It’s time for another round of Circle Farm Tour openings! As spring rolls in, local producers, farmers, and artisans throughout the Fraser Valley have opened their doors for you and your family to experience the best of locally sourced, fresh produce and a little bit of that bucolic and charming farm life.
Langley
1. Milner Valley Cheese
Take the farm tour to visit with goats and see how their milk is made into delicious craft cheeses on this fifth-generation heritage family farm and goat dairy in the picturesque Milner Valley. You can also take home cheese from their farmgate shop, as well as handmade preserves, soap, and goat milk gelato.
2. Cedar Rim Nursery
Visit the largest garden centre in the Lower Mainland to browse through thousands of trees, shrubs, perennials, grasses and annual plants. Say hi to Russ and Trudy, who have been running the nursery since its humble beginnings in 1978!
3. JD Farms Specialty Turkey
Visit their Farm Store and Deli for specialty products made from turkey raised right on the farm, including handmade sausages and ready-made meals. Enjoy lunch and that Valley sunshine at the farm’s Bistro with their open-air patio.
Abbotsford
4. Restaurant 62
Enjoy a true farm-to-table experience at Restaurant 62, where the menu is always in harmony with the seasons. Ingredients are always sourced from local farms and presented in their stylish boutique setting alongside an award-winning local wine list.
5. EcoFarm Discovery Centre
See what it takes to make a life on the farm and discover the innovative techniques that make it a little easier, improve the quality of food, and lessen the environmental impact. Kids will love the barn tours, meeting the cows, and seeing the robots in action as they milk them.
6. Lakeland Flowers
Stroll through 35 acres of tulips, peonies, lupins, meadow flowers, and lavender–a flower lover’s Garden of Eden–at the home of one of British Columbia’s largest tulip festivals. Snap some pics against the most colourful backdrops in the Valley, with a smattering of mountain vistas to boot.
Chilliwack
7. Anita’s Bread & Coffee
Stop by the bakery at their milling location for a coffee from local organic roasters. Pair it with one of Anita’s handcrafted and organic scones, muffins, cakes, or cookies, and don’t forget to take home a loaf of freshly baked bread! From grain to oven, it happens all under one roof at Anita’s.
8. Rustic Soap Co
Stop by the Valley’s countryside soap shack for herbal soaps, bath and body care products, and soy candles—made onsite at a quaint little cabin on South Sumas Road and from locally sourced ingredients like coffee, grains, beer, honey and goat’s milk.
9. The Local Harvest Market
The ultimate Valley farm market! Shop fresh fruits and veggies grown right next door on a 37-acre family-run, environmentally responsible farm with perennial garden beds and greenhouses and a sustainable approach that is 100% chemical-free. You’ll also find baked-in-house bread and flower bouquets from the garden.
10. Greendale Acres Sweet Spring Flower Festival
A fantastic attraction in its own right, Greendale Acres kicks off spring looking its absolute best with this annual flower festival dedicated to gorgeous tulips blooming. Inspired by the famous Dutch flower festivals, Greendale goes the extra mile by arranging bulbs into beautifully intricate designs.
Agassiz-Harrison Mills
11. Harrison Tulip Festival
Located on a beautiful 109-acre Agassiz farm with a panoramic view of the mountains as the backdrop, visitors are welcome to wander along the pathways of this picturesque festival, taking in the stunning scene of 10 million tulips and savouring the soft fragrance of hyacinths and double daffodils. It’s like walking into an immersive bouquet!
12. Kilby Historic Site
The closest thing to a time machine in the Valley! Discover what life was like here 100 years ago at a well-preserved rural community that features heritage buildings, a café, friendly farm animals and the Kilby General Store from 1906—now a museum filled with original artifacts, hands-on activities and friendly interpreters.
13. Cabin Fever Junction Bakery
Everything here is baked onsite daily, all from scratch using farm fresh, locally-sourced ingredients, and served up in a warm and welcoming homestyle cafe. Enjoy everything from a hearty lunch to a delicious sweet treat and coffee on their sunny street-side patio.
14. Homestead Cider
Nestled snug in the beautiful valley between Mount Cheam and Bear Mountain, this family-owned and operated cidery serves up their hard cider against a stunning alpine backdrop. Kids will love running around the huge open patio, which is also pet-friendly.
Spring has officially sprung in the Fraser Valley, and with it, ample opportunity to get out and sample the best of what’s blossoming, baking and brewing on the Fraser Valley Circle Farm Tour!
