several acres of corn available already picked from late July into September. We can be seen from the East Trans Canada Hwy on the way to Shuswap Lake, 4 kms east of the Vernon turnoff and 7 kms west of Pritchard Station on Miners Bluff frontage road. If you would like to be notified when certain veggies are ready, please phone or email us. See you here.

NICOLA VALLEY APIARIESAlan & Meg Paulson860 Coldwater Rd.,P.O. Box 1995, Merritt, B.C., V1K 1B8Phone: 250-378-5208E-mail: [email protected] gate. Open Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Family owned for more than 25 years. Producers of fine quality gourmet honey from the historic Nicola Valley surrounding Merritt. Its’ quality, flavour and texture are due to climate, soils and flowers typical to this Southern Interior dry-belt region. We sell liquid and creamed honey, comb honey, honey pots, candles, beeswax and pollen.

OGILVIE STOCK RANCHJeff & Kari Lynn Dundass, Diane & Grant Hoffman, Pam OgilviePO Box 118, Knutsford, BC, V0E 2A0Phone: 250-374-6151 or 250-374-1185Fax: 250-374-6154E-mail: [email protected] of BC Cattlemen’s Association and Canadian Hereford Association. Our family has been raising beef cattle since 1968, on the grasslands and rangelands south of Kamloops. We provide our customers with high quality, natural, hormone-free, grass-fed and grain-fed beef. We also market grass-fed lambs in the fall. We sell custom cut sides and mixed quarters of beef and whole lambs. Farm gate sales – please call ahead. All of our beef and lamb is processed in a local government inspected facility. We also raise and market purebred Hereford cattle and do all types of fencing and general construction of farm outbuildings. Please call or email for more information.

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FRUIT & VEGETABLESApples ........................................3,10,23Apricots ......................................3,10,19,23Asparagus ..................................10,23Bakery Products.......................10,23Beans .........................................3,10,13,18,20,22,23Bedding Plants .........................18,22Beets ..........................................3,7,10,13,18,20,22,23Blackberries ..............................3,10Blueberries ................................3,10Bread..........................................10,23Broccoli......................................3,10,18,20,22,23Brussels Sprouts ......................7,10,18Cabbage ....................................3,7,10,13,18,20,22,23Carrots .......................................3,7,10,16,18,20,22,23Cantaloupe ................................7Cauliflower ................................3,10,13,18,20,22,23Celery.........................................3,10,18,20Chard .........................................3,10,13,18,20,22,23Cherries .....................................3,10,13,23Corn ...........................................3,7,10,13,16,18,23Cucumbers................................3,10,13,18,20,22,23Cucumbers (Pickling) .............5,10,13,18,22Currents .....................................10,22Egg Plant ...................................7Flowers ......................................6Garlic ..........................................3,10,13,18,20,22,23Gourds .......................................3Grapes .......................................10,13,23Herbs..........................................10,18,20,22Honey .........................................3,10,14,19,23Juices .........................................10Kohlrabi ......................................3,10,18,22Leeks ..........................................3,10,18,20,22,23Lettuce .......................................3,10,13,18,20,22,23Melons........................................3,10,13,18,20,23Mushrooms ...............................10,18Nectarines .................................3,10,23Onions ........................................3,7,10,13,18,22,23Parsnips .....................................3,10,18,23Peaches .....................................3,10,13,23Pears ..........................................3,10,23Peas............................................3,10,13,18,22,23Peppers .....................................3,7,10,13,18,19,20,22,23

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Plums .........................................3,10,22,23Potatoes .....................................3,7,10,11,13,16,18, .....................................................20,22,23Preserves ..................................3,10,20,22,23Pumpkins ...................................3,7,10,16,18,19,22,23Radishes ....................................3,10,16,18,22,23Raspberries ...............................3,10,13,23Rhubarb .....................................3,10,22,23Salad Greens ............................3,10,13,18,20,22,23Saskatoon Berries....................10,16Spinach ......................................3,10,13,18,22,23Squash .......................................3,7,10,13, 16,18,19,20, .....................................................22,23Strawberries ..............................3,10,16,23Tomatoes ...................................3,7,10,13,18,19,20,22,23Trees & Shrubs .........................10Turnips ........................................3,10,18,23Watermelon ...............................7Wine ..........................................4Zucchini......................................3,7,10,13,18,20,22,23

FARM RAISED MEATBeef ............................................2,8,10,11,15,16,17,18, .....................................................19, 22,23Chicken (Meat) .........................10,11,17,18,22,23Chicken (Eggs) .........................10,11,18,19,22,23Lamb ..........................................2,8,11,15,16,18,19Turkey .........................................10,11,17,18Pork ............................................8,11,17,18,19,22,23Rainbow Trout ...........................21,22,23Wild Salmon..............................9,22,23

OTHERAgritourism ................................4,16,22Beeswax.....................................14Brown Box Delivery .................10,18,22Cerfitied Organic (Registered)...10,19,22,23Dairy ...........................................1,10,17,23Farm Tours ................................11,17,22Hay .............................................2,19,23Kennel ........................................5

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PETE MURRAY’S CORN FARMPeter & Raymonde Murray5973 VLA Rd., Chase, BC, V0E 1M1Phone: 250-679-8886E-mail: [email protected] are the first crop of the farm season available in June and July either we-pick or u-pick. The berries are located at 5973 VLA Road, Chase. Corn season begins in August at our vegetable stand located at Shuswap (VLA Road) east of Chase on the Trans Canada Hwy. The corn stand hours are 8:00am to 8:00pm. August seven days a week, September and October hours will be posted. We offer several different corn varieties along with potatoes, squash and pumpkins. We are at the Kamloops Farmer’s Market Saturdays mid-August to the end of September. Then pumpkin season begins at the farm in October with organized wagon rides where you go to feed the sheep and then get to the pumpkin patch to choose that special pumpkin or just take a little wagon and walk out to the patch with your family. Lamb is available custom cut, wrapped and frozen as ordered.

RAINER CUSTOM CUTTINGBen Rainer7529 Yellowhead Hwy. 5 South,Darfield, BC, V0E 1R0Phone: 250-672-9629Fax: 250-672-9517E-mail: [email protected] www.rainercustomcutting.comProvincially licensed, Certified Environmental Farm Plan. Farm Gate: Open most days 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., call to confirm. We invite you to visit our third-generation beef and dairy farm just short, 15 minute, drive north of Barriere. We do custom cutting, smoking, curing and sausage in our approved provincially inspected facility. Retail meat sales include our popular hamburger and jerky along with a variety of sausage and other meat products. We also have chickens and turkeys for sale. See you soon!

RANFURLY FARMJennifer Fryatt & Adam Cooke Mike & Margaret Fryatt797 Bailey Road, Turtle Valley, Chase, BC, V0E 1M1Phone: 250-679-2735E-mail: ranfurlyfarm.blogspot.comE-mail: [email protected] Village Farmer’s Market, Scotch Creek Farm and Craft Market, weekly veggie boxes and farmgate sales. Call or email for additional information.Pick up meat for the BBQ, farm fresh eggs, and a vegetable box on your way to the lake this summer. Ranfurly Farm specializes in pasture raised pork, beef, lamb, chicken and eggs from heritage breeds know for flavour and quality. Our meat is free of antibiotics and artificial growth hormones and is available by the side or piece. We also grow over forty different vegetables for market and our CSA vegetable box program. Call or email for a price list and order form.

RIVERBEND ORCHARDCarole Gillis & David Comrie4985 Westsyde Rd.,Kamloops, BC, V2B 8N4Phone: 250-579-5982E-mail: [email protected] Organic STOPA Farm N. 144 Open Saturday/Sunday 12:00pm to 3:00pm. Please call ahead. Farm Gate sales. Apples, apricots, squash, honey, peppers, tomatoes, pumpkins, beef, lamb, pork, and eggs, along with hay for cattle, sheep and horses.

SUN RIVER ORGANICSEd & Daniela Basile3390 Shuswap Rd., Kamloops, BC, V2H 1T2Phone: 250-573-2937Fax: 250-573-2970E-mail: [email protected] Organic by Shuswap Thompson Organic Producers Association, Members of Certified Organic Associations of BC, BC Association of Farmers Market, Small Scale Food Processor Association, Farm to Chef Association. Kamloops Farmers Market Wednesday and Saturday, Wildlife Park on Sunday. Farm Gate Tuesday and Friday from 3pm to 5pm, Special Events and chefs are welcome to order in advance by contacting us at the farm. Welcome to our sustainable, organic and local farm; our SOL food haven. We provide delicious, nutritious, fresh seasonal produce ranging from lettuce and spicy greens to a full range of allums, brassicas, sweet and hot peppers, potatoes, squash, zucchini and tomatoes in all the colours of the rainbow. We love Mediterranean cooking styles and grow eggplants, artichokes and cardoons. Our melons and cantelopes are sweet and juicy from the long hot summers on the South Thompson. Our edible flowers, herbs and especially the sweet basil are abundant and fabulous all summer long. Our riverfront property is available for your special event.D

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QUALITY, CUSTOM CARE & EXERCISE

ALL DOGS WELCOME...PUPPIES TO POWER BREEDS!

COUNTRY PAWZ At Harmony Farm • Monte Lake, BC

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We want YOUR pictures and videos on anything to do with local food and farming. Send it to us and we will choose the best ones for inclusion in an upcoming promotional video on local food and farmers/ranchers! Deadline for submissions is Sept. 30, 2013. Visit www.kamloops.ca/agvideo for more information on how to participate. Send your submissions to Maren Luciani at [email protected]

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TED’S TROUT AKA CAMPBELL LAKE TROUT FARMTed & Maureen BrownBox 45, 3403 McNab Rd.,Little Fort, BC, V0E 2C0Phone: 250-677-4308E-mail: [email protected] of the BC Freshwater Aquaculture Association, and the Farm2Chef Collaborative. Our products are available at Heartland Quality Foods (North Shore), Smorgasbord Deli (downtown), Fisherman’s Market (near Old Town Farm Market), TRU Retail Meat Store, Kamloops and North Thompson area restaurants, Carl’s Market Garden & Fruit Stand at McLure, and Golden Ears Farm Cooperative Fruit Stand at Chase. Small, family-run farm. Kamloops Rainbow Trout is sustainably-raised; NO antibiotics, chemicals, or hormones; Govt. standards compliant; Interior Health Approved processing facility and smoker on site. Trout is sold flash-frozen fresh from the water, vacuum-packed fillets or whole, smoked-frozen, or smoked foil pouches. Live trout sold for pond/lake-stocking: eyed trout eggs, fry, fingerling, catchables – available for delivery. Order by phone or online website.

THISTLE FARMDieter Dudy & Deb Kellogg710 Dairy Rd., Kamloops, BC, V2B 8N5Phone: 250-579-9617Fax: 250-579-9618E-mail: [email protected] by the Shuswap Thompson Organic Producers Association and the Certified Organic Association of B.C. #45.Farm gate and Farmers Market. Family operated Thistle Farm has been in business since 1998. We offer a variety of bedding plants, herbs and organic vegetables. Bulk orders are welcome, but please allow two to three days notice. Farm-to-door year round delivery service of fresh organic produce. We offer a variety of sizes and combinations to suit customer needs. See our website for more information.

THE WESTWOLD CARROT COMPANYAlison LinklaterP.O. Box 2, 5627 Highway 97, Westwold, BC, V0E 3B0Phone: 250-375-2324North Okanagan Organic Assocation (NOOA) Farm gate, Kamloops Farmers Market on Saturdays. “Locally” made, produced and grown. Fruit and vegetables in season. Preserved, packaged food and condiments. Gifts, crafts and artwork.


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Agriculture in British Columbia is characterized by its diversity. Some of the activities carried out by provincial farmers include: dairy farming, cattle-

ranching, poultry raising, and the growing of grain, tree fruits, vegetables, berries, grapes, greenhouse vegetables, mushrooms, bulbs, ornamental flowers and shrubs.

More than 80 species of finfish, shellfish and marine •plants are grown, harvested and marketed by B.C.'s seafood industry.

A British Columbian eats more mushrooms than anyone •else in Canada. Each person eats about 3 kg per year, while the average Canadian eats only 2 kg per year.

Apples are the most valuable edible horticulture •crop in BC. About 75% of all BC orchard land is planted in apples.

BC is one of the top three blueberry producing regions in •the world. In the last 10 or 15 years, per capita consumption of blueberries has doubled.

Potatoes are the most grown vegetable in the world. In •BC, there are more potatoes grown than any other vegetable.

Although raspberries can be grown in all of the Canadian •provinces, BC accounts for almost the entire annual Canadian production of raspberries.

BC grows about 95% of the cranberries grown in Canada •and is the world’s third largest producer after Massachusetts and Wisconsin.

Food Facts courtesy of the Government of British Columbia Ministry of Agriculture and Land.

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The 75th Annual Provincial Winter Fair will see over 275 dedicated 4-H youth gather at the North Thompson Fall Fair Grounds in Barriere. They have worked hard all year with their beef, lamb, rabbit, horse and photography projects and will compete for prize money, ribbons and trophies.

The fair is a wonderful experience for participants and spectators. Take in numerous competitions including the popular Top Hand Ranch Competition. Enjoy the sights, sounds, food and fun of an agricultural Fair.

See you in Barriere, Sept. 27 to Sept. 30.

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ALL ORGANIC FARMERS’ MARKET1801 - 30th Street NE, Salmon Arm, B.C. Deo Lutheran Church parking lot (just past the Salmon Arm Secondary School) Market hours: Wednesday 3:00pm-5:30pm. Open from First Wednesday in May to Last Wednesday in October. Market is open every 2nd Wednesday from November through April.

ASHCROFT FARMERS’ MARKET4th and Railway, Ashcroft, B.C.Market hours: saturday 8:00am-2:00pm. Open from first Saturday in May to the last Saturday in September

BARRIERE FARMERS’ MARKET4307 Yellowhead S. HWY 5, Barriere (Barr K. Treats)Market hours: thursday 10:00am-2:00pm. Open from first Thursday in May to last Thursday in October

CLEARWATER FARMERS’ MARKETMarket is located on the grounds of Interior Whitewater Expedition, across from the local shopping center. Clearwater, B.C.Market hours: saturday 9:00am-12:00pm. Open from beginning of May to end of October

KAMLOOPS REGIONAL FARMERS’ MARKETWednesday market is held in the 400 block of Victoria St, in front of the library. Saturday market is held in the 200 block of St Paul St and the Stuart Wood schoolyard.Market hours: Wednesday 8:00am to 2:00pm (May 2 - oct 31) saturday 8:00am to 12:00pm (april 21 - oct 27)

LYTTON - TWO RIVERS FARMERS’ MARKET4th Street, Lytton, B.C.Market hours: friday 10:00am-4:00pmOpen from June 1 2012 to October 4

SORRENTO VILLAGE FARMERS’ MARKETSorrento Shoppers Plaza, 1232 Trans-Canada Highway, Sorrento, B.C.Market hours: saturday 8:00am-12:00pmOpen from 2nd Saturday of May to October SUN PEAKS & REGION FARMERS’ MARKETSun Peaks Village [email protected] hours: sunday: 10:00am-2:00pmOpen from July 1, 2013 to Sept 9, 2013 Watch for seasonal markets all year round.

2013 AREA FALL FAIRSPRINCETON & DISTRICT FALL FAIR August 24 - 25, Contact Danny Kastor 250-295-6993 • [email protected]

INTERIOR PROVINCIAL ExHIBITION Armstrong, August 28 - September 1, Contact Bryan Burns 250-546-9406 • [email protected]

NICOLA VALLEY FALL FAIR August 31 – September 1, Contact Kathy Reimer 250-378-5925 • [email protected]

NORTH THOMPSON FALL FAIR & RODEO (Barriere) August 31 – September 2, Contact Jill Hayward 250-672-0055 • [email protected]

SALMON ARM FALL FAIR September 6 - 8, Contact Phil Wright 250-832-0442 • [email protected]

ASHCROFT & DISTRICT FALL FAIR September 8, Contact Jessica Clement 250-457-7128 • [email protected]

PROVINCIAL WINTER FAIR September 27-30, Contact Deb Goertzen 250-572-8327 • [email protected]

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Local farmers and chefs team up to create one of a kind

festival of seasonal delights • Sip, savour, mingle and sing along if you

like… • Presented by the Thompson Shuswap Chef

Farmer Collaborative, a non-profit committed to supporting local food and agriculture

• For more details on participating restaurants, wineries, breweries and entertainment visit

Sunday, August 7, 2011— 3:00—8:00 pm

Thistle Farm, 710 Dairy Road, Kamloops, BC Tickets $ 60/ea adults

Children under 12 $ 20/ea Children under 5 Free

Tickets available at Saturday Kamloops Farmers Market or

Participating restaurants (cash or cheques only)

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3390 Shuswap Rd., Kamloops, BCTickets $60/ea adults

Children under 12 $20/eaChildren under 5 Free

Tickets only available at www.farm2chefs.comor Kamloops Farmers Market, Saturdays only.

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HERE ARE SOME OF THE KAMLOOPS FOOD SYSTEMS PROJECTS:Kamloops Regional Farmer’s Markets - Saturday markets are in the 200 block of St Paul St. from 8 AM - Noon, April 20th to October 26th. Meet your local producers, enjoy community spirit and good food in the Stuart Wood schoolyard. Wednesday markets are in the 400 block of Victoria St (in front of the TNRD Library) from 8 AM - 2 PM, May 1st to October 30th. www.kamloopsfarmersmarket.com

Public produce initiatives grow healthy, nutritious food on publicly accessible lands such as boulevards, right-of-ways, schoolyards and in publicly accessible gardens. This year, Kamloops is growing free produce in two sites – at the corner of Elm & Tranquille St. and at the community garden in McDonald Park, both on the North Shore. Workshops on food growing topics run throughout the season. For example, a free workshop on Medicinal Herbs is offered on June 29, 2013 at 1:00PM in McDonald Park. If you or your organization or business would like to grow public produce contact us for more information. Volunteers are always welcome. www.publicproduceproject.blogspot.ca

Community Gardens have expanded rapidly in Kamloops. To secure

a spot in a community garden and to learn how to start one in your neighborhood, contact Interior Community Services at 250-554-3134. www.interiorcommunityservices.bc.ca/programs/community-gardens

Gardengate operates a greenhouse, vegetable garden and a kitchen classroom in Brocklehurst. Participants increase their food security by being able to take home organic produce in exchange for helping in the garden. This project supplies food to several Kamloops groups including Food Share and Community Kitchens. www.opendoorgroup.org/gardengate.php

Community Kitchens are a key component in food security. For low cost, anybody participating can learn to plan, purchase and prepare meals. During harvest time, community kitchens teach how to preserve foods by canning, drying and freezing. To participate contact Interior Community Services at 250-554-3134. www.interiorcommunityservices.bc.ca/programs/community-kitchens

Kamloops Food Share provides food to hungry people across our community. www.kamloopsfoodbank.org/about-history/programs

Check out this comprehensive on-line list of food producers in our Region www.eatkamloops.org

KAMLOOPS FooD PoLICY CounCIL

For nearly 20 years, the Kamloops Food Policy Council (KFPC) has been providing guidance and implementing actions to improve food security in

the Kamloops area. Food security means that everyone in our community can access and afford to eat healthy foods. People are food insecure when they can’t afford or get the foods they need to live healthy and active lifestyles.

As the first food policy council in Canada, KFPC has

provided local and national leadership in the development of food policy and best practices in urban agriculture. It acts as a communications forum for locally developed food systems that increase our resilience to climate change, reduce competition for global food resources and lower the need for costly packaging and transportation of food.

Buying locally grown and locally raised foods is healthier for our community. The longer produce

spends in transport or sits on a grocery store shelf, the more nutrients it loses. In contrast, local produce is ripe and fresh. Get to know your local farmers. Many of them use organic or other sustainable agriculture methods that further reduce the impact on the environment and improve food quality.

For more information on the Kamloops Food Policy Council, contact Laura Kalina at [email protected].


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