Snowy Mountain Farm
25 acres1050 Chopaka Road, Cawston, BC, V0X1C3Aaron Godard
It means working with nature, thinking about the farm as part of a larger ecological system. It means growing fungally dominant, living soils, fostering biodiversity and resilient plants with the hope that one day, zero outside inputs would be needed.
STORIES OF REGENERATION:
SHORT FILM
Diversity at Snowy Mountain Farm
PODCAST
Podcast: Diversity is Resiliency at Snowy Mountain Farm
WEBINAR
🎥 Regenerating ourselves: Mental and physical health in agriculture
REGENERATIVE PRINCIPLE
Maintain living roots year round
Products
- Cherries
- Apricots
- Peaches
- Plums
- Apples
- Pears
- Quince
- Grapes
Regenerative Practices
- Minimize soil disturbance
- No-till (direct seeding, zero-tillage)
- Permanent grassland
- Keep the soil covered and maintain living roots year-round
- Cover crops
- Organic mulch
- Intercropping
- Protect and enhance biodiversity
- Pollinator buffers
- Maintain living roots year-round (agroforestry and perennials)
- Tree crops
- Perennial crops (grasslands)
- Windbreaks
- Native perennial vegetation conservation
- Preserve and restore natural ecosystems
- Optimize input use
- Compost
- Compost tea
- Biostimulants
- Minimal to no use of synthetic pesticides
- Minimal to no use of synthetic fertilizers
- Integrate animals on the lands and ensure their welfare
- Pastured pigs or poultry
Observations
- Increase in biodiversity, including beneficial insects and birds
- Less reliance on outside inputs
- Increased water retention through the use of cover crops especially during extreme heat.
Certifications
- Organic (B.C. Association of Regenerative Agriculture (BCARA))
How to buy
- Vancouver Farmer's Markets (Riley Park and West End) and the Glen Valley Organic Cooperative CSA
