| Okanagan Fair Flowers and herb farm is located in the beautiful Similkameen valley in South Okanagan about 30 kilometers from Keremeos and about 25 kilometers from Osoyoos. The farm is surrounded by vineyards and organic orchards and is bordered on one side by a provincial park in the ponderosa pine and sage brush country. The Similkameen River runs near the farm through the fertile glaciated river valley. A large part of the farm is left untouched where rabbit brush, sage brush, mock orange, red currant and saskatoon berry bushes grow. At different times of the year, wild flowers like the Okanagan phlox, mariposa lilies, yellow fritillaries, gallardia, larkspur(delphinium), cactus and Nootka roses bloom in the yard. Blue racer snakes and desert rabbits live in the rocks in the yard and humming birds, california quails, blue birds, woodpeckers and swallow tail and monarch butterflies are some of the many visitors to the farm. To the northeast is the peak of Mount Kabou with its steep scree slopes and to the south lies Mount Chopaka and the profile of the sleeping woman (Spirit Earth Mother) guarding the Similkameen Valley. |
| 525 Crow’s Nest Highway 3 Cawston, British Columbia, Canada, V0X 1C3 tel: 1-250-499-5048 e-mail: safder8@gmail.com |
| Our flowers are cultivated by unionized workers using organic and biodynamic farming methods. We use no pesticides,herbicides, chemical fertilizers, fungicides or harmful floral preservatives. Most flower producers exploit non-unionized, female and child labor. Everyday, plane loads of flowers are flown into Canada from California. Bolivia, Peru, Kenya, Zambia, Malawi and Israel. Chemicals used in many factory farms are known to cause breathing problems, skin diseases, cancer, birth defects and reproductive harm.The flowers are so toxic they should not even be used for composting. These producers cater to people who want “perfect” and no “blemish”. Watch out for carnations, daisies and chrysanthemums that have been dyed blue, green, pink or purple. It is not easy to find out what the dyes are and how harmful they are. Do not put these flowers in your compost. If you see an insect on our flowers, just shake it off out of a window. If you see tiny nips and cuts on petals and leaves, take it as a sign that the flowers are not toxic and lethal to living things. Plants like artemisia and yew are not edible, do not use our flowers and herbs for food. They are very good for drying and in drawers, wardrobes and are great for composting. We rear our flowers seasonally, so roses from us in December! We believe that greenhouse cultivation is not eco-sustainable. (We are getting reports of workers blacking out while working in the greenhouses in the Fraser Valley.) |
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