02/24/2026
After many years working to up our blueberry production BC assessment office revoked our farm status. No consideration for droughts, fungal infections, poor pollination years or humane conditions for our chickens. Our hens free range over a full treed acre but all they will consider as agricultural use is 1.5sq foot per chicken! Ours have dug up the grass and eaten the grubs on almost all of that acre and enjoy a fabulous life with a rich diet. We understand that the rules are in place to ensure people aren't taking advantage of farm status but we are quite heartbroken that the rules don't seem to account for best farming practices. Free roam hens and blueberries without pesticides don't always follow the paper guidelines.
