FREE July 31, 2015 | Volume 6, No.07 FREE July 31, 2015 | Volume 6, No.07 RiverRiverTALKTALK RDNO supports farm-based store By Jackie PearaseBy Jackie Pearase An agricultural-based business in Grindrod has political support. The Regional District of North...
More
FREE July 31, 2015 | Volume 6, No.07 FREE July 31, 2015 | Volume 6, No.07 RiverRiverTALKTALK RDNO supports farm-based store By Jackie PearaseBy Jackie Pearase An agricultural-based business in Grindrod has political support. The Regional District of North Okanagan board gave its unanimous support to send a non-farm use application from John and June deDood to the Agricultural Land Commission for consideration. The farm is located at the corner of Grandview Bench Road and Hwy. 97A and is operated by John and June along with sons Jared and Curtis and daughter-in-law Britney. It has a dairy barn with robotic milking and 3,200 square feet of space they want to use for a store that will be known as Farmer John’s. The deDood family has 50 years in the dairy industry and John is eager to take the next step into the realm of agri-tourism. He wants to offer products from his and other local farms plus an opportunity to get a close-up look at what goes on at a dairy farm. “We’ve created a touris
Less
