Golden Ears Farm

Hello and welcome! We are a third-generation family farm committed to growing healthy food using organic practices. We live on 34 acres in unceded Secwepemc territory beside the South Thompson River, near a village called Chase. We have chickens, dogs, and three cats. The corn, strawberries, raspberries and a wide variety of vegetables and fruits t... hat we grow are brought to farmers' markets in the area and placed in our weekly CSA Food Boxes with care. Sometimes there are events on the farm! describes himself as a "lazier than average farm kid," Following high school and a span of four years working service/labour jobs such as: dishwasher, line cook, ski & mountain bike patroller, janitor, construction worker, hotel clerk, first aid attendant, and forest firefighter, Tristan found his way back to the family farm. Farming was a way to fulfill a dream of having a family in a healthy place where you could know exactly where your food came from. Tristan is happy that this dream was fulfilled with Michelle and their daughter, Avé. Tristan took on operations of the family farm sooner than expected when his father expressed interest in selling the operation. In 2004, at 23 years of age, Tristan started transitioning to being the lead operator of Golden Ears Farm. Farming with a fully mobile two-and-a-half-year-old should be interesting! approached a certified organic farm in Armstrong to learn how to grow food in her own garden. She worked with Pilgrims' Produce in 2010 and absolutely fell in love with farming -- staying with Pilgrims' until the end of 2013 when she moved to Golden Ears Farm. Michelle is grateful to be outside every day. She believes that this work is meaningful, knowing that good food is being grown for family and community members, and that the land is being well taken care of for generations to come. She is thrilled to be raising her daughter, Avé, with Tristan and the rest of the remarkable Golden Ears clan on the farm. Not to mention the ever-growing extended clan on VLA Road. She's looking ...Read More