What We Do

“Why do farmers farm, given their economic adversities on top of the many frustrations and difficulties normal to farming? And always the answer is: “Love. They must do it for love.”

— Wendell Berry

Our Mission

Edible Eden was established in 2017 with the idea that something had to be done to help curb anthropogenic climate change and biodiversity loss. It had become abundantly clear that we could not stand by idly as the rate of global carbon emissions continued to grow, despite international rhetoric otherwise. With that in mind Edible Eden’s mission had to encompass not only our local communities but future generations as well. We strive to build not only healthy soils, but to build a more resilient and sustainable food system for our local community and children.

We adhere to grow food based on organic, regenerative and permaculture practices. What does that mean? It means that we have an extensive composting program to reduce our reliance on external inputs, we use only natural and ecologically sensitive pest management strategies: such as increasing the amount of pest predators (snakes) to kill those eating our crops (slugs). What this does is also increase the biodiversity of our farm as the increased snake population attracts a higher number of predatory birds to our farm. We also have a preference towards perennial crops as they are able to dig deep in our often hard-to-work with clay soils. We don’t use any chemical pesticides, we don’t use any non-organic fertilizers, we use composted animal manures, we use floating row covers to keep insects at bay, we use crop rotations, cover crops and catch crops to maintain a healthy and diverse farm.

As a small scale farm we are able to focus on quality over quantity. We pick varieties that taste better and are more nutritious rather than those solely bred for high production. We take pride in producing food that not only is delicious but incredibly healthy for our customers. We strive to enhance the biodiversity, productivity and beauty of the land, while building a community of neighbours, friends and family.

The farm is situated on traditional Líl̓wat nation lands and we acknowledge that we are many many generations removed from the original stewards of this land. And for that we are greatly indebted to the indigenous community. Our agricultural practices are culturally cognizant of the fact that we have to do our best to preserve this land for future generations and honor those before us.

-Peter, Marjo and Clint