Bioscape Farm

Our Social & Environmental Commitments

We live off grid, so everything is done with a thought to energy conservation. For example, how can we heat buildings, raise chicks, and work safely with limited power resources? This creates additional challenges, especially being in northern BC where winter can be long and cold! But energy conservation is part of our overall goal of sustainable farming.

We have over 300 acres of fields and forests and strive to use them to their fullest potential. Our goal is to pasture our animals in environments natural to them - our pigs spend their summers in the forest, hidden under trees and wallowing in naturally low wet areas. Our sheep spend their time roaming the fields, feasting on the diversity of vegetation they provide. Our sheep are never grain fed - always grass or locally sourced quality hay.

Local is important to us as it directly affects our ecological footprint. When we need to direct feed our animals, we look locally first. This keeps our environmental footprint lower than buying even organic feed that is made out of province and shipped here. Vanderhoof is known for its hay production, as well as barley and oats, and the crop farmers we work with in Vanderhoof are responsible and environmentally focussed as well.