Find local farms, markets, restaurants - sources for a WAPF Wise Traditions Lifestyle. If you are aware of local Sooke and Metchosin area farms that could be added to this list, please contact Linda at [email protected].
Please note that not all of the places listed below have been visited by the Sooke Chapter. It is the responsibility of the consumer to be satisfied that the farm's production methods and products offered meet their expectations. Some farms are listed as Certified Organic, and many others are not certified but use organic practices to the best of their ability. There are times when organic feed is not available on Vancouver Island. It is safe to say that markets/restaurants that feature local food and our cherished local farmers are miles ahead of industrial agriculture and mega confined-livestock operations. We are blessed with many producers who have exceptional knowledge around animal husbandry and land regeneration.
WAPF challenges our members and friends to help us celebrate twenty-five years of accurate information on diet and health by committing to support local farms. We call it the 50-50 Pledge: spend at least 50 percent of your food dollar by purchasing raw milk and raw milk products, eggs, poultry, meat and produce directly from local farmers and artisans. With the other 50 percent of your food dollar you can celebrate how small the world has become and enjoy, for example, rice, pineapple and spices from other parts of the world. Become a WAPF Member today!
WAPF challenges our members and friends to help us celebrate twenty-five years of accurate information on diet and health by committing to support local farms. We call it the 50-50 Pledge: spend at least 50 percent of your food dollar by purchasing raw milk and raw milk products, eggs, poultry, meat and produce directly from local farmers and artisans. With the other 50 percent of your food dollar you can celebrate how small the world has become and enjoy, for example, rice, pineapple and spices from other parts of the world. Become a WAPF Member today!
One of the best sites to find local food in the area is BC Farms & Food (BCFF). Search options and maps are included on the excellent and up-to-date BCFF site. Another excellent place to look is the Sooke Region Food CHI Society.
Scroll down after the LOCAL FARMS list to see the sections FARMERS MARKETS and RESTAURANTS / SHOPS.
local farms
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ALM Organic Farm / Full Circle Seeds
3680 Otter Point Road, Sooke BC Call: 250-642-3671 Email: [email protected] Web: almfarms.org |
Products: Eggs, Vegetables, Berries, Fruit, Walnuts, Herbs, Baked Goods, Jams & Jellies, Seeds, Certified Organic, Grown Without Pesticides, CSA/Box Program, B&B/Accommodations, Classes/Workshops
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Barefoot Farm
2263 Kemp Lake Road, Sooke BC Call: 250-642-1527 Email: [email protected] Web: facebook.com/farmeggz |
Products: Pasture raised, veggie fed, antibiotic and hormone free eggs. Perennial plants, and seasonal produce grown without pesticides or artificial fertilizers. Gate sales year round.
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Bennett Farms
3081 Goudie Road, Sooke BC Call: 250-642-2611 |
Products: Beef
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Berryman Brothers Farm
2812 Dooley Rd. Victoria, B.C. Call: 778-351-3633 Email: [email protected] Web: www.berrymanbrothersbutcheries.ca |
Products: Local Beef, Chicken, Lamb, Turkey, Seafood, Bison, Pet Food/Treats, Meat Pies, Naturally Cured Meats, House Made Sausage, Meat Boxes
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Cackleberry Hill Farm
2620 Kemp Lake Road, Sooke BC Call: 250-642-3434 |
Products: Eggs, Chicken, Grown Without Pesticides
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Cast Iron Farm
2385 Phillips Road, Sooke BC (access Shambrooke Rd) Farm contact: 250-642-5445 Email: [email protected] Web: castironfarm.ca |
Products: Organically grown meat and eggs
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Far Side Farm
4660 Otter Point Place, Sooke BC Call: 250-642-2035 Email: [email protected] Web: farsidefarm.ca |
Products: Lamb
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Glenrosa Farm Restaurant
5447 Rocky Point Road, Victoria, BC Call: 250-478-6186 Email: [email protected] Web: glenrosafarmrestaurant.com |
Products: Eggs, Farm Restaurant
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Goose River Farm (Ryan LeBlanc)
Call: 250-588-0963 Email: [email protected] www.facebook.com/GooseRiverFarmSooke |
Products: Eggs, farm fresh vegetables, salad mixes, microgreens, berries
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Happy Valley Lavender & Herb Farm (Lynda Dowling)
3505 Happy Valley Road, Langford BC Call: 250-474-5767 Email: [email protected] |
Products: Culinary Herbs, Lavender, Medicinal Herbs, Dried Herbs, Annuals, Nursery Stock, Perennials, Plant Starts, Farm Stand/Store
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Hawthorne Hill Farm
3475 Otter Point Road, Sooke BC Call: 250-642-3436 |
Products: Raspberries, Plums, Culinary Herbs, Bouquets, Cut Flowers, Plant Starts, Farm Stand/Store
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InishOge Farm
6698 Helgesen Road, Sooke BC Call: 250-642-4792 Email: [email protected] Web: www.inishoge.ca |
Products: Eggs, Pork, Chickens, Turkey, Berries, Grown Organically, Farm Events - home to the annual Sooke Pumpkin Patch in October and provide space for wilderness programmes and groups. Homestead and heritage farm.
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Inlet Creek Farm
5418 East Sooke Road, East Sooke BC Call: 250-642-4613 |
Products: Eggs, Chicken, Blueberries, Grown Without Pesticides
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Karen and Don’s Blueberry Patch
4405 Happy Valley Road, Metchosin BC Call: 250 478-9349 |
Products: Blueberries, Gooseberries, Raspberries, Currants, Grown Without Pesticides
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Littler Farm (Debbie Littler)
3564 Happy Valley Road, Victoria BC Call: 250-474-7353 |
Products: Chicken, Duck, Guinea Fowl Eggs, Vegetables, Blackberries, Blueberries, Loganberries, Raspberries, Strawberries, Apples, Herbs, Cut Flowers. The farm sells at the Goldstream Farmers Market and the Metchosin Farmers Market. Grown Without Pesticides, Farm Stand/Store (open 24/7)
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Livin’ the Dream Farm (Katie Greenwood)
10069 West Coast Rd, Shirley BC Email: [email protected] Web: livinthedreamfarm.net |
Products: Signature salad mixes, microgreens, fresh produce, farm fresh teas, plant based skincare & Nursery
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Longmeadow Farm
(John Aalberg & Catherine Jackson) 2727 Phillips Road, Sooke BC Call: 250-580-1273 Email: [email protected] Web: longmeadowfarm.ca |
Products: Eggs, Organic fresh vegetables and fruit, plants and cut flowers. Vegetable box subscription program, online shop, farm stand and Sooke farmers market
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Products: Eggs, Plant Starts, Seeds, Annuals, Bulbs & Tubers, Native Plants, Perennials, Grown Without Pesticides, Farm Stand/Store, Classes/Workshops
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Products: Garlic, Onions, Pumpkins, Squash
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Mrs. Lewers’ Farmhouse (Ellen Lewers)
5526 Sooke Road, Sooke BC Call: 250-812-2830 Email: [email protected] |
Products: Eggs, chicken, berries, apples, seasonal produce, jam, jellies, take and bake pies. Look for new products. On-farm market Monday thru Saturday
9:00 am to 2:00 pm. Phone or email orders. |
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Ole Trail Farms Jr. (Dahlia Plett)
775 Drummond Way, Victoria BC Call: 250-474-7959 Email: [email protected] |
Products: Eggs, Quail, Vegetables, Strawberries, Herbs, Manure, Bamboo, Grown Without Pesticides, Farm Stand/Store
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Orveas Creek Organics
Glyse + Paul Clarkston 2513 Clark Road, Sooke BC Call: 250-642-2232 Email: [email protected] Web: orveascreekhealingfarm.ca |
Products: Turkeys, chickens and eggs. Organic (not certified) produce, blueberries, strawberries, garlic, salad greens, and an assortment of vegetables in season. Use own manure, no fertilizer or pesticides.
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Parry Bay Sheep Farm
4335 Lindholm Road, Metchosin BC Email: [email protected] Web: www.parrybayfarmmarket.com Facebook: facebook.com/ParryBayFarmMarket |
Products: Lamb, Chicken, Pork, Carded Wool, Raw Fleeces, Hand-Crafted T-shirts, Farm Stand/Store (Saturdays Noon to 3pm)
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Products: Honey, Bee Pollen/Beeswax Products, Dried Herb and Tea Blends
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Red Earth Farm
(Lindsey Snelling & Matt Nelson ) 7885 East Glen Place, Sooke BC Call: 250-642-5883 Email: [email protected] |
Products: Free-range eggs, fresh veggies, fruits, herbs, baking. Pesticide free.
Sooke Country Market, phone or email orders. |
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Saltwest Naturals (Jessica & Jeff Abel)
7585 Lemare Crescent, Sooke BC Call: 778-977-3994 Email: [email protected] Web: saltwest.com |
Products: Handcrafted Canadian Sea Salt harvested from the west coast of Vancouver Island. Salts include pure, flavour-infused, earth & sea spice blends and natural smoked sea salts. Flavoured salts feature certified organic and/or natural and local fresh ingredients. Saltwest Naturals also offers mineral sea soak products and skin care products.
Farm Stand/Store (April–October: Tues–Sat 11am to 4pm), Farm Tours (5 days per week) |
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Sea Bluff Farm
Robin Tunnicliffe 565 Wootton Road, Metchosin BC Call: 250-479-8273 Email: [email protected] Web: facebook.com/SeaBluffFarm |
Products: Eggs, Vegetables, Raspberries, Strawberries, Apples, Hazelnuts, Melons, Pears, Plums, Rhubarb, Herbs, Plant Starts, Seeds, Certified Organic, Grown Without Pesticides, CSA/Box Program (in partnership with Saanich Organics), Farm Stand/Store (year round Tuesdays and Saturdays), Seasonally at Goldstream and Metchosin Markets, Cooking Demonstrations, Farm Festivals, Farm Tours
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Silver Cloud Farm (Teresa Willman )
2709 Anderson Road, Sooke BC Call: 250-642-4516 Email: [email protected] Web: www.silvercloudfarm.ca |
Products: Wide array of vegetables, berries and fruit. Online sales, box program and farmers markets. Family run, small scale farm that follows the principals of organic farming.
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Sonnleiten Farm
Odell Loubser 4556 William Head Road, Metchosin BC Call: 250-592-3780 Email: [email protected] Web: facebook.com/Metchosinfarms/ Visitors welcome. Please call first. |
Products: Vegetables, Blackberries, Apples, Plums, Quince, Rhubarb, Dried Fruit, Sunflowers, Hay, Grown Without Pesticides, U-Pick, Farm Tours, Picnic Area
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Southwind Honey (Karen Hoffman)
1530 Neild Road, Metchosin BC Call: 250-474-3708 |
Products: Honey (Local, Unpasteurized), Sundays 11am to 2 pm Metchosin Farmers Market
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Stillmeadow Farm
4198 Still Meadow Road, Metchosin BC Call: 250-478-0588 |
Products: Chicken, Lamb, Pork, Wheat, Holly, Farm Stand/Store
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The Greener Side Farm (Lo Shrum)
Call: 250-812-5438 Email: [email protected] Web: www.facebook.com/thegreenersidefarm Tugwell Creek Honey Farm and Meadery
8750 West Coast Road, Sooke BC Call: 250-642-1956 Email: [email protected] Web: tugwellcreekfarm.com |
Products: Eggs from organically-fed chickens. Organically-fed and pasture-rotated pork. Sustainable small scale farm offering vegetables with no pesticides or chemical fertilizers. Weekly CSA - delivery or pickup.
Products: Honey, Mead, Wine, Wool, Farm Stand/Store, Classes/Workshops, Farm Tours, Wine Tasting
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Products: Prawns, Tuna
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Products: Eggs, Chicken, Pork, Garlic, B&B/Accommodations
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Products: Vegetables, Strawberries, Apples, Pears, Plums, Herbs. Certified Organic, Grown Without Pesticides, CSA/Box Program
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Woodlands Sooke Farm (Aneta)
Sooke BC (Saseenos area) Call 250-415-0768 By appointment. Please call first. |
Products: Eggs, Apples, Asian Pears, Crab Apples, Pears, Herbs, Cut Flowers, Fertilized Hatching Eggs. Grown Without Pesticides. U-Pick
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Woodside Farm (Mela Radtke)
7149West Coast Road, Sooke BC Call: 250-889-6638 Email: [email protected] Web: www.woodside.farm |
Products: Vegetables, berries, fruit, fruit juice, hay. This heritage farm hosts school visits, birthday parties, fresh food events and has a wonderful farm shop.
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Sooke Country Market, 2047 Otter Point Road at Eustace, Sooke BC Call 250-642-7166 Email: [email protected] Web: sookecountrymarket.com Saturdays 10am–2pm, May through October |
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Goldstream Farmers Market, Langford BC Email: [email protected] Web: facebook.com/goldstreamfarmersmarket/ Saturdays 10am–2pm, mid May to mid October |
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Metchosin Farmers Market, 4450 Happy Valley Road (Metchosin Municipal Grounds) Email: [email protected] Web: facebook.com/Metchosin-Farmers-Market Sundays 11am–2pm, mid May to late October |
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The Shirley Country Market, Pioneer Park right next to the famous "Shirley Delicious Cafe"
Email: [email protected] Web: facebook.com/ShirleyCountryMarket Open seasonally from June-September, every Sunday from 11-3. CSA pickup location |
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restaurants / shops
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Fry's Bakery
416 Craigflower Rd, Victoria BC Call 250 590 5727 Email: [email protected] [email protected] Web: frysbakery.com |
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Fry’s Bakery is a small family run wood-fired sourdough bakery that uses organic freshly stone-milled flours and only the best locally sourced ingredients to make our long-fermentation sourdough bread, pastries, and pizzas.
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Glenrosa Farm Restaurant
5447 Rocky Point Road, Victoria BC Call 250-478-6186 Email: [email protected] Web: glenrosafarmrestaurant.com |
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Products: Eggs
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Nootka Rose Milling, 4480 Happy Valley Road, Metchosin
Call 250-800-1207 Email: [email protected] Web: facebook.com/NootkaRoseMilling |
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Nootka Rose Milling Company grinds a variety of grains into fresh flour. The mill sources grains as locally as possible. Grains are either certified organic or sustainably grown on small farms. Rye, Spelt, Wheat and Grains and Baked Goods
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Wild Mountain Food & Drink
1831 Maple Avenue South, Sooke BC Call 250-642-3596 Email: [email protected] Web: wildmountaindinners.com/contact |
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An organic restaurant with Slow Food values - the menus echo Sooke and area's abundant community of farmers, fishers, foragers, winemakers, brewers, distillers & bakers. Brick oven pizza, made with organic local grains milled in Metchosin at Nootka Rose and featuring made in-house charcuterie, with organic tomato sauce and exceptional cheeses, pizza is available for dine-in or to go.
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