2017 Comox Valley Growers Guide

2017 COMOX VALLEY

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Fresh Food & Local Products from the Comox Valley

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SIDNEY • MILL BAY • NANAIMO • COURTENAY • PT. ALBERNI 2017 Comox Valley Growers Guide 3 GrowersCOMOX VALLEY Guide T A S T E T H E Why buy direct from the farmer? About this Guide • TASTE THE DIFFERENCE At farm market stands and markets, most local produce has The Comox Valley Growers Guide is been picked inside of 24 hours. It comes to you ripe, fresh and with its full flavour. Close a joint venture between the Comox to home foods are grown for taste rather than to withstand the abuse of shipping or Valley Farmers’ Market and Comox industrial harvest. Valley Farmers Institute, with support • KNOW WHAT YOU’RE EATING Get to know the growers who produce the food you provided by Comox Valley Economic serve to your family, friends and customers, and learn how they grow their product and Development, Ministry of Agriculture run their farms. and the Comox Valley Record. • UNDERSTAND THE SEASONS OF EATING When you eat locally, you eat what’s in season. When you eat what is in season, you support the local producers and economy year round, while avoiding energy consumption required for shipping of food products Looking for more from other regions and countries. information about the • DISCOVER THE COMOX VALLEY’S BOUNTY Visiting farms and markets is a way to Comox Valley Farmers’ be a tourist in your own town. Check out the three tours on pages 22, 23 & 24 Market? See pg 4 & 7 You • BE HEALTHY Eating more fresh food at its nutritional peak just makes sense. can also find them How to use this Guide: here www.cvfm.ca follow Listings with the Farmers head icon are at the Farmers’ Market. them on facebook, sign up P 6—38 All farms and producers who offer u-pick, tours, market stands, for their newsletter, or and buy-direct products are listed with their business details including products, services, and hours of operation. The email [email protected]. numbers beside each listing correspond to their location as indicated on the maps. P 22—24 Looking for a rural adventure while you grocery shop? Sub- Want to Expand Your region farm driving tours can be found on pages 22-24 showing Agribusiness or Invest in the location of farms, producers, agricultural attractions and Agriculture? market stands. Contact Comox Valley Economic P 30 A seasonal Availability Chart can be found on page 30 to help Development, 1-877-848-2427 or you plan your shopping and meals. [email protected]

SINCE 1992 Advertising inquiries for the Growers Guide should be directed to the Comox Valley Record, 778-225-0032 www.comoxvalleyrecord.com in FREE plants *ask for details

$10 Spend $10 Redeemable on your next purchase in our garden Excludes bagged and boxed plants centre and Receive 10 stamps, get $10 receive one in FREE PLANTS stamp from our garden centre Monday to Friday 8am – 9pm, Saturday and Sunday 8am – 8pm 2801 Cliffe Ave, Courtenay • 250-338-0101 • www.canadiantire.ca • Canadian Tire Garden Centre. Garden Lore LO ST SAVANNA FARM Fawkes Farm Berry Best Warwick Dahlias Freedom Farm Bavarian Octoberfest Pretzels Serenity Farm Me myself and Pie Wayward Distillery Glen Alwin Farm Lentelus Farms Prontissima Pasta Island Bison Backyard Botanicals Fleur de l'Ile Farm Abuelo’s Foods Egg Lady Ivan’s Truffles Javier’s Honey Grove Celiam Acres Hornby Island Tea Country Aire McClintock’s Cottage Farm Good Earth Farms Kates Flowers Willovic Farm Raincoast Farm Big D’s ARDEN FARM Natural Pastures Cheese Mexi Pops Lavender by the Sea Green Gate Farm Ironwood Farm As You Like It Royston Roasting Estevan Tuna Seal Bay Farm Watrin Orchard FAITHFUL FRIENDS Stonecroft Farm Kates Flowers Angelina’s Gourmet Grantham Farm Merville Organics Cumberland Hemp Blue Moon Simply Divine Co Winery Healing Bliss Botanicals Eatmore Sprouts Rockbottom Farm Vancouver Island Mushrooms Tin Town Tacos Heidi's Gluten Free Happy Creek Farm Victorian Acres Seaview Farm Fiesta Greenhouses Salish Sea Stroopwafels Cocoa Nuts Coffee Clever Crows Herbs & Spices Knead Some Sweets Alderlane Farm Waveland Berry Farm Greenatopia Stones Throw Winery Hornby Island Winery

Summer Saturdays Wednesdays 9 to 12:30 Sundays 10-1:00 9 to 1:00 Seasonal Village of Cumberland Winter Saturdays July– August July—Sept 10– 1:00 Celebrating 25 years of Local Food! cvfm.ca 2017 Comox Valley Growers Guide 5 T A S T E T H E Product Index

CERTIFIED POULTRY/EGGS HORTICULTURE VEGETABLES ORGANIC British Columbia Certified 3 Amara Farm 4 Anderton Nursery 3 Amara Farm Organic3 Amara Farm 15 Clever Crow Farm 6 Backyard Bloomers / Warwick Dahlias 5 ASH Berry Farm 8 Beaver Meadow Farms / Natural 19 Cottage Farm 12 Blue Moon Wine, Cider and Flowers 9 Berry Best Farm Pastures Cheese & Beef 21 D.K.T. Farm 27 Freedom Farm 15 Clever Crow Farm 14 Circle K Blueberry Ranch 26 Fir Ridge Farm 33 Happy Hound Hydrangea & Produce 19 Cottage Farm 22 Eatmore Sprouts & Greens Ltd. 31 Gya Glyn Farm 21 D.K.T. Farm 27 Freedom Farm Farm 39 Kehler Vegetable Company 22 Eatmore Sprouts & Greens Ltd. 43 Pattison Farms 36 Innisfree Farm and Botanic Garden 40 Maplesprings Farm 27 Freedom Farm 46 Ross Mountain Farm 48 Rusty Gate Meadows 38 Kate’s Flowers 31 Gya Glyn Farm 42 Outback Nursery & Garden Centre 51 Seeds Food Market 33 Happy Hound Hydrangea & Produce FARMERS’ 52 Shamrock Farm 45 River Meadow Nursery & Turf Farm MARKET 55 Stone Croft Farm 52 Shamrock Farm 36 Innisfree Farm and Botanic Garden 2 Alderlane Farmhouse Bakery 57 Tannadice Farms Ltd. 39 Kehler Vegetable Company 3 Amara Farm 60 Victorian Acres Farm 43 Pattison Farms 5 ASH Berry Farm 62 Windhover Farm 46 Ross Mountain Farm 6 Backyard Bloomers / Warwick Dahlias FRUIT 50 Seaview Game Farm 8 Beaver Meadow Farms / Natural 51 Seeds Food Market 5 ASH Berry Farm Pastures Cheese & Beef 52 Shamrock Farm MEAT 9 Berry Best Farm 9 Berry Best Farm 53 Sieffert Farm Market (Lazo & Tyee 11 Blue Haven Farm 10 Big D’s Bees 8 Beaver Meadow Farms / Natural Farm Ltd.) 12 Blue Moon Wine, Cider and Flowers 12 Blue Moon Wine, Cider and Flowers Pastures Cheese & Beef 55 Stone Croft Farm 14 Circle K Blueberry Ranch 15 Clever Crow Farm 13 Cedar Meadow Ranch 62 Windhover Farm 19 Cottage Farm 19 Cottage Farm 15 Clever Crow Farm 22 Eatmore Sprouts & Greens Ltd. 21 D.K.T. Farm 19 Cottage Farm 23 Estevan Tuna Corp. 26 Fir Ridge Farm 31 Gya Glyn Farm BEER, WINE 27 Freedom Farm 29 Glen Alwin Farm 33 Happy Hound Hydrangea & Produce & SPIRITS 29 Glen Alwin Farm 30 Gunter Bros. Meat Co. Ltd. Farm 1 40 Knots Vineyard and Estate 32 Happy Creek Farm 31 Gya Glyn Farm Winery Inc 36 Innisfree Farm and Botanic Garden 35 Hornby Island Estate Winery 34 Holmefarm 7 Beaufort Vineyard and Estate 39 Kehler Vegetable Company 37 Island Bison 37 Island Bison Winery 41 McClintock Farm 38 Kate’s Flowers 40 Maplesprings Farm 12 Blue Moon Wine, Cider and Flowers 43 Pattison Farms 41 McClintock Farm 50 Seaview Game Farm 16 Coastal Black Estate Winery 44 Pressing Matter 47 Royston Roasting Company 51 Seeds Food Market 35 Hornby Island Estate Winery 46 Ross Mountain Farm 50 Seaview Game Farm 57 Tannadice Farms Ltd. 61 Wayward Distillation House 54 Simply Divine Honey & Herbals 60 Victorian Acres Farm 49 Scrumpy’s Apple Press 55 Stone Croft Farm 62 Windhover Farm 51 Seeds Food Market 52 Shamrock Farm 60 Victorian Acres Farm HAY/FEED 61 Wayward Distillation House 54 Simply Divine Honey & Herbals CHEESE/DAIRY 55 Stone Croft Farm 13 Cedar Meadow Ranch 62 Windhover Farm 29 Glen Alwin Farm OTHER / MISC 8 Beaver Meadow Farms / Natural 34 Holmefarm Pastures Cheese & Beef 40 Maplesprings Farm 17 Comox Valley Food Bank 41 McClintock Farm 48 Rusty Gate Meadows 18 Core Landscape Products 59 Tree Island Gourmet Yogurt HONEY 60 Victorian Acres Farm 20 Courtenay Vet Clinic 25 Fanny Bay Trading Co 10 Big D’s Bees 28 Fresh Earth Products 21 D.K.T. Farm BAKING 32 Happy Creek Farm 26 Fir Ridge Farm SEAFOOD 47 Royston Roasting Company 2 Alderlane Farmhouse Bakery 52 Shamrock Farm 23 Estevan Tuna Corp. 56 Success Weight Loss 21 D.K.T. Farm 54 Simply Divine Honey & Herbals 24 Fanny Bay Oysters Seafood Shop 58 The Mustard Lady 6 2017 Comox Valley Growers Guide

40 Knots Vineyard and Alderlane Farmhouse Amara Farm 1 Estate Winery Inc 2 Bakery 3 Arzeena Hamir & Neil Turner Brenda Hetman-Craig & Layne Robert Craig Glenn and Sharon Janzen Phone: 250-702-5657 Phone: 250-41-8810 Phone: 250-337-4004 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] 2641 Kirby Road, Courtenay, BC Website: www.40knotswinery.com 2057 Kelland Road, Black Creek, BC Open 10am-5pm 2400 Anderton Road, Comox, BC Looking for fresh cinnamon buns and Open 11:30am - 5:30pm buttery croissants? We have them at the Comox Valley Farmers' Market. Everything Our family farm grows certified organic, is created from scratch and our reward for non-GMO vegetables, blueberries and In the Comox Valley, on a slope facing hard work is having customers return weekly flowers. We are a founding member of the Salish Sea, 40 Knots Vineyard & Estate for their favorite sweet or savory treat, be it Merville Organics Farmers Cooperative and Winery produces wines distinctly shaped a spinach and feta croissant, almond danish you can find our produce at the Comox by this sun-soaked vineyard. We use or a sticky cinnamon bun. Our booth also Valley Farmers Market or through our environmentally ethical farming practices offers breads, wheat-free granola and frozen summer and fall CSA program that provides and traditional wine making methods to bring unbaked pies. Gift cards now available. See weekly boxes of vegetables and fruit from you clean, lively, and balanced wines bursting you Saturdays 9-1 at the market. June to November. with aromas and lingering flavours. All of our wines are made from 100% BC This year is our first year of U-pick, grapes. Our Estate blends are made from certified organic blueberries. Come by the the grapes on our Comox Valley Vineyard, farm Mon-Sat, 8am-1pm during the summer while our Stall Speed line is selected from to try out the Dukes, Bluecrops, and Rekhas. Ethically grown Okanagan grapes. Bring a bucket! Children always eat for free. We offer a cellar tasting lounge, vineyard terrace, wine shop, winery tours, and is an IOPA Cert# 1919 event venue.

"GROWERS OF QUALITY PLANTS" WE GROW & SELL... Annuals, Perennials, Pond Plants, Trees, Shrubs, Hanging Baskets, plus much more! WE HAVE ENTHUSIASTIC Celebrating HORTICULTURALISTS... Years! on staff. Bring a sketch or photo and we will 21 assist you in choosing the plants, trees and shrubs that will make your garden say “WOW!”

WE WANT TO INSPIRE YOU Open 7 Days • 9am-5pm • [email protected] • 250-339-4726 2012 Anderton Road, Comox (on the way to the Powell River Ferry) TO BE A GREAT GARDENER! www.andertonnursery.ca 2017 Comox Valley Growers Guide 7

T A S T E T H E Market Facts

The Comox Valley Farmers’ Market (CVFM) or bake the products they bring to the market within the Comox or has been bringing fresh local meat and SINCE Strathcona Regional Districts. This is meant to encourage innovation 1992 veggies, baked and processed foods, and capacity in local farms, develop relationships between local and healthy body products to Valley farmers and local customers as well as limit the distance food travels Residents for 25 years! And they’re from farm to fork. celebrating with Market Passports ATM: While there is no cash ATM onsite – there is a debit/credit and anniversary T-shirts all summer. system at the info booth that provide market tokens for customers The market is open Saturdays year who don’t carry cash. They are $5 wooden tokens that function round, with additional markets just like cash at the market, Wednesdays and Sundays July -September. and never expire (they The CVFM is a non-proﬁt association lead by a volunteer board of also make great gifts). The directors made up of vendors, and local food and farm advocates. info booth also offers a Market operations are managed by the Executive Director and market map to help you Market Manager. They can help you with any questions you may fnd vendors/products, as have at the Market information booth beside the stage at all the well as bags and t-shirts markets along with their amazing volunteers. Volunteers are needed for purchase. Market tours at every market so please let us know if you’d like to get involved! are also available on select Who sells at the Market? Check the listings in this guide for Saturdays. Check the the farmers’ head to identify vendors coming to market. All vendors website for more info or are members of the Farmers’ Market Association and grow, process to register. Got fruit to press? Call us.

250-338-9765 [email protected] | www.pressingmatter.ca 8 2017 Comox Valley Growers Guide

Anderton Nursery Backyard Bloomers / 4 Karl Opelka & Ellen Presley 6 Warwick Dahlias Phone: 250-339-4726 Jeanine Richardson, Linda Stewart, Sherry Website: www.andertonnursery.ca Jessee 2012 Anderton Rd., Comox, B.C. ASH Berry Farm Phone: 250-337-8985 Large wholesale and retail nursery Email: [email protected] producing an enormous array of annuals; 5 Miguel & JoAnne 1672 Constitution Road Black Creek, BC over 900 varieties of perennials; great Phone: 250-465-2310 V9J 1G2 selection of pond plants and herbs; and Email: [email protected] offering a wide selection of trees and shrubs 3210 Royston Road, Courtenay, BC for your garden. Hanging baskets specialists Florist quality cut flower farm. for wholesale, contracts and custom designs. Spring, Summer & Fall selection of flowers, Knowledgeable staff to serve you and U-PICK STRAWBERRY (u-pick only) specializing in Dahlias. Visit us at the farmers help you plan your garden. Home of the GARLIC market & at our annual open garden Sept Anderton Therapeutic Garden and garden PICKLING CUKES (Call to pre-order) 2nd & 3rd, 2017. writer Ellen Presley. Open every day from & more ... Also follow us on Facebook March 1 to November 1. We do not have a farm stand. We open to public for the u-pick strawberry season but have no opening hours otherwise. You can buy our produce at the Cumberland farmer's market or call to pre-order. Facebook is the best place to keep up with us! Thank you! No herbicides, no pesticides, no chemical fertilizer. Healthy Food, Healthy Community! Photo: Bill Jorgensen YOUR NEW BEST FRIEND!

2017 Honda Ridgeline 2017 Comox Valley Growers Guide 9 T A S T E T H E COMOX VALLEY Culinary Events The Comox Valley’s culinary scene is serving up some amazing events. Learn about the culture of food and wine, take a farm tour, or enjoy a wide range of culinary feasts. Inspired farmers and food producers have combined forces with farmers’ markets, restaurants, and specialty events to provide everyone with a succulent experience.

Comox Valley Farmers’ Market Tapped - Beer Food Music Beerfest Saturdays Year Round. July 7, 2017 October 2017 See Page 4 for additional dates Garlic Fest Comox Valley Whiskey Fest BC Shellfish & Seafood Festival August 5, 2017 January 2018 June 9 - 18, 2017 Alpine Wine Festival & Dine Around the Comox Valley BC Seafood Expo Wine Pairing Dinner February-March 2018 June 12 & 13, 2017 August 25, 2017 Monthly Year Round: Comox by the Sea Celebration Ribfest Food Fests: The North Vancouver June 18, 2017 September 15 - 17, 2017 Island Chef’s Association and the Wine-Chocolate-Cheese-Beer Comox Valley Farm Cycle Tour Comox Valley Farmers’ Market are partnering to bring monthly ‘Food Festival September 2017 Fests’ to the market. More info on our July 2, 2017 facebook page or cvfm.ca. For details and additional events, visit www.discovercomoxvalley.com

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Beaufort Vineyard and 7 Estate Winery Mark Timmermans (General Manager) Phone: 250-338-1357 Email: [email protected] Website: www.beaufortwines.ca 5854 Pickering Road, Courtenay Open mid May through mid Sept; Noon to 5pm Fri, Sat & Sun

We are dedicated to environmental sustainability and to the creation of excellent small batch wines. As the first winery in the Comox Valley, we know what it takes to make truly exceptional wines and that means starting with exceptional soil. We grow seven grape varieties at Beaufort - all of them perfectly suited to the growing conditions on Vancouver Island. Our white wines are classically crisp and aromatic; while our reds are delightfully smooth, showcasing both body and bouquet. Stop by the tasting room, bring a picnic, and enjoy spectacular views of the Beaufort mountain range with a glass of our Award-winning wine. 2017 Comox Valley Growers Guide 11

Beaver Meadow Farms / Berry Best Farm 8 Natural Pastures Cheese 9 Jane and Dave Aberle & Beef Phone: 250-338-0234 Edgar Smith, Doug Smith, Phillip Smith Email: [email protected] 2156 Coleman Road, Courtenay, BC CHEESE Farm Stand open April through October Phone: 250-334-4422 Email: [email protected]

Website: www.naturalpastures.com Providing organic berries and vegetables Big D's Bees 635 McPhee Ave., Courtenay and Saturdays Daniel Ludwig - apiarist at the Farm Market to the Comox Valley for the past 30 years. 10 Jane and Daves current farm Berry Best Phone: 250-202-1999 We feel privileged to live on Vancouver is family operated, specializing in organic Email: [email protected] Island where we are surrounded by ocean, strawberries, blueberries, raspberries and Website: www.bigdsbees.com meadows, rivers and mountains. The pristine a wide selection of vegetables. 2186 Endall Road, Black Creek, BC environment plays a part in the success of During the growing season, Berry Best Big D's Bees Honey is a family owned our cheeses, creating a terroir that has Farm is open every day of the week. Here and operated commercial Bee Keeping and garnered international awards from the most you can find not only organic produce from Honey Distribution Company. discriminating cheese lovers. our farm, but a selection of products from Big D's Bees Honey produces Fireweed We recommend pairing our bries and other local businesses, as well as organic fruit Honey, Blackberry, Wildflower, Creamy camemberts with a local wine and artisan from the Okanagan. We are located North Honey, Creamy Cinnamon Honey and jelly to entertain your summer guests. of Courtenay, just off the old island Highway. Creamy Cocoa Honey, which are sold at Need a soft cheese for cooking? Make it Starting in June, you can also find us at the major grocery chains on Vancouver Island sweet, buttery Amsterdammer. Looking Saturday, Sunday and Wednesday Farmers including, Save On Foods and Country for bolder flavours for an omelette? Youll Markets. For weekly updates on our farm, Grocer, Edible Island in Courtenay and be happy you tried our Boerenkaas. Our find us on Facebook, or stop by our stand! Healthyway Natural Foods Market in Campbell River. Start-up bee hives and Smoked Boerenkaas, Cracked Pepper and equipment are available in the spring. Aged Farmhouse are sure to impress on Find Big D's Bees Honey at the Comox a cheese plate and dont forget to try our Valley Farmer's Market every Saturday ever-expanding variety of cheese made from throughout the year, and the Sidney Street water buffalo milk mozzarellas, bries, cream Market on Thursday nights this summer. cheeses, feta and more! Honey is also sold directly at the farm all year round. For more info please visit www. BEEF bigdsbees.com or check us out on Facebook. Phone: 250-339-2913 Please call Daniel Ludwig if you have any Website: www.naturalpasturesbeef.ca questions or orders. EAT LOCAL - EAT HEALTHY - EAT Certified Organic as well as SOCA and HONEY! Salmon Safe certified grass fed Angus Beef. See us for all your beekeeping equipment By the side or whole animal. needs.

Early Season - July 23rd thru Aug 13 Regular Season – Aug 17th thru Oct 23rd Late Season – Oct 29th thru Nov 12th (Sundays only) (Thur, Fri, Sat, Sun, Mon) (Sundays only) Fruit drop off – 7:30 – 9:30 am Juice pick up – 3:30 – 5:00 pm 12 2017 Comox Valley Growers Guide

Photo: Bill Jorgensen Photo: Bill Jorgensen

Blue Moon Wine, Cider 12 and Flowers Marla Limousin & George Ehrler and amazing valley staff Phone: 250-338-9765 Email: [email protected] Website: www.bluemoonwinery.ca 4905 Darcy Road, Courtenay, B.C. Please check the website for our Tasting Room hours and see what is happening at the little farm.

Comox Valley Farmers Market on Saturday and Wednesday and Campbell River Pier Street Market on Sundays Blue Haven Farm A family owned and operated craft Cedar Meadow Ranch winery/cidery and flower farm, located 5 Jenika Dickens Wayne and Mary Schaad 11 minutes from downtown Courtenay. Visit 13 Phone: 250-337-5784 Phone: 250-334-7964 our Tasting Room and taste our small batch Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] award winning wines and the infamous 1750 Surgenor Rd., Black Creek, BC V9J 1G6 Website: www.bluehavenfarm.org Ravens Moon Cider. We use only natural 2046 Idiens Way, Comox, B.C. V9M 3Y9 and sustainably farmed fruit and production We raise Registered Polled Herefords and 8am-8pm Daily - Check website for season practices. have heifers and bulls for sale. We also raise opening. Farm grown seasonal flowers and floral Registered Romney sheep breeding stock design services for weddings, events and with ewe lambs and ram lambs for sale. businesses. Join our subscription Flower In September, fresh lamb, hormone and Power Club and receive bouquets antibiotic-free, by the side or whole available Come down to our friendly, family run while quantities last. farm and pick your own blueberries! We throughout the seasons or pick up a bouquet for yourself or friends at the Farmers Market 50 lb. first and second cut hay available offer three varieties of blueberries that are from the barn. We also put up large in season from July to early September. or at the Farm. You wont believe how long locally grown flowers last! You deserve it! wrapped 1100+ lb. round bale haylage Our farm stand sells pre picked and frozen excellent livestock feed. blueberries, our very own blueberry ice Wine and Flowers! What a pair! cream and sundaes, and a great selection of Island Farms Ice Cream. We also make the best frozen yogurt in town with real fruit added in right in front of you. Enjoy a relaxing time picking blueberries or bring the kids down to teach them about where their food comes from. Then finish off your trip to the farm with our famous blueberry ice cream!

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Circle K Blueberry Ranch 14 Barb Kryzanowski Phone: 250-334-7585 • Email: [email protected] Website: www.circlekblueberryranch.weebly.com 4004 Livingstone Road, Royston, BC Enjoy picking your own Blueberries at one of the few Certified Organic "U Pick" farms on Vancouver Island. Located in sunny Royston at 4004 Livingstone Rd. Duke, Blue-Crop, Hardi Blue and the popular Toro are available. Please call for Openings and Prices or check us out on Facebook or the web.

Clever Crow Farm 15 Lia & Brian McCormick Phone: 250-465-0448 • Email: [email protected] Website: www.clevercrowseasalt.ca 7911 Island Highway, Black Creek, BC

Clever Crow Farm produces flaked finishing sea salts and amazing herbs & spices. We grow an abundance of vegetables and sell organic eggs too. Come browse our gift shop and visit with our friendly chickens. We take Visa & MC & cash. You can also find us at the Farmers' Market on Saturday mornings.

EXCESS PRODUCE IN YOUR GARDEN? PLEASE DONATE TO YOUR LOCAL FOOD BANK GROW-A-ROW As part of your garden this year, plant and grow an extra row of your favourite veggies and donate the harvest to the Comox Valley Food Bank.

M O N E Y- B A C K G U A R A N T E E

“Grow-A-Row” helps increase fresh food donations to the Food Bank so that all Comox Valley residents, regardless of income, have access to fresh food.

1-1491 McPhee Ave, Courtenay BC 250.338.0615 CONTACT US: [email protected] 14 2017 Comox Valley Growers Guide Comox Valley Core 17 Food Bank 18 Landscape Coastal Black Phone: 250-338-0615 Products Cottage Farm Paul and Rose 16 Estate Winery Website: Phone: 250-871-6840 19 Chalmers Phone: 250-337-8325 comoxvalleyfoodbank.com Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] #1 - 1491 McPhee Ave, Website: www.coregravel.ca Phone: 250-337-2357 Website: coastalblack.ca Courtenay 2750 Cumberland Road, Email: 2186 Endall Road, Black Creek, Mailing Address: P.O. Box Courtenay [email protected] BC 3028,Courtenay, BC V9N 5N3 Hours: 9:00≠4:30 Monday– 7575 Gabby Road, Merville, Same address as Big D's Bees. Public Hours: Mon, Tue, & Friday, 10:00–3:00 Saturday B.C. V0R 2M0 Wed: 9:30–12:00 • Fri: 9:30– Coastal Black is a Fruit Winery Create unique eco-friendly Cottage Farm produces 11:00 AM • Food Hampers: and Meadery that has been open outdoor spaces... DIY style! naturally raised free range Thursday: 9:30 1:00 since August 2010. At Coastal Stop in to the locally owned chickens for eggs, and pastured Black you will find a refreshing The Comox Valley Food Bank and operated Core Landscape pork without hormones or look at modern farming distributes free emergency food Products for the latest in antibiotics. We also grow practices, the wine industry and to people in need. As a non- sustainable landscaping, pesticide and herbicide free an excellent selection of Fruit profit organization committed including: permeable parking salad greens, vegetables, herbs Wine and Mead. to reducing hunger since systems, glow stone electricity- and blueberries, seasonal Come and visit our tasting 1983, the CVFB gathers food free lighting, and Coast Salish veggies starts, strawberry room for a sample of our and cash donations to support privacy screens. plants and fruits. All available award winning wines. Check food distribution and collection at the Comox Valley Farmers' our website coastalblack.ca for programs. Market, Saturdays year round more information and hours of The CVFB reaches a wide range and Wednesdays in the summer, operation in our tasting room. of urban and rural populations in or visit us at the farm. the Comox Valley, from Oyster River in the North to Cook Creek in the South, including Hornby and Denman Island residents.

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25 Phone: 250-335-1475 Estevan Tuna Corp. Website: www.fannybaytrading.com 23 Bruce & Dianne Devereux 7581 South Island Highway Fanny Bay Phone: 250-334-7648 Open Tuesday Saturday Fax: 250-334-2929 Email: [email protected] Website: www.bctuna.com The Fanny Bay Trading Co is a perfect Courtenay, B.C. place to stop on your trip up or down the Bruce and Dianne of the M.V. Estevan island, whether you're looking for Native offer a full range of Pacific Albacore Tuna art, souvenirs, refreshments, or just a place Eatmore Sprouts & products including vacuum packed raw and to stretch your legs and breathe some fresh Greens Ltd. cold smoked loins, tuna tataki, natural olive Vancouver Island air. 22 The Fanny Bay Trading Co is located just Carmen & Glenn Wakeling oil packed and smoked pop-top tins. Rich in protein, selenium and high in Omega-3, minutes away from the Denman and Hornby Phone: 250-338-4860 the B.C. Ministry of Health recently ferry terminal, on the scenic ocean-side Fax: 250-334-0216 classed Canadian Albacore Tuna as a low- highway 19A in Fanny Bay. Email: [email protected] mercury fish with a 'no limits' consumption The gift shop features distinctive gift and Website: www.eatmoresprouts.com designation. Available year-round. To order souvenir items that we source locally. We've 2604 Grieve Road. Courtenay, BC V9J 1S7 call 250-334-7648 or visit our website www. got a great selection of one-of-a-kind items (Old Island Hwy. heading north) bctuna.com ranging from hats, T-shirts and hoodies to blankets to locally-made ceramics and artisanal soaps. Have a look at our truly gorgeous mukluks and moccasins to see Eatmore Sprouts & Greens Ltd. grows how much character and craftsmanship a certified organic sprouts and greens year Fanny Bay Oysters hand-made product can offer. As well, check round. We produce 9,000 pounds of fresh, Seafood Shop 24 out our unique collection of fun and funky healthy, organic sprouts every week, right Phone: 250-335-1198 wooden boxes, each one individually crafted here in the Comox Valley! Email: [email protected] by local artisans. Products Available Website: www.fannybayoysters.com Sprouts: Alfalfa, Deli Blend, Garlic Blend, 6856 South Island Highway, Buckley Bay, Clover, Broccoli, Mixed Bean Sprouts, BC Pea Shoots, Sunflower Greens and Micro (Denman Ferry Landing - Petro Can Greens. Building) Produce: A small selection of salad greens Open April - September 9:00am - 6:00pm and vegetables available in the the Comox October - March 10:00am - 6:00pm Valley Farmers' Market and our Farm Stand Local Oysters, Clams, Scallops, salmon, in summer. shrimp, mussels & prawns in season. Live Find us on Facebook for daily updates. crab year round. Will bring in exotics on Our office hours are from 9:30am- request. From our Kitchen sushi, salad rolls 3:30pm 7 days a week. We require 24 hours and quiche. Wide variety of smoked salmon, advance notice for all orders. and our world famous smoked oysters. We British Columbia Certified Organic PACS pack your seafood for safe travel. #16-084

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• LOCALLY RAISED BEEF, PORK, LAMB & POULTRY • HOMEMADE SAUSAGES, BACON, HAMS, CURED MEATS • ALWAYS FRESH, READY FOR THE BBQ OR OVEN! • CUSTOM MEAT PROCESSING • SIZZLING SAVINGS

6200 Ledingham Road, Courtenay 250-334-2960 • 1-888-593-7773 • [email protected] 2017 Comox Valley Growers Guide 17

Fir Ridge Farm 26 Janet, Robert, Erin and Shaun Crockett NEW BATTERY BUNDLES Phone: 250-338-9046 POWERFUL PERFORMERS FOR 2017 Email: [email protected] 2166 Hardy Road, Courtenay Our newest lineup of high performance battery products are conveniently packaged with a To the Top of Hardy Hill, around BLi20 battery and QC80 charger. the corner, past the Seal Bay Park Husqvara’s new battery products are engineered for entrance (incredible trail system) users that require excellent performance, advanced QC80 BLi20 and just down the road on the left ergonomics and features like cruise control and boost when extra power is needed. you will find our beautiful, small, family Fir Ridge Farm and farm stand. HUSQVARNA 120i BUNDLE Our Farm Stand is open 7 days Part No. 967 09 81-02 a week offering: Free range eggs WITH BATTERY $399.99 & CHARGER year round, Early Spring Rhubarb, • Flip up oil cap • Instant start • Balance potted Hellebores that combine • Soft ramp down • savE™ well with our native plants, and small 14" Bar | 3/8" / 1.1 mm Chain | BLDC motor | 8.1 lbs / 3.7 kg amounts of nutritious Spinach, Salad Greens and fall crops of local Honey. HUSQVARNA 320iB BUNDLE Depending on the season we may Part No. 967 09 42-02 or may not have Apples. We also WITH BATTERY have naturally raised Chicken and $399.99 & CHARGER grass fed Beef. • Soft grip • Boost function • Instant start • Left and right handed • Mechanical cruise • Balance Custom Fencing Services: Farm, Boost ﬂow 700 m³/h | Air ﬂow 600 m³/h | 5.75 lbs / 2.6 kg deer, dog, garden and cedar fences. Come by for a visit or walk in the Park. HUSQVARNA 115iL BUNDLE Part No. 967 09 87-02

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• Instant start • Balance • Soft ramp down • savE™ Local spans beyond what 22" Blade | 3/4" / 1.9 mm blade gap | BLDC motor | 8.2 lbs / 3.7 kg you ﬁ nd in our stores. FIND YOUR HUSQVARNA AT We support over 160 local partners across BC.

Courtenay Crossing 1151 Cliﬀ e Ave., Crown Isle 444 Lerwick Rd. thriftyfoods.com 1.800.667.8280 Connect with us 18 2017 Comox Valley Growers Guide

DID YOU KNOW: Out of a total of over 23,000 hectares of agricultural land in the Comox Valley, less than half is actively farmed and the land is more affordable then other growing regions in BC, providing excellent investment opportunities in the Comox Valley’s agrifood sector! Read testimonials from Comox Valley farmers and producers about what makes the Comox Valley the ideal agri-investment region at: AgrifoodComoxValley.com

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28 Phone: 250-337-8228 Freedom Farm Email: [email protected] Gunter Bros. Meat 27 Calvin , Deanna, Curtis, Tammy Website: speedibin.com 30 Co. Ltd. Woroniak PO Box 197, Merville, BC V0R 2M0 Harry & Dennis Gunter Phone: 250-898-8413 Phone: 250-334-2960 or Toll Free: 1-888- Fax: 250-898-8453 593-7773 Email: [email protected] Speedibins are the easy-to-use metal Fax: 250-334-9580 Website: Check us out on Face Book. backyard composter that keeps out rats! Email: [email protected] 2099 Coleman Road, Courtenay, BC 6200 Ledingham Road, Courtenay, BC Gunter Bros. is a third generation Comox Valley business specializing in custom meat Freedom Farm is a multi generation, Glen Alwin Farm processing. We have facilities to process beef, family run farm. We grow a wide variety of 29 Jo Smith & Helen Nixon pork, lamb and also exotic animals such as greenhouse veggies, including TOMATOES, Phone: 250-338-3525 or 250-792-0888 bison and fallow deer. Over the years we CUCUMBERS, PEPPERS, and BASIL all of Email: [email protected] have developed a number of our very own which are grown in SOIL. We also grow Website: www.glenalwinfarm.net homemade sausages, which we offer for sale a full selection of field veggies. For the the 6126 Island Highway North, Courtenay along with homemade bacon, hams and home gardener we offer a large selection of other cured meats. In our fresh showcase veggie, herbs and flower plant starts. you can always find fresh local meat ready All our product are GMO free, All veggies for your BBQ or oven. are grown in soil without the use of chemicals. Glen Alwin Farm is a family farm established Emphasis is put on growing produce with a in 1884 and located just north of the old high nutritional value. Curious about who Tsolum School. We sell naturally raised and how we grow your food? Come visit grass-fed beef and lamb, wool products FREEDON FARM and get to know us and and second-cut hay. our farming methods. Find us at the Comox Valley Farmers' Certified Organic by PACS #16-768 Market on Saturdays or phone for farm sales.

Pottery and Garden Statues Fanny Bay Selling the Comox Valley for 25 years • Four Season Pottery • Frost Resistant • High Fired SM • Pots Are Imported From China And Vietnam Where Pots Trading Co. Have Been Made For Thousands of Years • Concrete Statues Are Made On Vancouver Island 7581 Island Hwy South, Fanny Bay • We Carefully Choose Our Pots And Garden Statues 250-335-1475 To Suit the Island Lifestyle www.fannybaytrading.com

North Island 4-H Auction Saturday, Sept 16th, 2017 at the Coombs Fairgrounds, Ford Road, Coombs Show starts: 9:30am - Auction starts: 1:30pm This is your opportunity to purchase fresh, local, ethically-raised beef, pork and lamb AND support farming and 4-H youth! Other projects for sale: poultry, rabbit, goat, turkey, photography, horticulture, as well as a silent auction. For more information, call Don Alberg: 250-927-5004

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Gya Glyn Farm Happy Creek Farm Happy Hound 31 Bill & Karen 32 Ann Bayles & Glen Perkins 33 Hydrangea & Produce Phone: 250-337-4337 Phone: 250-334-9799 Farm 8328 Island Hwy, Black Creek, BC V9J 1H6 Email: [email protected] Phone: 250-941-2711 Naturally Grown, Naturally Raised, 4069 Fraser Road, Courtenay Email: [email protected] Naturally Good! We grow walnuts and hazelnuts. If you 1989 Waveland Road, Comox, BC Family farm and greenhouse producing haven't tasted a fresh nut, dried to perfection Open Late Spring - Fall 10 - 6 most days naturally grown produce: veggies, fruit, at a low temperature in a dehumidifier kiln, Fresh seasonal produce (including salad eggs and meat. Grassfed, pasture raised: you have a treat awaiting you! We sell nuts greens, kale, sorrel, garlic scapes, peas, beef, lamb and pork. Asparagus, Rhubarb, in the shell and shelled at the indoor Farmers' cukes, tomatoes, garlic, bay leaves, herbs, Raspberries, Apples, Garlic and assorted Market, starting around mid-October, and fruit), beautiful hydrangea flowers - many veggies in season. Check for availability as continuing into the new year until we run kinds, shapes and sizes (great for weddings it all goes quick. out of nuts. We also make cold-pressed and other special occasions!), flower walnut and hazelnut oil from our own bouquets, and try our delicious homemade nuts: very high in Omega-3s and delicious. salsas, pickles, preserves, jams and jellies. Walnut oil is available year-round at Runge's Farm gate sales at our farm stand. Please Delicatessen (4th St, Courtenay) and DKT phone or email us to place orders or book Farm Market. It is delicious in salad dressings an appointment to see our hydrangeas. We and tasty on waffles or pancakes: a vegan look forward to seeing you! delight.

We use the least environmentally harmful sprays against bugs and blight, and use humane bear-deterring methods.

For Eat Fresh, Fresh Clams And Oysters

Eat Local Visit Our Store Mon to Fri: 8:30am - 4:30pm Weekends: 9:00am - 5:00pm 250-335-2233 macsoysters.com 7162 S. Is. Hwy Fanny Bay, BC

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3636 Trent Road, Royston 477 5th Street, 250-897-0081 250 336 8768 Downtown Courtenay unionstreetgrill.ca www.innisfreefarm.ca 26 2017 Comox Valley Growers Guide

Holmefarm Hornby Island Estate Innisfree Farm and 34 Ann, Niels and Erik Holbek 35 Winery 36 Botanic Garden Phone: 250-337-5710 John Grayson & Joan Costello Chanchal Cabrera MSc, Medical Herbalist & Thierry Vrain PhD, Biologist Email: [email protected] Phone: 250-335-3019 2586 Hamm Road, Black Creek, BC Email: [email protected] Phone: 250-336-8768 Our Angus beef stock are for sale in the Website: www.hornbywine.com Email: [email protected] late summer and fall by the side or quarter. 7000 Anderson Drive, Hornby Island, BC Website: www.innisfreefarm.ca The herd is grass fed. No hormones or V0R120 3636 Trent Road, Royston V9N 9R4 antibiotics are administered. These well Hours: June to September - Daily 1pm to Open mid June to September looked after animals graze in the spring, 5pm Saturdays 10 am - 4 pm summer and fall on our pastures and and by appointment forested grasslands. Customers are welcome to visit. In addition, we normally Small, friendly, family-run, Estate Winery have round bale silage, 2nd cut hay and where EVERYTHING SPARKLES! Founded Green Dream Café landscape boulders available for sale. in 1999, we make Sparkling Wines from Light lunches and afternoon tea our own organic fruit as well as fruit from the Comox Valley. Bubbly flavours Innisfree is an internationally registered include, Cranberry, Cranberry-Chocolate, Botanic Garden with a specialty in food and Raspberry, and Apple. The bubbles say it medicinal plants. all millions of handcrafted magic bubbles • Farm shop / Nursery in each and every bottle. Also open • Garden tours, Classes, Workshops Spring & Fall 1-5 PM Wed. - Sunday or by • Labyrinth appointment - just call! To purchase online • Sculpture Garden for home delivery just visit our website - www.hornbywine.com

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Island Bison Kate's Kehler Maplesprings 37 Marc & Lisa Vance; Dick & 38 Flowers 39 Vegetable 40 Farm Carol Watson Kate Ramsey Company John & Karen Eigler Phone: 250-650-9303 Phone: 250-338-2516 Sarah and Jon Kehler Phone: 250-338-6874 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Phone: 250-202-3236 Email: [email protected] Website: www.islandbison.com 6752 Rennie Rd, Courtenay, Email: kehlervegetables@ Website: www.maplespringsfarm.ca 3100 Hamm Rd. Black Creek, BC BC gmail.com 3335 Dove Creek Rd, Courtenay, B.C. Ethically raised "Happy Meats" At Farmers Markets May Website: www. including grass-fed bison, water and June; At Greenhouse by kehlervegetables.ca appointment buffalo, beef, non GMO fed free 8083 Island Highway, Black When only the best will do! range pork, as well as non GMO Basket stuffers plus custom Creek, BC Our Farm is licensed through the fed free range eggs. Come and see planters and hanging baskets Open Tues-Sat 10am-5pm Chicken & Turkey Marketing Boards. our broad selection of quality meats, for sun and shade. A whole We raise top quality farm fresh sausage, smoked meat products, palette of colors, shapes and roasting chickens, seasonal turkeys, jerky, and soup bones. We also have textures to choose from. grain fed beef, eggs and hay sales. Our bagged bison compost for sale in the Stop by our on-farm Tumbler tomatoes in gallon market located in the heart poultry are fed 100% vegetable grain spring and early fall. Ethically raised containers. feeds with no animal byproducts, "Happy Meats" including grass-fed of Black Creek. Seasonal vegetables, mixed berries steroids or hormones. Our chickens bison, water buffalo, beef, non are free run & turkeys free ranged in GMO fed free range pork, as well and pasture raised, free range eggs are stocked daily on our our apple and pear orchard. Taste the as non GMO fed free range eggs. difference of farm fresh quality. Thank Come and see our broad selection small family run farm. Check out our website and you for "getting local" and supporting of quality meats, sausage, smoked your local farmers. Just 5 minutes meat products, jerky, and soup follow along on Facebook to see what's growing, new from downtown on Dove Creek Rd. bones. Visit our farm store year A family farm since 1957. round Mon-Sat 9-5. programs, events and for regular farm updates!

Hours: Mon-Fri 9:00am-5:30pm NEW STORE Sat 9:00am-5:00pm Top Shelf Courtenay 2901 Moray Ave. Closed Sundays & Holidays 250-897-3302 28 2017 Comox Valley Growers Guide

McClintock Farm Outback Nursery & Garden Centre 41 Gerry, Val & Sandra McClintock 42 Willems Family Phone: 250-334-4562 Phone: 250-702-4715 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Website: mcclintocksfarm.ca Website: www.outbacknursery.ca 3419 Dove Creek Road, Courtenay 6016 Headquarters Road, Courtenay, BC, V9J 1M7 Outback Nursery, established in 2000, is a family owned and operated nursery/garden centre. Family friendly U-pick raspberries and Stop by and see what's Outback! Take your time to stroll around blueberries ready early July. We also have and enjoy the many established beds throughout the property. gold medal winning water buffalo yogurt, our Be inspired by the fantastic selection of shrubs, conifers, specimen exciting new frozen yogurt as well as Natural trees and Japanese Maples. Mixed in are fruit trees, berry plants, Pastures water buffalo cheeses. ferns, hostas, grasses, ground covers, perennials and vines. Open Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday Fruit trees are available each year in early March. Shop early and Saturday 8 am to 1 pm. for best selection or call us to get your name on the wait list. Interac available. Delightfully colourful hanging baskets are available during April Check our website or follow us on and May. facebook and Instagram for up-to- date We have bark mulch available by the bag or by the yard. Bring berry picking and water buffalo information. your pick up truck or trailer. We offer an enormous selection of pottery, statuary, benches and birdbaths. Also available are landscape rocks and boulders, flagstone, tumbled stepping stones, gurglers and columns. See our website for a complete listing of plants we grow. www.outbacknursery.ca Open year round to serve you better. Expert advice, exceptional product and extensive selection. We look forward to meeting you.

STOP BY TO SEE WHAT’S OUTBACK

& Garden Centre Pottery | Concrete statuary and benches | Flagstone Decorative rock | Bark mulch OPEN YEAR ROUND to serve you better. Transforming garden spaces across the Comox Valley and beyond.

Come see us for the largest selection of unique conifers, evergreen and deciduous specimen trees and shrubs. Japanese Maples, Rhodos, Hydrangeas and more!

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T A S T E T H E COMOX VALLEY Availability Chart

Vegetables J F M A M J J A S O N D Asparagus ••• ••• Beans ••• ••• ••• ••• Beets ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• Broccoli ••• ••• ••• ••• Cabbage ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• Carrots ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• Cauliﬂ ower ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• Corn ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• Cucumbers ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• Garlic ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• Herbs ••• ••• ••• ••• Lettuce ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• Onions ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• Peas ••• ••• Peppers ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• Potatoes ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• Pumpkins ••• ••• Rhubarb ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• Salad Greens ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• Spinach ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• Squash ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• Rutabaga ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• Tomatoes ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• Berries J F M A M J J A S O N D Blackberries ••• ••• Blueberries ••• ••• ••• Cranberries ••• ••• ••• Currants ••• ••• Gooseberries ••• ••• Raspberries ••• ••• Strawberries ••• ••• ••• ••• Tree Fruit J F M A M J J A S O N D Apples ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• Cherries ••• Pears ••• ••• ••• Plums ••• ••• Nursery /Flowers J F M A M J J A S O N D Bedding Plants ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• Cut Flowers ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• Christmas Trees ••• ••• Nursery Plants ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• Other J F M A M J J A S O N D Meat/Poultry ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• Seafood/Shellﬁ sh ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• OPEN LATE MAY to EARLY NOVEMBER 7 DAYS A WEEK... Including Holidays May - Sept 10am—6pm • Oct - Nov 10am—5pm We have a w i de rang e o f I n - Se aso n Veg e t ab l e s 250-339-2988 720 Knight Road, Comox FIND US ON 1km PAST THE AIRPORT FACEBOOK 30 2017 Comox Valley Growers Guide

Pressing Matter 44 George Ehrler, Marla Limousin, Christal & Andy Quinn Phone: 250-338-9765 Email: [email protected] Website: www.pressingmatter.ca 4722 Condensory Road, Courtenay, BC Seasonal We press matter into juice. Seriously, Pressing Matter is a mobile juicer, offering commercial orchards, private homeowners and non-profit organizations a mobile service to process fruit into fresh juice. We provide state of the art processing with high-tech equipment, innovative flash pasteurization and convenient Bag-in-the- Pattison Farms Box packaging. With pasteurization, the 43 Gerry & Dagmar Pattison boxes of juice can be stored in a cool dry environment for six months. No more need Phone: 250-337-8738 to freeze your juice. Email: [email protected] For information about juicing your tree, Website: www.pattisonfarms.com your orchard, your neighbourhood or 2124 Dzini Road, Black Creek, BC community or your fundraising project, Open: 9am to 6pm contact us at [email protected]. Or call 250-338-9765. River Meadow 45 Nursery & Turf We are a Certified Organic Vegetable Katherine & Nicolas Samsom Farm, located in the heart of Black Creek Email: [email protected] half way between the Comox Valley and Website: www.rivermeadownursery.com Campbell River. 3125 Piercy Avenue, Courtenay, B.C. Come visit our Farm Stand open May to Turf Farm: 250-338-8354 October, 7 days a week from Nursery: 250-338-4111 9 am to 6 pm. In the spring we have vegetable starts available fro the home We grow over 100 varieties of trees gardener. Throughout the growing season and shrubs on our 60 acres in the City we have many varieties of fresh vegetables of Courtenay. High quality locally grown such as lettuce mixes, kale and chard, trees, shrubs, hedging for all your landscape tomatoes, cucumbers, carrots, summer and needs. Our turf farm at 4738 Condensory winter squash, and more! Fruit available: Road has acres of high-quality turf for your apples and pears. instant deep, green, weed-free lawn. We sell Find us on Facebook! both retail and wholesale and offer volume Certified Organic by IOPA #1931 discounts.

• Fresh from the Kettle Chocolate dipped seafoam, Peanut Brittle, Deluxe Brittle, our famous Rocky Pop with fresh pecans, cashews & almonds... • Fudge - simply mouth watering! • Hand Decorated Apples for any occasion.

Christmas±Anniversaries±Graduation±Wedding Favours± Birthdays & Babies± Or Because You Love Her...

LOCALLY OWNED AND OPERATED | 444 LERWICK RD. CROWN ISLE PLAZA, COURTENAY | WWW.ROCKYCHOC.COM 2017 Comox Valley Growers Guide 31

Ross Mountain Farm Royston Roasting Company 46 Michelle White and Steve Ross 47 Selina Drew Phone: 250-286-1795 Phone: 250-871-8666 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Website: www.rossmountainfarm.ca Website: www.bccoffee.ca 75 Petersen Road, Campbell River, BC 3904 Island Hwy S, Royston

Ross Mountain Farm is a 3-1/2 acre certified organic urban farm, Royston Roasting Company is a Fair Trade Organic Artisan Coffee nestled comfortably within the city of Campbell River. Roastery located on the Old Island Highway in Royston, BC. The Our specialty is outstanding early and mid-season fresh blueberries, Roastery offers Tourism info, Tours, Tastings, as well as a fully equipped usually available from late June to early August - depending on the Coffee House, service hot and cold specialty coffee drinks, house weather. made baking, all day breakfast and light lunches. There is a patio Our pre-order book is open all year - be sure to call or email early! deck and is also licensed with Cumberland Brewing on tap. Gluten Primarily we pick fresh to order, but it is also possible to arrange Free/Vegan options. U Pick by appointment. Please call if this is of interest to you. Farm gate blueberry sales will be available twice a week during harvest for small quantities. Hours will be posted on the farm gate (on Evergreen Road), the farm's website, as well as on Facebook. Please come by when we're open and say hi! We are gradually increasing our produce offerings with the addition of greens, veggies, dry beans and fruit. Offering details are posted online as they become available. Thank you for supporting local agriculture! Proudly Certified Organic by IOPA #1917

Though our building may be small OUR HEARTS ARE BIG for the pets and their owners in our community and beyond!

WE BELIEVE IN THE VALUE THAT COMES WITH OWNING A PET. At Tsolum Veterinary Health we are ﬁrst and foremost pet owners ourselves who love what we do. Our goal is simple: to serve and care for all the animals in our community, while working hard to provide partnership between you and your pet. From the largest of herds to the smallest of kittens our dedicated staff will continuously strive to provide the best health care options possible, while also respecting the decisions of our clients. Our goal is to always improve profes- sionally by learning, sharing and growing both as individuals and as a team and ultimately reinvest ourselves back into our community through various local events and fundraising activities in support of our clubs, shelters and those in need. We look forward to our continued care of our wonderful clients, their pets, and also look forward to building many more lifelong quality relationships in the years to come.

GOOD FRIENDS • GOOD VALUE • ALL ANIMALS! PHONE 778 428 6401 6635B Island Highway North, PROUDLY SUPPORTING Merville BC V0R 2M0 OUR LOCAL PRODUCERS “Find us just behind the Merville General Store” 32 2017 Comox Valley Growers Guide

Rusty Gate Meadows 48 Anne & Erwin Eigler Phone: 250-331-0503 Email: [email protected] 3393 Dove Creek Road, Courtenay, BC We raise farm fresh chickens. Our chickens are fed vegetable grains and are free run. We also have farm gate sales of eggs and hay year round. We are just minutes from downtown Courtenay. VETERINARY SERVICES LTD. Call 250-331-0503 or email: [email protected]

Scrumpy's Apple Press 49 Frank & Rae Brett Phone: T 250-337-8592 C 250-792-1889 Email: [email protected] Website: scrumpysapplepress.ca 7590 Armstrong Road, Merville, BC Early Season July 23rd thru Aug 13th (Sundays only) Regular Season Aug 17th thru Oct 23rd (Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun, Mon) Late Season Oct 29th thru Nov 12th (Sundays only) Opening hours for all days Fruit drop off 7:30 9:30 am Juice pick up 3:30 5:00 pm Scrumpy's is a small sized family owned business offering fruit juice extraction of in-season customer apples, pears and other soft fruits. Pressings are kept separate so each customer receives only juice from their fruit. Offering friendly same day service with a smile.

Seaview Game Farm Dr. Andrea Plaxton and 50 Paul Pfleger Phone: 250-337-5182 Dr. Anne Marie Guillemaud Fax: 250-337-5231 Email: [email protected] 1392 Seaview Road, Black Creek, B.C. V9J 1J7 HORSE HEALTH IS OUR BUSINESS Farm-raised venison, beef, fresh produce and value-added products are available in our retail store and at Comox Valley Farmers Mobile Services – our hospital comes to you Market. Located on the ocean, our 168 acre farm offers unique accommodation in an Oceanside Yurt as well as a picnic site and Emergency Services – any time day or night full service campsite rentals. It's a great location for special events. Summer tours on the farm consist of a tractor pulled cart; a visit to Hospital Services – we have spacious facilities our petting/mini-farm, the greenhouses and gardens. Call ahead for 250-218-6610 store hours and tour availablility: 250-337-5182 1111 Braidwood Road Courtenay, BC eponaequinevet.com Serving Parksville – Comox Valley – North Island 2017 Comox Valley Growers Guide 33

Seeds Food Market Shamrock Farm Sieffert Farm Market 51 Kevin and Sarah Li 52 The Farrell Family 53 (Lazo & Tyee Farm Phone: 250-336-0129 Phone: 250-339-1671 Ltd.) Website: www.seedsfoodmarket.ca Email: [email protected] Bob & Charlene Sieffert & Chris Edwards 2733A Dunsmuir Ave., Cumberland, BC Website: www.shamrockfarm.ca Phone: 250-339-2988 2276 Anderton Road, Comox Fax: 250-339-0788 720 Knight Road, Comox, B.C. V9M 3T3

Visit this charming small-town Green We grow and pick fresh daily a variety Grocer for an opportunity to buy locally Shamrock Farm specializes in growing of in season vegetables in our fields grown and manufactured food from all over greenhouse starts, seasonal produce, and greenhouses, including tomatoes, Vancouver Island. lavender, pumpkins, garlic, and heirloom cucumbers, lettuce, spinach, carrots, beets, We carry a wide selection of fresh apples. We make natural goat milk soaps broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, a wide variety produce, local meats and fish, as well as deli and organic lavender products, for local of potatoes, 17 varieties of corn and lots items, baked goods and dry goods. Bringing customers and specialty stores throughout more. Our market is open from late May farm market products to Cumberland 7 days Vancouver Island. to early November. Hours are 10am to a week. Located on the corner of Dunsmuir Our road-side FARM STAND is open 6pm May to September and 10am to 5pm and 3rd Street. 7 days a week, May through Sept, from October and November. For potatoes 10am-6pm. during the winter, please give us a call. The farm is open to the public for seasonal events. Visit the LAVENDER HARVEST EVENT in late July. Our PUMPKIN PATCH event is October 1st-31st, from 10am-5pm. Visit our website for event details, and social media hosts for daily farm updates. For more information, please give us a call 250-339-1671.

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Celebrating LOCATIONS TO SERVE YOU BETTER 34 Years in 2400 Cliffe Avenue, Courtenay • 250.338.0455 the Valley! 2056S S. Island Highway, Campbell River • 250.923.5881 795 Ryan Road, Courtenay (beside Superstore) • 250.338.0424 46-1760 Comox Ave. Comox (Lower Level Comox Mall) • 250.339.2272 FIND US ON FACEBOOK — TAX SAVINGS EVERY SUNDAY! — 34 2017 Comox Valley Growers Guide

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Simply Divine Honey 54 & Herbals Suzi MacLeod & Jeremy Dick Phone: 250-337-8181 Email: [email protected] 6868 Railway Ave., Courtenay B.C. Honey, Herbal Body Care products, Blueberries The industrious and intriguing honeybee is a constant source of inspiration for us. Many of the same flowers that bees collect nectar from can be used in herbal preparations to ensure health and wellbeing. We keep bees, grow organic blueberries and herbs on our Success Weight Loss farm in Merville, B.C. Our Simply Divine Stone Croft Farm 56 Phone: 250.871.7006 Body Care line has been a local favorite 55 Glen & Kathy Beaton Email: [email protected] for over 10 years and is plant based, using Website: www.successweightloss.ca ingredients grown on our farm. You can visit Phone: 250-702-7529 or 250-334-7159 Fax: 250-337-5229 Unit 2 - 625 Cliffe Avenue, Courtenay, B.C us every Saturday at the Farmer's Market and Or 6th Street, between Atlas & Tulios Cafe find our delicious honey, beeswax candles, Email: [email protected] soothing and effective body care products, 2165 Kelland Road, Black Creek, BC Success Weight Loss is an Independent our sweet blueberries and a Certified Ideal Protein Authorized Center that offers Herbalist and Master Beekeeper ready to a weight loss method that is science based. A medically designed protocol containing share knowledge and to serve you. Phone ahead or catch us on the farm if 2 components - weight loss and healthier you can :) lifestyle education to assist you in maintaining Fresh Free Range Turkey Thanksgiving your results after you reach your goal. At and Christmas: Size: S 10-15lb, M 16-19lb, Success Weight Loss you will find: L 20-25, XL 26-30lb. • A welcoming environment with PLEASE PRE ORDER certified, knowledgeable staff support Frozen meal sized servings of ground, • Weekly weight and body breast, thighs and sausages available year measurement analysis round. • Supported by comprehensive Blueberries (frozen in winter) oats, guidelines and tools Neepawa wheat. Our family values free • Developed and endorsed by medical range, chemical free products. Our Heritage doctors turkeys are hatched, raised and processed • Dedicated coaches provide weekly right on the farm. Our produce only has support sessions and ongoing organic sprays and fertilizers. education Phone for an appointment to bring the • Smarter eating and balanced lifestyle kids to our farm to see how we work with Photo: Bill Jorgensen education to promote weight nature to produce your food. stabilization

Quality Horse and Livestock Fencing • Wire • Rail • Boards • Bayco • Deer, dog, privacy fencing Post Pounding Custom Field Work SHAUN & ROBERT CROCKETT Serving the community for over 20 years 2166 Hardy Rd. Courtenay 250-338-9046 Follow us on - simplydivinehoney ﬁ[email protected] 2017 Comox Valley Growers Guide 35

Tannadice Farms Ltd. Victorian Acres 57 Heather & Allen McWilliam 60 Farm Phone: 250-338-8239 • Fax: 250-338-8239 David and Sandy Todd Email: [email protected] Phone: 250-338-4964 Website: www.tannadicefarms.com Fax: 250-338-6178 3465 Burns Road, Courtenay Email: [email protected] Website: www.victorianacresfarm.ca 3964 Dove Creek Road, Courtenay, B.C. Beef, pork and pastured poultry raised in a Victorian Acres farm is located in the natural, humane and environmentally sound heart of Dove Creek - only 5 minutes manner. No medicated feed, no added from downtown Courtenay. hormones and no animal byproducts in the feed. A local family farm that has been Farm store open Saturdays 9 to noon, or by Tree Island Gourmet providing the best of quality farm products appointment or chance. Phone or email orders. 59 Yogurt to businesses and residents in the Comox Scott DiGuistini and Merissa Myles Valley for the past 25+ years. Phone: 250-334-0608 All of our products are naturally raised The Mustard Lady with NO added hormones, NO antibiotics, Phone: 250-792-3162 Email: [email protected] 58 Website: www.treeislandyogurt.com NO medicated feeds. Email: [email protected] Available for sale - Grass-fed Beef, Website: www.TheMustardLady.ca 3747 Island Highway South, Courtenay, BC Hours: Fridays at 6pm - Tours by RSVP Chickens, eggs, Turkeys and various Turkey 510 Duncan Ave, Courtenay B.C. Products plus Hay Sales. Artisan yogurt made with non- Best to book your fresh Thanksgiving or homogenized milk from grass-fed cows Christmas turkey now as we sell out every and traditional kettle cooking. Try our old Nancy Takes Flavour to a New Level year. We have whole turkeys in our freezer fashioned cream-top and greek yogurt She likes tasty food, enjoys cooking, and available all year round for special events. recipes. Available at Edible Island, Seeds wanted to minimize her intake of preservatives Welcome to our farm! Natural Market, Weinbergs Good Food, and chemicals. Thats how Nancy Farey, owner of Purchase our products at our farm or at Hornby Co-op, Denman Island Store, The Mustard Lady, got her start making mustards various whole food stores on Vancouver John's Independent, Discovery Foods, and in her Courtenay kitchen in 2011 as a hobby. Island. See us at the Comox Valley Farmers Thrifty Foods in the Comox Valley. First she shared her creations with family and Market. friends, who gave her mustards rave reviews. Like many entrepreneurs, she was encouraged by these fans to make her mustards available on the retail market. The Mustard Lady's tasty assortment of gourmet mustards, available in 190 ml jars, are made with wholesome ingredients. Some flavours are also available in 375 ml jars. The company also offers several "sampler" packs (110 ml jars), which are the perfect way to pick your favorites...a great gift for yourself or anyone who likes zesty food.

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Wayward Distillation House Windhover Farm 61 Dave and Andrea Brimacombe 62 John and Andrea Burch Phone: 250-871-0424 Phone: 250-338-7750 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Website: www.WaywardDistillationHouse.com Website: www.comoxvalleyberries.com 2931 Moray Ave. Courtenay, BC 3499 Dove Creek Road, Courtenay Open Noon - 6pm, 7 days a week Open: Monday to Saturday, hours TBA

We are a small, certified craft distillery creating an award winning STRAWBERRIES, RASPBERRIES AND BLUEBERRIES. U-Pick selection of spirits right here in Courtenay from 100% BC Honey. and Pre-pick by order. Three varieties of each berry for extended Unique in Canada, we offer Unruly Vodka, Unruly Gin, as well as an season and best taste. Strawberry season June to late September, exclusive line of seasonally changing small batch infusions and liqueurs. Raspberries season is July and Blueberries are July and early August. We strive to keep our spirits naturally gluten, free from additives, Also available at the farm market; pastured eggs, roasting unfiltered and as local as possible. Visit the distillery tasting room chickens, and grass-fed beef. Limited supply of frozen berries for a complimentary tasting and tour. Open 12pm 6pm, every day. for sale in the off-season.

Open June to September and by appointment year round. Check our website and FB page for 2016 opening dates, farm hours and all our farm news.

All fresh, all local, all season long. Berry picking in the Comox Valley is a wonderful summer tradition for all ages. We are located just five minutes from downtown Courtenay in beautiful Dove Creek along the Tsolum River. We look forward Photos: Bill Jorgensen to seeing you at the farm this summer. 2017 Comox Valley Growers Guide 37 Comox Valley Farmers Market YEAR ROUND BOUNTY ach week valley residents and visitors alike are treated to a wonderful array of Elocal food options while they enjoy the fun festive atmosphere at the Comox Valley Farmers Market. The Comox Valley Farmers Market has been bringing local food to local folks since 1992. It is one of the few Farmers Markets in Canada that is open year round; operating from early April to late October at the Exhibition Grounds and moving into the Native Son’s Hall in the Fall through to April. All year vendors provide: Bison, beef, lamb and poultry, water buffalo, ﬁsh and seafood, cheese, yogurt and gelato, eggs, honey, handmade chocolate, spices and salt, baking of all kinds, dressings, sauces and preserves, healthy body products and take home or ready to eat meals and more than 100 varieties of vegetables, fruits and flowers are available in season. For customers, this Farmers Market is their source for the freshest of vegetables, a feast for the senses, a place to try new and different varieties of veggies, processed foods, ﬁsh and meats. For farmers, it is a staple source of income for their farm business, a place to launch new products, get feedback from customers For communities, they are one of the tools the Valley. Some folks come for breakfast, some and network with their fellow farmers and that ensure farmland is preserved and valued. come for their week’s groceries, and some local chefs. Farmers selling here get to grow And for everybody they are a place to slow come to visit. Whether it’s an hour or two, or according to their values and capacity rather down, chat with neighbors, make new friends, a few minutes, it’s the highlight of the week. than having to produce mass quantities for commercial sellers. For folks considering enjoy some local music and feel a real sense of The Comox Valley Farmers Market is open from the environmental costs of industrial food community. Happy bellies and smiles all around. 9-1:00 every Saturday through the spring and production Markets are a source of sustainably Visitors to the market rave about the summer, 10-1:00 through the fall and winter. or organically grown food. For kids, they are a abundance of product, the friendly atmosphere, There are additional Markets on Wednesdays place to play, experiment with new foods, and and the great local musicians that bring folks and Sundays during the summer. Find more at connect with the people who grow their food. together each week to collect the bounty of www.cvfm.ca or on facebook.

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FARM STORE 3100 HAMM RD, BLACK CREEK MON–SAT 9–5 250 650 9305 IslandBison.com STEAKS • ROASTS • BURGER • PEPPERONI • JERKY • SAUSAGE • BACON • HAMS Come and visit our farm store. Open year round.

HAPPY MEATS Happy Bison — Give me grass, give me my family & leave me alone. Happy Beef — Give me my pasture & grass just like they did in the old days. Happy Heritage Pork — Give me pasture & trees, NON GMO feed, & let me be a pig. Happy Water Buffalo — Give me love, give me grass, give me more love & give me more grass