Cliffe Farm

Location:

Armstrong, BC

Certification(s):

PACS

The Cliffe Farm has just the right soil for celery; wet, silty ground the stalks love. In 2009, they added garlic to the mix, focusing on Eastern European varieties like Ukrainian Pearl, German Red and Yugoslavian Pink. Not satisfied with their array of produce, they also grow three kinds of organic melons.

In addition to growing super sweet celery, Darrell & Audrey Cliffe are also known for their community work which includes supplying local food banks, helping with elder care, and working with challenged adults in their area. They are also members of the Spelt Co-op in Armstrong, a significant organization in the re-emergence of Spelt as a locally available grain. Busy folks!

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PDF:

Cliffe Farm Grower Info Card.pdf

Crops:

Celery, Corn, Lentils, Melons, squash

Our Growers Are Our Heroes

We got into this business because we wanted to help small scale organic farmers here at home gain access to the larger commercial marketplace, and to ensure their families and communities thrive. Over the past decade or so, we have endeavored to do this, step by step, with over ninety B.C. farms.

Our hearts still belong to the small scale growers. We have visited dozens of farms in B.C., working with growers to see them move to larger and more financially sustainable operations.

We feel encouraged by the impressive increase in consumer demand for organics and local. We also acknowledge that we might not be able to grow all our own food year round. Even more so now, as our climate changes, no harvest is a safe bet.

So over the years, we have extended our relationships with small scale farmers to include farms down the Pacific Coast, through Washington, Oregon and California, then on to Mexico and South America. Together, this network of growers keep us all fed year round. And for this we are grateful.