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Happy Hills Farm is a Rossland based year-round source for high quality, nutrient dense food that is raised and grown using sustainable farming practices.

Happy Hills Farm is located in beautiful Happy Valley in Rossland, BC. Our farm was established in 2017 through a wonderful partnership between two local families who are passionate about producing good food for the community of Rossland and surrounding area. At Happy Hills Farm we use sustainable farming practices to produce high-quality, nutritious food year-round in a way that nourishes our env

ironment. We are a family-run farm with an emphasis on community + education, and we aim to support other local businesses in all that we do.

06/11/2026

People keep asking me what I'm growing this year, have I found a new farm, how are the gardens going....

And the answer?
Nothing.
No I didn't.
I have no gardens.

I am realizing how much I miss my hands in the dirt, everyday, connecting to the earth with such depth and meaning.

But this is grief.
Not grief over losing someone close to me.
Grief from losing a dream I poured 8 years of my life into, building with my hands, day in day out. Bringing joy to the lives of others through food.

Prior to starting the farm in 2017, we converted the entire backyard into growing space. Every inch we could. Ten 4'x16' raised beds. Small greenhouse. Tiered gardens on every slope. Chicken coop. Huge compost system. We were featured in the first ever Hills to Valley Garden Tour.

Three years into farming, we ripped it all out and gave the yard back to the kids. 🤷‍♀️

So now, there are no gardens.

But! One other thing we did in 2015 was build a Food is Free Garden at the top of our property, along the road. Filled it with all kinds of food for people to harvest for free whenever they want.

Although this garden hasn't been tended to in 9 years, it is still a perennial herb bed proudly boasting sage, oregano, lavender, yarrow and comfrey.

So I harvested herb bundles and gifted them to a bunch of unsuspecting people and reminded myself just how good it feels to share life with people.

So that's my message for today.

Never forget how simple things in life, like sharing something you care about with good people, can make the day brighter and your heart fuller 🤎

Photo 1: herb harvest
Video: the remnants of the Food is Free Garden
Photo 2: our backyard during the Hills to Valley Garden Tour in 2015

06/08/2026

The world keeps asking us what we are working toward.

Today felt more like a reminder to notice where I already am 🤎

06/07/2026

🏀 Had a blast with this kid yesterday!

Mica was generously gifted tickets for us to go watch the vs college basketball game in Kelowna last night, from Stephen over at - the new basketball league Mica joined.

We drove there and back in 12 hours, grabbed a quick bite to eat, watched this wicked game, and hit snow ❄️ on the drive home!

It was an amazing day, and I just love the bond me and this kid are building through ball. I love watching him play and improve, and our drives together to practices, games and tourneys are filled with great talks and tons of laughs.

JHawks have been an awesome new addition to Mica's life. Im grateful to this league, his new friends, the time he gets on the court, and of course to his coaches and league organizers Nelson, Kevin + Stephen.

Next weekend we are Calgary bound for the last Spring tournament and it's going to be a blast!

🏀💥💖

05/15/2026

This kid, wow do I love him.
He is off to Kamloops for his second tournament of the year, the 2nd I will miss.

I love love LOVE to watch him play.

He is skilled, determined, passionate, and positive. He hits the field, tries his absolute best and then some, he is a team player and never gives up.

It's hard to miss his games, but nonetheless, he is a rockstar on that pitch and I am so stoked for the weekend he has ahead of him. Go Cedar! 🤎

05/10/2026

This kid is taking me back.
Back to my highschool days.
Filling my whole heart.

May + June are our busiest months of sports in our house. It's all consuming. Kind of takes over everything for 8-10 weeks. It's beautiful chaos.
And so much fun.

Mica is on his first competitive basketball team, and he's loving every minute. Ok, swallowing the losses are hard for sure (always is), but he has found his vibe with this team and he is stoked.

Basketball was my sport in highschool.
So I'm on the edge of my seat through every game. And damn, these kids are skilled!!

It's so fast paced and exciting to watch.
It's U12/13, so they are on fire 🔥

I took a few minutes and spoke to some players from the team that beat us last night. They were so kind and polite, and the first thing they said was how good our team is and how they love to play us because it's a challenge and our players have such good sportsmanship. 😍

Spring is a challenge. Our store is open wonky hours. We are taking time off work. Travelling all over. Six practices, sometimes seven, weekly.

Cedar U10 competitive soccer, Dan is the head coach and I am the team manager.
Clem rec soccer U6/7 and I am her teams coach.
Mica U13 competitive basketball.
(Calla plays volleyball, yeah girl, just not in Spring).

When our farm shut down last year, there was a plea for parents to step forward and help coach kids in sport, so we did...cause we had time on our hands all of a sudden.

I never knew it would become something this fulfilling. Funny how your broken heart can fill pretty quickly with something else positive, when the opportunity presents itself.

Two kids in tourneys this weekend.
Family split in different directions.
So hard to miss one kid play, but in a way I think it made me cheer louder for the kid I did get to watch 😅 (yes, I am a super mom cheerleader!).

I love our kids so much.
And I love kids in sport so much.
Such a fun weekend so far ☀️

05/05/2026

Happy Birthday Marlo! 🥰

It's May 4th, and today you are 2!

To say you bring joy to our lives, our home and our family is an understatement.

You are a sweet and exceptional pup.
We love you immensely.

For me, you are even more.
You are a friend.
You are a rock.

You are the unconditional support system I didn't even know I needed, until I deeply needed it.

I walk with you everyday, and this moment with you is the grounding that quite literally supports everything else I accomplish in a day.

That might sound big, and it is - but it also isn't.

It's just down to earth, boots in the dirt, connection and joy.. outside, in the sun. In the rain.
It doesn't matter.
Any weather, the joy doesn't change.

And that's Marlo.
Just so fu***ng happy to be alive.
In this life.
With us.

And I love him so fu***ng much.

In January, Marlo was on leash with me and was viciously attacked by 3 off leash dogs.

It was surreal.
I jumped into a raging dog fight to remove those dogs and save Marlo.

Didn't even think for a second about putting myself at risk.

Threw the attacking dogs off.
Scooped Marlo into my arms, formed a protective ball around him.

Then braced myself for a dog attack that I suddenly realized could happen. Hadn't even thought about it before.

I didn't get attacked.
And that was the end of it.

But Marlo was hurt.
And at the same time, we had forever forged a bond that I now see play out in real time.

Marlo, you are two sweet boy, and you bring love and joy to every day in our home.

Happy Birthday!
We love you! 🤎🤎

03/28/2026

My Sweet Izziekins 🤎✨

I haven't snuggled you or smooched you since November 10th.

My heart doesn't feel better, and I still cry everyday.

I still walk down the street looking for you and calling your name.

Every single time I walk down the stairs to our front door, I think of you and hope you are there.

There is an empty space in our home and in our hearts, and in every box or drawer in the house where you used to sit or sleep.

Every night I lay in bed with Clem and we both wish you were snuggled in with us.

You are my soul cat. My true cat love.
You were our Christmas cat.
The best surprise.

I will never forget when our kids heard your tiny 'mew mew' for the first time.

I will never understand why you had to go that night. Always running out the door to chase your dreams outside, your favourite place to be.

I will never stop loving you, never stop missing you, and I will never not look for you or listen for your meows as you come running to me when I call you.

Today my heart feels extra heavy missing you.

But I know you are running, and playing, and climbing trees, living your best life in the stars. ✨

I love you I love you I love you 🤎

02/27/2026

Using AI is a terrible idea. It's time we call it out for what it is - harmful.

10 reasons why:

😫 AI is *severely* harmful to the environment. We are talking MASSIVE water consumption requirements and enormous carbon emissions. Don't promote your "sustainable" business while doing so with AI.

😫 Already human jobs are rapidly being replaced and how can anyone argue that this is a good thing? Especially since. . .

😫 AI works on predictions of the "most likely" words. Not facts. AI will create text based on likelihood, not accuracy. This alone should be an enormous red flag. Which leads to. . .

😫 Less critical thinking by humans, and greater reliance on technological help. In plain English? AI will - IS - making us dumber.

😫 Every single AI app or program is collecting your data and information. This is the backbone of how AI operates and spits out "predictive" information. Anything you input into AI stays there. Forever.

😫 What if AI makes a mistake? Provides harmful, inaccurate or unethical information? Who is held accountable?

😫 Again with inaccuracy. AI is quite literally being used to generate completely fake and false images, videos, and audio recordings that cause harm. AI is the newest and most prolific creater of misinformation.

😫 The constant need for "upgrades". AI will always amd continuously need to be updated. This means a constant use of resources to ensure AI systems "keep up with the times".

😫 Just like everyday folks and businesses are turning to AI, so are hackers and criminals. Cybersecurity is and should be a real concern here. Criminals can and do use AI to create online weapons that cause harm. Just like AI might make it easier for you to write an email, it also makes it easier for criminals to write phishing emails that scam unsuspecting people.

😫 AI relies on what it learns to create new information. That means if AI has learned to discriminate, it will continue to discriminate. There is a lot of info out there on AI amplifying gender biases, for example.

People might argue that AI is "making things easier" or "more efficient" . . .

But at what cost?
Is the cost worth it?

Lets talk about it 👇

02/06/2026

Go big or go home ✌️

01/28/2026

If honesty scares you . . .
Don't swipe.

Because,

Some truths are uncomfortable.
Some humans refuse to own their s**t.
Some systems never face accountability.

This is for the wild ones.
The ones who tell the truth even when it hurts.
The ones who live with integrity.
The ones who hold power accountable.

Here's to being good humans,
And
Owning our s**t.

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