Vancouver Island-Coast Farm Tours
Note to All Farm Tour Participants:
Food borne illness can result from close contact with farm animals.
To reduce the risk of any food borne illness be sure that all farm tour participants wash their hands with soapy, warm, running water and dry their hands with a clean paper towel before either eating at the farm, on the bus or back at the school.
Agriculture in the Classroom does not review or monitor any of the farm tour facilities offered in the list below. It is up to you as the farm visitor to be aware of the risks associated with visiting a farm. (See Tips for Tours)
| Brentwood | Flower Garden | Eurosa Garden Toll Free: 1.877.738.7072 Fax: 250.652.6949 | Specialty: Flowers Operation: Year Round Cost: Yes Comments: Pesticide free vegetables are grown here also. |
| Black Creek | Dairy Farm | Daldas Farms Phone: 250.337.5494 | Specialty: Dairy Farm Operation: Year Round Cost: No Charge Comments: Please call to book a tour. |
| Chemainus | Dairy Farm | Greendike Farms Ltd. 3210 Mt. Sicker Road, RR #1 Chemainus, BC, V0R 1K0 Phone: 250.246.3300 | Specialty: Dairy Farm Operation: Year Round. Cost: No Charge Comments: Possibly a hay ride. First-hand observation of a cow being milked. Please call to book a tour. |
| Duncan | Emu Farm | Code's Corner Emu Farm Phone: 250.746.1593 | Specialty: Emus Operation: Year Round Cost: No Charge (donations gratefully accepted) Comments: Tours are approximately 1 hour. Please call to book a tour. |
| Parksville | Cheese | Little Qualicum Cheeseworks 403 Lowry's Road Phone: 250.954.3931 Fax: 250.954.3981 | Specialty: Cheese Operation: Comments: Please call to book a tour. |
| Saanich Peninsula | Orchard (various) | Oldfield Orchard 6286 Oldfield Rd. Saanichton, BC V8M 1X7 Phone: 250.652.1579 | Specialty: Apples, peaches, plums, kiwi and pumpkins. Operation: September and October. Cost: Yes Comments: 1.5 - 2 hour tour by hay wagon, stopping at various points for viewing and talks about the orchard operations. Samples of fresh apple juice, apple fruit leather and apples from the cooler. |
| Sooke | Llamas | Roche Cove Llamas 1241 Gillespie Road, Sooke, BC Phone/Fax: 250.642.1795 | Specialty: Llamas Operation: Year Round Cost: Yes Comments: Please call to book a tour. |
| Qualicum | Alpaca Farm | Blue Stone Alpacas Phone/Fax: 250.752.0970 | Specialty: Alpacas Operation: May to October Cost: Yes Comments: Please call to book a tour. |
| Qualicum Beach | Mixed Farm | Gilmar Farm 3379 Alberni Hwy. Qualicum Beach, BC V9K 1Y5 Phone: 250.752.1703 | Specialty: Horses and Chickens. Operation: Year Round Cost: No charge Comments: Please call to book a tour. |
| Saanich Peninsula | Christmas Tree Farm | Saanichton Christmas Tree Farm 8231 East Saanich Rd. Saanichton, BC V8M 1T5 Phone: 250.652.3345 | Specialty: Christmas tree farm. Operation: Year Round Cost: Yes Comments: 1-hour tour of Christmas tree farm. Discuss different types of Christmas trees, stump culture. Collect fir cones for decorations. Hot apple juice in December. Ideal size of group: 25-35 max. |
