From barnyard animals to blooms, the Fraser Valley is abundant with agricultural adventures throughout the year. Experience farm life and shop for high-quality provisions, produce, gifts, and supplies as you journey between farms and garden centres that dot the self-guided Circle Farm Tour.

Many of the family-run farms in this region have been passed down through multiple generations. These farmers have a genuine passion for their craft and dedication to producing high quality dairy, produce, livestock, and agricultural products. Whether you’re visiting with goats, sipping homemade cider, or procuring a perennial, you’re supporting hard-working growers and farmers who spend their days with hands in the soil and faces in the elements.

Here are a few must-visit farm experiences and garden shops along the Circle Farm Tour.

FARM EXPERIENCES

The Fraser Valley’s farms are bustling with activity, offering plenty of hands-on opportunities to welcome the harvest and celebrate the seasons. Choose an experience that piques your interest. Meander through vibrant floral blooms snapping photos and admiring the colours; pick fruit (or a pumpkin); spend time visiting farm animals; or hop on a hayride. Whatever way you explore, you’ll get an up close and personal look at farm life and discover something new.

Abbotsford

Applebarn & Estate Cidery at Taves Family Farms | 333 Gladwin Road, Abbotsford | 604-853-3108

Get a taste of the country at Taves Family Farms. This three-generation farm offers a host of exciting adventures including hay rides, ponies, and U-pick goji berries, apples and plums. Bite into a crisp apple or sip house-made cider as you explore seasonal experiences like sunflowers, corn mazes, and a pumpkin patch.

Birchwood Dairy | 1154 Fadden Road, Abbotsford | 604-857-1315

Experience the journey from cow to cream at this dairy farm and processing plant. Pick up your milk, whipped cream, yoghurts, and cheeses at the country store, and be sure to stop for an ice cream cone and farm tour, too.

EcoDairy Farm Discovery Centre | 1356 Sumas Way, Abbotsford | 604-557-5481

This demonstration farm, in partnership with Science World, provides guests with a first-hand look at innovative technology and sustainable growing practices. They offer camps, workshops, and group tours.

Fraser Valley Trout Hatchery | 34345 Vye Road, Abbotsford | 604-504-4716

Learn about BC’s freshwater ecosystems and the fish that call them home. The Fraser Valley Trout Hatchery offers guided and self-guided tours, educational programming, birthday parties, and fishing instruction.

Maan Farms Country Experience & Estate Winery | 790 McKenzie Road, Abbotsford | 604-308-2205

This family-run farm offers plenty of ways to sip, savour, and play. Meet the goats (or do yoga with them), pick berries in the summer months, indulge in waffles and Mamma Maan’s cooking, sample berry wine, or browse the farm market. Their signature spooky corn maze in the fall is highly anticipated.

Chilliwack

Atchelitz Pioneer Village | 44146 Luckakuck Way, Chilliwack | 604-858-2119

Learn about early farming life at this antiques museum and pioneer village. The historic site features a general store, chapel, blacksmith shop, and an impressive collection of old farming equipment.

Chilliwack Tulip Festival | 41310 Yale Road, Chilliwack | 604-703-6122

Every spring, these Chilliwack flower fields bloom with millions of tulips and other flowers. Visit the floral attraction to roam through a riot of colour, spread across 20-acres. Tiptoe through tulips, daffodils, and hyacinths as you herald the arrival of a new season.

Chilliwack Sunflower Festival | 41310 Yale Road, Chilliwack | 604-703-6122

Visit Chilliwack in the summer months, when towering sunflowers kiss the sky. Stroll through row upon row of Sunrich Orange and Giant Sunflowers, their vibrant petals adding a splash of colour to the lush countryside.

Chilliwack Corn Maze and Pumpkin Patch | 1905 Yale Road, Chilliwack | 604-819-6203

Wind your way through the 12-acre corn maze, which features a fresh, intricate design each year. This family-friendly adventure includes a jumping pillow, with farm animals, tractor rides, and a seasonal pumpkin patch.

Fantasy Farms | 9423 Gibson Road, Chilliwack | 604-792-3407

It might seem like a dream, but this is the real deal. Fantasy Farms is a hub for seasonally themed family fun. Visit the pumpkin patch, explore a haunted maze, take a wagon ride, bounce on the giant pillow, just to name a few activities.

Harrison River Valley

Kilby Historic Site | 215 Kilby Road, Agassiz | 604-796-9576

Step back in time and learn how the pioneers used to farm when you visit BC’s Museum of Rural Life. Explore historic artifacts at the museum, take a tour with farm interpreters, meet the farm animals, and gain a greater appreciation for simpler times.

Harrison Lavender | 3777 Wildwood Drive, Agassiz | 778-985-1039

Let the crimson fields and botanical aromas soothe your soul when you visit this family-run boutique and lavender farm. While there, you can shop for a host of lavender products, as well as artisan honey, infused teas, and Herbes de Provence.

Langley

Eagle Acres Dairy & Pumpkin Patch | 8796 240 Street, Langley | 604-888-2403

Have you ever milked a cow? Now’s your chance. Take a tour—or a “Safarmi,” as they like to call it—to learn more about this family-run dairy farm. You can also visit the LegenDairy Pumpkin Patch, wander through a corn maze, and visit with some 200 farm animals.

Kensington Prairie Farm | 1736 248 Street, Aldergrove | 604-626-4395

Meet the Huacaya Alpacas with serious personality on your next visit to Kensington Prairie Farm. Sign up for alpaca walks and educational tours to learn more about these quirky creatures, and shop for alpaca products, specialty items, and BC produce in their farm shop.

GARDEN SHOPS

You don’t have to be an expert green thumb to appreciate the tender, love, and care that goes into growing everything from produce to plants. Wander through the Fraser Valley’s vast garden centres, picking up supplies and purchasing high-quality starters, trees, shrubs and plants. Many garden shops also carry an assortment of locally made gift items, artisan products, art, and other curiosities.

Abbotsford

Tanglebank Gardens | 29985 Downes Road, Abbotsford | 604-856-9339

Visit this multi-generational boutique bistro, farm, and garden centre for a taste of the Old World. The boutique-style garden centre offers curated vignettes, styled to inspire the home gardener. Stroll through their on site themed gardens and procure picnic snacks from the bistro.

Tuscan Farm Gardens | 6834 Mount Lehman Road, Abbotsford | 604-857-1998

When you visit this seasonal farm, you’ll be greeted by the floral aroma of thousands of violet lavender plants. Shop for handmade, all-natural products in their boutique, including essential oil, soap, honey, tea, and spa products. If you visit on the weekend, try the lavender ice cream.

Chilliwack

Little Mountain Greenhouse | 47558 Yale Road, Chilliwack | 604-792-4403

This sizable garden centre grows 90% of what they sell. Aside from gardening supplies and products, you can browse for collectables and home accessories. Pick up a fresh-cut bouquet or flower arrangement while you’re there.

Minter Country Garden | 10015 Young Road, Chilliwack | 604-792-6612

Shop for plants, grab a coffee, and hunt for bits and bobs at this popular garden and market, which attracts expert and novice gardeners alike. The Country Garden team grows and sources an incredible array of seasonals, perennials, annuals, and tropical plants to spruce up your home and garden.

Harrison River Valley

Earthwise Society – Agassiz Farm and Garden | 6031 Golf Road, Agassiz | 604-946-9828

Support a not-for-profit that focuses on sustainability. You can tour the organic farm, stroll through demonstration gardens and trails, and shop for Certified Organic produce at the farm stand.

Langley

Cedar Rim Nursery | 7024 Glover Road, Langley | 604-888-4491

Serving the local community for more than 40 years, Cedar Rim is the largest retail and wholesale nursery on the West Coast. Take your pick from an incredible variety of trees, shrubs, perennials and grasses.