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Thompson Okanagan Below is listing of our member farms and other related agritourism
operators in the Vancouver Coast and Montains tourist region.
Click the map to return to links to other B.C agritourism
operations
 Claybank Farm Lavendar
Pati and Doug Mathias
610 Boothe Road, Naramata BC V0H 1N0 Phone: 250 496-5788 Email: claybank@shaw.ca Web: www.claybankfarmlavender.com Linger in our artisanal fields & fix the sight, fragrance & texture
of fresh lavender in your senses. Enjoy summer events & workshops on our
second-generation farm. Plants, fresh & dried bunches & lavender lemonade
in season. Sample luxurious farmcrafted lavender products for body & home
1 - 5pm, May - October.
 Davison Orchards
Tom and Tamra Davison
3111 - Davison Road, Vernon BC V1H 1A2 Phone: 250 549-3266 Email: info@davisonorchards.ca Web: www.davisonorchards.ca This is a must see on your visit to the Okanagan.
Vernon's favourite family attraction includes orchard tours,
farm animals, acres of fresh fruit & vegetables, fudge,
ice cream,wonderful pie and other treats from the bakery. Plan
a trip and enjoy lunch or coffee and dessert with a spectacular
view of the city of Vernon. Open Daily mid-May to October 31.
Old Tower Farm
Alain Peron & Donna Bartlett
2649 Middle Bench Road, Keremeos BC V0X 1N0 Phone: 250 499-5654 Email: alainp@telus.net Web: www.oldtowerfarm.com Experience a peaceful farmstay vacation on a certified
organic fruit farm. The cozy, renovated 1912 heritage cottage accommodates
up to 4 people, surrounded by spectacular scenery. Located near Keremeos
in the quiet, natural, rural Similkameen Valley that is not overcrowded
or touristy. This is the organic fruit capital of Canada.
Second Wind Farms
Irene & Greg Bevandick
2580 Lakha Road, Kelowna BC V1X 7W1 Phone: 250 765-2278 Email: secondwindfarms@shaw.ca Our family-run 10 acre mixed fruit and vegetable
farm is located on the sunny slopes of the Ellison district
of Kelowna. Raspberries, blueberries, apples, assorted vegetables,
farm fresh eggs, locally grown soft fruit as well as pottery,
crafts and preserves are available from our rustic farm store.
Open mid-May to Halloween.
Okanagan Lavender Herb Farm
Alf and Sandee Krause
Andrea & David McFadden 4380 Takla Road, Kelowna BC V1W 3C4 Phone: 250 764-7795 or 1-866-764-7795 Email: Okanagan_Lavender@telus.net Web: www.okanaganlavender.com Okanagan Lavender is a family farm planted
to 1½ acres of lavender and 6 acres of grapes. We offer
self-guided tours, classes and a gift shop; we are open May-September.
Harvest Festival in July & Christmas Fair in November.
We are growers, distillers and producers of fine quality lavender
products.
Forbidden Fruit Winery
Steve Venables and Kim Brind'Amour
620 Sumac Road, Cawston BC V0X 1C0 Phone: 250 499-2649 Email: venamour@nethop.net Web: www.forbiddenfruitwines.com Retreat to your own space in a deluxe guesthouse,
overlooking the Similkameen River, surrounded by 142 acres
of rare desert habitat and sloping organic orchards. Enjoy
tree ripened fruit, tour the farm, and visit our mosaic art
gallery. Perfect for families, small groups, couples and individuals.
Guesthouse open year round. Gallery and fruit stand open May
thru December.
Matheson Creek Farm
Dave & Arlene Sloan
29 Eastside Road, Okanagan Falls BC V0H 1R0 Phone: 250 497-8989 Email: mathesoncreek-strawbale@telus.net
12 varieties of apples, peaches, nectarines, plums, seedless
table grapes, pears, raspberries as well as a wide variety
of vegetables. Dave & Arlene invite everyone to visit
their farm and their unique straw bale fruit stand along
the shores of Skaha Lake, 10 minutes south of Penticton.
Open daily Aug 1 to Oct 31.
Dickinson Family Farm
Dwane and Renee Dickinson
17208 Bentley Road, Summerland BC Phone: 250 494-0300 or 250 494-8732 Email: drdickinson@shaw.ca Web: www.dickinsonfamilyfarm.com Dwane and Renee welcome you to visit their
farm. We offer u-pick cherries (in season), tours, and farm
fresh fruit. Camp under the cherry trees. Bring your lunch,
pull up a picnic table and enjoy the peace and quiet. Take
your picture on the worlds tallest orchard ladder.
Oyama Lake Alpaca Farm
James Covington and Darlene Homenchuk
5561 Oyama Lake Road, Oyama BC 4V4 2C9 Phone: 250 548-4004 Email: info@alpacadelights.com Web: www.alpacadelights.com Are you looking for a memorable experience
at a working alpaca farm? We are pleased to offer educational
tours for a nominal fee. In addition to a guided tour, you
will also enjoy demonstrations of carding, spinning and weaving.
Our "Alpaca Delights" gift gallery offers a variety
of fashionable, functional alpaca clothing and accessories,
locally made in the Okanagan.
Kelowna Land & Orchard Co. Ltd.
Nicole Bullock
3002 Dunster Road, R.P.O Box 28148, East Kelowna, Kelowna BC, V1W 4A6 Phone: 250 763-1091 Email: klo@k-l-o.com Web: www.k-l-o.com Kelowna Land and Orchard Company Ltd. (KLO) is a working
farm and commercial apple orchard situated a short distance
(10 minutes) from the city centre of Kelowna. KLO features
?The Ridge Restaurant? set in the midst of the orchard and
offering a spectacular view of the city. Open for lunch and
dinner, menus highlight the bounty of the Okanagan. Added
attractions include a petting zoo and The Farm Store. Fresh
fruit and KLO?s own delicious 100% pure apple juice are sold
at the adjoining market, along with The Ridge?s delectable
pastries, pies and breads. The newest attraction at KLO is
Raven Ridge Cidery, where a line of apple cider beverages
includes varieties of iced apple cider as well as a sparkling
cider.
Hanna & Hanna Farm Market
James & Harriet Hanna
3181 - 11th Avenue, Salmon Arm, BC, V1E 2S5 Phone: 245 832-4574 Email: hanna@sunwave.net Web: www.hannaorchards.com The aroma of freshly-baked apple pie welcomes you
to Hanna & Hanna Orchards Farm Market. We invite you to "Come
taste the difference," in the more than 40 varieties of modern and
heritage apples we grow. The Market features the best of BC fruit and
produce, local honey, preserves, ice-cream, and giftware. Enjoy the peaceful
atmosphere of this century-old family orchard; stroll through the u-pick
flower and herb gardens and pumpkin patch or take a self-guided tour
of the orchard. Educational tours are also offered. Celebrate "APPLEFEST" with
us each fall - a celebration of "everything apple."
Habitat Farm
Renee Lapierre
RR #1, Comp 4, Shaw Road, Falkland BC, V0E 1W0 Phone: 250 379-2642 Email: rglapierre@yahoo.ca Woollen products and gallery. Enjoy guest cabin accommodation
on a working farm with access to hiking trails and salmon habitat restoration
area.
Planet Bee Honey Farm & Gift Shop
Ed Nowek
5011 Bella Vista Road, Vernon, BC, V1H 1A1 Phone: 250 542-8088 or 1-877-233-9675 (toll-free) Email: info@planetbee.com Web: www.planetbee.com A premiere Honeybee Attraction and Interpretive Centre
where we focus on presenting the "World of the Honeybee," and
providing a full range of the finest honeybee products available for
your pleasure and well-being. During your visit you can watch live honeybees
busily working behind glass in a live bee display performing their amazing
Bee Dance and producing their numerous nutritional products which can
enhance our well being. Book an educational tour of the fully and safely
screened outdoor observatory, "The largest of its kind in Western
Canada," and also watch in season demonstrations of honey extraction
and bottling. Shop in the sweetness of our country store where we offer
12 different floral selections of Planet Bee pure, natural honey. Honey
tasting is always available. Also featuring: outdoor and indoor children's
play areas, picnic tables and full washroom facilities, with lots of
paved parking for buses and tour groups large and small.
Chickadee Ridge Miniatures
Lorne Major
1403 McLeod Road, Armstrong, BC, V0E 1B8 Phone: 250 546-9323 Web: www.chickadeeridgeminiatures.com Experience "Our field of Dreams Come True" with
us. Nestled in the beautiful Okanagan Valley, Chickadee Ridge is the
largest miniature horse farm in Canada. While here you will walk in the
pastures with nearly 200 horses, and yes, you will get to "HUG" your
favourites. You will also see: various birds from Quail and Doves to
Emus, Pheasants, Peacocks, and Wild Turkeys; Pot Bellied Pigs; Miniature
Cattle; Goats and Sheep; Fallow Deer; and exotic animals including a
Wallaby, Snow Monkey, Reptiles and Ring Tailed Lemurs.
Y-Knot Ranch
Terry and Roberta Tranfield
14041 Talbot Road, Oyama, BC, V4V 2C2 Phone: 250 548-3349 Email: y-knot@silk.net Flying-Two Herb Farm
Warren & Tracy Schimpf
4640 Stewart Road East, Kelowna BC, V1W 4C1 Phone: 250 764-4287 Email: schimpf@silk.net Dreams Happen Organics
Marilyn Coulson
Site 4, Comp 1, Cawston BC, V0K 1C0 Phone: 250 499-5544 Email: dreamshappen@nethop.net Falcon Ridge Farms
Marlys Wolfe
579 Rifle Road, Kelowna, BC, V1V 2H2 Phone: 250 861-5441 Email: gmwolfe@shaw.ca Woodsdale Estates Ltd.
Nancy McFarlane
4515 Hebbert Road, Oyama, BC, V4V 2A8 Phone: 250 548-3510 Email: mcfarlane@paragonbc.com Zeus's Roost Mobile Farm & Party
Debbie Fortais
179 Pine Avenue, Kalden, BC, V0H 1K0 Phone: 250 497-6490 Email: zeusroost@shaw.ca We bring gentle, tame farm animals to home parties, bithday parties,
grand openings, senior homes, and schools.
Good "N" Plenty Produce
Lorne Major
Eugene Rohren 5020 Pringle Road, Armstrong, BC, V0E 1B4 Phone: 250 546-6267 Picked and U-pick strawberries and on-farm store offering
a wide variety of home-grown vegetables.
Okanagan's Finest Foods
Travis Hackl
3002 Dunster Road, Kelowna, BC, V1W 5K6 Phone: 250 317-2055 Email: thackl@okanagansfinest.com Web: www.okanagansfinest.com Happy Days Goat Dairy
Donat Koller
691 Salmon River Road, Salmon Arm, BC, V1E 3E9 Phone: 250 832-0209 Email: hapdays@shuswap.net We are the largest producer of goat milk
in Western Canada and our cheeses, yogurt and ice cream are
being distributed nation-wide. We have opened a cheese specialty
store next to our plant in Chilliwack, BC and offer our own
products with a wide selection of BC cheeses, yogurts and ice
creams.
Aveley Heritage Sheep Ranch
Karen Molliet
2721 Birch Island Lost Cr. Rd., Box 10, Vavenby, BC Phone: 250-676-9574 Email: tours@aveleyranch.com Web: www.aveleyranch.com Experience the true northwest on Aveley Ranch.
Whether wandering by the flowing river or hiking in the alpine
meadows, there is something for everyone. Lambing tours - spectacular!
Toy boat races in Crooked Creek; puppet shows - children will
be engaged for hours. History buffs will be captivated by artifacts,
photos and true tales of the Old West. Always a hayride and
warm home-made scones in the Blacksmith Shop/Tea House. Aveley
Ranch offers overnight stays, year-round in "Solitude",
private B & B cottage. Apr-Sept 11am to 7pm; Oct-Mar 9am-5pm.
After May, appointments are necessary during the week days
to ensure a tour.
Allan Brooks Nature Centre
The Allan Brooks Nature Centre is an interpretive
centre whose vision is to give residents and visitors a first-hand
opportunity to see and learn more about the North Okanagan's
unique and diverse natural heritage through views, information,
programs and displays.
Interior Provincial Exhibition and Stampede
Mark Dibblee, General Manager
Box 490, Armstrong, BC, V0E 1B0 Phone: 250-546-9406 Email: ipegenmg@telus.net Web: www.ipeandstampede.com The Interior Provincial Exhibition and Stampede
is the largest Agricultural Fair in BC with a 108 year history.
From its humble beginnings as a table top fair, it has grown
to be the fifth largest fair in Canada, boasting an attendance
of over 148,000 visitors in five days in 2007. With educational
displays, competitions, exhibits and a five night Professional
Rodeo, there is truly something for everyone. 2008 dates are
August 27-31.
Spencer Hill Orchard and Gallery
Sheila Dobie
5615 Spencer Road, Grand Forks, BC, V0H 1H5 Phone: 250-442-8583 Email: sheila@spencerhillorchardandgallery.ca A traditional working orchard with numerous
varieties of apples, pears, plums and cherries. We have a unique
gift shop filled with work exclusively from the local Boundary
artisans. We host regular events with a festival of activities
including entertainment, childrens' activities, refreshments
and farm tours. Call ahead to book a tour and check local listings
for event dates. Open: May to October.
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