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Cartref Gardens is dedicated to growing high quality cut flowers such as sweet peas, dahlias, zinnias, lilies, clarkia, sunflowers, roses, and grasses. Edible flowers, herbs, mesclun salad mixes. Delicious home-made fruit pies. Flower arranging forWeddings, Thanksgiving Pumpkin bouquets, Christmas wreaths and centrepieces. Workshops in our beautiful new studio! Member, Association of Specialty Cut Flower Growers. Roadside stand. Sidney Market, Thurs, May 30 to Aug 29. Peninsula Country Market, Saanich Fairground, Sat, Jun to mid-Oct.
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Taste a variety of local wines in a relaxing setting, nestled among sheep and vintage tractors. Named for the many colourful dragonflies that thrive in the area, Dragonfly Hill has some of the oldest vines on Vancouver Island, including Ortega, Auxerrois and Schoenberger, grown using organic farming methods. We host weddings and vacation rentals in an idyllic setting. Wine tastings Fri. and Sat. 1–5pm. Closed Sundays.
Website: www.dragonflyhillvineyard.com
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Exit Pat Bay Hwy onto Wain Rd, right on Tatlow, right on Chalet to second driveway on the right. A Certified Organic family-run farm producing a variety of seasonal fruit, vegetables and salad greens year round available at Thrifty Foods, Market on Yates. Year-round Weekly Box Program (Vegetables & Fruit). Pickup at the farm. Phone for details. Strawberries, Apples, Vegetables, Heirloom Tomatoes, Eggs, Chicken, Pork, Winter Greenhouse Salad Greens. Orders taken. Farm stand. Farm stays.
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It’s more than another stop on the wine route. It’s a unique collection of pleasant surprises. Like our choice to grow apples, instead of grapes, so that you can taste the nuances of a dozen award-winning ciders, brandies, and spirits. So, come spend a day making discoveries of your own. Follow the self-guided tour or wander where the spirit takes you; Spend the night in one of our elegantly appointed orchard yurts; Savour a meal in the bistro from the orchard cookhouse; Grab a picnic lunch from the deli; Search for art and culinary treasures at the store. Or just relax with a cold one on the deck. This is Merridale – BC’s first estate cidery. Where friends and family gather. Welcome home. Open 7 days a week.
Website: www.merridalecider.com
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Local * Organic * Heirloom
Your BEST selection in one place for fruit bushes, heirloom tomatoes and vegetable starts! We grow 50+ kinds of tomatoes, 25+ vegetable starts, 17+ varieties of soft fruits and a selection of native berry plants. Raspberries, strawberries, salal, red and black huckleberries, loganberry, marionberry, goji, lots more. Seed garlic, Jerusalem artichokes available in the spring.
Farmstand open March 1–Oct 15. Locally grown vegetable and fruit seed packages now available. Please visit our website.
Website: www.metchosinfarm.ca
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Derek and Debbie are BACK!
Open Daily from strawberry season into the fall. The best BC strawberries all season (June–Sept). Raspberries, Blueberries, Loganberries. U-Pick available for some crops. Phone ahead for details. Produce – picked fresh daily for superior taste! We offer a large variety including veggies, melons, tomatoes and pickling cucumbers and our own free range eggs from the only kiwifruit protected by chickens in Canada! Incredible baked products from our on-site Bakery including our Fresh Fruit Pies, berry scones, focaccia bread and of course, our world famous (secret recipe!) cinnamon buns. Fresh coffee always available.
Website: www.oldfieldorchardandbakery.com
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Providence Farm is a 400-acre therapeutic farm that shines at caring for people and at caring for the soil. Come for a visit and shop in our Farm Store and Nursery for your fresh eggs, vegetables, bedding plants, veggie starts, herbs and more. We have a wide range of produce available, and you can find us at the Duncan Farmers’ Market every Saturday and at the Chemainus Farmers’ Market on Wednesdays.
Farm Store: Open year round – check our website for seasonal hours.
Nursery: Open mid-April to mid-September, 7 days a week.
Website: www.providence.bc.ca
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A farm centre including The Roost Farm Bakery and NEW Highland House Winery and Roost Bistro. The bakery offers wholesome baked goodies featuring flour milled from grain grown on-site, farm breakfasts, soups/salads, sandwiches, lunch specials, sweet and savoury pies, and quick service dinners for eat in or take away. The Winery next door is home to our wood-fired oven and seasonal Roost Bistro. Come and enjoy great food, friendly service, local wine and the passionate farm experience.
Open Monday 6am–5pm, Tuesday-Friday 6am–7pm, Saturday 7am–7pm, Sunday 7am–5pm.
Website: www.roostfarmcentre.com
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Pat Bay Hwy #17 to East Saanich Rd, left up Stelly’s Cross Rd to top of hill, left onto Seabrook to Meadowbank. The Nice Place to Pick.
U-pick and We-pick. Open 8:30am. Closed Sun. Bring your own containers. Raspberries, Cascades, Sour Cherries, Rhubarb, Plums, Apples and Pears. Strawberries. Peninsula Country Market, Sat. Christmas Boughs, Holly. Christmas lighted display for clubs and groups. Hot drinks, refreshments. Group picking and picnicking. Children’s tours. Available for small weddings.
5-acre estate hobby farm for sale.
Website: www.rosemeadefarms.com
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