16 —- Friday, September i, 1992 ~ North Shore News

HOME & GARDEN
Farms open doors to public

CHILLIWACK FARMERS
are offering their urban
friends and neighbors a
unique opportunity to get a
first-hand look at
agriculture today.

The Agriscope Society, in coop-
eration with the District of
Chilliwack-area farmers, will be
opening their farms so visitors can
see just how their food is being
produced and learn more about
the issues which affect agriculture
today.

Tour participants will be able to
see a high-density apple orchard,
a berry and currant farm, a honey
producer, a Christmas tree farm,
a dairy farm, a rose greenhouse
and a hazelnut grove.

There will be refreshments and
activities of interest to both
children and adults.

“Fraser Valley agriculture is
important to everyone in British
Columbia, since local farmers
produce a lot of the food we eat
every day,’’ says Agriscope secre-
tary Bill Weismiller.

“Agriculture is also an impor- -

tant contributor to ithe local
economy. It is the Fraser-Cheam
Regional District’s largest in-
dustry, with annual farm-gate
production of $150 million,’’ he
adds.

Tour-goers may choose which
and how many of the seven farms
they wish to visit. Those interested
can pick up a passport/map at the
Chilliwack Chamber of Commerce
Tourist Information Centre at
44150 Luckakuck Way, Sardis, or
at any participating farm.

Directional signs will also be
posted throughout the Chilliwack
area on Sept. 19 to assist visitors
in locating the farms.

The tour has been designated
the ‘Harvest Tour,’ since many
farmers are in the midst of their
harvest season. As people take the
tour, they are likely to see signifi-
cant harvest activities and pass
several roadside stands, offering
farm-fresh produce.

Passports include an entry form
for several draws, including a
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To be eligible for the grand
prize draw, visitors musi have
their entry forms stamped by at
least three participating farms, al-
though only one farm stamp is
required for secondary prizes.

The Agriscope Society is a
group of concerned farm and
non-farm people who believe in
the importance of agriculture to
the economic prosperity of the
Fraser Cheam Regional District
and are using this tour to draw at-
tention to the efforts of the local

farmers.

“A Ict our urban neighbors
never get to see a real farm, so
this is a real opportunity for
them,’’ Weismiller says. ‘‘We
hope the tour will show them how
important, innovative and en-
vironmentally responsible today's
farmers are.

“Only when they see how their
produce is being grown will people
appreciate the safety and quality
of B.C. foods.”’

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