The
Future of
Vantreight Farms |
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From
left to right:
Ryan, Cassius, Ian, Corina and Logan |
The
future growth of Vantreight Farms is very important to
the Vantreight Family and all the valued employees that
work within this Central Saanich business. Net Revenue
generated from the development of the 13 hectares of
land will go into infrastructure modernization projects
that will assist the farm in becoming economically, environmentally
and socially sustainable, expand land holdings and support
ongoing operational improvements at the farm. It is and
always has been our goal to remain a family owned
and operated farm.
Here
are a few things on the horizon for the next generation
of Vantreight Farms:
- Implementing
recycling programs in our office/warehouse for everything
we use, from the ground-up;
- Moving
our composting operation to a more suitable location
so we can enhance our practices of producing quality
compost, and enhance our fields while not disturbing
the community;
- Utilizing
more environmentally friendly practices on our fields
and in our green-houses for fertilization and pest
control;
- Looking
at crops and products which promote health and wellbeing
for our land and ourselves; i.e. herbs which can be
used in medicines and remedies for naturopathic and
homeopathic uses, green roofs for buildings and organic
crops in our greenhouses;
- Looking
at changing our greenhouse fuel to chip, bio, wind,
solar or a combination of these alternative fuel sources,
in order to become more sustainable;
- Changing
our tractors and machinery over to Biodiesel,
a B-20 blend that will reduce greenhouse gas emissions
by an estimated 53,000 kg (53 tonnes) per year;
- Implementing
advanced farming practices to bring better crops with
less overhead. We plan to accomplish this by upgrading
our fleet of vehicles and machinery used in our warehouse
and greenhouse operations, fields and town deliveries;
- Using
alternatives to cut our energy consumption in our warehouse
and greenhouses. We are working towards lowering our
impact on hydro consumption, due to the size of our
operation;
- Rebuilding
and expanding our tulip, lily, iris and daffodil programs,
both in our greenhouses and fields;
- Building
an agritourism site and program to put Central Saanich
on the map as “The Daffodil Capital Of Canada” and
to bring tourism and revenue to the community, both
directly and indirectly;
- Expanding
operations to include viticulture, one of Ryan's interests
and future goals for the farm.
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