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.
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Historical Images
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John and Florence Vantreight
1875 in Dublin, Ireland |
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Vantreight Family,
October 1884 |
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Jean and Ian Vantreight
Spring 1953 |
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One of Geoff Vantreight Jr.'s early race cars
c. 1950's |
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Corina, Logan, Ian and Ryan Vantreight
October 2006 |
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