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2011 <strong>Comox</strong> <strong>Valley</strong> Growers Guide<br />
2011TASTE THE<br />
<strong>Fresh</strong> Food and Local Products from the <strong>Comox</strong> <strong>Valley</strong><br />
Get It <strong>Fresh</strong> - Discover Weekly Farmers' Markets - Page 6<br />
Buy Direct From The Farms - Explore The Bounty of The Region - Pages 20 & 21<br />
Availability Chart • Farm Tours & Maps • Culinary Events Calendar
2 2011 <strong>Comox</strong> <strong>Valley</strong> Growers Guide<br />
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Growers<br />
<strong>Comox</strong> <strong>Valley</strong><br />
Guide<br />
Why buy direct from the farmer?<br />
• TasTe The difference At farm market stands and markets, most local<br />
produce has been picked inside of 24 hours. It comes to you ripe, fresh and<br />
with its full flavour. Close to home foods are grown for taste rather than to<br />
withstand the abuse of shipping or industrial harvest.<br />
• Know whaT you’re eaTing Get to know the growers who produce the<br />
food you serve to your family, friends and customers, and learn how they<br />
grow their product and run their farms.<br />
• undersTand The seasons of eaTing When you eat locally, you eat what’s<br />
in season. When you eat what is in season, you support the local producers<br />
and economy year round, while avoiding energy consumption required for<br />
shipping of food products from other regions and countries.<br />
• discover The comox valley’s bounTy Visiting farms and markets is a<br />
way to be a tourist in your own town. Check out the three tours on pages<br />
22, 23 & 24<br />
• be healThy Eating more fresh food at its nutritional peak just makes sense.<br />
How to use this Guide:<br />
P 20—24 All farms and producers who offer u-pick, tours, market stands, and<br />
buy-direct products are listed with their business details including<br />
products, services, and hours of operation. The numbers beside<br />
each listing correspond to their location as indicated on the maps.<br />
P 22—24 Looking for a rural adventure while you grocery shop? Sub-region<br />
farm driving tours can be found on pages 22-24 showing the<br />
location of farms, producers, agricultural attractions and market<br />
stands.<br />
P 26 A seasonal Availability Chart can be found on page 26 to help you<br />
plan your shopping and meals.<br />
p 38 Culinary Event Calendar<br />
Farmer’s<br />
Institute<br />
LIFE IN CANADA. BRING IT ON TM<br />
2011 <strong>Comox</strong> <strong>Valley</strong> Growers Guide<br />
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3<br />
About<br />
this Guide<br />
The <strong>Comox</strong> <strong>Valley</strong> Growers Guide<br />
is a joint venture between the<br />
<strong>Comox</strong> <strong>Valley</strong> Farmers’ Market and<br />
<strong>Comox</strong> <strong>Valley</strong> Farmers Institute,<br />
with support provided by <strong>Comox</strong><br />
<strong>Valley</strong> Economic Development,<br />
Ministry of Agriculture and Lands<br />
and the <strong>Comox</strong> <strong>Valley</strong> Echo.<br />
For further developments on the <strong>Comox</strong><br />
<strong>Valley</strong> Farmers’ Market Centre<br />
including information about the capital<br />
campaign visit<br />
www.comoxvalleyfarmersmarket.com or<br />
on Facebook.com/<strong>Comox</strong> <strong>Valley</strong> Farmers’<br />
Market - Growing a Legacy.<br />
Want to Expand Your<br />
Agribusiness or Invest in<br />
Agriculture?<br />
Contact <strong>Comox</strong> <strong>Valley</strong> Economic<br />
Development, 1-877-848-2427 or<br />
john@investcomoxvalley.com<br />
Advertising inquiries for the Growers<br />
Guide should be directed to the<br />
<strong>Comox</strong> <strong>Valley</strong> Echo, (250) 334-4722<br />
or kcurrie@comoxvalleyecho.com<br />
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Poultry/Eggs<br />
13 Celiam Acres<br />
16 <strong>Comox</strong> <strong>Valley</strong> Greenhouse<br />
17 D.K.T. Farm<br />
19 Dovemere Farm<br />
24 Fir Ridge Farm<br />
28 Grassi Point Farm Market<br />
31 Halstead Farm<br />
32 Hazels Creek Farm<br />
45 Paradise Meadows Poultry<br />
49 Rankeillour Farm<br />
55 Smith Lake Farm<br />
56 Stonecroft Farm<br />
57 Stoney Bog Farm<br />
59 Tatsu-Nami Farms<br />
61 Victorian Acres Farm<br />
62 Watrin Orchard / Farm<br />
Market<br />
63 Windhover Farm<br />
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6 Beaver Meadow Farms<br />
12 Cedar Meadow Ranch<br />
13 Celiam Acres<br />
17 D.K.T. Farm<br />
19 Dovemere Farm<br />
24 Fir Ridge Farm<br />
27 Glen Alwin Farm<br />
28 Grassi Point Farm Market<br />
29 Gunter Bros. Meat Co. Ltd.<br />
31 Halstead Farm<br />
35 Island Bison<br />
40 McClintocks Farm<br />
45 Paradise Meadows Poultry<br />
51 Seaview Game Farm<br />
57 Stoney Bog Farm<br />
58 Tannadice Farms Ltd.<br />
59 Tatsu-Nami Farms<br />
61 Victorian Acres Farm<br />
Horticulture<br />
2 Anderton Nursery<br />
4 Ashprington Farm<br />
8 Bees & Blooms Nursery<br />
23 Finlay Creek Farm<br />
25 Four Season Gardens<br />
34 Innisfree Farm<br />
36 Island Dahlias<br />
37 Island Sweetness Farm<br />
38 Kates Flowers<br />
44 Outback Nursery<br />
46 Paradise Plants Garden<br />
Centre<br />
50 River Meadow Nursery & Turf<br />
Fruit<br />
3 Ash Berry Farm<br />
4 Ashprington Farm<br />
7 Bee Happy Farm<br />
13 Celiam Acres<br />
14 Circle K Blueberry Ranch<br />
28 Grassi Point Farm Market<br />
32 Hazels Creek Farm<br />
33 Hazelmere Farms<br />
34 Innisfree Farm<br />
37 Island Sweetness Farm<br />
40 McClintocks Farm<br />
41 McGinnis Berry Crops Ltd.<br />
43 Natures Way Farm<br />
47 Pattison Farms<br />
53 Shamrock Farm<br />
56 Stonecroft Farm<br />
57 Stoney Bog Farm<br />
59 Tatsu-Nami Farms<br />
62 Watrin Orchard / Farm<br />
Market<br />
63 Windhover Farm<br />
64 Berry Best Farm<br />
Honey<br />
7 Bee Happy Farm<br />
9 Big D’s Bees<br />
17 D.K.T. Farm<br />
28 Grassi Point Farm Market<br />
62 Watrin Orchard / Farm<br />
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Seafood<br />
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21 Estevan Tuna Corp.<br />
22 Fanny Bay Oysters Seafood<br />
Shop<br />
Baking<br />
1 Alderlane Farmhouse Bakery<br />
17 D.K.T. Farm<br />
39 Little Orca Bakery<br />
Cheese/Dairy<br />
42 Natural Pastures Cheese Co.<br />
Vegetables<br />
13 Celiam Acres<br />
16 <strong>Comox</strong> <strong>Valley</strong> Greenhouse<br />
17 D.K.T. Farm<br />
18 Devonshire Farm<br />
20 Eatmore Sprouts & Greens<br />
Ltd.<br />
23 Finlay Creek Farm<br />
24 Fir Ridge Farm<br />
26 Freedom Farm<br />
28 Grassi Point Farm Market<br />
30 Gya Glyn Farm<br />
31 Halstead Farm<br />
32 Hazels Creek Farm<br />
33 Hazelmere Farms<br />
34 Innisfree Farm<br />
43 Natures Way Farm<br />
47 Pattison Farms<br />
51 Seaview Game Farm<br />
53 Shamrock Farm<br />
54 Sieffert Farm Market<br />
57 Stoney Bog Farm<br />
59 Tatsu-Nami Farms<br />
60 Thompson Farms<br />
62 Watrin Orchard / Farm<br />
Market<br />
64 Berry Best Farm<br />
Wine<br />
5 Beaufort Vineyard and<br />
Estate Winery<br />
11 Blue Moon Estate Winery<br />
15 Coastal Black Estate Winery
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<strong>Comox</strong> Vall Farmers’ Mark<br />
Why support your Farmers’ Market?<br />
1. Delicious: <strong>Fresh</strong>ly picked food that is ripe and full of fl avour.<br />
2. Environmentally friendly: A local diet consumes 17% less oil.<br />
3. Promotes: Sustainable agriculture and family farms.<br />
4. Help the local economy: Much of the money spent stays local.<br />
5. Variety: So much choice that you will never see at a supermarket!<br />
Saturdays 9 to 12<br />
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Website: www.comoxvalleyfarmersmarket.com
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Alderlane Farmhouse 1 Bakery<br />
Glenn and Sharon Janzen<br />
Phone: 250-337-4004<br />
Black Creek, BC<br />
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See you on Saturdays.<br />
Anderton Nursery 2 Karl Opelka & Ellen Presley<br />
Phone: 250-339-4726<br />
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CALL ME TODAY! jeffmc@shaw.ca<br />
Jeff McCallum 250.616.6427 | 250.758.8454
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Bee Happy Farm 7 Ernie and Marge Thurlborn<br />
Phone: 250-337-5910<br />
Email: ejt@shaw.ca<br />
8376 Island Hwy., Black Creek, BC<br />
1/2 mile north of Black Creek Store (same side)<br />
Pure local fresh unpasteurized honey from berry, fireweed<br />
and mountain flower nectar.<br />
Chemical free cosmetic quality capping beeswax.<br />
Novelty beeswax candles. Local fresh pollen.<br />
Bee equipment.<br />
Also for sale; our own non-import local bees for over 6 bee<br />
generations.<br />
Raspberries, Tayberries, in season Tayberry plants.<br />
2064 COMOX AVE • 250 890 9200<br />
find our fresh sheet posted daily at avenuebistro.ca<br />
SHAUN & ROBERT CROCKETT<br />
Serving the community for over 20 years<br />
2166 Hardy Rd. Courtenay 250-338-9046<br />
fi rridgefarm@hotmail.com<br />
Bees & Blooms Nursery 8 Carla Pederson<br />
Phone: 250-338-0186<br />
Email: carlita1@shaw.ca<br />
2940 Lanyon Road, Courtenay, B.C. V9N 9N5<br />
(off Marsden Road)<br />
Retail sales of mason bee houses, organically grown<br />
annuals, perennials, fruit trees, shrubs and trees. Organic<br />
fertilizers and original sea soil are also available. Your<br />
shopping experience will include high-quality products<br />
and competitive prices -- all in a quiet backyard setting<br />
surrounded by the sounds of nature. For all of your<br />
gardening needs, visit Bees & Blooms Nursery!<br />
Quality Horse and<br />
Livestock Fencing<br />
• Wire • Rail<br />
• Boards • Bayco<br />
• Deer, dog, privacy fencing<br />
Post Pounding<br />
Custom Field Work<br />
Big D’s Bees 9 Daniel Ludwig - apiarist<br />
Phone: 250-202-1999<br />
Email: bigdsbees@gmail.com<br />
Website: www.bigdsbees.com<br />
2186 Endall Road, Black Creek, BC<br />
Local Honey.<br />
Big D sells Superior Quality Fireweed honey and delicious<br />
Blackberry honey. Watch for crop specific honey along<br />
with a selection of Meads made with Big D’s honey. Check<br />
out www.coastalblack.ca for mead and fruit wine prices.<br />
Beeswax and start up hives are seasonal so check the<br />
website for availability.<br />
Come Visit us a the popular <strong>Comox</strong> <strong>Valley</strong> Farmers Market<br />
every Saturday. We also sell direct from the farm and bulk<br />
orders are available upon request. Big D’s Honey is for sale<br />
all year at Edible Island in Courtenay, Healthyway Natural<br />
foods in Campbell River and various other locations noted<br />
on the website.<br />
Please call Daniel if you have any questions or orders.<br />
EAT LOCAL • EAT HEALTHY • EAT HONEY!<br />
BREAKFAST LUNCH DINNER<br />
closed monday evenings<br />
250 338 9838
10 BiteSize<br />
Specialty Foods<br />
Phone: 250-203-1111<br />
Email: bitesize@island.net<br />
Website: bitesizespecialtyfoods.com<br />
Blog Site: bitesizespecialtyfoods.blogspot.com<br />
BiteSize Specialty Foods’ products are produced on<br />
Vancouver Island, using only the freshest ingredients.<br />
The majority of our produce is purchased locally with no<br />
chemical sprays or fertilizers, most certified organic. Hand<br />
made in small batches to further our high standards for<br />
quality, packing each jar with care ensures a unique taste<br />
sensation that keep our customers coming back. You have<br />
to try them to see how crunchy and flavourful they are.<br />
All of BiteSize products are 100% free of preservatives<br />
and additives. Specializing in Spicy Pickles, Fruited Pepper<br />
Jelly & Jam. Available in the <strong>Comox</strong> <strong>Valley</strong> at: Berrybest<br />
Farm, Beyond the Kitchen Door, Butchers Block, Natural<br />
Pastures Cheese, Purple Onion (<strong>Comox</strong>), SeaView Game<br />
Farm, Thrifty Foods. Thank you for supporting Vancouver<br />
Island Products.<br />
Blue Moon Estate 11 Winery<br />
Marla Limousin &<br />
George Ehrler<br />
Phone: 250-338-9765<br />
Fax: 250-898-8597<br />
Email: george@bluemoonwinery.ca<br />
Website: www.bluemoonwinery.ca<br />
4905 Darcy Road, Courtenay, B.C.<br />
Maureen Hari<br />
Customer Service Manager/Directrice, Service á la clientéle<br />
BC Coast & Interior District<br />
Farm Credit Canada/Financement agricole Canada<br />
#301-5460 152 Street<br />
5460 152 Street, bureau 301<br />
Surrey, BC V3S 5J9<br />
tel: 604) 575-4268 Cell: (604) 722-6891 Fax: (604) 575-4260<br />
E-mail: maureen.hari@fcc-fac.ca<br />
Advancing the business of agriculture. Pour lʼavenir de lʼagroindustrie.<br />
E A T<br />
Tasting Room and Wine Sales:<br />
June 21st until September 17th, 1:00-6:00pm daily.<br />
Check our website for fall and winter hours.<br />
An estate fruit winery nestled in at Natures Way Farm,<br />
focused on crafting small batches of fine fruit wines, dry<br />
to dessert. Enjoy a complimentary tasting of our wine,<br />
and leave with the knowledge of exactly what has gone<br />
into the bottle. Having our own selection of premium fruit<br />
and those of our fellow valley farmers, we always know<br />
how our fruit was tended and harvested.<br />
F R E S H<br />
E A T<br />
L O C A L<br />
250.897.0081 5TH STREET, COURTENAY<br />
WWW.UNIONSTREETGRILL.CA<br />
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Cedar Meadow Ranch 12 Wayne & Mary Schaad<br />
Phone: 250-337-5784<br />
1750 Surgenor Road, Black Creek, BC<br />
<strong>Fresh</strong> spring lamb by the side or whole. Cut, wrapped,<br />
frozen. Average weight for whole lamb is 50lbs. Available<br />
September to December. Square bales & wrapped round<br />
haylage available.<br />
Celiam Acres 13 Bill & Joyce Slater<br />
Email: jfsrn@shaw.ca<br />
2925 Baird Road, Courtenay<br />
Naturally raised, free run and free range cornish hens,<br />
chickens, ducks, turkey in season. Organically grown<br />
vegetables, fruit and berries in season. Free range eggs<br />
available. Member of the <strong>Comox</strong> <strong>Valley</strong> Farmers’ Market<br />
and at the market on Saturdays and Wednesdays.<br />
1-800-387-3232<br />
www.fcc.ca<br />
202-2700 Beverly Street, Duncan, BC V9L 5C7<br />
Organic Sprouts<br />
& Greens<br />
Grown in the<br />
<strong>Comox</strong> <strong>Valley</strong> Year Round!<br />
2604 Grieve Road, Courtenay, BC V9J 1S7<br />
Phone: 250.338.4860 | www.eatmoresprouts.com
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British<br />
Columbia<br />
Certified<br />
Organic<br />
Circle K 14 Blueberry<br />
Ranch<br />
CERTIFIED ORGANIC<br />
Derek Kryzanowski<br />
Phone: 250-871-8856<br />
Email: derek_tgc@hotmail.com<br />
Website: circlekblueberryranch.weebly.com<br />
4004 Livingstone Road, Royston, BC<br />
Enjoy picking your own Blueberries at one of the<br />
few Certified Organic “U-Pick” farms on Vancouver<br />
Island. Located in sunny Royston at 4004 Livingstone<br />
Road. Duke, Blue-Crop, Hardi-Blue and the popular<br />
Toro are available. Pease call 250-871-8856 for<br />
openings and prices, or check us out on Facebook<br />
at Circle K Blueberry Ranch or on the web at<br />
circlekblueberryranch.weebly.com<br />
Coastal Black 15 Estate Winery<br />
Terry and Bonnie Ludwig,<br />
Abel and Amanda O’Brennan<br />
Phone: 250-897-8325<br />
Email: info@coastalblack.ca<br />
Website: coastalblack.ca<br />
2186 Endall Road, Black Creek, BC<br />
Same address as Big D’s Bees.<br />
Coastal Black is a Fruit Winery and Meadery that has<br />
been open since August 2010. At Coastal Black you will<br />
find a refreshing look at modern farming practices, the<br />
wine industry and an excellent selection of Fruit Wine and<br />
Mead. Come and visit our tasting room for a sample of our<br />
award winning wines. Check our website coastalblack.<br />
ca for more information and hours of operation in our<br />
tasting room.<br />
WE GROW & SELL ...<br />
Perennials, Pond Plants,<br />
Trees, Shrubs,<br />
Hanging Baskets,<br />
plus much more!<br />
WE WHOLESALE ...<br />
all over Vancouver Island<br />
<strong>Comox</strong> <strong>Valley</strong> 16 Greenhouse<br />
Graeme, Angela & Christopher<br />
Hall<br />
Phone: 778-428-2287<br />
6669 Island Highway, Merville, BC<br />
Visit our market 7 days a week throughout the summer.<br />
We specialize in greenhouse vegetables including<br />
tomatoes, cucumbers, and peppers. We also have fresh<br />
eggs and a variety of other vegetables. Come on down to<br />
downtown Merville to see us any time.<br />
“Growers of quality plants”<br />
WE HAVE ENTHUSIASTIC HORTICULTURALISTS ...<br />
on staff. Bring a sketch or photo and we will assist you in<br />
choosing the plants, trees and shrubs that will make your<br />
garden say “WOW!”<br />
WE WANT TO INSPIRE YOU TO BE A GREAT GARDENER!<br />
Open 7 Days • 9am - 5pm • anderton@shaw.ca • 339-4726<br />
2012 Anderton Road, <strong>Comox</strong> (on the way to the Powell River Ferry)
GroWING<br />
A leGAcy<br />
a permanent home for the <strong>Comox</strong><br />
<strong>Valley</strong> Farmers’ market will<br />
provide a year round venue for<br />
showcasing local agricultural products from the<br />
<strong>Comox</strong> <strong>Valley</strong>. Situated at the <strong>Comox</strong> Bay Farm site,<br />
this ‘Place for agriculture’ will inspire and support<br />
growers and consumers long into the future. The<br />
project will be realized through a strong partnership<br />
made up of the public, private and voluntary sectors.<br />
For more information on the development and the<br />
capital campaign email<br />
marketmanager@comoxvalleyfarmersmarket.com<br />
or visit<br />
www.comoxvalleyfarmersmarket.com or<br />
Facebook.com/<strong>Comox</strong> <strong>Valley</strong> Farmers’ market -<br />
Growing a legacy.<br />
from the pavement<br />
to the gravel<br />
we offer a<br />
complete line of farm tires<br />
401 Puntledge Road, Courtenay<br />
250 897 1093<br />
2011 <strong>Comox</strong> <strong>Valley</strong> Growers Guide<br />
Producers<br />
prosper here.<br />
“With affordable land, higher yields<br />
and its proximity to a large population,<br />
the <strong>Comox</strong> <strong>Valley</strong> offers producers<br />
a significant competitive advantage.”<br />
Edgar Smith,<br />
Natural Pastures Cheese Co.<br />
www.agrifoodcomoxvalley.com<br />
<strong>Comox</strong> <strong>Valley</strong> Economic Development<br />
102-2435 Mansfield Drive, Courtenay<br />
(250) 334-2427<br />
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D.K.T. Farm 17 Dan and Maggie Thran<br />
Phone: 250-337-5553<br />
Email: info@logcabinandbunkhouse.bc.ca<br />
Website: www.logcabinandbunkhouse.bc.ca<br />
6301 Headquarters Road, Courtenay<br />
Farm market open year-round. Sat 9-1. Natural grass<br />
fed beef, pork, chicken and eggs. Tomatoes, cucumbers,<br />
squash, jams & jellies, pies, bread, honey, local crafts<br />
and local in-season veggies. Natural grass fed freezer<br />
beef - sides, quarters and packages. Natural farm grown<br />
Thanksgiving turkeys. Log cabin and bunkhouse for on<br />
farm accommodation and farm vacations.<br />
Devonshire Farm 18 Chris & Roberta Shepherd<br />
Phone: 250-334-4552<br />
Fax: 250-334-4587<br />
5147 N. Island Highway, Courtenay<br />
We carry a variety of seasonal produce year round. Keep an<br />
eye out for Okanagan fruits by the case-lot. Willing to get your<br />
hands a little dirty? We have UPICK strawberries, peas, beans<br />
and pickling cukes. Our UPICK patches are family friendly,<br />
so bring the kids and show them how their food grows. They<br />
especially love the strawberry patch. Peas straight out of the<br />
pod are a close second. Want the perfect size pickles in your<br />
jars? You’ll find everything from little gherkins to big bread<br />
& butters in our patch -- you decide what to pick. Bring your<br />
own buckets or use ours. Never picked before? We’ll be happy<br />
to give you a little lesson. Spuds always available in 5, 10, &<br />
50 lb. sacks. Have you tried our sweet corn fresh from the<br />
field? You’ve never had corn until you’ve had fresh corn.<br />
Our market is open year-round (Summer - 7 days a week,<br />
Winter Mon-Sat).<br />
innisfree farm<br />
G r o w i n g We l l n e s s<br />
Dovemere Farm 19 Jane Luxford<br />
Phone: 250-338-7707<br />
6058 Todd Road, Courtenay, B.C.<br />
We naturally raise chicken and lambs in Dove Creek. You<br />
can find us at the Farmers’ Market Saturdays throughout<br />
the summer.<br />
British<br />
Columbia<br />
Certified<br />
Organic<br />
20 Eatmore<br />
Sprouts &<br />
Greens Ltd.<br />
CERTIFIED ORGANIC<br />
Phone: 250-338-4860<br />
Fax: 250-334-0216<br />
Email: eatmore@shawbiz.ca<br />
Website: www.eatmoresprouts.com<br />
2604 Grieve Road. Courtenay, BC V9J 1S7<br />
(Old Island Hwy. heading north)<br />
British Columbia Certified Organic PACS #16-084<br />
Eatmore Sprouts & Greens Ltd. grows certified organic sprouts<br />
and greens year round for wholesale distribution throughout<br />
Western Canada. On less than four acres of land, Eatmore<br />
produces upwards of 8,000 pounds of fresh, healthy, organic<br />
sprouts every week!<br />
Products Available<br />
Sprouts: Alfalfa, Deli Blend, Garlic Blend, Clover, Broccoli,<br />
Mixed Bean Sprouts, Pea Shoots, Sunflower Greens and Micro<br />
Greens. Produce: We grow a small selection of salad greens<br />
and vegetables available in the summer. Find us on Facebook<br />
for daily updates.<br />
Our office hours are from 9:30am-3:30pm 7 days a week. We<br />
require 24 hours advance notice for all orders.<br />
Farm Tour: Due to food safety regulations and the wholesale<br />
nature of our operations, we do not offer farm tours at this time.<br />
Feel free to contact us for more information.<br />
Botanical Medicine<br />
No-spray natural<br />
farming<br />
Vegetables<br />
Weekly Box Program<br />
Culinary Herbs<br />
Medicinal Herbs<br />
Classes and<br />
Workshops<br />
Apprenticeships<br />
Estevan Tuna Corp. 21 Bruce & Dianne Devereux<br />
Phone: 250-334-7648<br />
Fax: 250-334-2929<br />
Email: ddevereux@shaw.ca<br />
Website: www.bctuna.com<br />
Courtenay, B.C.<br />
Bruce and Dianne of the M.V. Estevan offer a full range of<br />
Pacific Albacore Tuna products including vacuum packed<br />
raw and cold smoked loins, tuna tataki, natural olive oil<br />
packed and smoked pop-top tins and tuna antipasto.<br />
Rich in protein, selenium and high in Omega-3, the B.C.<br />
Ministry of Health recently classed Canadian Albacore<br />
Tuna as a low-mercury fish with a ‘no limits’ consumption<br />
designation. Available year-round. To order call 250-334-<br />
7648 or visit our website www.bctuna.com<br />
Fanny Bay Oysters 22 Seafood Shop<br />
Phone: 250-335-1198<br />
Fax: 250-335-1198<br />
Email: seafoodshop@fannybayoysters.com<br />
Website: www.fannybayoysters.com<br />
6856 South Island Highway, Buckley Bay, BC<br />
(Denman Ferry Landing - Petro Can Building)<br />
Local Oysters, Clams, Scallops, salmon, shrimp & prawns<br />
in season. Live crab year round. Will bring in exotics on<br />
request. From our Kitchen chowders and quiche. Wide<br />
variety of smoked salmon, and our world famous smoked<br />
oysters. We pack your seafood for safe travel.<br />
Horticulture Therapy<br />
Summer Camps<br />
for Children<br />
Seeds and<br />
Seedlings<br />
~ Market stand open to the public Saturdays, June to October ~<br />
250-336-8768 www.innisfreefarm.ca
Finlay Creek Farm 23 Owen Selby & Judy Ryan<br />
Phone: 250-338-9743<br />
2731 Rennison Road, Courtenay<br />
Garlic, corn, squash and more. <strong>Fresh</strong> veggies, flowers,<br />
garlic, squash and much more. Opening late May, Saturdays<br />
and Sundays 11am - 4pm. Also the home of Waterslip Silver<br />
and Soapworks. Call Jan at 250-338-8184.<br />
Fir Ridge Farm 24 Janet, Robert and<br />
Shaun Crockett<br />
Phone: 250-338-9046<br />
Email: firridgefarm@hotmail.com<br />
2166 Hardy Road, Courtenay, B.C. V9J 1T2<br />
Farm Stand: Free range eggs year round. Early spring<br />
spinach, salad greens and rhubarb. Naturally raised broiler<br />
chickens and grass fed beef. Plums and apples from the<br />
original home orchard. Large unique coloured field grown<br />
hellebore plants. Native plant gardening.<br />
Four Season Gardens 25 David Wicklund<br />
Phone: 778-992-0050<br />
Email: urban_farming@me.com<br />
Website: www.4seasongarden.ca<br />
310 Urquhart Ave., Courtenay. BC V9N 3K1<br />
ALWAYS!<br />
Gunter Bros. Meat Co. Ltd.<br />
6200 Ledingham Road, Courtenay<br />
(Turn at Tsolum School on Smith Road, Right at Ledingham)<br />
250-334-2960 • 1-888-593-7773 •gunbros@telus.net<br />
Let an Urban Farmer grow a kitchen garden for you at<br />
home. I offer a complete package of garden design, bed<br />
prep, seeds/transplants and maintenance. You simply<br />
provide up to 400 sq.ft. garden space. I use an intensive<br />
planting technique with lots of vertical growing structures<br />
with delightful results. Emphasis is placed on season<br />
extension for winter harvest. I will work with you to learn<br />
year round growing skills. Visit www.4seasongarden.ca for<br />
complete information.<br />
Freedom Farm 26 The Woroniak Family -<br />
Calvin & Deanna, Curtis & Princess<br />
Aura-Mae, Tammy & Trevor.<br />
Phone: 250-898-8413<br />
Fax: 250-898-8453<br />
Email: woroniak@telus.net<br />
2099 Coleman Road, Courtenay<br />
We are a family run farm offering a variety of inseason<br />
vegetables, hothouse tomatoes,<br />
cucumbers, peppers and eggplants which<br />
are grown in soil. Our produce is organically grown using<br />
environmentally friendly methods. Curious about how your<br />
food is grown and who is growing it? Come visit Freedom<br />
Farm and get to know us and our farming methods. Or<br />
meet us at the Farmers’ Market on Saturday in Courtenay,<br />
Wednesday at the <strong>Comox</strong> Bay site. Farm stand open 7 days<br />
a week. 10am to 6pm.<br />
2011 <strong>Comox</strong> <strong>Valley</strong> Growers Guide<br />
Custom<br />
Meat<br />
Processing<br />
Glen Alwin Farm 27 Smith & Nixon families<br />
Phone: 334-4665 or 338-3525<br />
Email: glenalwin@shaw.ca<br />
Website: www.glenalwinfarm.net<br />
6126 Island Highway North, Courtenay<br />
15<br />
Glen Alwin Farm is located just north of the Tsolum School,<br />
Old Island Highway, and was established in 1884. We<br />
sell naturally raised beef, lamb and goat which is grass<br />
fed and hormone/antibiotic free, and second cut hay and<br />
wool. You can see us at the <strong>Comox</strong> <strong>Valley</strong> Farmers Market<br />
in Courtenay on Saturdays and Wednesdays (summer only)<br />
and from the farm. Also, Acacia Cottage, a self-contained<br />
holiday cottage is available by the night or week for your<br />
farm vacation.<br />
Grassi Point Farm 28 Market<br />
Tom & Roberta Feely<br />
Phone: 250-338-7520<br />
4066 Island Highway South, Courtenay, B.C.<br />
Designated a Century Farm. Grassi Point Farm is the<br />
home of the Red barn just south of Royston. We are an<br />
on-farm market with our own grass fed beef and most<br />
veggies, Natural Pastures cheese & curds, apples, pears,<br />
cherries, free-range chicken eggs, etc. Honey, eggs, bread<br />
and hanging baskets. Our coffee bar has organic fair trade<br />
Royston coffee, specialty drinks & ice cream.<br />
Weekly<br />
Specials<br />
• Locally Raised Beef, Pork, Lamb & Poultry<br />
• Homemade sausages, bacon, hams and other cured meats<br />
• Always fresh and ready for the BBQ or oven!
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Gunter Bros. Meat 29 Co. Ltd.<br />
Harry & Dennis Gunter<br />
Phone: 250-334-2960 or Toll<br />
Free: 1-888-593-7773<br />
Fax: 250-334-9580<br />
Email: gunbros@telus.net<br />
6200 Ledingham Road, Courtenay, BC<br />
Gunter Bros. is a third generation <strong>Comox</strong> <strong>Valley</strong> business<br />
specializing in custom meat processing. We have facilities<br />
to process beef, pork, lamb and also exotic animals such as<br />
bison and fallow deer. Over the years we have developed<br />
a number of our very own homemade sausages, which we<br />
offer for sale along with homemade bacon, hams and other<br />
cured meats. In our fresh showcase you can always find<br />
fresh local meat ready for your BBQ or oven.<br />
Gya Glyn Farm 30 Bill & Karen<br />
Phone: 250-337-4337<br />
8328 Island Hwy, Black Creek, BC V9J 1H6<br />
Naturally Grown, Naturally Good!<br />
Family farm and greenhouse producing fresh, organically<br />
grown produce, bedding plants, veggie starts, herbs<br />
and much more. Products available: Asparagus, Beans,<br />
Rhubarb, Corn, Potatoes and more. Come visit our farm.<br />
Check the roadside sign for availability.<br />
British<br />
Columbia<br />
Certified<br />
Organic<br />
An award-winning winery<br />
Halstead Farm 31 CERTIFIED ORGANIC<br />
Merville: 250-337-5589<br />
<strong>Comox</strong>: 250-339-5321<br />
Email: halsteadfarm@gmail.com<br />
Megan Halstead & Chris Hancock -<br />
931 Williams Beach Road, Merville<br />
Jim & Ann Hunter Mais -<br />
1845 Queens Ave., <strong>Comox</strong><br />
Certified Organic chicken, pastured pork, and organic<br />
vegetable & herb bedding plants. Come visit us at the<br />
Saturday Market! <strong>Fresh</strong> or frozen whole chickens, bonein<br />
or bone-out breasts, legs, thighs, drumsticks, and<br />
sausages available June through Thanksgiving. Plants<br />
available seasonally, especially heritage tomatoes and<br />
winter vegetables. Berkshire pork available by the side<br />
or in various cuts and sausages. Nitrate free cured hams<br />
and bacon! Farm visits or farm gate sales available by<br />
appointment or buy direct from Ann in <strong>Comox</strong>!<br />
Hazel’s Creek Farm 32 Laura Agnew & Rob<br />
Hollands<br />
Phone: 250-335-2625<br />
Email: laura@unionbaycatering.ca<br />
Website: www.unionbaycatering.ca<br />
550 McLeod Road, Union Bay, BC<br />
Organic eggs, berries & seasonal produce available at the<br />
farm stand in front of the garden. Hazel’s Creek Farm is also<br />
the home of As You Like It Products & Catering. We take<br />
great pleasure in using our produce, as well as other local<br />
farm products, to create wonderful gastronomic delights.<br />
We sell our specialty line of sauces, soups & preserves at<br />
the Saturday Farmer’s Market.<br />
Hazelmere Farms 33 CERTIFIED ORGANIC<br />
Lijen and Sherlene Hua<br />
Phone: 250-336-2308<br />
Fax: 250-336-2308<br />
Email: h.sherlene@gmail.com<br />
Website: www.hazelmerefarm.blogspot.com<br />
3222 Grant Road, Courtenay<br />
Certified Organic Farm (PAC16-074)<br />
Mix vegetables include unique oriental kinds. Fruits include<br />
fig, raspberry, apple and pear. We also use local meat and<br />
our own vegetables for making delicious Wontons. In 2011,<br />
we will be back in the Market after fall.<br />
www.bluemoonwinery.ca
2011 <strong>Comox</strong> <strong>Valley</strong> Growers Guide<br />
meSSaGe From The<br />
Minister of Agriculture<br />
British Columbians are more excited about<br />
agriculture than ever before, and are always looking<br />
to share local flavours and foods with our families.<br />
When it comes to eating local, few are more fortunate<br />
than those living or visiting the <strong>Comox</strong> <strong>Valley</strong>. Here,<br />
we think of farms as part of our neighbourhoods, and<br />
begin to associate the goodness and taste of local<br />
products with home at an early age.<br />
Visitors come to the <strong>Comox</strong> <strong>Valley</strong> for the natural<br />
beauty, outdoor activities, friendly people and overall<br />
lifestyle. But they also come for our food, our meals,<br />
and our unique flavours. Food and farming is a key<br />
element of tourism in British Columbia. Many visitors<br />
include a trip to a farm, winery or food artisan as part<br />
of their holiday, and virtually all leave with local food<br />
or beverages as souvenirs and gifts in their luggage.<br />
The 2011 <strong>Comox</strong> <strong>Valley</strong> Growers Guide profiles<br />
the people who grow and make the food we enjoy. I<br />
encourage you to visit the producers featured in the<br />
following pages, whether you’re looking for weekly<br />
groceries, inspiration for a new recipe or meal, a<br />
family outing, or a tasty theme for a visit or tour of<br />
the <strong>Comox</strong> <strong>Valley</strong>.<br />
Did you know that B.C. is Canada’s leader in<br />
agricultural diversity, with more than 225 farm<br />
products? A quick look through the Guide highlights<br />
the diversity of foods grown and prepared here in<br />
the <strong>Comox</strong> <strong>Valley</strong>. Just imagine what a <strong>Comox</strong> <strong>Valley</strong><br />
feast could look like: the ripest and juiciest berries<br />
and fruits, farm-fresh vegetables from asparagus<br />
to zucchini, poultry, beef, lamb, pork, bison and<br />
venison, shellfish and seafood delights, honey, herbs,<br />
wine, cheese, fresh flowers and so much more!<br />
Food grown in the <strong>Comox</strong> <strong>Valley</strong> does more than just<br />
support our families’ health, it supports our economy<br />
and is part of an agri-food industry that generates<br />
proud supporter of<br />
Local Farms!<br />
DO N MCRA E, MLA COM O X VAL L E Y, MINISTER O F AG R I C U LT U R E<br />
437 Fifth Street, Courtenay Tel: (250) 703-2422 Fax: (250) 703-2425<br />
don.mcrae.mla@leg.bc.ca www.donmcraemla.bc.ca<br />
17<br />
close to $7 billion in economic activity annually and<br />
employs over 64,000 people in British Columbia.<br />
On behalf of the Province and all British<br />
Columbians, I want to thank our hard-working<br />
producers and processors for continuing to provide<br />
healthy, great tasting food for our meals, and for<br />
creating jobs and incomes in our communities.<br />
And finally for those readers who are visiting the<br />
<strong>Comox</strong> <strong>Valley</strong>, welcome! No trip to the area would<br />
be complete without tasting the local delicacies.<br />
This guide offers a long list of opportunities to meet<br />
local food producers and enjoy the many flavours the<br />
<strong>Comox</strong> <strong>Valley</strong> has to offer. Bon Appetit!<br />
Hon. Don McRae<br />
Minister of Agriculture
18 2011 <strong>Comox</strong> <strong>Valley</strong> Growers Guide<br />
TASTE THE<br />
More than 50 percent of all farmed oysters, mussels, scallops and<br />
clams in BC come from the pristine ocean environment of Baynes<br />
Sound in <strong>Comox</strong> <strong>Valley</strong> south. Look for world renown producers<br />
like Fanny Bay Oysters and Mac’s Oysters, both on the Vancouver<br />
Aquarium’s highly respected list of sustainable Ocean Wise suppliers.<br />
Restaurants throughout the <strong>Comox</strong> <strong>Valley</strong> boast fresh from the sea<br />
specials, changing with the season. Each year, BC shellfish farmers<br />
celebrate the bounty of BC with provincial chefs, food producers<br />
and winemakers during the BC Shellfish Festival in June. Anytime of<br />
year, shellfish lovers can enjoy a self-guided “Bounty from the Sea’’<br />
driving tour of picturesque Baynes Sound.<br />
comox VAlley<br />
the Shellfish capital<br />
of canada<br />
Photo: Boomer Jerritt<br />
For one weekend in June, Vancouver Island hosts the largest shellfish festival<br />
on the West coast. Featuring live entertainment, cooking demos, sea worthy<br />
competitions and lots of locally grown, sustainably harvested shellfish!<br />
www.bcshelllfishfestival.ca
Innisfree Farm 34 Thierry Vrain PhD, Soil<br />
Biologist & Chanchal Cabrera MSc,<br />
Medical Herbalist<br />
Phone: 250-336-8768<br />
Email: thierryv@telus.net<br />
Website: www.innisfreefarm.ca<br />
3636 Trent Road, Royston V9N 9R4<br />
We are a natural lifestyles learning centre with residential<br />
internships, educational workshops and Horticulture<br />
Therapy summer camps for children. We grow culinary<br />
and medicinal herbs, flowers, berries, and vegetables.<br />
We run a subscription weekly box program from June<br />
to November and our Market Stand is open also June to<br />
November. The farm has an apothecary garden, a labyrinth<br />
and a meditation garden. Guided tours by request. See our<br />
banner in this edition.<br />
Island Bison 35 Marc & Lisa Vance; Dick &<br />
Carol Watson<br />
Phone: 250-650-9303<br />
Email: sales@islandbison.com<br />
Website: www.islandbison.com<br />
3100 Hamm Rd. Black Creek, B.C. V9J1B4<br />
Our family just recently purchased the Island Bison Farm<br />
in Beautiful Black Creek. We are excited to be here and<br />
be a part of the local farming community. Our bison are<br />
free ranging, 100% grass fed, and are free of any added<br />
hormones or antibiotics. You can purchase our tasty bison<br />
at many of the local restaurants, smaller grocery stores,<br />
and at the Farmers Markets. Or take a country drive up<br />
Hamm Road and purchase right from our farm gate store.<br />
Eat bison for the health of it!<br />
Island Dahlias 36 Jack Bush<br />
Phone: 250-339-9985<br />
Email: beachwood6@shaw.ca<br />
1270 Mayfair Rd. <strong>Comox</strong>, B.C. V9M 4C2<br />
Farmers Market, Saturday morn or located at the garden till<br />
June for tubers. Cut flowers for home or wedding occasions<br />
after mid-July. Come visit the garden till 4pm everyday or<br />
call to make an appointment. Colourful, Dazzling, Enjoy!<br />
Island Sweetness Farm 37 Tim & Hana Smalley<br />
Phone: 250-334-0735<br />
Fax: 250-334-0736<br />
Email: hanatim@ymail.com<br />
2834 Smith Road, Courtenay, BC V9J1M6<br />
Top quality strawberries and thornless blackberries. Picked<br />
for you by request. All fruit is pesticide free. Strawberries<br />
are ripening late June through until first frost. Also a<br />
varied selection of potting clumping and running bamboos<br />
at good prices.<br />
Photo: Robin Rivers/Our Big Earth Media Co.<br />
2011 <strong>Comox</strong> <strong>Valley</strong> Growers Guide<br />
Kate’s Flowers 38 Katherine Ramsey<br />
Phone: 250-338-2516<br />
6752 Rennie Rd, Courtenay<br />
19<br />
*Moss Baskets<br />
*Mixed Baskets<br />
*Stuffers<br />
Available April through June at <strong>Comox</strong> <strong>Valley</strong> Farmer’s<br />
Market and by appointment at the greenhouse. Custom<br />
orders welcome.<br />
Little Orca Bakery 39 Hubert Gravelle<br />
Phone: 250-334-9911<br />
Email: lob4@shaw.ca<br />
#4-2441 Cousins Ave., Courtenay, BC<br />
Welcome to Little Orca Bakery. <strong>Fresh</strong>, friendly and french!<br />
Hubert, an excellent pastry chef, has a luscious selection of<br />
delectable pastry items for breakfast, lunch and snacks!<br />
Please browse his stand Saturday at the Courtenay<br />
Exhibition Grounds Farmers’ Market on Headquarters Rd,<br />
Wednesday at <strong>Comox</strong> Bay Farm as well as Sunday at the<br />
Campbell River Market.<br />
If your in town in the AM or early PM, you can try stopping<br />
at the “BIG KITCHEN,” not exactly a store, but a bake shop<br />
with attitude. Hubert supplies on the wholesale level when<br />
not at the markets and Monday, Wednesday, and Friday<br />
deliveries are made throughout the town conglomerates<br />
of Courtenay and <strong>Comox</strong>. We use local produce for our<br />
goods as much as possible and as the season allows. We are<br />
delighted to hear from you so leave a message if we can’t<br />
get to the phone: 250-334-9911.<br />
Floral Services<br />
local organic fair trade fl owers<br />
140 Headquarters Rd, Courtenay 250.331.9090
map of comox <strong>Valley</strong> Farm and Product listings<br />
36 Island Dahlias<br />
37 Island Sweetness Farm<br />
38 Kate's Flowers<br />
39 Little Orca Bakery<br />
40 McClintock's Farm<br />
41 McGinnis Berry Crops Ltd.<br />
42 Natural Pastures<br />
Cheese Co.<br />
43 Nature's Way Farm<br />
44 Outback Nursery<br />
45 Paradise Meadows Poultry<br />
46 Paradise Plants Garden<br />
Centre<br />
47 Pattison Farms<br />
48 Prontissima Pasta<br />
49 Rankeillour Farm<br />
50 River Meadow Nursery<br />
& Turf<br />
51 Seaview Game Farm<br />
53 Shamrock Farm<br />
54 Sieffert Farm Market<br />
55 Smith Lake Farm<br />
56 Stonecroft Farm<br />
57 Stoney Bog Farm<br />
58 Tannadice Farms Ltd.<br />
59 Tatsu-Nami Farms<br />
60 Thompson Farms<br />
61 Victorian Acres Farm<br />
62 Watrin Orchard / Farm<br />
Market<br />
63 Windhover Farm<br />
64 Berry Best Farm<br />
65 Morrison Creek Alpacas<br />
14 Circle K Blueberry Ranch<br />
15 Coastal Black Estate<br />
Winery<br />
16 <strong>Comox</strong> <strong>Valley</strong> Greenhouse<br />
17 D.K.T. Farm<br />
18 Devonshire Farm<br />
19 Dovemere Farm<br />
20 Eatmore Sprouts &<br />
Greens Ltd.<br />
21 Estevan Tuna Corp.<br />
22 Fanny Bay Oysters<br />
Seafood Shop<br />
23 Finlay Creek Farm<br />
24 Fir Ridge Farm<br />
25 Four Season Gardens<br />
26 Freedom Farm<br />
27 Glen Alwin Farm<br />
28 Grassi Point Farm Market<br />
29 Gunter Bros. Meat Co. Ltd.<br />
30 Gya Glyn Farm<br />
31 Halstead Farm<br />
32 Hazel's Creek Farm<br />
33 Hazelmere Farms<br />
34 Innisfree Farm<br />
35 Island Bison<br />
1 Alderlane Farmhouse<br />
Bakery<br />
2 Anderton Nursery<br />
3 Ash Berry Farm<br />
4 Ashprington Farm<br />
5 Beaufort Vineyard and<br />
Estate Winery<br />
6 Beaver Meadow Farms<br />
7 Bee Happy Farm<br />
8 Bees & Blooms Nursery<br />
9 Big D's Bees<br />
10 BiteSize Specialty Foods<br />
11 Blue Moon Estate Winery<br />
12 Cedar Meadow Ranch<br />
13 Celiam Acres<br />
10<br />
Oyster River<br />
RIVER<br />
OYSTER<br />
Saratoga Beach<br />
RD.<br />
MACAULAY<br />
Miracle Beach<br />
Provincial Park<br />
MIRACLE BEACH DR.<br />
HAMM RD.<br />
45<br />
7<br />
35<br />
LORY RD.<br />
SEAVIEW RD.<br />
30<br />
47<br />
60<br />
51<br />
ISLAND HIGHWAY<br />
Black Creek<br />
DZINI RD.<br />
59<br />
9<br />
RD.<br />
ENDALL<br />
TASMAN RD.<br />
31<br />
55<br />
12<br />
SURGENOR<br />
STURGESS<br />
EAGLES RD.<br />
LARKIN<br />
1<br />
15<br />
ARMSTRONG<br />
W ILLIAMS BEACH<br />
CONSTITUTION<br />
KELLAND RD.<br />
56<br />
Kitty Coleman<br />
Beach<br />
Provincial<br />
Park<br />
HECK ER<br />
RODGER<br />
57<br />
LEFT RD.<br />
38<br />
49<br />
NURMI RD.<br />
WHITAKER<br />
SACKVILLE<br />
16<br />
64<br />
RENNIE RD.<br />
MERVILLE<br />
HOWARD<br />
COLEMAN<br />
TYEE VALLEY<br />
RAILWAY<br />
26<br />
RD.<br />
Merville<br />
BAT ES<br />
ISLAND<br />
HIGGINS<br />
AVE.<br />
Ferry to Powell River<br />
HARDY RD.<br />
27<br />
QUARTERS<br />
5<br />
GRAHAM<br />
29<br />
24<br />
HEAD<br />
RD.<br />
HIGH<br />
SMITH RD.<br />
LEDIN GHAM<br />
17<br />
RIVER<br />
46<br />
CLARK<br />
PICKERING<br />
37<br />
Seal Bay<br />
Regional Park<br />
and Forest<br />
WAY<br />
TSOLUM<br />
FITZGERALD<br />
WAVELAND<br />
44<br />
RIVER RD.<br />
AUGUST<br />
LANGLOIS<br />
RD.<br />
MAYFAIR<br />
GRIEVE<br />
BRIDG ES<br />
CREEK RD. DOVE<br />
HEADQUARTERS RD.<br />
FARNHAM RD.<br />
ISLAND<br />
SINGING<br />
SANDS<br />
ELENOR<br />
PHILMONTE RD.<br />
HUBAND RD.<br />
TSOLUM RIVER<br />
DOVE<br />
INLAND WAY<br />
Little River<br />
36<br />
19 20<br />
HI<br />
GH<br />
53<br />
4<br />
LITT LE RIVER RD.<br />
STRATHC ONA PK W Y.<br />
RENNISON<br />
<strong>Comox</strong> <strong>Valley</strong><br />
Regional Airport<br />
2<br />
62<br />
6<br />
18<br />
41<br />
63<br />
61<br />
23<br />
RD.<br />
RYAN<br />
Lazo<br />
M EMORIAL<br />
VANIER<br />
V ETERANS<br />
RD.<br />
BURNS<br />
LERWICK RD.<br />
KNIGHT RD.<br />
IDIENS<br />
RD.<br />
5TH ST.<br />
LAZO<br />
RD.<br />
PRITCHARD RD.<br />
GUTHRIE<br />
ANDERTON RD.<br />
RYAN RD.<br />
Exhibition<br />
Grounds<br />
40<br />
CREEK RD.<br />
RD.<br />
STAPLEY<br />
CESSFORD<br />
CONDENSORY RD.<br />
58<br />
Wildwood<br />
Interpretive<br />
Forest<br />
TASTE THE<br />
54<br />
GREAVES<br />
DARCY<br />
11<br />
PIERCY<br />
50<br />
25<br />
McPHEE<br />
17TH ST.<br />
RD.<br />
BACK RD.<br />
42<br />
10TH ST.<br />
43<br />
Courtenay<br />
R<br />
BID<br />
R<br />
FO<br />
MORAL<br />
PUNTLED GE<br />
COMOX<br />
HARBOUR<br />
C OMOX VALLEY PKWY.<br />
COMOX RD.<br />
25TH ST.<br />
48<br />
BAL LAZO<br />
WILLEMAR<br />
COMOX AVE.<br />
PIERCY<br />
ARDEN<br />
RD.<br />
TRAIL<br />
LAKE<br />
RD.<br />
CUMBERLAND RD.<br />
RD.<br />
DEN<br />
65<br />
<strong>Comox</strong><br />
PLATEAU<br />
39<br />
50<br />
MARSDEN<br />
ASER<br />
LOCKWELL<br />
8<br />
N<br />
B
14<br />
FR<br />
BAIRD<br />
LANYO<br />
<strong>Comox</strong> <strong>Valley</strong> Farmers Market<br />
13<br />
EVAN<br />
21<br />
RD.<br />
MINTO RD.<br />
Cumberland<br />
RD.<br />
WEDNESDAY 9:00 am – 12:00 pm<br />
<strong>Comox</strong> Bay Farm<br />
West Island Highway<br />
June 15th to Sept. 28th, 2011<br />
SATURDAY 9:00 am – 12:00 noon<br />
<strong>Comox</strong> <strong>Valley</strong> Exhibition Grounds<br />
Headquarters Rd, Courtenay<br />
April 16th to Oct. 8th, 2011<br />
GARTLEY<br />
POINT RD.<br />
28<br />
TRENT RD.<br />
33<br />
GRANT<br />
SMALL<br />
34<br />
ROYST ON<br />
3<br />
Royston<br />
UNION<br />
COMOX<br />
LAKE<br />
COMOX<br />
DUNSMUIR AVE.<br />
LAK<br />
E RD.<br />
Indoor Market at the Native Sons Hall Oct 15th–Apr 7: www.comoxvalleyfarmersmarket.com<br />
ISLAND<br />
HIGHWAY<br />
Union<br />
Bay<br />
RD.<br />
32<br />
McLEOD<br />
GREEN<br />
INLAND ISLAND<br />
Central Vancouver Island Location – Serviced<br />
by Harbour Air, Westjet, Pacifi c Coastal,<br />
Central Mountain Air and BC Ferries<br />
DENMAN<br />
Fillongley<br />
Provincial<br />
Park<br />
Tribune Bay<br />
Provincial<br />
Park<br />
CENTRAL RD.<br />
NORTHWEST RD.<br />
HIGHWAY<br />
Buckley Bay<br />
DENMAN RD.<br />
Mount<br />
Geoffrey<br />
Regional<br />
Park<br />
Ferry<br />
L A M B E R T C H A N N E L<br />
Ferry<br />
22<br />
ISLAND<br />
BUCKLEY<br />
BAY RD.<br />
Helliwell<br />
Provincial<br />
Park<br />
STRACHAN<br />
VALLEY RD.<br />
MARLEBONE<br />
EAST<br />
LACON RD.<br />
BAYNES<br />
Fanny Bay<br />
HORNBY<br />
ISLAND<br />
RD.<br />
EUSTON<br />
McFARL RD.<br />
ANE<br />
SOUND<br />
Boyle Point<br />
Provincial<br />
Park<br />
Deep Bay<br />
Mud Bay<br />
Rosewall Creek<br />
Provincial Park<br />
* Map locations are approximate.<br />
We’ll take care of it. Farm Insurance<br />
Now open<br />
until 7 pm on<br />
Thursday & Friday<br />
at our Downtown<br />
Courtenay<br />
location.<br />
www.viic.ca<br />
Vancouver Island<br />
Victoria Ladysmith Nanaimo Parksville Qualicum Beach Courtenay<br />
<strong>Comox</strong> Cumberland Campbell River Quadra Island Gold River Port<br />
Hardy<br />
<strong>Comox</strong> | 250.339.4847<br />
Courtenay | 250.338.1401<br />
Cumberland | 250.336.8524
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TRAIL<br />
BEVAN<br />
LAK<br />
GREAVE<br />
RD.<br />
E RD.<br />
DARCY<br />
enay<br />
RD.<br />
CESSFO<br />
LANYON<br />
10TH ST.<br />
MARSDEN<br />
UNION<br />
CUMBERLAND RD.<br />
BAIRD<br />
5TH ST.<br />
WILLEMAR<br />
ARDEN<br />
McPHEE<br />
SMALL<br />
DUNSMUIR AVE.<br />
17TH ST.<br />
25TH ST.<br />
C OMOX VALLEY PKWY.<br />
LOCKWELL<br />
GR ANT<br />
PIERCY<br />
FRASER<br />
MINTO RD.<br />
COMOX RD.<br />
RD.<br />
ROYST ON<br />
BACK RD.<br />
COMOX<br />
HARBOUR<br />
TRENT RD.<br />
RD.<br />
IDIENS<br />
ANDERTON<br />
GUTHRIE<br />
GARTLEY<br />
POINT RD.<br />
PRITCHARD RD<br />
INLAND ISLAND<br />
RD.<br />
BouNty From tHe SeA ANd lANd tour South <strong>Comox</strong> <strong>Valley</strong><br />
3<br />
33<br />
34<br />
COMOX AVE.<br />
Royston<br />
3 Ash Berry Farm<br />
21 Estevan Tuna Corp.<br />
22 Fanny Bay Oysters<br />
Seafood Shop<br />
28 Grassi Point Farm Market<br />
32 Hazel’s Creek Farm<br />
33 Hazelmere Farms<br />
34 Innisfree Farm<br />
Central Map on next page<br />
28<br />
BAL LAZO<br />
MORAL<br />
21<br />
Home & Garden Arts Shows<br />
4-H Shows & Achievement<br />
Logger’s Show<br />
Open Animal Shows<br />
Wagz World of Dogs<br />
McLEOD<br />
ISLAND<br />
32<br />
GREEN<br />
HIGHWAY<br />
RD.<br />
RD.<br />
HIGHWAY<br />
Union<br />
Bay<br />
Buckley Bay<br />
.<br />
LAZO<br />
RD.<br />
BUCKLEY<br />
BAY RD.<br />
* Map locations are approximate.<br />
TASTE THE<br />
22<br />
Ferry<br />
Fanny Bay<br />
NORTHWEST RD.<br />
Mud Bay<br />
DENMAN<br />
DENMAN RD.<br />
BAYNES SOUND<br />
August 26, 27 & 28, 2011<br />
Kiwanis Zucchini Race<br />
Let’s Go Track ‘n Trail Fun Run<br />
Two Entertainment Stages<br />
West Coast Amusements<br />
Antique Equipment Show/Parade<br />
Drive along the coastline where rivers<br />
flow through farmland and spill into the<br />
world renowned shellfish growing region<br />
of Baynes Sound. This marine influenced<br />
environment yields everything from<br />
oysters to wasabi, from organic produce<br />
to hazelnuts, from orchards to nurseries<br />
and more.<br />
Rosewall Creek<br />
Provincial Park<br />
ISLAND<br />
LACON RD.<br />
www.cvex.ca 250.338.8177 info@cvex.ca<br />
Fillongley<br />
Provincial<br />
Park<br />
EAST<br />
McFARL RD.<br />
ANE<br />
Chicken Poop Bingo<br />
Clowns & Magician<br />
75+ Exhibitors & Food Vendors<br />
... and more … 3 days of non-stop<br />
fun, food and farm!<br />
RD.
S<br />
HOWARD<br />
YEE VALLEY<br />
NURMI RD.<br />
PUNTLED GE<br />
W ILLIAMS BE<br />
MERVILLE SACKVILLE<br />
DOVE CREEK RD.<br />
LAKE<br />
COMOX<br />
TSOLUM RIVER<br />
BURNS<br />
R<br />
COMOX<br />
LAKE<br />
HECK ER<br />
Wildwood<br />
Interpretive<br />
Forest<br />
PIERCY<br />
RODGER<br />
LEDIN GHAM<br />
TRAIL<br />
BEVAN<br />
LAK<br />
GREAVES<br />
ISLAND<br />
RD.<br />
STAPLEY<br />
E RD.<br />
RENNIE RD.<br />
SMITH RD.<br />
HEADQUARTERS RD.<br />
RD.<br />
DOVE<br />
DARCY<br />
RD.<br />
RD.<br />
HIGH<br />
WAY<br />
BRIDG ES<br />
CESSFORD<br />
MARSDEN<br />
LANYON<br />
RD.<br />
LEFT RD.<br />
GRAHAM<br />
CREEK RD.<br />
CONDENSORY RD.<br />
RD.<br />
10TH ST.<br />
WHITAKER<br />
PICKERING<br />
CUMBERLAND RD.<br />
BAIRD<br />
HARDY RD.<br />
RENNISON<br />
5TH ST.<br />
WILLEMAR<br />
ARDEN<br />
VANIER<br />
McPHEE<br />
Kitty Coleman<br />
Beach<br />
Provincial<br />
Park<br />
CLARK<br />
LANGLOIS<br />
17TH ST.<br />
25TH ST.<br />
RD.<br />
C OMOX VALLEY PKWY.<br />
LOCKWELL<br />
GRIEVE<br />
V ETERANS<br />
M EMORIAL<br />
PIERCY<br />
FRASER<br />
HUBAND RD.<br />
RYAN RD.<br />
MINTO RD.<br />
LERWICK RD.<br />
AUGUST<br />
PHILMONTE RD.<br />
RYAN<br />
ANDERTON RD.<br />
IDIENS<br />
COMOX<br />
HARBOUR<br />
GUTHRIE<br />
COMOX AVE.<br />
ELENOR<br />
RD.<br />
INLAND ISLAND<br />
2011 <strong>Comox</strong> <strong>Valley</strong> Growers Guide<br />
SIGHtS, tASteS ANd trAdItIoNS tour Central <strong>Comox</strong> <strong>Valley</strong><br />
TASTE THE<br />
19 20<br />
11<br />
Courtenay<br />
65<br />
61<br />
58<br />
43<br />
Cumberland<br />
South Map on previous page<br />
North Map on next page<br />
41<br />
63<br />
8<br />
13<br />
40<br />
50<br />
25<br />
42<br />
18<br />
23<br />
Exhibition<br />
Grounds<br />
48<br />
39<br />
50<br />
BAT ES<br />
RD.<br />
Seal Bay<br />
Regional Park<br />
and Forest<br />
4<br />
COMOX RD.<br />
14<br />
BACK RD.<br />
WAVELAND<br />
62<br />
6<br />
53<br />
2<br />
Ferry to Powell River<br />
MAYFAIR<br />
Lazo<br />
Royston<br />
36<br />
PRITCHARD RD.<br />
SINGING<br />
SANDS<br />
MORAL<br />
RD.<br />
BAL LAZO<br />
McLEOD<br />
Little<br />
River<br />
LITT LE RIVER RD.<br />
ISLAND<br />
KNIGHT RD.<br />
GREEN<br />
HIGHWAY<br />
RD.<br />
RD.<br />
23<br />
<strong>Fresh</strong>, seasonal, locally-produced food DENMAN served in<br />
a unique dining setting with heartfelt service.<br />
HIGHWAY<br />
54<br />
LAZO<br />
<strong>Comox</strong><br />
<strong>Comox</strong> <strong>Valley</strong> Farmers Market<br />
SATURDAY 9:00 am – 12:00 noon<br />
<strong>Comox</strong> <strong>Valley</strong> Exhibition Grounds<br />
Headquarters Rd, Courtenay<br />
April 16th to Oct. 8th, 2011<br />
WEDNESDAY 9:00 am – 12:00 pm<br />
<strong>Comox</strong> Bay Farm<br />
West Island Highway<br />
June 15th to Sept. 28th, 2011<br />
Indoor Market at the Native Sons Hall Oct 15th–Apr 7: www.comoxvalleyfarmersmarket.com<br />
Experience the bounty the<br />
<strong>Comox</strong> <strong>Valley</strong> and Vancouver<br />
Island have to offer.<br />
RD.<br />
Union<br />
Bay<br />
Buckley Bay<br />
While driving through this warm region<br />
surrounding Courtenay and <strong>Comox</strong><br />
discover smaller farms and specialized<br />
nurseries overflowing with berries, plants<br />
and shrubs, market stands and locally<br />
made fine cheese, pies, handcrafted<br />
breads and more.<br />
2 Anderton Nursery<br />
4 Ashprington Farm<br />
6 Beaver Meadow Farms<br />
8 Bees & Blooms Nursery<br />
11 Blue Moon Estate Winery<br />
13 Celiam Acres<br />
14 Circle K Blueberry Ranch<br />
18 Devonshire Farm<br />
19 Dovemere Farm<br />
20 Eatmore Sprouts &<br />
Greens Ltd.<br />
23 Finlay Creek Farm<br />
25 Four Season Gardens<br />
36 Island Dahlias<br />
39 Little Orca Bakery<br />
40 McClintock’s Farm<br />
41 McGinnis Berry Crops<br />
Ltd.<br />
42 Natural Pastures<br />
Cheese Co.<br />
43 Nature’s Way Farm<br />
48 Prontissima Pasta<br />
50 River Meadow Nursery<br />
& Turf<br />
53 Shamrock Farm<br />
54 Sieffert Farm Market<br />
58 Tannadice Farms Ltd.<br />
61 Victorian Acres Farm<br />
62 Watrin Orchard / Farm<br />
Market<br />
63 Windhover Farm<br />
65 Morrison Creek Alpacas<br />
NORTHWEST RD.<br />
Prepared by Chef Ronald St. Pierre, CCC<br />
* Map locations are approximate.<br />
www.localscomoxvalley.com<br />
Reservations Recommended • Lunch & Dinner, Tuesday - Saturday 11-9 • 364 8th Street, Courtenay • 250-338-6493<br />
DENMAN RD
24 2011 <strong>Comox</strong> <strong>Valley</strong> Growers Guide<br />
FArm to Fork tour North <strong>Comox</strong> <strong>Valley</strong><br />
OYSTER<br />
35<br />
10<br />
MACAULAY<br />
RIVER<br />
RD.<br />
HAMM RD.<br />
ENDALL<br />
STURGESS<br />
Central Map on<br />
previous page<br />
45<br />
56<br />
ISLAND HIGHWAY<br />
60<br />
ISLAND<br />
RD.<br />
MIRACLE BEACH DR.<br />
7<br />
KELLAND RD.<br />
RAILWAY<br />
INLAND WAY<br />
STRATHC ONA PK W Y.<br />
HI<br />
GH<br />
Oyster River<br />
30<br />
47<br />
9<br />
15<br />
DZINI RD.<br />
1<br />
Saratoga Beach<br />
59<br />
AVE.<br />
RIVER<br />
FARNHAM RD.<br />
SURGENOR<br />
HIGGINS<br />
HEAD<br />
FITZGERALD<br />
TYEE VALLEY<br />
Miracle Beach<br />
Provincial Park<br />
CONSTITUTION<br />
HOWARD<br />
QUARTERS<br />
TSOLUM<br />
DOVE<br />
SEAVIEW RD.<br />
Black Creek<br />
49<br />
12<br />
57<br />
55<br />
NURMI RD.<br />
LARKIN<br />
W ILLIAMS BEACH<br />
MERVILLE<br />
RIVER RD.<br />
HECK ER<br />
TASMAN RD.<br />
RODGER<br />
SACKVILLE<br />
Merville<br />
17<br />
TIRE & AUTO CENTRE<br />
51<br />
ALIGNMENT & BALANCING<br />
31<br />
LEDIN GHAM<br />
ARMSTRONG<br />
ISLAND<br />
TSOLUM RIVER<br />
BURNS<br />
PIERCY<br />
GREAVES<br />
RD.<br />
STAPLEY<br />
RENNIE RD.<br />
COLEMAN<br />
DARCY<br />
SMITH RD.<br />
CREEK RD. DOVE<br />
BRAKES TUNE-UPS TIRES<br />
MUFFLERS BATTERIES<br />
Wildwood<br />
Interpretive<br />
Forest<br />
CERTIFIED AUTOMOTIVE REPAIRS<br />
250-338-6505 370 PUNTLEDGE RD, COURTENAY<br />
Serving the <strong>Valley</strong> for 31 Years<br />
16<br />
37<br />
29<br />
44<br />
RD.<br />
HIGH<br />
EAGLES RD.<br />
38<br />
27<br />
WAY<br />
BRIDG ES<br />
CESSFORD<br />
LEFT RD.<br />
GRAHAM<br />
CREEK RD.<br />
CONDENSORY RD.<br />
TASTE THE<br />
1 Alderlane<br />
Farmhouse Bakery<br />
5 Beaufort Vineyard<br />
and Estate Winery<br />
7 Bee Happy Farm<br />
9 Big D’s Bees<br />
10 BiteSize Specialty<br />
Foods<br />
12 Cedar Meadow<br />
Ranch<br />
15 Coastal Black Estate<br />
Winery<br />
16 <strong>Comox</strong> <strong>Valley</strong><br />
Greenhouse<br />
17 D.K.T. Farm<br />
WHITAKER<br />
RD.<br />
RD.<br />
64<br />
HARDY RD.<br />
5<br />
46<br />
RENNISON<br />
26<br />
VANIER<br />
5TH ST.<br />
McPHEE<br />
Kitty Coleman<br />
Beach<br />
Provincial<br />
Park<br />
24<br />
CLARK<br />
LANGLOIS<br />
T.<br />
GRIEVE<br />
BAT ES<br />
V ETERANS<br />
M EMORIAL<br />
Exhibition<br />
Grounds<br />
Wide open, rolling fields lay beneath the<br />
Beaufort Mountain range where producers<br />
yield their bounty. A drive through these<br />
low lying forests and farm lands will provide<br />
you access to naturally produced lamb, beef<br />
and chicken, abundant produce markets<br />
and farm stands, plants, flowers and more.<br />
HUBAND RD.<br />
RYAN RD.<br />
RD.<br />
Seal Bay<br />
Regional Park<br />
and Forest<br />
LERWICK RD.<br />
24 Fir Ridge Farm<br />
26 Freedom Farm<br />
27 Glen Alwin Farm<br />
29 Gunter Bros.<br />
Meat Co. Ltd.<br />
30 Gya Glyn Farm<br />
31 Halstead Farm<br />
35 Island Bison<br />
37 Island Sweetness<br />
Farm<br />
38 Kate’s Flowers<br />
44 Outback Nursery<br />
45 Paradise Meadows<br />
Poultry<br />
46 Paradise Plants<br />
Garden Centre<br />
47 Pattison Farms<br />
49 Rankeillour Farm<br />
51 Seaview Game Farm<br />
55 Smith Lake Farm<br />
56 Stonecroft Farm<br />
57 Stoney Bog Farm<br />
59 Tatsu-Nami Farms<br />
60 Thompson Farms<br />
64 Berry Best Farm<br />
BACK<br />
AUGUST<br />
PHILMONTE RD.<br />
RYAN<br />
DERTON RD.<br />
IDIENS<br />
* Map locations are approximate.<br />
ELENOR<br />
RD.<br />
GUTHRIE<br />
MAYFAIR<br />
RITCHARD RD.<br />
Little R<br />
SINGING<br />
SANDS<br />
Lazo<br />
Tuesday-Friday 11am-5:30pm<br />
Saturday 9am-12pm at the Farmer’s Market<br />
1pm-4pm ‘Back in our Tin Town Shop’<br />
Come see us Saturday afternoons for<br />
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RD.<br />
LITT LE RIVER RD.<br />
KNIGHT RD.<br />
L
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2011 <strong>Comox</strong> <strong>Valley</strong> Growers Guide<br />
<strong>Fresh</strong><br />
Seafood<br />
All Kinds, All the Time!<br />
Denman Ferry Landing<br />
(Exit 101) Hwy 19<br />
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26 2011 <strong>Comox</strong> <strong>Valley</strong> Growers Guide<br />
<strong>Comox</strong> <strong>Valley</strong><br />
AVAIlABIlIty cHArt<br />
TASTE THE<br />
Vegetables J F M A M J J A S O N D<br />
Asparagus •••<br />
Beans ••• ••• ••• •••<br />
Beets ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• •••<br />
Broccoli ••• ••• ••• •••<br />
Cabbage ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• •••<br />
Carrots ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• •••<br />
Cauliflower ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• •••<br />
Corn ••• ••• ••• ••• •••<br />
Cucumbers ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• •••<br />
Garlic ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• •••<br />
Herbs ••• ••• ••• •••<br />
Lettuce ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• •••<br />
Onions ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• •••<br />
Peas ••• •••<br />
Peppers ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• •••<br />
Potatoes ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• •••<br />
Pumpkins ••• •••<br />
Rhubarb ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• •••<br />
Salad Greens ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• •••<br />
Spinach ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• •••<br />
Squash ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• •••<br />
Rutabaga ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• •••<br />
Tomatoes ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• •••<br />
Berries J F M A M J J A S O N D<br />
Blackberries ••• •••<br />
Blueberries ••• ••• •••<br />
Cranberries ••• ••• •••<br />
Currants ••• •••<br />
Gooseberries ••• •••<br />
Raspberries ••• •••<br />
Strawberries ••• ••• ••• •••<br />
Tree Fruit J F M A M J J A S O N D<br />
Apples ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• •••<br />
Cherries •••<br />
Pears ••• ••• •••<br />
Plums ••• •••<br />
Nursery /Flowers J F M A M J J A S O N D<br />
Bedding Plants ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• •••<br />
Cut Flowers ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• •••<br />
Christmas Trees ••• •••<br />
Nursery Plants ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• •••<br />
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Other J F M A M J J A S O N D<br />
Meat/Poultry ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• •••<br />
Seafood/Shellfish ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• •••<br />
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McClintock’s Farm 40 Gerry, Val & Sandra<br />
McClintock<br />
Phone: 250-334-4562<br />
Email: mcclin@island.net<br />
Website: mcclintocksfarm.ca<br />
3419 Dove Creek Road, Courtenay<br />
U-pick blueberries and raspberries, frozen hamburger,<br />
beef sausages and pepperoni available at the farm, approx.<br />
mid-July to Aug 31. New Hours! Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri and<br />
Sat 8am to 1pm. Please check website for updated berry<br />
info. Award winning sweet corn ready mid Aug. at the<br />
Farmers’ Market. Pasture raised, hormone free, healthy<br />
grass fed beef by the side or half side ready Fall 2011.<br />
McGinnis Berry 41 Crops Ltd.<br />
Richard & Mega McGinnis<br />
Phone: 250-338-8200<br />
Email: mcginnis@berrycrops.net<br />
Website: www.berrycrops.net<br />
3583 Dove Creek Road, Courtenay<br />
Founding member of the <strong>Comox</strong> <strong>Valley</strong> Farmers’ Market.<br />
Black Currants - fresh and block frozen 40 pounds<br />
(18 kg) $50; 20lbs minimum order $30. Pre-order by<br />
telephone or email. Harvest Date: Late July. Nutritional<br />
information available on website.<br />
Also, picked or U-pick Raspberries and Blackberries.<br />
2011 <strong>Comox</strong> <strong>Valley</strong> Growers Guide<br />
Natural Pastures 42 Cheese Co.<br />
Phil, Edgar and Doug Smith<br />
Phone: 250-334-4422<br />
Fax: 250-334-2922<br />
Email: edgar@naturalpastures.com<br />
Website: www.naturalpastures.com<br />
635 McPhee Avenue, Courtenay, B.C.<br />
27<br />
Taste and enjoy over 15 local artisan cheeses including<br />
our world-champion <strong>Comox</strong> Brie and Camembert. With<br />
over 40 medal winning cheeses; we have the unique<br />
cheese for your taste. From Cheese Curds to Mozzarella<br />
di Buffola from Asian Water Buffalo Milk we have that<br />
unique cheese. Try our Parmadammer or local grown<br />
Habanero Pepper or Forest Wasabi Verdelait. Open 9-4<br />
Mon-Fri and at Farmers Market Saturdays. New for<br />
2011; Smoked Boerenkaas. Se naturalpastures.com for<br />
more information.<br />
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28 2011 <strong>Comox</strong> <strong>Valley</strong> Growers Guide<br />
British<br />
Columbia<br />
Certified<br />
Organic<br />
Nature’s Way 43 Farm<br />
CERTIFIED ORGANIC<br />
Marla Limousin &<br />
George Ehrler<br />
Phone: 250-338-9765<br />
Fax: 250-898-8597<br />
Email: marla@natureswayfarm.ca<br />
Website: www.natureswayfarm.ca<br />
4905 Darcy Road, Courtenay, B.C.<br />
You can find us at:<br />
Our Farm: June 21 to September 10,<br />
1:00 - 6:00pm daily.<br />
Farmers Market: Saturday and Wednesday<br />
We specialize in blueberries, salad greens and we grow<br />
seasonal vegetables.<br />
Blueberry orders over 10 lbs, will require preordering.<br />
Natures Way Farm is the home of Blue Moon Estate<br />
Winery and Tria Culinary Studio.<br />
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Outback Nursery 44 Willems Family<br />
Fax: 250-703-0710<br />
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6016 Headquarters Rd, Courtenay, BC V9J1M7<br />
Annette: 250-702-3417<br />
Roger: 250-702-3415<br />
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Cody: 250-218-8015<br />
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We are a family owned and operated nursery with a<br />
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Photo: Robin Rivers/Our Big Earth Media Co.<br />
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Savings<br />
In-Store!<br />
DAILY•WEEKLY•MONTHLY RENTALS<br />
250-338-5361 DELIVERY<br />
SERVICE<br />
of Mission Hill • 123 N. Island Hwy., Courtenay V9N 3N9
Paradise Plants 46 Garden Centre<br />
Iain & Cassandra Haigh<br />
Phone: 250-897-3898<br />
Website: www.paradiseplants.ca<br />
2480 Hardy Road, Courtenay<br />
Paradise Plants is a full service garden centre featuring<br />
trees, shrubs, rhodos, roses, perennials, and hanging<br />
baskets. We focus on Island grown product and organic<br />
gardening principles. Our design team designs and installs<br />
gardens including ponds, patios, irrigation walls and of<br />
course amazing plants! Seasonal vegetables, rhubarb,<br />
raspberry and blueberry crops are available. Open daily<br />
9-5 March to November. In 2012 our hedge maze will be<br />
tall enough to get lost in - bring the in-laws!<br />
British<br />
Columbia<br />
Certified<br />
Organic<br />
47 Pattison<br />
Farms<br />
CERTIFIED ORGANIC<br />
Gerry & Dagmar Pattison<br />
Phone: 250-337-8738<br />
Fax: 250-337-8772<br />
Email: patfarm@telus.net<br />
Website: www.pattisonfarms.com<br />
2124 Dzini Road, Black Creek, BC<br />
We are a certified organic vegetable farm, located in<br />
the heart of Black Creek. Come and visit our Farm Stand<br />
open May - October, 7 days a week from 9am to 6pm.<br />
In the spring we have vegetable starts available for the<br />
home gardener, and many varieties of fresh vegetables<br />
such as tomatoes, cucumbers, carrots, greens, peppers,<br />
beets, beans, fresh cut basil, summer and winter squash,<br />
throughout the growing season. Fruit also available:<br />
apples, pears, and rasperries.<br />
Check out our website, or find us on Facebook!<br />
Certified organic by P.A.C.S. #16-115<br />
Prontissima Pasta 48 Sarah Walsh<br />
Phone: 250-338-3636<br />
Email: gourmet@prontissimapasta.com<br />
Website: www.prontissimapasta.com<br />
2384 Unit C, Rosewall Crescent, Courtenay, BC<br />
A taste of Italy in the <strong>Comox</strong> <strong>Valley</strong>! Prontissima Pasta<br />
makes a variety of fresh pasta, pesto and sauces that<br />
you can buy at the Farmer’s Market between 9am-12pm<br />
Saturday mornings. Our products are all natural and<br />
preservative free, made with love right in Courtenay! Pick<br />
some up for a quick, healthy, gourmet meal.<br />
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Rankeillour Farm 49 David & Jennifer Millard<br />
Phone: 250-337-0202<br />
Email: rfarm@telus.net<br />
Box 242, 7493 Howard Rd. Merville, B.C.<br />
V0R2M0<br />
Pasture raised free range chickens. Non-medicated all<br />
veggie feed. Available at the Farmers Market or from the<br />
farm by appointment.<br />
River Meadow 50 Nursery & Turf<br />
Katherine & Nicolas Samsom<br />
Email: rmn@rivermeadownursery.com<br />
Website: www.rivermeadownursery.com<br />
3125 Piercy Avenue, Courtenay, B.C.<br />
Turf Farm: 250-338-8354<br />
Nursery: 250-338-4111<br />
We grow over 100 varieties of trees and shrubs on our 60<br />
acres in the City of Courtenay. High quality locally grown<br />
trees, shrubs, hedging for all your landscape needs. Our turf<br />
farm at 4738 Condensory Road has acres of high-quality<br />
turf for your instant deep, green, weed-free lawn. We sell<br />
both retail and wholesale and offer volume discounts.<br />
Photo: Robin Rivers/Our Big Earth Media Co.<br />
We’d like to have a steak in your future!<br />
Locally owned<br />
& operated<br />
since 1985<br />
Local products...<br />
by local people...<br />
and more!<br />
Hours: 9:30-5:30<br />
Monday -Saturday<br />
319 4th Street<br />
250-338-1412 Toll Free 1-800-893-2011<br />
www.butchersblock.com
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Seaview Game Farm 51 Paul Pfleger<br />
Phone: 250-337-5182<br />
Fax: 250-337-5231<br />
Email: info@seaviewgamefarm.com<br />
1392 Seaview Road, Black Creek, B.C. V9J 1J7<br />
Farm-raised venison, beef, fresh produce and valueadded<br />
products are available in our retail store and at<br />
<strong>Comox</strong> <strong>Valley</strong> Farmers Market. Located on the ocean,<br />
our 168 acre farm offers unique accommodation in an<br />
Oceanside Yurt as well as a picnic site and full service<br />
campsite rentals. It’s a great location for special events.<br />
Summer tours on the farm consist of a tractor pulled<br />
cart; a visit to our petting/mini-farm, the greenhouses<br />
and gardens. Call ahead for store hours and tour<br />
availablility: 250-337-5182<br />
Shamrock Farm 53 Mike and Shannon Farrell<br />
Phone: 250-339-1671<br />
Email: farrell8@telus.net<br />
Website: www.shamrockfarm.ca<br />
2276 Anderton Road, <strong>Comox</strong><br />
Shamrock Farm is open daily in October during the annual<br />
PUMPKIN harvest. Visit the massive u-pick pumpkin patch,<br />
decorated pumpkin barn filled with dozens of pumpkin<br />
varieties and friendly barnyard animals. Farm tours<br />
available.<br />
Shamrock Farm also grows gourmet garlic, lavender, and<br />
lavender products and orchard apples in our fields. We<br />
make 100% natural goat’s milk soap with fresh milk from<br />
our herd of healthy goats. Farmhouse preserves are made<br />
with fruits grown in our gardens.<br />
We believe in the small family farm, humane and loving<br />
treatment of our animals and sustainable organic farming<br />
practices.<br />
Shamrock Farms opens October 1st to 31st , 10am to 5pm.<br />
Roadside farm stand open late June to September.<br />
Visit the farm website at www.shamrockfarm.ca and follow<br />
us on Facebook.<br />
Full Service Nursery<br />
Retail<br />
Design<br />
Installation<br />
2480 Hardy Road, Courtenay<br />
250.897.3898<br />
www.paradiseplants.ca
TASTE THE<br />
dId you<br />
kNoW:<br />
The <strong>Comox</strong> <strong>Valley</strong><br />
was recently named, by<br />
Country Guide, as one of the<br />
top 8 agricultural destinations<br />
in Canada boasting more than<br />
450 farms and producers.<br />
Find out more opportunities and news<br />
about <strong>Comox</strong> <strong>Valley</strong> farms and producers at<br />
agrifood<strong>Comox</strong><strong>Valley</strong>.com<br />
2011 <strong>Comox</strong> <strong>Valley</strong> Growers Guide<br />
<strong>Comox</strong> <strong>Valley</strong><br />
Horticultural Society<br />
Cultivating gardeners’<br />
interests since 1979<br />
Membership $15.00/year<br />
Monthly meetings:<br />
Third Monday each month<br />
7:30pm Florence Filberg Centre<br />
Expert Speakers and Presenters<br />
Plant Sales / Garden Tours<br />
Master Gardeners<br />
Contact: Box 3443 Courtenay, V9N 5N5<br />
www.comoxvalleyhorticulturalsociety.com<br />
<strong>Comox</strong> <strong>Valley</strong><br />
Horticultural Society<br />
Gardens<br />
in Bloom<br />
A two day showcase of some of the<br />
beautiful gardens in the <strong>Comox</strong> <strong>Valley</strong><br />
Saturday, June 25<br />
and Sunday, June 26<br />
10 am to 4 pm<br />
Tickets $15.00<br />
available at:<br />
COURTENAY<br />
Art Knapp Plantland • Home and<br />
Garden Gate • The Plant Collector<br />
COMOX<br />
Blue Heron Books • The Cottage Gardener<br />
Videos ‘n More<br />
CUMBERLAND<br />
Home and Garden Gate<br />
CAMPBELL RIVER<br />
Sticks and Stones Nursery<br />
QUALICUM<br />
Arrowsmith Greenhouses<br />
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Sieffert Farm Market 54 (Lazo & Tyee Farm Ltd.)<br />
Bob & Charlene Seiffert &<br />
Chris Edwards<br />
Phone: 250-339-2988<br />
Fax: 250-339-0788<br />
720 Knight Road, <strong>Comox</strong>, B.C. V9M 3T3<br />
We grow and pick fresh daily a variety of in season<br />
vegetables in our fields and greenhouses, including<br />
tomatoes, cucumbers, lettuce, spinach, carrots, beets,<br />
broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, a wide variety of potatoes,<br />
17 varieties of corn and lots more. Our market is open from<br />
late May to early November. Hours are 10am to 6pm May<br />
to September and 10am to 5pm October and November. For<br />
potatoes during the winter, please give us a call.<br />
Smith Lake Farm 55 Clea Adair & Daniel Booy<br />
Phone: 250-337-2051<br />
Email: info@smithlakefarm.com<br />
Website: www.smithlakefarm.com<br />
Box 489, 1481 Larkin Road, Merville, BC<br />
At Smith Lake Farm, we raise free-range, veggie fed<br />
and hormone and anti-biotic free broiler chickens and<br />
Muscovy ducks. Our lakefront farm also boasts a tasteful<br />
2 bedroom suite with a full kitchen. Enjoy free range eggs<br />
for breakfast; swim, canoe or kayak on the lake; visit the<br />
barnyard critters or read a book in our orchard. Smith<br />
Lake Farm is the perfect place to take a break from busy<br />
modern life.<br />
We offer a variety of products to fit your<br />
FARM insurance needs.<br />
• 426 - 8th Street,<br />
Downtown Courtenay<br />
• 795 Ryan Road<br />
(Washington Park Plaza)<br />
Courtenay<br />
Home of the Protector<br />
• 1250 A Cedar Street,<br />
Campbell River<br />
• Suite 100 - 190 Port Augusta<br />
Street, (<strong>Comox</strong> Mall) <strong>Comox</strong><br />
1-800-655-5255 www.firstins.ca
TASTE THE<br />
GOT A DAy?<br />
• While driving through this scenic<br />
region discover organic farms and along<br />
the way fill your grocery bag with local<br />
wine, award-wining cheeses, and artisan<br />
chocolates.<br />
• Be sure to visit the <strong>Comox</strong> <strong>Valley</strong><br />
Farmers’ Market (Saturday year-round plus<br />
Wednesdays in the summer) – a must stop<br />
for meats, seafood, organic fruit & veggies<br />
2011 <strong>Comox</strong> <strong>Valley</strong> Growers Guide<br />
comox VAlley<br />
Farm and Producer tours<br />
• Follow the stunning coast line down<br />
to the world-renowned shellfish growing<br />
region of Baynes Sound stopping along<br />
the way to visit orchards and u-pick<br />
farms.<br />
• Head to the <strong>Comox</strong> Fisherman’s<br />
Wharf for today’s catch of the day<br />
(check out the ‘Dockside Sales’ signs<br />
posted around the Town of <strong>Comox</strong>).<br />
GOT TWO DAyS?<br />
• Tour the rolling fields with the backdrop of the<br />
Beaufort Mountain range, stop to sample some of the<br />
country’s finest wine, beer, whiskey & mead.<br />
• Abundant produce markets and farm stands offer<br />
everything from honey and berries to naturally produced<br />
meats.<br />
• Bring the kids and stay awhile – the <strong>Comox</strong> <strong>Valley</strong><br />
boasts many options for farm-stay accommodation and<br />
hand-on petting zoos.<br />
See Tour map on pg.23 See Tour map on pg.22 & 24<br />
Find additional self-guided tours or how to arrange a<br />
guided culinary tour at discovercomox<strong>Valley</strong>.com<br />
CIRCLE K BLUEBERRY RANCH<br />
4004 Livingston Road, Royston 250.871.8856<br />
CERTIFIED U-PICK<br />
WATER IS OUR BUSINESS<br />
Your One Stop<br />
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Micro-Irrigation<br />
g CENTRE<br />
check out our great selection<br />
EXCELLENT PRICING<br />
250-338-8737 1-800-665-8311<br />
5-241<br />
250-338-8737<br />
PUNTLEDGE<br />
1-800-665-8311<br />
ROAD, COURTENAY<br />
5-241 Puntledge Road, Courtenay<br />
Serving the North Island Since 1976<br />
Serving the North Island Since 1976
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Stonecroft Farm 56 Glen & Kathy Beaton<br />
Phone: 250-337-2040<br />
Fax: 250-337-5229<br />
Email: glenandkathybeaton@live.com<br />
2165 Kelland Road, Black Creek, BC<br />
Frozen pheasants and partridge.<br />
<strong>Fresh</strong> turkey for Thanksgiving and Christmas, range fed,<br />
weather permitting.<br />
Frozen turkey and turkey parts.<br />
<strong>Fresh</strong> blueberries in season.<br />
Cotumix Quail eggs!<br />
Stoney Bog Farm 57 Carl Goldscheider &<br />
Cyneth McKinnon<br />
Phone: 250-337-1910 or<br />
250-218-4702<br />
Email: stoneybogfarm@gmail.com<br />
Box 65, 7522 Island Highway, Merville, BC<br />
Farm sales of lamb, beef free-range chicken.<br />
All grown without antibiotics or hormones. Blueberries &<br />
raspberries available July through September, U-pick by<br />
appointment. Seasonal vegetables and heritage tomatoes<br />
also available. Coloured hand spinning wool. Open for<br />
sales Wednesday through Sunday or by appointment.<br />
58 Tannadice<br />
Farms Ltd.<br />
Heather & Allen McWilliam<br />
Phone: 250-338-8239<br />
Fax: 250-338-8239<br />
Email: info@tannadicefarms.com<br />
Website: www.tannadicefarms.com<br />
3465 Burns Road, Courtenay<br />
Beef, pork and pastured poultry raised in a natural,<br />
humane and environmentally sound manner. No<br />
medicated feed, no hormones and no animal byproducts<br />
in the feed. Farm store open Saturdays 9 to noon, or by<br />
appointment or chance. Phone or email orders.<br />
59 Tatsu-Nami<br />
Farms<br />
Namiko Watanabe<br />
Phone: 250-337-8692<br />
2065 Endall Road, Black Creek, V9J1G8<br />
The farm is conveniently located at the corner of Endall<br />
Road and Highway 19A. Please call ahead for availability<br />
of eggs, in-season vegetable, Birkshire pork and U-Pick<br />
raspberries. You can also visit us at the Farmers’ Market<br />
where we sell in-season vegetable, pork buns, Japanese<br />
sweets and natto.<br />
Thompson Farms 60 Phone: 250-337-5327<br />
Email: dpmac@shaw.ca<br />
8169 Island Highway, Black Creek, B.C. V9J 1G9<br />
TOMATOES! TOMATOES! TOMATOES!<br />
Father and son operation lovingly grow delicious Beefsteak<br />
and Roma tomatoes from seedling to harvest. A fresh<br />
selection of Garden Veggies are also available this season.<br />
Organic practices only using compost, lime and seaweed<br />
in three greenhouses make this produce the pride of Black<br />
Creek. Look for the Island <strong>Fresh</strong> Farm sign and TOMATOES<br />
just 4 driveways south of the Black Creek Store. Roadside<br />
sales are welcome and orders can be placed by phoning<br />
Jim at the Thompson Farm.<br />
Victorian Acres 61 Farm<br />
David and Sandy Todd<br />
Phone: 250-338-4964<br />
Fax: 250-338-6178<br />
Email: dasatodd@telus.net<br />
3964 Dove Creek Road, Courtenay, B.C. V9J 1S1<br />
Victorian Acres farm is located in the heart of Dove Creek<br />
- only 5 minutes from downtown Courtenay.<br />
A local family farm that has been providing the best of<br />
quality farm products to businesses and residents in the<br />
<strong>Comox</strong> <strong>Valley</strong> for the past 17+ years.<br />
All of our products are organically raised with no growth<br />
hormones or meds.<br />
Available for sale - Grass-fed Beef, Chickens, eggs,<br />
Turkeys and Hay Sales.<br />
Best to book your Thanks Giving or Christmas Turkeys<br />
now as we sell out every year.<br />
Welcome to our farm!<br />
Watrin Orchard / 62 Farm Market<br />
Larry & Angelina Watrin<br />
Phone: 250-339-7784<br />
or Cell: 250-702-2772<br />
Email: lrwatrin@shaw.ca<br />
1507 Philmonte Rd., <strong>Comox</strong>, B.C. V9M 4B2<br />
Open 10am - 5pm (July - Nov), Saturdays 1 -<br />
5pm. Closed Sunday<br />
We are located at the corner of Anderton & Philmonte<br />
Road, in rural <strong>Comox</strong>. Our farm is uncertified organic<br />
and we strive to produce and sell high quality fruit and<br />
vegetables. We produce a wide variety of apples, cherries,<br />
pears and plums. Some of our vegetable specialties, in<br />
season, are garlic and rhubarb. In addition, we offer<br />
our Orchard Honey, honey products, apple cider vinegar,<br />
local farm fresh eggs, a wide variety of delicious jams,<br />
jellies and other preserves. From our own apple trees<br />
we produce and offer 100% natural apple juice. Custom<br />
juicing of apples from other growers is also available.<br />
Please come visit us at our orchard, or at our booth at the<br />
<strong>Comox</strong> <strong>Valley</strong> Farmer’s Market on Saturdays or Sundays<br />
at the Pier Street Farmer’s Market in Campbell River.<br />
Windhover Farm 63 John and Andrea Burch<br />
Phone: 250-338-7750<br />
Fax: 250-338-7750<br />
Email: burch@island.net<br />
Website: www.comoxvalleyberries.com<br />
3499 Dove Creek Road, Courtenay, B.C.<br />
Growing berries since 2007, we sell Strawberries (August<br />
to October), Blueberries and Raspberries (July and<br />
August). U-pick or we pick.<br />
Open weekday mornings or by appointment. Visit out<br />
website at www.comoxvalleyberries.com for opening<br />
dates, specific hours and all farm news. We also sell<br />
pastured chicken, turkey and eggs.<br />
We look forward to seeing returning customers and<br />
meeting new ones.
2011 <strong>Comox</strong> <strong>Valley</strong> Growers Guide<br />
the comox <strong>Valley</strong> is Growing<br />
Beyond the ordinary!<br />
here is just a sample of some of the ackowledgments the comox valley’s<br />
progressive producers and business owners have recently earned...<br />
Beaufort Vineyard &<br />
Estate Winery<br />
2011 All Canadian Wine<br />
Championships<br />
• “Best of Category / Double Gold” medal for<br />
their Beaufort 2009 Ça BEAUTAGE.<br />
2011 Northwest Wine Summit<br />
• Gold Medal for their 2010 Blanc do Noir.<br />
• Silver medal for their 2009 “Carpe Diem”<br />
Natural Pastures<br />
Cheese Company<br />
2011 Canadian Cheese Gran Prix<br />
• Smoked Boerenkaas won “Flavoured Cheese<br />
with Added Non-Particulate flavouring”<br />
250.337.8922<br />
Coastal Black Estate<br />
Winery<br />
2011 Finger Lakes International<br />
Wine Competition<br />
• Bronze for Raspberry Dessert.<br />
• Silver for Spiced Mead.<br />
• Silver for Blackberry Table.<br />
• GOLD for Blackberry Dessert.<br />
Island Gourmet Trails<br />
2011 Business Examiner Awards<br />
• Entrepreneur of the Year – Gaetane Palardy<br />
Island Gourmet Trails offers exciting,<br />
delicious culinary adventures within the<br />
<strong>Comox</strong> <strong>Valley</strong>.<br />
Blue Moon Winery<br />
2011 Northwest Wine Summit<br />
• Gold for Singularity<br />
• Gold for Orion<br />
• Silver for Eclipse<br />
• Bronze for Aurora<br />
• Bronze for Moonbeam<br />
• Bronze for Soleil<br />
• Bronze for Sirius<br />
• Bronze for Dusk<br />
• Bronze for Sun Dog<br />
2011 All Canadian Wine<br />
Championships<br />
• Bronze for Sirius<br />
BIG ENOUGH TO SERVE YOU,<br />
SMALL ENOUGH TO KNOW YOU<br />
28 years serving the Agricultural Community of Vancouver Island<br />
MON - THU 7 AM - 7 PM | FRI - SAT 7 AM - 5:30 PM | SUNDAY 9 AM - 5 PM<br />
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OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK!<br />
www.blackcreekfarmandfeed.com<br />
• Fertilizers • Fencing • Construction Materials • Irrigation and Drainage • Forage and Vegetable Seeds<br />
Just 15 minutes north of Courtenay,<br />
& 15 minutes south of Campbell River<br />
2184 Lalum Rd, Black Creek
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Berry Best Farm 64 Jane and Dave Aberle<br />
Phone: 250-338-0234<br />
2156 Coleman Road, Courtenay, BC<br />
Open Daily 10am to 5pm<br />
Growers of high quality organic strawberries,<br />
blueberries, raspberries. We also grow a large variety<br />
of veggies from arugula to zucchini. Our farm stand is open daily<br />
10 am to 5 pm from June to September. You can also find us at hte<br />
Saturday and Wednesday Farmers’ Market.<br />
Morrison Creek Alpacas<br />
65 Theresa Schlagel<br />
Phone: 250-334-4527<br />
Email: mcalpacas@gmail.com<br />
4254 Miromar Road, Courtenay, BC<br />
Morrison Creek Alpacas offers 100% alpaca and alpaca blend batts,<br />
rovings, and yarns in a variety of colours and grades. Come meet<br />
the producers and snuggle up next to our very friendly animals.<br />
Please call ahead for ranch visits.<br />
PILON TOOL<br />
RENTALS Foot<br />
Discover the Taste of<br />
the <strong>Comox</strong> <strong>Valley</strong><br />
Guided tours of farms, food<br />
producers and wineries<br />
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SERVICE<br />
of Mission Hill • 123 N. Island Hwy., Courtenay V9N 3N9
comox <strong>Valley</strong> Growth Factors<br />
Agrifood Activity<br />
Field Crops ..................................................... 10,443 acres<br />
Greenhouse Production .................................. 65,992 sq. m.<br />
Nursery Products ........................................... 138 acres<br />
Poultry .......................................................... 33,628 livestock<br />
Cattle (Milk and Beef) .................................... 8,248 livestock<br />
Pigs ............................................................... 565 livestock<br />
Sheep & Lambs .............................................. 2,094 livestock<br />
Horses & Ponies ............................................. 552 livestock<br />
Shellfish (Oysters & Clams) ........................... 10 million lbs.<br />
2001 Census of Agriculture and British Columbia Ministry of Agriculture and Lands, 2005<br />
Agricultural General Facts<br />
Agricultural Land Reserve .............................. 23,054 ha / 56,966 acres<br />
Total Area Farmed .......................................... 10,707 ha / 26,500 acres<br />
Number of Farms ........................................... 445<br />
Average Farm Size .......................................... 76 acres<br />
Average Farm Revenue (per acre) ................... $797 dollars<br />
Total Farm Capital ......................................... $259 million<br />
Total Gross Farm Receipts .............................. $27 million<br />
Total Cash Wages Paid.................................... $6 million<br />
Climate<br />
Source: Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries 2005<br />
Mean High Temperature ................................. 13.4C / 56.1F<br />
Mean Low Temperature .................................. 5.5C / 41.9F<br />
Mean Daily Temperature ................................ 9.5C / 49.1F<br />
July avg. high temperature ............................ 22.5C / 72.5F<br />
Jan avg. low temperature ............................... 0.3C / 32.5F<br />
Avg. Annual Precipitation ............................... 220.1cm / 78.8in<br />
Ave. Monthly Rainfall (May to Sept) ............... Less than 50mm/1.79in<br />
Avg. Annual Snowfall ..................................... 91cm / 35.8in<br />
Avg. Hours of Sunshine................................... 1,938.6<br />
Source: Canadian Forces Base <strong>Comox</strong> Weather Services Unit, 50 year averages<br />
Comparison of Environmental<br />
Condition for Greenhouse Production<br />
CLIMATE DATA COMOx<br />
VALLEy DELTA<br />
BC<br />
Sunlight Hours<br />
(Yearly Average)<br />
ABBOTSFORD<br />
BC<br />
1939* 1919 1836<br />
Wind Speed (Km/h) 12 12 10<br />
Vapour Pressure (kPa) 0.96 1.02 0.96<br />
Elevation (m) 24 20 54<br />
* Sunlight hours for <strong>Comox</strong> based on the yearly average hours from 1989–1997. Sunlight<br />
for Abbotsford based on estimated Climate Normals 1961-1990. Climate information from<br />
Environment Canada, Climate Normals 1961-1990<br />
2011 <strong>Comox</strong> <strong>Valley</strong> Growers Guide<br />
ank you to our local<br />
suppliers for providing<br />
fresh products to our<br />
fine restaurants!<br />
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Natures Way, Blue Moon Winery,<br />
Coastal Black Winery,<br />
Hot Chocolates, Grains Bakery,<br />
Island Bison, Big D's Bees Honey,<br />
Benino Gelato, Misty Haven Farm,<br />
Natural Pastures Cheese,<br />
Hollie Wood Oysters,<br />
Gold Phoenix , Prontissima Pasta,<br />
Komo Guay Oysters,<br />
Qualicum Scallops,<br />
Tannadice Farms, Trilogy Smokery,<br />
B&C Foods, Sysco Victoria,<br />
Cowichan Bay Farms.<br />
Reserve today!<br />
250-703-5000
38 2011 <strong>Comox</strong> <strong>Valley</strong> Growers Guide<br />
TASTE THE<br />
year-round<br />
COMOx VALLEy FARMERS’ MARKET<br />
www.comoxvalleyfarmersmarket.com<br />
Sundays year-round and Wednesdays during summer season.<br />
March<br />
COMOx VALLEy DINE AROuND<br />
www.discovercomoxvalley.com<br />
Diners can enjoy a prix-fixe three-course meal at one of many<br />
participating restaurants in the <strong>Comox</strong> <strong>Valley</strong><br />
June 17th & 18th<br />
2011 BC SHELLFISH FESTIVAL<br />
www.bcshellfishfestival.ca<br />
Experience an authentic taste of the West Coast at the BC Shellfish<br />
Festival. Live entertainment, competitions, cooking demos and lots<br />
of local shellfish all on offer along the banks of Baynes Sound.<br />
July 2nd - August 2nd<br />
THE COMOx VALLEy 30 DAy<br />
FOOD CHALLENGE<br />
www.eatlocalcomoxvalley.com<br />
Spend 30 days experiencing local food through farm and producer<br />
tours, restaurant events, educational activities and demonstrations.<br />
comox VAlley<br />
culinary &<br />
Agritourism events<br />
Helping island agriculture<br />
adapt, diversify and grow!<br />
We invest in innovative projects that can help Island Agriculture address emerging issues or identify<br />
strategic opportunities for local agriculture and agri-food development. Groups of growers or processors,<br />
alliances along the supply chain, local governments and not-for-profits are all eligible. Funding is<br />
available through the Islands Agri-Food Initiative and other federal and provincial funding programs.<br />
August 6th<br />
COMOx VALLEy FARM CyCLE TOuR<br />
www.discovercomoxvalley.com<br />
Cyclists are invited to local farms and producers who will open their<br />
doors for tours, farm stands and other unique agriculture experiences!<br />
August 26th & 27th<br />
ALPINE FOOD & WINE FESTIVAL<br />
www.mountwashington.ca<br />
Enjoy tasty food and wine samples, an open-air market and live music<br />
amongst the stunning views of Mount Washington Alpine Resort.<br />
Visit discovercomox<strong>Valley</strong>.com<br />
for a list of culinary-inspired events<br />
listed in the events calendar.<br />
CONTACT US OR<br />
VISIT OUR WEBSITE<br />
TO LEARN MORE!<br />
T 250.356.1662<br />
E funding@iafbc.ca<br />
www.iafbc.ca/iafi<br />
Program Funding<br />
Provided By
2011 <strong>Comox</strong> <strong>Valley</strong> Growers Guide<br />
Established in 2009, Coastal Black is<br />
a family owned and operated fruit<br />
winery and meadery located in the<br />
<strong>Comox</strong> <strong>Valley</strong> on Vancouver Island.<br />
All our wines are handcrafted on site<br />
with our own berries and honey.<br />
Our hope is to excite your palate, and<br />
revive your body and spirit with our<br />
wines that are full of flavour and<br />
complexities. We would love for you to<br />
come have a tour of our facility and<br />
sample our wines.<br />
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For Love!<br />
4795 Headquarters Road,<br />
Courtenay, BC<br />
Thursday, Friday, Sunday 12-5 p.m.<br />
Saturday 8:00 – 1:00 p.m.<br />
Tel: 250-898-1086<br />
WHY<br />
COMPOST?<br />
Composting extends the life of landfills, saves<br />
energy and produces healthy and flavourful food.<br />
Benefits for now...and for our future.<br />
Drop by the compost education centre to purchase your<br />
“Earth Machine” composters ($50.00 taxes included)<br />
and aerators ($15.00 taxes included). We accept cash or<br />
cheque. Our on-site educators will assist you in turning<br />
your yard waste and kitchen scraps into something useful<br />
this year – rich composted material for your garden.<br />
For more information on the “Earth Machine” composter<br />
visit: www.cswm.ca<br />
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