ALBERNI FOOD AND FARM DIRECTORY LISTING www.patransitions.net/localfood OUR LOCAL FARMERS MARKETS CHECK THEM OUT! Farmers Market Harbour Quay Saturday 8:30 a.m. to 12 noon year-round Arrowvale Farm and Market 5955 Hector Road Saturday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Farmer Bill s Market Highway 4 Sunday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Eden Tree Farm 6220 Karen Place Monday and Friday 1 to 5 p.m. Leda Ogrganic Farm 6361 Batty Road Tuesday 9 a.m. to 12 noon Do you have a farm or market garden in the Alberni Valley, or do you see any issues with this directory? Leave a comment on the website, or send an email to patransitions@gmail.com.
FOOD AND SERVICE CATEGORIES FRUITS AND VEGGIES Arrowvale Veggies, Berries Avalon Veggies, Blueberries Blethering Heights Veggies, Flowers Castle Veggies Coleman Meadows Veggies, Berries, Flowers, Herbs Eden Tree Plants, Produce, Herbs Helena and Kare Haukas Veggies, Fruits Lee Farm Veggies Leda Organic Veggies, Fruits Lonely Pine Ranch Produce Mirabel Veggies, Herbs, Fruit, Nuts Naesgaard s Veggies, Strawberries Nash Dhaliwal Blueberries Nutty Farm Veggies, Nuts Petronella s Veggies Ben Potter Veggies Van Isle Blues Blueberries Bill and Margo Taylor Pears GRAINS AND HAY Avalon Hay Dol s Farm Hay George Haack Hay, Hops McCoy Lake Hay John Oosterom Hay Pleasant Valley Hay, Grain Shannon Farms Hay MEATS AND DAIRY Arrowvale Beef, Chicken, Pork, Eggs Bob s Place Chicken, Turkey, Pork, Lamb Coleman Meadows Farm Beef Cottonwood Lamb Dol s Eggs Eden Tree Meats George Haack Beef Heaven Sent Lamb, Beef Kicking Bird Meats Lee Farm Chicken, Beef, Eggs Maureen and Peter Lenihan Sheep, Eggs, Turkey Miss Fitz Chicken, Turkey, Eggs McCoy Lake Beef, Pork Nutty Farm Beef, Chicken, Eggs John Oosterom Beef Petronella s Turkey, Chicken, Eggs Pleasant Valley Beef Ben Potter Eggs Bill and Margo Taylor Lamb, Eggs NATURAL PRODUCTS AND SERVICES Al s Feathers Be Gone Poultry Processing Arrowvale Baking, jams, jellies, cheese, maple syrup. Chase and Warren Winery Wines Cottonwood Animal Farm, Suffolks Sheep Breeding Emerald Coast Vineyards Wines Eden Tree Organic Garden Consulting/Supply, Local Groceries Heaven Sent Wool Kicking Bird Oils, Soaps Oak Tree Lavender Products, Oils Leda Organic Maple Syrup, Custom Timber Lonely Pine Preserves Maureen and Peter Lenihan Wool Mirabel Seeds, plants
ALBERNI FOOD AND FARM DIRECTORY LISTING Al s Feathers Be Gone Type: Gov Inspection and Poultry Processing Local area facility for government inspection and processing of all poultry Address: 6795 Swanson Rd Phone: (250) 723-8307 Web: www.alsfeathersbegone.com Avalon Farm Cathy and Kerry MacDonald Organically grown blueberries, vegetables in season, hay Address: 8286 Faber Rd Phone: 250-724-6721 Arrowvale Farm and Market Bob and Ann Collins Grass fed beef, chicken, pork, free range eggs, vegetables, berries, baking, jams and jellies. Natural Pastures Cheese, Maple Syrup. Saturday hay ride (11AM-Summers), farm animals, $5 lunch every saturday, Saturday 9am to 2pm or by Appt. Sold at Farmers Market: Onsite Address: 5955 Hector Rd. Port Alberni Phone: 250 723-7948 Email: Collinsfarm.Arrowvale@gmail.com Web: www.arrowvale.ca Blethering Heights Farm Sue Kruk seasonal vegetables, flowers Web: www.avalon.ca Bob s Place Bob Haynes Organically raised Chicken, Turkey, Pork, Lamb Phone: 250-724-1116 Castle Farm Seasonal Vegetables Chase and Warren Winery Local Wines Address: 6253 Drinkwater Road Phone: 250-723-WINE (9463) Web: www.chaseandwarren.ca Coleman Meadows Farm Jennifer Dyson Seasonal berries, Flowers (fresh and dried), Herbs, Vegetables, Grass-fed beef Address: 6670 Colemen Road On farm Market and by appointment Phone: 250-724-0876 Web: www.island.net/~awphb
Cottonwood Farm Animal Farm, Registered Suffolks (Sheep) Breeding Stock and B.C.Lamb Address: 6306 Ferguson Road Phone: 250-723-8214 Email: cottonwoodfarm@telus.net Dol s Farm Anton and Diane Dol Hay, Eggs Address: 6815 Lamarque Rd Sold at Farmers Market: NA Phone: 250-723-0977 Eden Tree Farm and Gardening Heather Shobe, Organic Master Gardener Organic plants, produce, meats and herbs organic garden consulting and supply, locally sourced grocery items. Seasonal Hours or by Appt. Address: 6220 Karen Place Phone: 250-724-2175 Email: heather@edentreefarm.ca Web: www.edentreefarm.ca George Haack Beef, Hay, Hops, by appointment Address: 9797 Somers Road Phone: 250-724-4588 Emerald Coast Vineyards Emerald Coast Vineyards Type: Winery Wines Address: 2787 Alberni Highway Phone: 250-724-1500 Web: www.emeraldcoastvineyards.ca Heaven Sent Ranch Randy and Lee Gibson Lamb, wool, beef Address: 6850 Desmond Rd By Appointment Phone: 250-724-2002 or 250-735-0590 Helena and Kare Haukas seasonal Vegetables and fruit Phone: 250-723-5169 Kicking Bird Emu Ranch Doug and Ruth Jeffrey Emu Meats, oils, soaps Address: NA By Appointment Phone: 250-724-3608
Lee Farm The Lee Farm seasonal vegetables, chicken, grass-fed beef, eggs Oak Tree Farm Robin and Maggi Ansell Lavender products and oils, locally distilled. Sold On Farm: Yes: by Appt Sold at Farmers Markett: Yes Harbour Quay Address: 8405 Meshers Rd. Phone: 250-720-0025 Phone: 250-723-7472 Web: www.islandlavender.com Leda Organic Farm Leda Eco-Forest Gary and Jackie Swann We sell Biodynamic fruits and vegetables and maple syrup, in season, at the Port Alberni Farmers Market. As well as from our farm. We also sell custom cut Timber and boards from Leda Eco-forest at the same location. Tuesdays 9AM to Noon Address: 4361 Batty Rd Phone: 250-723-7692 9am till noon on Tuesday only Lonely Pine Ranch Fresh produce and preserves. Call Address: 6805 Cherry Creek Road Phone: 250-723-7780 Maureen and Peter Lenihan sheep, wool, eggs, turkey By Appt. Address: 3579 Trevor Ave Phone: 250-724-3703 Miss Fitz Farm Grant Volkman Organic chicken and turkey, eggs Call Address: Phone: 250-720-0997
McCoy Lake Farms Farmer Bill Thomson Beef, Pork, local Hay Farm Address: 8081 McCoy Lake Farmer Bills Country Market Address: 7666 Pacific Rim Highway Sold at Farmers Market: Yes Farmer Bills Country Market and at Harbour Quay Phone: Kasha Thomson 724-3775 Mirabel Urban Farm Jen and Stephen Fisher-Bradley Locally acclimatised seeds, bedding plants, seasonal organic vegetables, herbs, fruit and nuts. Address: 2667 4th Avenue Sold at Farmers Market: Yes Arrowvale Market Saturdays 10 a.m. to 2 p.m Phone: 250-724-7308 Email: wfwi@shaw.ca Naesgaard s Farm and Market Vegetables in season, Strawberries June to October Address: River Road at Mary Street Will market local produce for others; Please Call Phone: 250-723-3622 Nutty Farm Larry Marzinke grass-fed beef, chicken, eggs, seasonal vegetables, nuts Address: 6810 Bainbridge Road By Appt. Phone: 250-724-7306 Nash Dhaliwal Blueberry Farm Blueberries in season Address: On road to Bamfield, 2km from corner of Ship Creek Road and Anderson Avenue. Watch for the Blueberries sign on the right Phone: 250-724-5027 John Oosterom local hay, grass-fed beef Address: 8691 Bland Road By appointment Phone: 250-724-2992 Petronella s Produce and Poultry Randy and Deana Bolger Seasonal Vegetables, Grass-fed Turkey and Chicken, Eggs Address: 8333 Miller Road Phone: 250-723-4514 Pleasant Valley Farm Wayne Carrie Smith Chicken, beef, hay, grain Address: 3000 Mozart Rd Sold at Farmers Market: Yes (Arrowvale and Harbour Quay) Phone: 250-723-8988
Ben Potter seasonal vegetables, eggs By appointment Phone: 250-723-5170 Email: farmer_benpotter@yahoo.com Shannon Farms Hay Address: Marlowe Road By Appointment Phone: 250-724-0852 Bill and Margo Taylor lamb (sides and whole), eggs, pears Address: 6095 Malabar Road Phone: 250-724-5380 Van Isle Blues Blueberries in season