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.
Transitioning to organic.
Contact:
David Lestock-Kay and
Joan Wilkinson
Address:
3086 Wilkinson Road
Mill Bay, BC
V0R 2P2
Phone:
(250) 743-3706
Email:
davejoan@shaw.ca
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| Organic milk | Year round and Fall 2010 from our new processor. | Milk goes into Natural Pastures Cheese – check out Beaver Meadow Farm profile (to be updated Fall 2010). |
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 original barn, built in 1923, is still in use today.
