Vantreight Farms is a family owned and operated flower and produce farm which has been growing with the Community since it was established by John Vantreight in 1884 after coming to Vancouver Island from Dublin, Ireland. John’s son, Geoffrey Sr., continued the farm until eventually his own son Geoffrey Jr. took over after the Great Depression as young man in his late teens.

Among Geoff Jr.’s many accomplishments during his lifetime there is one that he and his family are very proud of. In 1957 Geoff Jr. was one of four people who first started using the Daffodil to raise funds for the Canadian Cancer Society in Toronto. Those efforts would eventually have the Daffodil become their flower of hope which now raises funds for cancer research in Canada as well as the U.S., New Zealand, Australia and Europe.

The farm, now situated on the Saanich Peninsula, has over 750 acres which are used for its growing operations and at certain times of the year employs over 600 staff from all across Canada and now Mexico. Since the passing of Geoff Jr. in May 2000 the farm has continued to grow and was owned and operated by Geoff’s two sons Ian and Michael Vantreight. After over thirty years of hard work and dedication to the family legacy, Michael sold his interest in the family farm to his older brother Ian in November of 2006. Ian, with the help of his son Ryan and daughter Corina, will be continuing the family tradition for generations to come under the new name Vantreight Farms.

Learn more about the Vantreight Farm and family history in the book "The Vantreights - A Daffodil Dynasty", written for Geoff Vantreight by Valerie Green. Copies are available for just $14.95. Call the farm at 800-667-0777 or the Saanich Arifacts Society at 250-652-7919 to order your copy today.