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Honeybee Centre ■ ■ ■ Surrey • 604.575.2337 honeybeecentre.com A commercial honey farm, country store, educational tours.
Honeyland Canada ■ ■ ■ Pitt Meadows • 604.460.8889 honeylandcanada.com Learn, have fun and take part in our complimentary honey tasting when you drop by for a free self guided tour and a visit to our retail store.
Honeyview Farm Ltd. ■ ■ Rosedale • 604.794.3315 honeyviewfarm.ca Check out the glass observation wall of over 50,000 bees. Watch the bees communicate and spot the queen. Guided or self-guided tours.
Hopcott Premium Meats ■ ■ ■
Pitt Meadows • 604.465.7799 hopcottmeats.ca
A family run business offering local meats & produce. Specializing in our own hormone & antibiotic free beef. We make our own deli items, including many gluten free products. Know where your meat is coming from.
Howard Wong Farms ■ Matsqui • 604.853.3829 Family-owned direct to you market including corn, green and red cabbage, pumpkins, and all squash plus many more veggies. We pride ourselves on being The Valley’s Premier Farm Market.
JD Farms (Turkey) ■ Langley • 604.856.2431 jdfarms.ca Turkeys are fed a natural diet of grain, vitamins and minerals without any medications or animal by-products. Our turkeys are raised in spacious, well-ventilated barns with free access to fresh water and a constant supply of fresh feed. Buy direct or visit our bistro. Dog food also available.
K & M Farms ■ Abbotsford • 604.857.8912 kmfarms.ca We raise poultry like your grandmother did – the natural way – outdoors, on pasture, with no antibiotics, hormones or animal by-products. Turkeys are available for Thanksgiving and Christmas. Chickens are available fresh 5 times per year. Frozen product is available the rest of the year as supplies last.
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■ ACTIVITIES ■ CHEESE/DAIRY ■ CSA ■ FRUIT ■ HONEY (BEES) ■ MEAT/EGGS ■ TOURS ■ U-PICK ■ VEGETABLES
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Aldergrove • 604.626.4395 kpfarm.com
Abbotsford • 604.864.5723 maanfarms.com
Breeding, raising and showing Huacaya Alpacas, this 45-acre farm offers alpaca products (in-store and online) as well as beef and alpaca meat products, artisanal honey and eggs. Group tours for 6 or more people by charitable donation.
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kitsilanofarms.com An urban farm created by piecing together a collection of backyard gardens around the Kitsilano neighbourhood.
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Abbotsford • 604.852.9033 bcfarmfresh.com/farms/kbf-nurseryand-farm-market/ Family owned growing over 800 acres of fresh berries, nursery stock and produce including Taiwan cabbage and Russian garlic and sweet valley corn.
Krause Berry Farms ■ ■ ■ Langley • 604.856.5757 krauseberryfarms.com Savor the aroma of hot out-of-the-oven breads & buns, berry pies & other mouth-watering treats made from scratch daily. Try our farm made jams, jellies, syrups & gourmet preserves made with berries & vegetables grown right on our farm. Be sure to stop at our Fudge Counter or enjoy an old-fashioned berry milkshake while you browse our farm market for many carefully selected gourmet items, country-themed gifts & décor.
Lepp Farm Market ■ ■ ■ ■ Abbotsford • 604.851.LEPP leppfarmmarket.com
Experience our award winning family farm! Full farm experience including mouth-watering berry pies, crepes & authentic meals from our country style kitchen. Participate in our corn maze, petting zoo, family fun center, hay rides and many more fun activities all year round. Our new estate winery features fruit wines crafted with our own berries.
Mary’s Garden ■ Surrey • 604.576.9297 marysgarden.ca Over 40 years in business, try our famous carrots and corn known to be sweet as candy.
Matsqui Blue Farms ■ ■ Abbotsford • 604.859.8918 organicblue.com Operating since 1948, now producing heritage varieties of blueberries that are rarely found anywhere else. Being one of the first “Certified Organic” blueberry farms, we take great pride in hand harvesting and handling of some of the best blueberries you’ll ever taste.
Meadowfresh Dairy ■ Port Coquitlam • 604.472.0786 meadowfresh.ca Meadowfresh Dairy Corporation is a local BC based company that has been in operation for just under 20 years that processes, packages, and distributes a wide range of dairy products for the Western Canadian market place.
Meadows Fruit Market ■ Maple Ridge • 604.719.3247
Third generation farmers offering locally-raised, nonmedicated meats, plus local produce, grocery, dairy & deli items.
Fresh strawberries and blueberries from our very own farm and a selection of Okanagan produce. Farm made jellies, jams and preserves.
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Chilliwack • 604.846.6006 thelocalharvest.ca
Langley • 604.880.8184 milnervalleycheese.com
Reflect on the importance of agriculture and learn how our farmers grow the freshest, tastiest fruits, herbs and vegetables imaginable. Learn about our curious alpacas.
5th-generation heritage family farm and goat dairy, Watch from our viewing windows as our herd of Saanens, Nubians, and Alpines come in for their evening milking. We specialize in a variety of goat cheeses and Milner Jack; a Colby style cheese, feta, and chevre, During summer we offer our own goat milk gelato. Farm raised lamb available by order.
Loutet Farm ■ ■ ■ NorthVancouver • 604.987.8138 (x231) ediblegardenproject.com/loutet-farm Loutet Farm, a sustainable social enterprise that facilitates social, environmental, economic and educational benefits for the community is the first step in building a plant to plate local food system on the North Shore. Maintained by volunteers, the farm provides seasonal produce between May-October and offers tours for groups, schools, etc.
MSB Farm ■ ■ ■ ■ Matsqui • 604.557.0762 msbfarm.ca Family-owned growing quality blueberries (4 different varieties) for over 25 years. Try Blueberry Ice Cream or enjoy a jar of Blueberry Blossom Honey! Discounts are given if you bring your own containers.