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The Yarrow Ecovillage Community Farms is a 20 acre certified organic community farm located at the Yarrow Ecovillage in the Chilliwack area. There are 7 sets of farmers, including the following market vegetable farms; the Ohm Organic Farm, Osprey Organic Farm and the Soban Farm.  Read More

Apples along with their relatives; peaches, almonds, pears, raspberries, plums, cherries and apricots, are from the Rose family of plants. Today there are over 7000 varieties of apples to choose from, many of which are hybrids of two or more varieties. There is a fantastic website where you can look up every variety of apple to find out more information. They also promote orchards all around the world, including local organic orchards in BC. Read More

Klippers Organic Farm is young family operated farm in the Similkameen Valley, owned by husband and wife Kevin and Annamarie Klippenstein.  Read More

Our feature farm this month is Rootdown Organic Farm located in the Pemberton Meadows, BC. It’s a small-scale farm owned and run by Simone MacIssac and Sarah McMillan. You can find them at local farmers’ markets in Whistler, Pemberton, Squamish and Vancouver.  They offer a CSA program for their vegetable crop, as well as a pig share program. We spoke with Sarah McMillian to find out more about their farming principles and philosophies. Read More