This third-generation farm as been family-run for 90 years. The dairy herd is managed on pasture resulting in healthy cows and high quality milk.
Contact:
David Lastock-Kay and
Joan Wilkinson
Address:
3086 Wilkinson Road
Mill Bay, BC
V0R 1L0
Phone:
(250) 743-3706
Email:
davejoan@shaw.ca
Transitioning to organic.
| Produce grown: | When it’s Available: | Where to buy our product: | ||
| Organic milk | Year round and Fall 2007 from new processor. | Milk goes into Natural Pastures Cheese – check out Beaver Meadow Farm profile. |
More Information:
Shincliffe Farm is a picturesque 70 acres of managed grasslands and forest bisected by Shawnigan creek. The dairy herd is rotated through the many grazing pastures according to plant growth and recovery. Deer have also discovered the rich grass and legume mix at the farm and sometimes graze alongside the cows. Fifteen acres of selectively-harvested forest towers above the acres of lush pasture and is felt to be an important resource for balancing water tables, especially during summer droughts. Shawnigan creek is bordered by large trees and lush vegetation, perfect habitat for the trout and coho fry living there. Shincliffe Farm has been in the family since Joan’s grandparents began homesteading on the property in 1917. The main barn, built in 1923, is still in use today.
