Festively Free-Range: Where to buy Your Holiday Turkey

A group of turkeys at the Saanichton Christmas Tree farm

For many, a beautiful turkey is the key aspect of their holiday meal. But it’s increasingly becoming important for people to buy locally raised, free range meats and poultry. This includes animals raised without the use of hormones, antibiotics and chemicals, and those that are not caged in restricted and unnatural environments. When deciding to go for food that meets such criteria, those living on Vancouver Island can support the local economy and supply a healthier option for family and friends. Here’s a list of locations on Vancouver Island that offer organic, grain-fed, free-range, locally raised, and drug free options for your cranberry-smothered, stuffing-filled, gravy-doused Christmas bird.

Saanichton:

Saanichton Christmas Tree Farm
8231 East Saanich Rd and 6999 West Saanich Rd, Saanichton BC. (250) 652-3345
joanfleming@shaw.ca

www.saanichtonchristmastreefarm.com

Ireland Farms
1910 Meadowbank Rd, Saanichton BC. (250) 652-3251 Email: irelandfarms@shaw.ca

Mill Bay:

Myson Farm

2915 Cameron Taggart Rd, Mill Bay BC. (250) 929-7115 Email: morningstartile@hotmail.com

Terra Nossa
765 Kilmalu Rd, Mill Bay BC. (250) 743-7484 Email: Pereira.bc@hotmail.com

terranossa.ca

Stonefield Farm
1114 Deerwood Pl, Mill Bay BC.(250) 743-3861 Email: stonefield_farm@yahoo.com

Sooke:

Mon Plaisir Farm
5266 Sooke Rd, Sooke BC. (250) 642-1088 Email: monplaisirfarm@shaw.ca