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THURSDAY, JUNE 14, 2012
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Welcome to our Sixth Edition
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his 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 2012, 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.
Watch for producers displaying these logos Environmental Farm Plan Environmental 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 Organic The 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 Program VBP 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 Program
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FEATURED INSIDE Producer Listings.......... 4 — 12 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, visit your local farmers’ market. 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.
This 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.
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Producer Listings AMARANTH FARM & NURSERY
Bob & Cheryl Hearn 740 Glenacre Road, McLure, BC V0E 2H0 P.O. Box 322, Stn. Main., Kamloops, BC V2C 5K9 Phone: 250-672-9712 Cell: 250-819-9712 Forty years ago, it was just a pretty piece of riverfront property and a blank slate. Today, Amaranth Farm in McLure is a fledgling homestead on the North Thompson that has been inspired by nature and nurtured with love. The hand-built log home made from materials gleaned from the land blends beautifully with the backdrop of the river valley. The farm’s nursery, landscaped grounds, vegetable and perennial gardens, pool and trout pond provide a cohesive connection to the natural world at every step. But one thing visitors first notice are the hundreds of trees planted on the property. Many were planted over the years to enhance the property, but most were planted to help those looking to do a little beautification of their own. Amaranth offers Colorado blue and green spruce, Austrian pines as well as deciduous trees that can provide brilliant colour and contrast with existing landscaping. Customers are invited to view trees at different heights and stages of development and stroll the grounds for inspiration. Amaranth is also home to the office of the River and Adventure Company, which provides interpretive charter tours of the North Thompson River aboard a 10-passenger pontoon boat. Tours run from 30 minutes to two hours and give visitors insight into how the First Nations and early settlers depended on the river and its role in the ecosystem today. Visit it online at www.riveradventuretours.com. Plus, don’t forget to check out Amaranth Farm soon on vacation-rentals-byowner.com. Visitors looking to escape the rush of life can instead fall asleep to the gentle rush of the river from the outdoor screen bedroom at the 1,700 sq. -ft. log home at Amaranth. With as much outdoor living space as indoor living space on the extensive wraparound porches, screened verandas and bedroom, visitors are invited to greet the sun on the porch with a coffee in the morning, and then watch it set from a porch-slung hammock in the evening. In winter, skate on the river, cross-country ski through the meadow, share hot chocolate by the majestic river-stone fireplace. In summer, throw a line in the trout pond, read a good book by the pool, pick a strawberry from the garden and catch a glimpse of a hummingbird. Get away. Breathe. Farm Fresh! See ad below.
Relaxing
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BLACKWELL DAIRY FARM INC.
7000 Blackwell Rd, Kamloops, BC Phone: 250-573-4747 Fax: 250-573-4963 E-mail: dairy02@telus.net www.blackwelldairy.com Blackwell 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.
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BUSE CREEK RANCH
Larry & Holly Campbell and Family 9680 Hidden Vale Ranch Rd., Kamloops, B.C., V2C 6W4 Phone/Fax: 250-573-3623 E-mail: hcampbell@campbellco.ca www.bcgrassfedbeef.ca Telephone 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.
“How do I pick and store strawberries? You want strawberries that are a nice red color, not dull red as this might cause them to be overripe. They should be firm but not hard, not soft and mushy, bruised or blemished. ”
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Producer Listings Ted & Maureen Brown Box 45, 3403 McNab Rd., Little Fort, B.C., V0E 2C0 Phone: 250-677-4308 E-mail: mebrown57@gmail.com or www.tedstrout.com Small, family-run farm. Kamloops Rainbow Trout is sustainablyraised, using no antibiotics or hormones, Govt. standards compliant. Member of the BC Freshwater Aquaculture Association, and the Thompson Shuswap Chef Farmer Collaborative. Trout is sold frozen, vacuum-packed, fillets or whole. Smoked frozen trout and smoked trout foil pouches (no refrigeration necessary) are also available. Sold in Kamloops at Heartland Quality Foods and North Thompson area restaurants and fruit stands. Stockable live trout – eyed eggs, fry, fingerling, and catchables – are also available for delivery. See website for details.
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CARL’S MARKET GARDEN & FRUIT STAND
Brian & Brenda Carl 272 McLure Ferry Road, McLure, B.C., V0E 2H0 Phone: 250-672-5795 Fruitstand: 250-672-9366 Fax: 250-672-5708 E-mail: brian_carl@xplornet.com Farm 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!
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CELISTA ESTATE WINERY
Jake & Marg Ootes 2319 Beguelin Rd. Celista (North Shore of Shuswap Lake) Phone: 250-955-8600 E-mail: adiamond@internorth.com www.celistawine.com Tasting room on our farm, in Celista, Scotch Creek, Chase, Sorrento, Salmon Arm and Kamloops outlets. Come and taste multi-award winning wines. Free wine tasting and a garden patio overlooking Shuswap Lake where you can enjoy a glass of wine. We also offer picnic baskets with gourmet cheeses, crackers, fresh baked rolls and chocolate to pair with your wine selection.
“How do I pick and store cherries: Look for firm, large fruit with stems attached. They should be brightly coloured in shades of red, pink, gold, burgundy, or even black. Stay away from cherries that have brown spots or are small and hard. If they’re too soft, they’re over ripe and won’t be very good to eat.”
FISHERMAN CATCH WILD BC SALMON & SALES
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SALMON TUNA SHRIMP Tanya-Ray Fishing Ltd. #22961 wild.salmon@hotmail.com
Kelsey (250) 320-4449
“A Tradition of Excellence Since 1913”
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CELISTA SPRINGS RANCH
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Doug & Marlene Fenton 5067 Line 17 Road, Celista, B.C. Store Phone: 250-955-0525 Farm Phone: 250-955-0959 E-mail: sales@celistaspringsranch.com Camping bookings: camping@ celistaspringsranch.com, or call Mylo’s between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., seven days a week. www.celistaspringsranch.com Celista Springs Ranch is located on the North Shuswap, approximately 25 minutes drive NE up the Squilax-Anglemont Hwy from the TCH. There is camping, farm tours, and a great place to hold your special event (class or family reunions, meeting with friends). It is all part of providing our clients an opportunity to learn more about sustainable agriculture while enjoying a short stay at our little paradise. We are currently certified by the SPCA Farm Program, Verified Beef Program, and maintain a working Environmental Farm Plan. At CSR we use a combination of heritage genetics, grass finishing, low-stress handling, and dry aging to produce a premium quality “grass-fed & finished” beef and lamb, and a pastured pork product worth trying. All animals are raised without the use of hormones, medicated feeds, or animal by-products. All animals are processed at a BC licensed & Government Inspected processing facility. Pre-order your beef by the ¼ or side, pork and lamb by the half or whole, or visit Mylo’s Farm Market, right on the Squilax-Anglemont Hwy in Scotch Creek where you can find our product for sale by the piece or in bulk.
How do I pick and store asparagus? Look for firm, straight spears with closed, compact tips. The stalks should be crisp, not wilted, woody or dry. To store, stand the cut ends in an inch of water or wrap the ends in a moist paper towel. Place in a plastic bag in the refrigerator for up to five days.
COUNTRY PAWZ ESTATES – SOUTH
Gerry & Patricia Porter 4319 Paxton Valley Road, PO Box 82, Monte Lake, BC V0E 2N0 Phone/Fax: 250-375-2528 E-mail: patriciawithharmony@juno.com www.countrypawzestates.com (2nd location) Country Pawz Estates South, accommodates all dog breeds, types and dispositions social or non! Peaceful country kennel midway between Kamloops and Vernon offers customer personalized care, individual exercise through fields and forests, extra large heated kennels, large viewing windows, extra tall dog doors, private covered runs with patios and solid partitions. Give your dog a safe, healthy, fun “home away from home” with “good dog zen” at Country Pawz Estates South, while you vacation worry-free. Multiple dog rates. Open year round. Ask about our recommended dog daycare visit, complimentary with reservation of any dog’s vacation stay.
How do I pick and store broccoli? Look for tightly closed, compact, dark green to purplish-green florets on tender, firm stalks. Avoid those with flowers, wilted leaves and tough stems. Store refrigerated in a plastic bag for up to four days. 9
DESERT HILLS RANCH
Harper Mill Road (formerly Old Mill Road) Ashcroft, BC V0K 1A0 See website for directions. Phone: 250-453-9876 Fax: 250-453-9870 E-mail: deserthillsranch@hotmail.com Farm 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.
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Proud supporters of local, organic, sustainable and naturally raised ingredients. Taste the difference.
Producer Listings 10 DOMINION CREEK
RANCH
Norm, Betty, Leroy & Bernadine Peters Box 101, Heffley Creek, BC V0E 1Z0 Phone: 250-578-7268 or 250-578-8557 Fax: 250-578-7299 E-mail: peters@mail.ocis.net www.dominioncreekranch.ca “From our family to yours”. Premium grass or grain fed Angus beef, lamb and Berkshire pork grazed on native grasslands. Hormone growth promotant free, antibiotic free. Raised without medicated feeds or animal by-products. Wool and wool products, meat products 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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PRODUCE DELIVERY SERVICE
Jodi Latremouille 1326 Voght Street. Box 2211, Merritt, B.C. V1K 1B8 Phone:250-315-4743 E-mail: info@footprintsharvest.com www.footprintsharvest.com We operate a delivery service, and we are open year-round on Wednesdays, 10-6 at 1326 Voght Street, Merritt, B.C. Footprints Harvest Organic Produce Delivery Service, serving Merritt, Logan Lake and Kamloops 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 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 10-6 year-round!
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Danny Arundel/Kelsey Kashluba 9320 Yellowhead Hwy S, Heffley Creek, BC V0E 1Z2 Phone: 250 320-4449 E-mail: wild.salmon@hotmail.com The son of a fisherman, Danny Arundel has explored our BC coastline on a commercial fish boat over the past 50 years. Year after year the lure of the ocean and the anticipation of catching “The big one” brings Danny back to his boat to prepare for the next fishing season. This year starts May 1st on the west coast of Vancouver Island just north of Tofino/Ucluelet. Mid June TanyaRay will head north to the Haida Quai (Queen Charlottes) to continue with our north troll fishery. Our Salmon is caught on a barbless hook and line and brought onto the boat 1 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 providing product to be savored throughout the year. This process ensures the absolute #1 quality of salmon. TUNAKING is our new Tuna boat, and will be fishing for albacore tuna off our BC coast starting in June. Come see us at the Kamloops Farmers Market on Saturdays, Sun Peaks on Sundays, and at the Vernon & Kelowna Farmers Markets.
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Producer Listings PRODUCT................................FARM NUMBER
PRODUCT................................FARM NUMBER
FRUIT & VEGETABLES
Potatoes......................................5 9 12 13 14 16 18 20 24 .....................................................25 26 Preserves...................................5 12 13 25 26 Pumpkins....................................5 9 12 13 18 20 21 23 24 .....................................................25 26 Radishes.....................................5 12 13 18 20 25 26 Raspberries................................5 12 13 16 26 Rhubarb......................................5 12 25 26 Salad Greens.............................5 12 13 20 24 25 26 Saskatoon Berries....................12 18 Spinach.......................................5 12 13 20 24 25 26 Squash........................................5 9 12 13 16 18 20 24 .....................................................25 26 Strawberries...............................5 12 13 16 18 26 Tomatoes....................................5 9 12 13 16 20 24 25 26 Trees & Shrubs..........................1 12 Turnips.........................................5 12 20 24 26 Watermelon................................9 Wine ...........................................6 Zucchini......................................5 9 12 13 16 20 24 25 26
Apples.........................................5 12 13 21 26 Apricots.......................................5 12 13 26 Asparagus...................................12 13 26 Bakery Products.......................12 13 26 Beans..........................................5 12 13 16 20 24 25 26 Bedding Plants..........................20 25 Beets...........................................5 9 12 13 16 20 24 25 26 Blackberries...............................5 12 13 Blueberries.................................5 12 13 Bread..........................................12 13 26 Broccoli......................................5 12 13 20 24 25 26 Brussels Sprouts.......................9 12 20 Cabbage.....................................5 9 12 13 16 20 24 25 26 Carrots........................................5 9 12 13 18 20 24 25 26 Cantaloupe.................................9 Cauliflower.................................5 12 20 24 25 26 Celery.........................................5 12 20 24 Chard..........................................5 12 13 16 20 24 25 26 Cherries......................................5 12 13 16 26 Corn............................................5 9 12 13 16 18 20 26 Cucumbers................................5 12 13 16 20 24 25 26 Cucumbers (Pickling)..............5 12 13 16 20 25 Currents......................................12 25 Egg Plant....................................9 Garlic...........................................5 12 13 20 22 23 24 25 26 Gourds........................................5 13 Grapes........................................12 13 16 26 Herbs..........................................12 13 20 22 24 25 Honey..........................................5 12 13 17 26 Juices..........................................12 13 Kohlrabi.......................................5 12 20 24 25 Leeks...........................................5 12 13 20 24 25 26 Lettuce........................................5 12 13 20 24 25 26 Melons........................................5 12 13 16 20 24 26 Mushrooms................................12 20 Nectarines..................................5 12 13 26 Onions.........................................5 9 12 13 16 20 24 25 26 Parsnips......................................5 12 13 20 26 Peaches......................................5 12 13 26 Pears...........................................5 12 13 26 Peas............................................5 12 13 20 24 25 26 Peppers......................................5 9 12 13 16 20 24 25 26 Plums..........................................5 12 13 25 26
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FARM RAISED MEAT Beef.............................................3 5 7 10 12 13 15 18 19 .....................................................20 25 26 Chicken (Meat)..........................12 15 19 20 23 25 26 Chicken (Eggs)..........................12 13 15 20 21 25 26 Lamb...........................................3 7 10 14 15 18 20 23 Turkey..........................................12 15 19 20 23 Pork.............................................7 10 15 19 20 25 26 Rainbow Trout............................4 25 26 Wild Salmon..............................11 25 26
OTHER Agritourism.................................18 23 25 Beeswax.....................................17 Brown Box Delivery..................12 20 25 Cerfitied Organic (Registered)...............................12 21 22 25 26 Dairy............................................2 12 19 26 Farm Tours.................................1 13 14 19 22 23 25 Hay..............................................3 21 23 26 Kennel.........................................8
Clearwater River
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100 Mile House
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Raft River
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Vavenby
Taweel Lake
North Thompson River
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Lone Butte
Adams River 24
Watch Lake
Dunn Lake
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Lac des Roches
Little Fort
North Barriere Lake
Green Lake
East Barriere Lake
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70 Mile House
Bonaparte Lake
Barriere
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Johnson Lake
Adams Lake
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Clinton
McLure 1 5
Farm map placements are approximate. Please refer to listing and local roadmap for exact addresses.
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Sun Peaks 10
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Little Shuswap Lake 18
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Heffley Lake
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Cache Creek
Niskonlith Niskonlith Lake Lake
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Savona
Ashcroft
South Thompson River 2
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Monte Lake
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Thompson River
Logan Lake
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Roche Lake
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Westwold
Lac Le Jeune
Spences Bridge
Mamit Lake
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Pritchard
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Kamloops
Cherry Creek
Chase Chase
Paul Lake
North Thompson River Kamloops Lake
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Stump Lake 97C
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Nicola River
Lytton
Nicola Lake Douglas Lake
Merritt
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Pennask Lake
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Fraser River
Coldwater River
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Producer Listings 13 GOLDEN EARS
FARM COOPERATIVE
Tristan Cavers 5848 VLA Road, Chase, B.C., V0E 1M1 Farm Phone: 250-679-8421 Fruit Stand Phone: 250-679-7693 E-mail: Golden.Ears.Farm@gmail.com www.goldenearsfarm.org Fruit Stand on Highway 1, West of Chase Kamloops Farmers’ Market - Wednesday and Saturday Chase Farmers’ Market - Friday Fruit Stand, Market, All Orders Welcome. We’re a group of farmers sharing land and a vision of sustainability through traditional farming. Stop by and say hello! We’re at the Kamloops Market Wednesdays and Saturdays, Chase Market Fridays and Sorrento Market Saturdays. We have delicious organic bread, strawberries, raspberries, corn, pumpkins, squash, peas, beans, pickling cucumbers, tomatoes, herbs and much more. Fall on the Farm: Wagon rides, apple cider, friendly animals, pumpkin patch and pie. Tours by appointment. French and English available. Fruit Stand opens early summer seven days a week until September. We’re famous for our pies! Farm tours available, please call ahead.
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ROCK
Kim & Deb Ward Box 67, Monte Creek, BC Phone: 250-573-2026 E-mail: minersrock@gmail.com Farm gate and Saturday Farmers Market in Kamloops Welcome 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 which is available already picked from late July into September. We are on the East Trans Canada Hwy on your way to Shuswap Lake, 4 kms past the Vernon turnoff and 7.5 kms west of Pritchard Station. If you would like to be notified of when certain crops are ready, please call or email us.
“Astronaut John Glenn ate the first meal in space when he ate applesauce squeezed from a tube in 1962.” 17 NICOLA VALLEY
APIARIES
Alan & Meg Paulson 860 Coldwater Rd., P.O. Box 1995, Merritt, B.C., V1K 1B8 HOLMWOOD 14 Phone: 250-378-5208 FARM E-mail: info@nicolavalleyhoney.com Gillian Watt, Mitch Brown-John Farm gate. Open Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. 1996 Barnhartvale Road, Box 73, Family owned for more than 25 years. Producers of fine quality Monte Lake, BC V0E 2N0 gourmet honey from the historic Nicola Valley surrounding Phone: 250-319-2367 Merritt. Its’ quality, flavour and texture are due to climate, soils E-mail: holmwoodfarm@gmail.com and flowers typical to this Southern Interior dry-belt region. We Farm gate. Free home delivery in Kamloops area. Grass-fed lamb. Cut, wrapped and frozen by the whole lamb, sell liquid and creamed honey, comb honey, honey pots, candles, half lamb or by the package. Farm visits welcome. Please phone beeswax and pollen. first to make sure we are home.
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CORN FARM
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Hector & Michelle Dignard Box 89 Knutsford, B.C. V0E 2A0 Phone: 250-828-1942 E-mail: lonetreeranch@ymail.com Telephone/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.
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Peter & Raymonde Murray 5973 VLA Rd., Chase, B.C., V0E 1M1 Phone: 250-679-8886 E-mail: rdunn01@telus.net www.petemurrayscornfarm.com Strawberries 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, Chace. 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 walke out to the patch with your family. Lamb is available custom cut, wrapped and frozen as ordered.
Producer Listings 19 RAINER CUSTOM
21 RIVERBEND
CUTTING
Ben Rainer 7493 Darlington Creek Rd., General Delivery, Darfield, B.C., V0E 1R0 Phone: 250-672-9629 Fax: 250-672-9517 E-mail: Rainer_farm@mercuryspeed.com www.rainercustomcutting.com Provincially 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 recently 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!
ORCHARD
Carole Gillis & David Comrie 4985 Westsyde Rd., Kamloops, B.C., V2B 8N4 Phone: 250-579-5982 E-mail: dcomrie@shaw.ca Certified Organic STOPA Farm N. 144 Farm Gate by appointment only. Apples, pumpkins and eggs, along with hay for cattle, sheep and horses.
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ORGANIC FARM
Phil & Cindy Levington 6949 Thompson River Drive, Walhachin, BC Phone: 250-682-1188 or toll-free 1-877-682-1188 E-mail: info @suedehills.com RANFURLY Certified organic by PACS 16-419 Canada, USA, EU, UK 20 Farm gate, Farmers Market, online at www.suedehills.com, FARM Jennifer Fryatt & Adam Cooke, heatlh shows in BC and Alberta. Mike & Margaret Fryatt Gluten-free, certified organic products. Alfalfa for people, protein797 Bailey Road, Turtle Valley, rich and nutrient dense. Olive leaf for boosting your immune Chase, BC V0E 1M1 system. Green Leaf Slevia, sugar alternative. 5 Herbal Teas, Phone: 250-679-2735 caffeine-free. Alkalizing Blend, get alkaline=get well. Garlic with E-mail: ranfurlyfarm.blogspot.com intense flavour. Free PH test strips. Farm tours Monday-Friday E-mail: ranfurlyfarm@gmail.com 9am-4pm, weekends by appointment. Please call 250-682Farm gate, please call in advance. Sorrento Village Farmers 1188 Market, CSA, weekly veggie boxes available in Chase, Scotch Creek, and Sorrento. Call or email for additional information. “How do I pick and store peaches? Look for peaches that Pick up meat for the BBQ, farm fresh eggs, and a vegetable box on your way to the lake this summer. Ranfurly Farm specialized have a strong, sweet smell and a yellowish golden background in pasture raised pork, beef, lamb, chicken and eggs from color. The red blush doesn’t always mean the fruit is ripe. heritage breeds know for flavour and quality. Our meat is free of Peaches should be firm and only “give” slightly antibiotics and artificial growth hormones and is available by the side or piece. We also grow over forty different vegetables for under pressure when you touch them. market and our CSA vegetable box program. Call or email for a Don’t buy any that are green, brownish, or wrinkled.” price list and order form.
Highland Valley Copper
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4319 Paxton Valley Rd., Monte Lake, BC
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At Highland Valley Cooper, we consider people, the environment and our communities of interest with every decision we make. We are passionate about social engagement and community improvement in the places where we live and work.
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Producer Listings 23 NATURESCAPES GARDENS
24 SUN RIVER
Tricia Sullivan & Leo Lindinger 680 Dairy Road, Kamloops, BC. Phone: 250-579-9680 E-mail: tricia@naturescapes.ca Member of Thompson Shuswap Chef Farmer Collaborative. Farm Gate Sales. We offer sun-pastured chickens, turkeys, and grass fed lambs. Our animals are raised naturally, without antibiotics or hormones, on grass meadows. Our processing is done humanely, and is government inspected for retail or personal sales Our garlic is ready in August, squash & pie (sweet) pumpkins in Sept. and on. We grow premium grass hay, with no alfalfa. Naturescapes Gardens are available for events, wedding ceremonies and receptions, photo shoots, and reunions. We also host catered dinners for overseas tour groups, and others. Our colourful gardens offer shady areas or sunny meadows and lawns by the streams and waterfalls as you gaze into the fish pond. Come for a garden or farm tour, just give us a call.
Ed & Daniela Basile 3390 Shuswap Rd., Kamloops, BC V2H 1T2 Phone: 250-573-2934 or 250-573-2970 E-mail: basiles@telus.net Membership of STOPS, TSCFC Farm gate, Farmers Market, Special Order. Welcome to SOL Food Country. Sustainable, Organic and Local. We provide the community with delicious, fresh seasonal produce ranging from colourful and spicy green and lettuce to artichokes and cardoons, beans, beets, carrots, garlic, eggplants, sweet and hot peppers and potatoes in all the colours, squash, zucchini, cantaloupe, honeydew and melons. Enjoy herbs and edible flowers bountiful and fresh in your salads and cooking. We sell from our Farm Market on Wednesdays and from the Kamloops Farmers Market on Saturdays. We provide special orders for Chefs and Special Events by advance orders
AT SULLINDEO ESTATES
ORGANICS
25 THISTLE
FARM
“The longest carrot ever recorded was nearly 17 feet long. An ear of corn averages 800 kernels in 16 rows. When honey is consumed it will enter your bloodstream within 20 minutes.” Terry Lake, MLA Kamloops North Thompson 618B TRANQUILLE RD. 250-554-5413
Dieter Dudy & Deb Kellogg 710 Dairy Rd., Kamloops, B.C., V2B 8N5 Phone: 250-579-9617 Fax: 250-579-9618 E-mail: thistlefarm@telus.net www.thistlefarm.com Certified 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 tours are available from April through October with the pumpkin patch a great favourite. Must phone ahead for bookings. 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.
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CARROT COMPANY
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PROUD TO SUPPORT OUR RANCHING AND FARMING COMMUNITY
Alison Linklater P.O. Box 2, 5627 Highway 97, Westwold, B.C., V0E 3B0 Phone: 250-375-2324 North 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.
“Spinach is one of the most nutritious and highest ranking vegetables in nutrient and antioxidant capacity.”
Local food security important, says 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 laura.kalina@interiorhealth.ca. Here are some of the Kamloops food systems projects: •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 — 121 Victoria St. and at the newest community garden in McDonald Park on the North Shore. There are plans for expansion. Watch for public workshops on topics such as composting, raised bed gardening, herbs, pollinators and more. http://www.publicproduceproject.blogspot.ca/ •Community Gardens have expanded
rapidly in our city. The two newest locations are behind the Wilson House and McDonald Park on the North Shore. To secure a spot in a community garden and to learn how to start one in your neighbourhood, contact Interior Community Services at 250-554-3134. http://www.interiorcommunityservices.bc.ca/programs/nutrition •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. http://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.
Harper Mill Road (formerly Old Mill Road) Ashcroft, BC V0K 1A0 Phone: 250-453-9876
“Your Water Specialists”
Fax: 250-453-9870
Email: deserthillsranch@hotmail.com (See website for directions) D000928526
Accept Cash/ MC/Debit/VISA
DOMESTIC WATER SYSTEMS BY FRANKLIN
7 days a week
AGRICULTURE IRRIGATION
Email: deserthillsranch@hotmail.com (See website for directions)
PUMPS • PIPE • FITTINGS
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TURF INGROUND SYSTEMS NORWESCO PLASTIC TANKS SEPTIC AND FRESH WATER
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9:30am- 5:00 pm
OPEN 6 DAYS A WEEK
www.deltairrigation.ca • bobstrate@deltairrigation.ca
Celebrating 30 Years in Business 1978 - 2008
*Beets *Brussels *Cabbage *Cantaloupe *Carrots *Egg plant *Tomatoes *Colored Bell Peppers *Potatoes * Pumpkins *Roma *Squash *Sweet Corn * Sweet Onions *Watermelon *Winter Onions *Zucchini
F Fruit & Vegetable Wagon Last weekend of July –Mid October
Please visit us at our website @www.deserthillsranch.com or follow us on facebook. THURSDAY, JUNE 14, 2012
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Farmers’ Market Listings Ashcroft Farmers’ Market
Nicola Valley Farmers’ Market
First Saturday in May to the last Saturday in September Saturdays, from 8 a.m. – 2 p.m. 4th and Railway Avenues
May to October Sat. 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. 2000 Block Quilchena, Merritt
Barriere Farmers’ Market
North Shore Farmers’ Market
May to October Thursdays, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. 4307 Yellowhead Hwy. S, Hwy 5
May 20 to September 11 Fri. 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Spirit Square, North Kamloops
Clearwater Farmers’ Market
Sorrento Village Farmers’ Market
May to October Saturdays, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Across from the Brookfield Mall
Mid-May to October Sat. 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Sorrento Shoppers Plaza
Kamloops Regional Farmers’ Market
Sun Peaks and Region Farmers Market
Mid-April to last Saturday in October Saturdays, 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. 200-block St Paul Wednesdays 8:00 a.m. –2:00 p.m. 400 block Victoria Street
June to September Sun. 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Sun Peaks Village Square
2012 AREA FALL FAIRS
Interior Provincial Exhibition Armstrong, Aug. 29-Sept. 2. Contact Bryan Burns at 250-546-9406, info@armstrongipe.com
Local farmers and chefs team up to create one of a kind festival of seasonal delights
Nicola Valley Fall Fair
Merritt, Sept. 1-2. Contact Kathy Reimer, 250-378-5925, kreimer@telus.net
• Sip, savour, mingle and sing along if you like…
North Thompson Fall Fair & Rodeo
• 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 www.tscfc.org
Barriere, Sept. 1-3. Contact Jill Hayward 250-672-0655, ntfallfair@gmail.com.
Salmon Arm Fall Fair
Sept. 7-9. Contact Phil Wright, 250-832-0442, lacres1@telus.net
Sunday, August 12,7, 2012 – 3:00 pm - 6:00pm pm Sunday, August 2011— 3:00—8:00 Thistle Farm, 710 Dairy Road, Kamloops, BC Thistle Farm, Dairy Road, Kamloops, BC Tickets $ 60/eaadults adults Tickets $60/ea Children under 12 $ 20/ea Children $20/ea Children under 5 Free Children under 5 Free Tickets available at Tickets only available at Farmers www.farm2chefs.com Saturday Kamloops Market or or Kamloops Farmers Market, Saturdays only. Participating restaurants
Princeton & District Fall Fair Sept. 1-2 . Contact Keith Olsen, 250-295-7381, epets1@telus.net.
Ashcroft & District Fall Fair
Sept. 9. Contact Jessica Clement, ashcroftfallfair@gmail.com. D000933347
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Provincial Winter Fair
Sept. 21-24. Contact Cara Haughton, 250-572-6838.
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Locally Grown
Fruit, Produce, Meat
COME SEE THE CHANGES NGES AT
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Lunch Sandwich Bar Now Available! We have sandwiches and wraps made fresh while you shop.
Its growing season in BC Watch for better selections of BC fruit & vegetables, and more variety of related products
SOFT ICE CREAM CONES Sundaes & Banana Splits
Full Service Garden Centre If you are looking for something special let us find it for you.
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3837 Squilax Anglemont Hwy, Scotch Creek, BC (across from RONA)