With 11,000 sheep, 113,000 hogs, 118,000 cows, 700,000
turkeys, and a whopping 15.4 million chickens, the Fraser Valley
is home to one of the densest concentrations of farm animals in
North America, and it's tops in Canada. This is no accident. The
valley's rich floodplain soils have lured farmers for well over a
century. And with Greater Vancouver's steady population growth,
countless opportunities exist to market meat and dairy products
to consumers right next door.
