1675 Glamorgan Road, North Saanich, BC
Phone: 655-0897 (May-October)
www.members.shaw.ca/stonefields

...a little tour on a little farm. Stonefields invites you to walk through the fruit and vegie gardens, learn about our composting practices, crop rotation and natural growing habits. You are also welcome to wander through our land restoration project where we are just beginning to restore the woods and to re-introduce native plants to regenerate a healthy vibrant eco-system attractive to wild birds and animals. If you have a picnic there are lots of places to throw down a blanket and enjoy the peace and quiet of a lazy summer day. Dogs are welcome as long as their owners are on a leash.

Kristen and Bruce Jordan
2487 Mt. St. Michael Road, Saanichton, BC V8M 1T7
Phone: 544-4824
seacider@shaw.ca
www.seacider.ca
PACS organic certification # 16-259

Take a wander through our certified organic orchard and learn about growing vintage cider apples. Explore our agro forestry grove and (from a safe distance!) discover stinging nettle’s many culinary uses. Tour our cidery and learn about the ancient art of crafting fermented ciders, then relax on our deck with a cool, refreshing glass of cider paired with savoury tastes of local cheese and charcuterie as you enjoy the panoramic views of our orchard and the gulf islands.

For mariners and farmers all
The ciderhouse stands sentry tall
From here the sea casts blue or grey
Reflecting back the island day
Sea breezes set fruit trees in motion
Scents of apple mix with ocean
Breathe deep and let your senses fill
Take in the sights from on our hill
Come raise a glass of cider here
Enjoy our farm, our view, our cheer!

Joan, Olivia and Mike Fleming
8231 East Saanich Rd and
6999 West Saanich Rd
Phone: 652-3345
joanfleming@shaw.ca
www.ostrichfarm.ca

Join us for a unique family experience. See our four different breeds of chickens and our hatchery. Baby chicks will be hatching – bring a camera. Feed our the ostriches, chickens, ducks and our new acquisition – 1,000 rainbow trout! Learn about intercropping. See our large selection of Christmas trees and unique horticultural methods. Visit our gift shop and see our full line of fresh fruit and veggies, prize-winning flowers, dahlias and mums. Refreshments, strawberries and ice cream available. Tons of fun (and fins)!

Ken,Wendy, Clayton & Corrine Fox
7117 Central Saanich Rd
Phone: 652-3854

Silver Rill Corn’s Farm Market has been providing Greater Victoria and the Saanich Peninsula with high quality produce for over 40 years. Corn should be ready by the Tour of Farms date. If not, we have plenty of other veggies and berries. Have a little stroll around the back of our stand and visit with our goats, chickens, ducks and pigs. Don’t forget to give Big Bo a pet when you walk through the stand! The Fox Family will be happy to answer any questions about our farm operation including the practice of integrated pest management.

7513 West Saanich Rd
Phone: 652-2088

Foo Foo the hefty happy Hereford - now 16 years old - will be home after a lengthy roll in the hay at “cow camp”. If piggies get born, a couple of them will be here also. We have a fowl assortment of feathered friends, from ducks to laying hens and very friendly turkeys. 4H members will adorn our farm with the fancy plumage of heritage chicken breeds. The berry and veggie garden will hopefully be equally colourful.
Come for a shady stroll or a sit on the porch. And if your eyes need a rest from the elements, you can soothe them by scanning Fran’s artwork hanging around the shop

Murray and Larry Sluggett
Farm Stand in Brentwood Bay at
6881 West Saanich Rd
Phone: 385-8688 or 652-6396
www.sluggettfarms.com

Sluggett Farms produces a wide variety of quality fruit and vegetable items.  Our specialty is early maturing sweet-corn – we were the first farm (1998) on Vancouver Island to initiate the use of floating row-cover in order to accomplish this. This specialized product is a thin, breathable, silk-like material that is laid down over the corn fields immediately following the planting stage. The sheets are 820 feet long and act to create greenhouse-like conditions in the field thus producing temperatures about 10 degrees warmer than normal. They also protect the corn from insect pests and trap carbon dioxide to enhance growth. The overall effect is to enable the production of high quality sweet corn aproximately 14 to 18 days earlier than normal, open-grown varieties. In addition we grow head, romaine and leaf lettuce, beets, carrots, beans, squash, broccoli and 6 types of pumpkins.

Hans and Debbie Bulk
1304 Greig Ave, Brentwood Bay
Phone: 652-5812 Fax: 652-6949
eurosa1@islandnet.com
www.eurosa.bc.ca

Eurosa Farms is Vancouver Island's only rose grower and has been beautifying BC for over 25 years. Our expert guides will tour you through our 125,000 sq ft of greenhouse space of Roses, Alstroemerias, Snapdragons, Peppers, Tomatoes, and Cucumbers. Learn how our products are grown, cut, and prepared. Let your senses become overwhelmed as you take in a sea of colors. Our tours are approximately 45-60 minutes and offer complimentary tea and coffee found at our Farm Market. Here you will find a range of pesticide-free local produce, neat crafts, soft ice cream, and much more! Eurosa Farms is dedicated to giving you the ultimate tasteful experience. Look for our sign as you pass Butterfly Gardens on Benvenuto. We are minutes away from The Butchart Gardens.

Mike and Jocelyn Angus
1210 Greig Avenue
Brentwood Bay V8M 1J6
Phone: 652-9918
jocelynangus@shaw.ca

Come stroll the rows and taste the best blackberry you’ll ever eat. Twin Willow farm is a small family farm whose main crop is the Triple Crown blackberry. There are resident llamas, alpacas, miniature donkeys and sheep to visit with as well.

Derek & Debbie Scott
6286 Oldfield Rd, Saanichton
Phone: 652-1579
oldfield_orchard@shaw.ca

Come for a hayride and experience this unique farm that will tantalize your senses. Enjoy a fresh taste of the Peninsula. From our on-site bakery and fresh fruit pies to succulent strawberries and raspberries, this farm has a full line of fruits and veggies. Visit our friendly petting farm for kids and kids at heart.

2030 Bear Hill Rd (at Oldfield Rd)
Phone: 652-9100 Fax: 652-9103
dansfarm@shaw.ca
www.dansfarm.ca

Visit our unique Country Market and Garden Centre loacted at the corner of Oldfield and Bear Hill Roads.
We grow a wide selection of fruit and veggies includ ing eggplant,peppers , and tomatoes. Come and try our berries over ice cream,we have sixteen flavours. Visit all of our barnyard animals. Farmer Dan will be available to answer your questions throughout the day.

6080 Oldfield Rd, Victoria V9E 2J4
Phone/Fax: 652-2264
www.PhilsFarm.ca

A walking tour of a wokring farm, hosted by myself, Farmer Phil. We'll be going through a raspberry field, a blueberry patch and have a look at my pasture-fed poultry. W'ell check out some specialized equipment as well as the "Juicing Shed". So bring a hat, sensible shoes (no stillettos) and we'll see you down on the farm.

334 Walton Pl, Victoria V9E 2A4
Phone: 658-8319
Off Oldfield Rd, northwest of Elk Lake.

Bee here now. Visit our hive of activity and get all the buzz on our honey and honey products, naure's natural sweetener made by happy bees from Vancouver Island’s wild mountain flowers – mild, light fireweed honey and tasty wildflower honey. Pollen, beeswax blocks and candles. Honeycomb cappings in season. Honey recipes, too. Get the “honey habit” at Babe’s Honey Farm – the sweetest stop on the tour.

5373 Patricia Bay Highway
Victoria, BC V8Y 2N9
Tel: (250) 661-1002
Toll free: 1-888-658-8404
www.thelittlegardenfarm.com
The Little Garden Farm is located across the road from Elk Lake between Cordova Bay Road and Sayward Road the last drive way past the Elk Lake Church.

We are small, however offer a great example of how one can farm small properties. We have beautiful grounds with ponds and a waterfall. Lots of areas to walk and sit and enjoy the shade of the fruit trees. We grow organically, Dahlias, lettuce for the local farmers markets. We sell, you arrange, flowers for weddings and special occasions. We offer a selection of Garlic products, Garlic braids, garlic bulbs and dried ground garlic with spices in jars. Smoked wild salmon in retort travel packs. We operate a Bed and Breakfast in our early 1900's farm house. Depending on bookings rooms may be available for viewing. Come and join us on farm tour day.

3459 Luxton Rd, Victoria V9C 2Z3
Phone: 474-6005 Fax: 474-6047
numafarms@shaw.ca

You are welcome to tour through our 50,000 containerized trees and shrubs ~ get introduced to a variety of evergreen and deciduous trees, drought and deer tolerant, small slow growers and tall fast growers! You may learn about media mixes for containerized gardening, transplanting tricks for larger trees and shrubs, testing for acidity (ph), fertility (ec) air and water holding capacity (porosity). Play with our friendly Blue Heeler Sage (who has her own fan club) or buy a tree or shrub! (cash/cheque only).

1230 Merridale Rd Cobble Hill
Phone: 743-4293
Toll Free: 1-800-998-9908
www.merridalecider.com

Visit B.C.'s first Estate Cidery. See the apple mills and presses, and the fermentation casks where fresh apples and champagne yeast become the best English-style cider in Canada! Take an enchanting but educational orchard walk while the kids have fun looking for the apple blossom faeries that are rumoured to live here along the way. Hungry? Our Cider House is a unique venue nestled in the heart of the orchard, and is home to our cozy bistro, la Pommeraie. The perfect spot to relax, and learn how to pair cider with meals inspired and created from locally sourced ingredients and taste premium small batch wines from our fellow vintners. Children are welcome, of course. Your visit won't be complete without a stop at our gift shop. Browse through local artwork, apple-scented soaps, fanciful fairy goods, and artisan food products from our nearby farms.

Alwin and Connie Dyrland
1245 Fisher Rd, Cobble Hill
Phone/Fax: 743-1189
toonfarm@yahoo.com

You are invited to the Saskatoon Berry Farm. This berry, typically found on the prairies, is now being grown on Vancouver Island, in the Cowichan Valley. Our fresh saskatoon berry season is usually early to mid July, but you are welcome to view the orchard, see one of the few berry picking machines on the island and have a taste of our saskatoon berry pie or saskatoon cheesecake. Our farm is located just 1/2 mile off the TransCanada Highway, at the Fisher Road lights. The welcome sign is always out and we look forward to meeting old friends or making new friends who enjoy the flavour of this unique, nutritous berry.

840 Cherry Point Rd
Cobble Hill V0R 1L3
Phone: 743-1272
www.cherrypointvineyards.com
Vancouver Island’s premier estate winery
Open everyday from 10am – 5pm for tasting & purchasing! Visit for an educational and fun wine touring experience offered at 11am, 1pm & 3 pm. We have nearly 24 acres of grapes and 35,000 vines. All year our knowledgeable staff provides free tastings of our most popular wines. Check our website for a full list. We also offer unique giftware items. Our Bistro is open April through December, Monday – Saturday 11am-4pm, Sunday 10am-3pm. Come and enjoy our exquisite vineyard views, fresh local ingredients, innovative West Coast cuisine, great Island wine and unmatched service. We have plenty of parking and we are wheelchair accessible. Find out more about upcoming events and new releases at www.cherrypointvineyards.com.

Pat and Henri Andersen
3693 Gibbins Rd, Duncan V9L 6E7
Phone: 748-1741
valherb@shaw.ca
www.valhallaherbs.com

Valhalla Farm is located in the Cowichan Valley. The warmth of the valley allows herbs to grow to their full potential. They are all organically grown then prepared immediately after harvesting. Pat and Henri combine their herbs with fruit to make some decadent jellies and jams. Tasting is a mandatory part of visiting the farm. While here you can browse thru the English gardens, graze on a few of the delicious culinary herbs or just sit and watch the butterflies. Valhalla is a conservation partner with TLC and for those of you that want to stretch your legs there is a native plant walk designed to introduce you to the trees, shrubs and herbs common to the forest found in this area. Enjoy your visit to the farm.

Stonefield Farm
Joining Valhalla Farms at their location on Gibbins Road, Stonefield Farm will add to the fun for the day with activities and games related to livestock production. Come see the baby birds and enter our contest for a chance to win a free Thanksgiving turkey! Bring your favourite recipe for inclusion in a cookbook to benefit orphans in underdeveloped countries. Purchase naturally raised chicken, beef and pork or place orders for fall deliveries. Also available will be our soup and rice mixes, a variety of baked goods, fresh produce and our ever popular English toffee and old-fashioned peanut brittle! See you at Vahalla Farms!

Bill and Denise Code
5816 Menzies Rd, Duncan
Phone: 746-1593
bill@drbillcode.com
www.emu.ca

We will have baby emu chicks for you to see. Come and learn that the Daddy emu sits on the eggs
and how the emu is a living dinosaur from Dr. Bill's storytelling. Discover how you can be a "Local Hero" by buying local food.  We'll have both BBQed free range emu or beef burgers.  Join up as a Rooster Booster to support Vancouver Island locally grown food. Special pricing on Dr. Bill and Denise Code's new book "Winning the Pain Game". Other things to do include:
> Meet the Island Farmers' Alliance
> Rediscover Quamichan Lake
> Learn about Environmental Farm Plans
> Discover the Local Flavours Co-op and Nucleus Kitchens

4532 Yellow Point Rd
Ladysmith, BC V9G 1G5
Phone: 245-5283
info@yellowpointcranberries.com

Visit us for a day of summer fun…

Join us in our new kitchen – a man in a wee kilt will be in the kitchen with some friends demonstrating some nifty summer cocktails (cranberry themed of course). There will also be some tasty light desserts to sample and some other surprises perhaps.

Tour the farm…  Every half hour we’ll have tours of our upper and lower fields. The cranberries blossoms will have disappeared and will have been replaced by the ever-growing fruit that will be harvested in the fall.

Join Kelsey in the Cranberry Cottage Preserve and Gift Store.  Kelsey will be offering samples of our delicious farm-made cranberry specialties and an update of our special culinary events planned for the fall.

Dale McIntyre
330 Bonsai Pl, Qualicum Beach
Phone/Fax: 752-6861
cedardaledairy@bcsupernet.com
10-minute drive north of Qualicum Beach off the Old Coast Hwy.

Welcome to Cedardale. Our natural goat's milk soap is made from pure Nubian stock produced on the farm.
We handcraft 16 different fragrances including unscented and oatmeal. Soaps are available for selling, or even just smelling. Take a break from your day and enjoy a cup of tea or coffee on the deck.