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First and foremost, a HUGE thank you to all our Fresh Food Enthusiasts who came out to our Holiday Pop-Up Sale! We had a blast connecting with you and getting up to date on what is happening in your lives. We are so glad you all enjoyed the baked goods, preserves and knitted artisan goods. 2026 was a bumpy start for Farmer Tracey. A Christmas visit to see grandkids in Ontario led to catching a nasty super bug going around. 3 weeks later and still getting back to normal,

As I am spending a rainy west coast Friday baking Christmas shortbread and listening to a stream of Christmas songs, I find my mind softly drifting to my memories of Christmases past. I'm sure like you, there are good memories and some not so good but I hope you are like me and the good ones shine through and you smile. My memories around shortbread are sweet. Over the years I perfected MY shortbread recipe which originated from a bar recipe and evolved based on comments fr

Butter tarts hold a special place in many hearts, especially bringing back memories with loved ones. For me, the tradition of making butter tarts with my Dad became a treasured memory. We used a box mix - neither of my parents are big bakers - but my grandmother was French Canadian and he had a love of butter tarts from his upbringing. The exact origin of butter tarts is unknown but it's widely believed to have originated in Canada in the late 1600s, possibly from French C

It’s boozy and so very moist and delicious. Farmer Tracey’s much loved Dark Christmas Fruit Cake is available now for pre-order! SPOILER ALERT it is lovingly made with brandy, basted weekly in old English tradition. Made without eggs. Each cake is about 12oz/340gr and measures about 3”x6”x2” (shapes may vary slightly). Your cake will be ready for pick up at the farm between December 5th and December 13th or you can get it when you visit our Holiday Pop-Up Farm Stand. Holida

Being away this summer, we missed picking up (or growing) the amazing produce grown in the Cowichan Valley. We were able to grab organic beets and organic red onions from our friends at Rootbound Farms so Farmer Tracey has canned pickled beets and red onions for our Holiday Pop-Up Farm Stand. Can't wait until then? You can message us below and order some now. NOTE: The pickled red onions need until mid-November to 'age'.

Farmer Don and I had an amazing year driving across Canada! We took "the road less travelled" most of the way and got to experience so much of what rural life in Canada is all about. While we enjoyed every one of the 25,000+ km we travelled, it also felt great to be back on the farm and we are re-energized to start the 2026 season! We spent over 400 hours just in the truck together (with our 3 dogs of course!) and it gave us time to talk about the future of the farm. You