Farm Stand

Closed for the season, THANK YOU for your support in 2018 and look forward to seeing you in the summer.

 

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We run a seasonal farm stand at our farm on Westham Island from June until December.

We grow a wide array of organic vegetables, lots of specialty items as well as many staple crops. We also have beautiful bouquets of seasonal flowers and eggs from our pastured hens.

We are open daily in the summer until Labour Day Monday from 10am-5:30pm Monday to Saturday and from 10am-5pm on Sundays

In September and October we are open Tuesdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from 10am-5pm.

In November & December we are open Saturdays from 10am-3pm.

We are located on Tamboline Road, which is your second left after the Westham Island bridge. Our address is 4362 Tamboline Road.

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Peas✨ Find em at Kit Market tomorrow! Our hoophouse crop is ready and our field crop is popping through the soil so hopefully continuous peas all summer long 😎
One🥒 Two🥒 Three🥒 This girl is 3️⃣
One of the longest jobs (and let’s be honest least enjoyable job) in the spring is spreading compost. It takes about a day and a half to spread the whole farm. Lots of going back and forth to the compost pile. Lots of on the loader, off the loader. It’s too choppy of a work flow for me to get into the groove. Even with our newer, bigger spreader, it just doesn’t seem big enough. Or at least not efficient enough. Luckily it’s only a day and a half a year. And even luckier, our old employee Brett, comes by for a day of spreading. It’s epic. Legit epicness, when your least favourite job is someone else’s fav. It’s 👌🏼x1000 that’s how EPIC it is.
PAPA CROPTHORNE IN HIS ELEMENT.🌱🍅🌱 DAD IN ‘RETIREMENT’ FROM FARMING, WORKS A VEGETABLE CONSULTANT, AND JET SETS AROUND THE WORLD CONSULTING WITH GROWERS ON THEIR CROPS BUT TODAY WE HAD THE HONOUR OF HIS EXPERTISE IN OUR LITTLE GREENHOUSE. HE’S BEEN GROWING FOR OVER 50 YEARS SO HE IS A WEALTH OF INFORMATION AND KNOWS TOMATOES LIKE THE BACK OF HIS HANDS!
Morning transplant sessions with my boy. So excited for him to grow up here on Westham Island with all this magic surrounding us💚
Rolling into another season. Fields are all prepped and ready to get planting this week 🌱🌱🌱 And for CSA members there will be a newsletter out this week with what’s been going on at the farm the last little bit. Stay tuned 😊
Spring is here and things are getting in the ground 🌱
It’s been quite a ride for our trial of overwintering cauliflower. They were looking so good all fall and early winter. Then it got coooold and it snowed. Usually the snow acts an an insulator and is welcomes when we get freezing temperatures. Unfortunately for us the 🦆🦆🦆were pretty darn hungry and one of the few crops above the snow line was the cauliflower. It was pretty much decimated. It may be a meagre offering today at market but an exciting thing to try more of next winter, now we know what we’re up against!
Not bad for almost the end of the winter market season. Potatoes, beets, spinach, rapini, chard, shallots, leeks, celeriac, green garlic, chives, eggs, green onions and parsnips down at the Nat today
🥕 to 🍅 Today we moved the greenhouse off the carrots and onto where the tomatoes are going in next week.
Green vibes on a rainy day. We are down at the Nat with lots of seasonal treats until 2pm today. Check out our Instagram stories for more 🌱 📸 @izz_ro
Lately I’ve been focusing more on raising a family than on the field work and it’s been amazing to see the farm and everyone here flourish. As a farm owner, it use to all be so overwhelming, not thinking I could ever step back and slow down but with a strong crew, tamed ego and organized processes, it has become an easy reality. I love that our farm is a place that young farmers can learn and grow before they start on their own farm. I never thought it would be something that would be so enriching for me but it’s one of my favourite parts of being a farm owner. So for now it’s hauling these two kiddos around with me, goofing off when we can, while supporting our crew of dedicated young farmers getting all the day to day work done.
Hours & Info
4362 Tamboline Road
Delta BC V4K 3N2
Farmstand closed for the season. Reopen in early June.
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Peas✨ Find em at Kit Market tomorrow! Our hoophouse crop is ready and our field crop is popping through the soil so hopefully continuous peas all summer long 😎
One🥒 Two🥒 Three🥒 This girl is 3️⃣
One of the longest jobs (and let’s be honest least enjoyable job) in the spring is spreading compost. It takes about a day and a half to spread the whole farm. Lots of going back and forth to the compost pile. Lots of on the loader, off the loader. It’s too choppy of a work flow for me to get into the groove. Even with our newer, bigger spreader, it just doesn’t seem big enough. Or at least not efficient enough. Luckily it’s only a day and a half a year. And even luckier, our old employee Brett, comes by for a day of spreading. It’s epic. Legit epicness, when your least favourite job is someone else’s fav. It’s 👌🏼x1000 that’s how EPIC it is.
PAPA CROPTHORNE IN HIS ELEMENT.🌱🍅🌱 DAD IN ‘RETIREMENT’ FROM FARMING, WORKS A VEGETABLE CONSULTANT, AND JET SETS AROUND THE WORLD CONSULTING WITH GROWERS ON THEIR CROPS BUT TODAY WE HAD THE HONOUR OF HIS EXPERTISE IN OUR LITTLE GREENHOUSE. HE’S BEEN GROWING FOR OVER 50 YEARS SO HE IS A WEALTH OF INFORMATION AND KNOWS TOMATOES LIKE THE BACK OF HIS HANDS!
Morning transplant sessions with my boy. So excited for him to grow up here on Westham Island with all this magic surrounding us💚
Rolling into another season. Fields are all prepped and ready to get planting this week 🌱🌱🌱 And for CSA members there will be a newsletter out this week with what’s been going on at the farm the last little bit. Stay tuned 😊
Spring is here and things are getting in the ground 🌱
It’s been quite a ride for our trial of overwintering cauliflower. They were looking so good all fall and early winter. Then it got coooold and it snowed. Usually the snow acts an an insulator and is welcomes when we get freezing temperatures. Unfortunately for us the 🦆🦆🦆were pretty darn hungry and one of the few crops above the snow line was the cauliflower. It was pretty much decimated. It may be a meagre offering today at market but an exciting thing to try more of next winter, now we know what we’re up against!
Not bad for almost the end of the winter market season. Potatoes, beets, spinach, rapini, chard, shallots, leeks, celeriac, green garlic, chives, eggs, green onions and parsnips down at the Nat today
🥕 to 🍅 Today we moved the greenhouse off the carrots and onto where the tomatoes are going in next week.
Green vibes on a rainy day. We are down at the Nat with lots of seasonal treats until 2pm today. Check out our Instagram stories for more 🌱 📸 @izz_ro
Lately I’ve been focusing more on raising a family than on the field work and it’s been amazing to see the farm and everyone here flourish. As a farm owner, it use to all be so overwhelming, not thinking I could ever step back and slow down but with a strong crew, tamed ego and organized processes, it has become an easy reality. I love that our farm is a place that young farmers can learn and grow before they start on their own farm. I never thought it would be something that would be so enriching for me but it’s one of my favourite parts of being a farm owner. So for now it’s hauling these two kiddos around with me, goofing off when we can, while supporting our crew of dedicated young farmers getting all the day to day work done.
In case you missed it, we are looking for help at our Vancouver summer farmers markets. •West End on Saturday starting in either June or July •Kits on Sunday starting in July •Main St on Wednesday starting in either June or July
Another benefit of farm life: easily weigh the newest addition to the farm. Happy three months GussyGoose
Regular Winter market shoppers Kailey and Eric have been taking advantage of our potato of the week sale this winter by trying a new variety each week, making their way through a rainbow of colours and fantastic flavours. Come try for yourself! This week’s potato is Kennebec, the champion of French Fries! 🥔🏆 🍟
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