A new-generation BC beekeeper is modernizing a legacy operation-breeding resilient Canadian stock, using data-driven queen programs, and challenging an import-dependent system.
At Fresh Valley Farms in the North Okanagan, Annelise Grube-Cavers shows how organic livestock farming can strengthen food security, animal welfare, and rural communities—one careful decision at a time.
Third-generation farmer Travis Hopcott is focused on one goal: keeping the family farm viable. At Hopcott Farms in Pitt Meadows, that means diversification, direct sales, climate adaptation, and managing a business built to last.
In B.C’s North Coast, Kieran McKeown, a third-generation farmer, blends innovation, integrity, and community spirit to feed a region and keep her family’s legacy alive.
Tla’amin Nation farmer Erik Blaney has weathered storms, pandemics, and supply shortages—but his response is always resilience. Rooted in family traditions, he’s teaching youth to grow food, building community gardens, and pushing for a traditional foods facility. For Blaney, farming is more than survival—it’s food sovereignty and healing.
Emily Warren’s path from Toronto biology student to aquaculture leader shows how young professionals—especially women—are transforming B.C.’s salmon farming industry with science, sustainability, and innovation.
At Border Poultry in Abbotsford, second-generation farmer Jordan Wiens blends old-school care with cutting-edge tech to raise happy hens and future farmers.
