Township of

Langley

2005 Farm Tour

Value-added Agriculture

(new gates through old fences)

Major

Corporate Sponsors

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2005 FARM TOUR VALUE-ADDED AGRICULTURE

Welcome to the Township of Langley’s third annual Farm Tour

Langley Township is a growing, vibrant “community of communities” that offers aspects of city and country life to its residents. Approximately 80% of the land is rural with 75% in the Agricultural Land Reserve. The remaining 20% is designated for urban development. In 1988, long before most municipalities were considering how they could enhance their agricultural economy, Langley Township began work on one of the first rural plans in the province. With assistance from the Economic Development Commission and the Agricultural Land Commission, Township Council adopted a Rural Plan in 1993. The primary goal was to enhance agricultural land, preserve larger lot sizes and create policies to encourage and enhance the agricultural industry in Langley.

Distribution of Farms in Township of Langley by Type of Production: 2001

Poultry and egg production112

9.1%

Sheep and goat farming52

4.2%

Hog and pig farming6

0.5%

Cattle ranching and farming274

22.3%

Other animal production393

32.0%

Vegetable and melon farming18

1.5%

Fruit and tree nut farming64

5.2%

Greenhouse, nursery and floriculture production

24219.7%

Other crop farming69

5.6%

SOURCE: Statistics Canada; 2001 Census of Agriculture What is value-added agriculture? Value-added agriculture transforms crops and livestock into products of greater value. Value-added agriculture increases the economic value of an agricultural commodity through changes in genetics, processing or diversification.

Value-added agriculture means taking crops such as corn or soybeans and livestock such as cattle, hogs, turkeys, chickens, or sheep and adding more uses to them to give them more value, increase job opportunities and expand agricultural markets.

With growth, as we know, comes change, and the face of agriculture in Canada and certainly in Lower Mainland British Columbia, is changing. Value-added business ideas allow farmers to keep their farms productive and profitable by finding ways to diversify their products. The importance of value-added agriculture grows every year. Escalating land costs and advancing urbanization makes it increasingly difficult for farmers to survive and prosper. It is no longer enough to farm a crop; you must also process your raw product, develop a marketing plan and provide a marketplace where clients can purchase your product. That is an ambitious undertaking, even for large farms but many small lot farms in Langley are doing just that. Not only are they adjusting; they are thriving going from grain to bread to breakfast. The added by-product is increased tourism – agri-tourism and added recognition of our farmers and their local produce. This Farm Tour highlights the diversity and creativity of the farming industry and its impact in terms of economic development, progressive farming operations, heritage conservation and even filming opportunities.

Langley Agricultural Advisory Committee (LAAC)

Arne Mykle, Chair John Blair

Julian Kenney Tom Astbury Tim Ballard Les Bohna

Arthur DeJong Georgia Fontaine, Agri-Tourism Sub-Committee

Trudy Handel, Chair, Agri-Tourism Sub-Committee

Peter Joliffe Bernice Neff, Agri-Tourism Sub-Committee

Gordon Bednard, BCALC Susan Haid, GVRD

Mark Robbins, Ministry of Agriculture & Land Colin Wright, Brian Doyle, Staff

Sit back, relax, enjoy the tour and the opportunity to network and exchange ideas about the merits of value-added agriculture in Langley.

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LANGLEY FARM FACTS • Approximately three-quarters (3/4) of the land in the

Township is in the Agricultural Land Reserve (23,784 hectares; 58,769 acres)

• Langley has 49.6% of all farms in the GVRD; 7% of all farms in BC; and more farms than any other municipality in BC

• (2004) Total gross farm receipts amount to $203.4 Million which represents 29.1% of the GVRD total and 8.8% of BC’s total. (Langley ranks second at the municipal level).

• The Township of Langley has 14,187 hectares (35,056 acres) of total farm area

• 46% of the farms in Langley are between 0-9 acres in size; 46% are between 10-69 acres

SPECIAL THANKS TO THE SPONSORS OF THE 2005 LANGLEY FARM TOUR TOWNSHIP OF LANGLEY

BC MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND LANDS GREATER VANCOUVER HOME BUILDERS’ ASSOCIATION

PROSPERA CREDIT UNION ENVISION INSURANCE

INVESTORS GROUP OTTER FARM AND HOME COOPERATIVE

SAVE ON FOODS FORT WINE CO TIM HORTONS

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2005 FARM TOUR PARTICIPANTS (as of Monday, September 19 2005). We apologize for any errors or omissions. Mayor Kurt Alberts Township of Langley

Dr. and Mrs. Albert Anderson Aldor Acres

Brian Anderson Aldor Acres

Elaine Anderson GVRD

Bob Andrews Community Development Division

Tom Annandale Community Heritage Commission

Donna Astbury Photographer

Tom Astbury Langley Agricultural Advisory Committee

Robert Baker, Building Inspector Township of Langley

Colin Barrett, Building Inspector Township of Langley

Wade Bauck, Proprietor Fort Wine Co.

Carolyn Beaulieu Greater Vancouver Home Builders’ Assoc.

Gordon Bednard Langley Agricultural Advisory Committee

John Blair Langley Agricultural Advisory Committee

Steve Boakes, Gen. Insurance Manager Envison Insurance

Les Bohna Langley Agricultural Advisory Committee

Hugh Carter Urban Development Institute

Christine Corfe, Acting Director Parks & Recreation Division

Ann Corner Fort Langley National Historic Site

David Cowan Economic Development Commission

Cory Day, Transportation Engineer Township of Langley

Judi Donald Community Development Division

Wendy England, CIP, Account Manager Envison Insurance, Commercial Division

Councillor Steve Ferguson Township of Langley

Georgia Fontaine Langley Agricultural Advisory Committee

Gary Friend, President Greater Vancouver Home Builders’ Assoc.

Maryanne Friend Greater Vancouver Home Builders’ Assoc.

Jack Froese Greater Langley Chamber of Commerce

Representative Otter Co-op

John Geraghty, Manager Development Planning

John Gordon, Photographer Langley Times Newspaper

Heather Hamilton Township Council & Community Clerk

Brandt Handel BC Film Location Manager

Mary-Margaret Gaye, Executive Director BC Greenhouse Growers’ Association

Trudy Handel, Chair 2005 LAAC Farm Tour

Kurt Houlden, Director Community Development Division

Alice Johnson Langley Community Heritage Commission

Natasha Jones Langley Times Newspaper

Coral Kaliciak Parks & Recreation Commission

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2005 FARM TOUR PARTICIPANTS (as of Monday, September 19 2005). We apologize for any errors or omissions. Councillor Penny Kirkpatrick Township of Langley

Dick Klein Gelink BC Agriculture Council

Alf and Sandy Krause, Proprietors Krause Brothers’ Farm

Tyson Lee Permits, Licence & Inspection Services

Councillor Bob Long Township of Langley

Gary MacKinnon Township Economic Development Officer

Nicole Marples Langley Environmental Partners Society

Patrick Marples Long Range Planner

Dave Melnychuk Parks & Recreation Commission

Roy Mufford Remax Treeland Realty

Jim Narraway Envison Credit Union

Bernice Neff Langley Agricultural Advisory Committee

George Pahud, President Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver

Carol Paulsen Agricultural Land Commission Panel

Fred Pepin, Vice Chair Langley Community Heritage Commission

Al Peterson Parks & Recreation Commission

Doug Preddy Township Board of Variance

Steve Regan, Destination Development Tourism Vancouver

Mark Robbins Ministry of Agriculture and Lands

Marilyn Ross Sterling Farms

Peter Simpson, CEO Greater Vancouver Home Builders’ Assoc.

Ione Smith SmartGrowth

Bill Storie Senior Bylaw Officer

Co-op Student FilmFLEX Program, BCIT

John Szarapka Building Inspector

Peter Taylor Township Planning Technician

Karen Thomas Ministry of Agriculture and Lands

Jolene Timmer Building Clerk

Joe Truscott BC Farm Industry Review Board

Rachel Twine Building Clerk

Grant Ullyot, Editor West Coast Farmer

Pat Walker Envison Insurance

Mark Warawa, MP Fort Langley, Aldergrove

Councillor and Mrs. Grant Ward Township of Langley

Jane Watt Langley Community Heritage Commission

Stuart Wilson, Sr. Fin. Consultant Investors Group

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2005 FARM TOUR 2005 FARM TOUR ITINERARY (Please note that these are approximate timeframes. However, in order to ensure that there is sufficient time at each site, we ask for your cooperation to enter and leave each site in a timely manner. Thank you for your assistance and your support in this regard.) 11:00 am to 11:45 am Arrival and Registration at Aldor Acres.

Sign-in sheets, registration packages A self-serve deli lunch is available for all guests. Bus departs at 11:45 am 12:00 Noon Fort Wine Co. - tour of winery Bus departs at 12:45 pm 1:00 p.m. Krause Brothers’ Farms - food goodies to sample! Bus departs at 1:45 pm 2:00 p.m. Clyde Ride (stopping point only) no formal tour of site Bus departs at 2:20 pm 2:30 p.m. Pacific Stables – demonstration of the various economic contributions of the horse industry Bus departs at 3:00 pm 3:10 pm Vista D’Oro – culinary agriculture at its best – cooking demonstration, gift shop Bus departs at 4:00 pm 4:30 pm Aldor Acres – milking demonstration, information on dairy farming Tour completed at 5:30 pm 5:30 pm Aldor Acres – evening barbeque begins

Entertainment provided by Langley Community Music School OTHER POINTS OF INTEREST ALONG THE TOUR ROUTE Flowers from a Country Garden A hobby farm specializing in cut flowers, local jams and jellies; yarn shop Impact of filming in Langley Various film locations, in particular 460 – 216th Street, the location of a new

sitcom entitled “Alice, I think” which is filming at this location from September 5 to November 22 2005

Dr. Juan Samper 9243 – 216th Street - location of world-renowned equine reproductive specialist Historic sites of significance River Road, Hudson’s Bay Farm, Fort Langley National Historic Site AgAware Signage Specific signage along the tour route will be noted. Please also see Page 7 and

8 of this brochure for information regarding LAAC’S AgAware Signage Program.

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AGAWARE SIGNAGE PROGRAM In November 2003, the AgAware Subcommittee of the Langley Agricultural Advisory Committee met to discuss methods of enhancing agricultural awareness within the community. The plan endorsed by Council involves a series of signs located throughout different regions of the municipality. The plan is a 3-year project providing increasing information in and around the agricultural hot spots of Langley. The signs identified on the map forming part of this brochure are the signs forming Year One of the Project. Locations for Years Two and Three have yet to be identified. There are also three levels of signage. Levels 1 and 2 signage identify the major road gateways to the Agricultural Land Reserve. Level 3 signs (billboard size) are intended for the entrance to major public parks and trails, areas where people have more time to read information about the surrounding agricultural area. The success of this project is due to the joint cooperation of the Engineering Division and the Langley Environmental Partners Society (LEPS). Joint use of the existing LEPS Information Kiosk, located near the dyke at the southeast corner of 88th Avenue and Nathan Creek, serves to promote the concept of land stewardship as well as sustainable agriculture. Working with the Engineering Division, Community Development Staff, along with LAAC, has ensured that there are no related traffic hazards or flow impediments within the designated public road allowances. Level 1 AgAware signage 24 x 24 inch yellow sign mounted on a roadside post, depicting a tractor. Neighbouring

municipalities have similar signage. Level 2 AgAware signage 18 x 30 inch white sign with minimal script. Mounted on a roadside post, explaining entry into

one of Langley’s intensive agricultural areas. Signage is similar those provided for the Hopington Aquifer.

Level 3 AgAware signage 48 x 96 inch white sign, mounted on steel posts near a major footpath and ALR land, detailing

different products and commodities produced in Langley’s agricultural areas.

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LANGLEY’S DIVERSE FARMLAND

Land Stewardship

Agriculture - Langley's Bread & Butter

Glen Valley Agriculture

Approximately three-quarters of the Township of Langley is located in the Provincial Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR).Langley has more farms than any other municipality in BC and has 49% of all farms in the Greater Vancouver Regional District (GVRD).

The Township is responsible for in total gross farm receipts, representing 29.1% of the GVRD total or 8.8% of the BC total and ranks second of all BC municipalities

(or 23,784 acres)

$203.4M

Visitors to Glen Valley and the Nathan Creek dyke areas will typically enjoy pastorial settings comprised of a variety of agricultural land uses, including: beef, dairy, swine and horse farms; berry farms; nurseries, feedlots; pasture and forage operations; and winery use.

Good farmers are good stewards of the land and recognize that protection of this valuable resource is key to sustainable agriculture. The Langley Environmental Partners Society (LEPS) administers the Langley Sustainable Agriculture Network, involving several initiatives including: Agricultural Stewardship initiatives (e.g. the installation of beaver fencing, cattle crossings, fish ladders, stream bank replanting, and manure management) The Land Link Program including the identification of farmland leasing opportunities For additional information, please contact the LEPS at 604-533-6054. Agricultural land provides valuable wildlife habitat. As many as 40 species of birds and mammals can be identified along the dyke, Nathan Creek and the adjacent farmland.

consider BC agricultural products and local farm gate produce when making purchases; avoid damage to crops and personal injury by staying off of private farmland; to avoid damaging crops and disturbing livestock and wildlife; and help prevent injury to farm animals by keeping the trails and fields free of litter.

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2005 FARM TOUR AGAWARE SIGNAGE LOCATIONS FOR YEAR ONE OF THE PROGRAM (locations noted on tour map) LEVEL 1 SIGNAGE Crush Crescent, south side near 21210 Crush Crescent 96th Avenue, east of 216th Street, on the south side Southweset 68th Avenue and 232nd Street, heading south Southeast Zero Avenue and 224th Street River Road, heading east from Fort Langley LEVEL 2 SIGNAGE 56TH Avenue and 216th Street, south side Rawlison Crescent and 232nd Street, north side North of 72nd Avenue, along east side of 264th Street North side of 16th Avenue and 264th Street North side of 56th Avenue between 264th and 256th Streets LEVEL 3 SIGNAGE Southeast 88th Avenue and Nathan Creek (Glen Valley) – the LEPS Information Kiosk WATCH FOR PRIZES AND GIFT CERTIFICATES TO BE AWARDED ALONG THE TOUR Arne Mykle, LAAC Chair 4 kg boneless skinless chicken breasts Peter Joliffe, LAAC 2 lamb salamis Bernice Neff, LAAC Gift Basket Les Bohna, LAAC Strawberry gift basket Mark Robbins, Ministry of Agriculture and Lands

T-shirts

Rollins Machinery Model tractor Envison Financial $50 off purchase of insurance

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YOUR TOUR GUIDES TODAY WILL BE: BRIAN ANDERSON AND TRUDY HANDEL

THE FORT WINE CO. -26151 – 84th Avenue, Langley BC The Fort Wine Co. is a heritage style 17-acre fruit winery located just minutes from Fort Langley in the picturesque Glen Valley area of the Township of Langley. It is a farm owned and operated cranberry farm. The Winery provides delightful wines and fortified dessert wines from the finest fruits that the Fraser Valley has to offer. The owners originally acquired the property in 1998, renovated the house and developed five acres of cranberry beds next to the cranberry bog which belonged to the owner’s brother. The price of cranberries plunged and the owners found themselves with more debt than they could service with the cash flow from the cranberry crop. Their idea to start a winery was the result of considering what they could do that was value-added. When not growing cranberries or running the winery, the owner works full-time as a tugboat skipper for Washington Marine Group’s Seaspan Unit. Most of the fruit for the winery’s dozen different products comes from the Fraser Valley. The company expects to produce 15,000 to 20,000 cases this year. The winery is currently doing teset batches of kiwi wine made from Aldergrove kiwis.

KRAUSE BROTHERS FARMS – 6170 – 248th Street, Langley BC The Krause family began with 2 acres in 1974 and expanded over the past 27 years to over 165 acres of strawberries, blueberries, raspberries and blackberries. Pick your own beautiful fresh berries (in season) or simply buy berries freshly picked, in addition to the best sweet corn, freshly dug potatoes and the fantastic Krause artichokes. Friends of the Krauses’ help them provide guests with great local vegetables, Okanagan cherries and other tree fruits. The country store is stocked full of specialty jams, jellies, syrups and gift baskets. Watch the bees making the honey that is used in creating the berry/honey bar and bee soaps. No one leaves without a visit to “The Porch” for trademark berry shortcake, or an old-fashioned berry milkshake. Freshly baked berry pies sell out daily. The berry season extends into the fall including specialty squash, decorative gourds and pumpkin pies. After Thanksgiving, the farm gets ready for its annual “Christmas in the Country”

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2005 FARM TOUR THE CLYDE RIDE – 3421 – 232nd Street, Langley BC The world’s first and only Draft Horse Musical Ride, Canadian Clyde Ride is an all-female team of riders from 16 to 60 years old. This enthusiastic all-female draft horse musical ride is made up of 8 performance riders, 2 flag carriers, grooms and support team.

The CCR show riders perform a 10 – 15 minute "Las Vegas" style show that always leaves the crowd wanting more. Clydesdale horses can weigh as much as 2,400 pounds yet these magnificent gentle giants are versatile enough to perform all the same moves as light horses.

VISTA D’ORO – 20856 – 4th Avenue, Langley BC Vista D’Oro Farms is located on 10 acres adjacent to Campbell Valley Park where culinary herbs, heirloom tomatoes and other vegetables are grown and sold at Granville Island Truck Market, East Vancouver Trout Lake Market and White Rock Farmers Market, as well as off the farm on farmgate sale days. Vista D’Oro’s cooking studio is host to some of Vancouver’s finest chefs who all share a passion for incorporating fresh local ingredients into their menus. The farm kitchen also produces jams and preserves using Vista D’Oro’s own fruits and herbs as well as fresh pastries and chocolates to order. You can call directly or check the website for cooking class schedules, farm market dates and locations as well as farmgate sale dates. If you have a passion for food, Vista Oro is certainly one place to visit. PACIFIC COUNTRY STABLES – 21852 – 16th Avenue, Langley Pacific Country Stables takes great pride in providing Langley with the finest facility and hunter/jumper training program, specializing in juniors, amateurs and young horses and home to many champion riders and horses. The encouragement of adult amateur sport and the development of young riders and horses as athletes is an integrated focus of Country Stables. The Stables offer lesson horses and accepts trailer-ins and numerous clinics and programs throughout the year. It is the largest stable in the Langley area.

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ALDOR ACRES – 8301 – 252nd Street – HOST SITE – REGISTRATION, SITE VISIT AND EVENING BARBEQUE A very special thank you must go to the Anderson Family for offering their farm as the Tour Registration Site, a Farm Tour Site as well as the location of the evening barbeque event. An award-winning farm in the Fraser Valley, long-time Langley farm people, the Anderson Family at Aldor Acres, offers a real ‘hands-on’ farm experience, including Easter, Fall/Pumpkin Harvest and Christmas specialities. A dairy farm education tour, company gatherings, school/group excursions, birthday parties, short-term farmstays, mobile farm animal displays (petting zoo). Throughout the year, and when available, there are farm eggs, applies, beef, lamb and pork. From farm animals to where milk comes from, to Christmas trees to hay wagon rides – Aldor Acres provides these experiences for you. Aldor Acres was also home to the famous Big Bob of PNE fame as well as Peter the Great and two big white oxen, Zorro and Zeldo.

BIG BOB May 11, 1990 – May 15, 2005

At the Aldor Acres Dairy Centre, the focus is on educating people about agriculture in general and dairy farming in particular, in a fun, hands-on kind of way. Groups visiting the farm experience the sights, sounds and smells of a real dairy farm. Guests are encouraged to try new activities in their visits. A visit to Aldor Acres is an excellent field trip opportunity for primary and intermediate grade school children. Families and other groups are also always welcome. In the Education Centre of the barn, people can go on a self-guided tour of the interactive display rooms filled with information about agriculture and the dairy industry. In this part of the tour, guests are challenged to identify farm equipment and supplies, compare modern farming to historic methods, or recreate a working farm with puzzle pieces. Visitors are encouraged to touch and feel the real things used everyday by dairy farmers.

2005 LANGLEY FARM TOUR