6th Annual BX Farm Tour

A tour of the food, farms, and sights of Vernon’s BX region!
September 19th and 20th, 2026

You’re invited to “Know Your Farmer, Explore the BX”—to connect with local food, to better know your farmers and how they are farming, and to explore all the BX has to offer. The BX is a rich agricultural region with lots of walking and hiking trails and is the perfect place to get out and explore your own backyard.

The BX Farm Tour is hosted by the farmers of the BX, with support from the North Okanagan Land to Table Network Society, RDNO, Butcher Boys, Tourism Vernon, Vernon Museum and other local partners.

This year, each farm has a special something we are featuring to keep it fresh and fun – visit from 10 am to 4 pm to explore our farm stands, engage in self-guided or organized tours, and participate in on-farm events! It will be a fun day for the whole family to enjoy.

You can drive or bike the route, take an afternoon or the weekend.
The BX Farm Tour is yours to explore, your way.

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Are you a farmer in the BX region who would like to be featured in the Know Your Farmer tour? Reach out to BXfarmtour@gmail.com and Vanzeal.acres@gmail.com

Know Your Farmer Celebration Dinner

Thursday, September 25 · 6 – 9pm PDT

In celebration of the 5th Annual BX Know Your Farmer Tour we are proud to host a special dinner where you can rub shoulders with the farmers in a casual community setting.

Your ticket includes a delicious buffet dinner showcasing ingredients from the tour farms, live background music by Fernando Gonzalez, cider tastings, a silent auction, a photo gallery, and best of all – the chance to support and connect with local farmers. Proceeds go towards supporting and growing this annual event.

Tickets can be purchased through Eventbrite or in person at the Cidery during their open hours if you’d like to save the ticketing fees.

Farm Stands and Farm Tours

Saturday and Sunday

September 19th and 20th, 10 am - 4 pm

A weekend full of farm stands, farm tours, and events! Browse through the BX Farm Tour Guide to plan your weekend. You’ll also have the chance to check out local farm stands and shop for products that were grown or made right on the farm.

BX Farm Tour Grand Prize plus two smaller prizes: Stop by all eleven farm tour locations to fill up your BX Farm Tour Passport and you’ll be entered to win a harvest basket filled with goodies donated by the farmers!

Want more than 1 chance to win? For extra entries take a selfie at each of the locations. (Each location is an extra entry) Tag the location and #BXFarmTour on Instagram for your chance to win – must be a post (stories won’t count!).

We also have a coloring contest. If you have a little one that loves to color please download this colouring page prepared by the Barn Quilting program featuring a traditional Indigenous Peoples design. Then drop off your finished art at one of the eleven locations. All entries will be entered to win a prize.

Know Your Farmer

Get to know the places and faces that make up the 6th Annual BX Farm Tour. Learn more about our featured farms below, and don’t forget to check out the other must-see spots in the BX!!

Parking is available at all stops and we encourage bringing your bike along as well. Washrooms are also available throughout the tour.

For the safety of your pets, our farm animals, and all guests, we kindly ask that you leave your dogs at home during the farm tour. Keeping your dog comfy at home helps keep our farm animals safe and stress-free, and ensures a smoother, happier day for all. Thanks for understanding! – BX Farmers

Curlew Orchard

Organic apple juice in 5-liter boxes and bulk or boxed apples for sale from the farm. Apple varieties grown include Gala, Ambrosia, Salish, Granny Smith, Honeycrisp, Nicola, Hidden Rose, Ruby Red Mac and Gravenstein.

Address: 5630 Curlew Road
Categories: Farm Stand; Farm Tour (Organized)
Parking: Parking along Malim Road.
Washrooms Available: Yes (Outhouse)

Hobenshield Acres

Welcome to our three-generation, mixed family farm! We raise quality beef, meat chickens, and farm-fresh eggs, along with growing our own orchard hay. From our garden veggies, we craft our award-winning Hal-ish Relish, proudly recognized by the IPE. Beyond the farm work, you’ll meet our friendly horses, dogs, and cats-and maybe even catch a glimpse of our two daughters enjoying farm life. Come experience the heart and harmony of our family-run homestead!

Address: 7215 McLennan Rd.
Parking: Yes
Washrooms Available: TBD

Elderberry Fields

Elderberry Fields is a 4-acre organic certified elderberry orchard. Our farm grown elderberry goes from our farm to your table! We use organic and biodynamic farming practices to sustainably grow our fresh elderberries and create our elderberry products.

This year we will offer our NEW farm to table elderflower products, elderberry products, and frozen elderberries with the addition of an elderflower tea and elderberry jams and jellies. My nieces and nephews will have an elderberry tie-dye station where kids and grown up kids can create their own unique elderberry shopping bag.

Address: 5469 Hughes Road
Categories: Farm Stand, Farm Tours (Organized)
Parking: Park on Hughes Road near the farm gate. Wheelchair accessible to the stand.
Washrooms Available: No

Vanzeal Acres

Vanzeal Acres is a small flower and hobby farm. As a family run farm we offer fresh, in-season flowers along with farm fresh eggs and sourdough products. We have currently expanded our farm and added alpacas and their wool products for fall. Our family works hard to operate as organic as possible and provide farm fresh products to your family.

Address: 5360 Hughes Road
Categories: Farm Stand, On-Farm Event; Farm Tours
Parking/Accessibility: Parking in specified spots on the farm, additional parking along Hughes Rd. It is a farm so weather permitting can be muddy.
Washroom Available: Yes

Harry & Stella’s
Family Farm

Family owned farm growing fruits and vegetables. We take pride in providing fresh, high-quality produce to our local community. Our farm is dedicated to sustainable and responsible farming practices, ensuring that our fruits and vegetables are not only delicious but also environmentally friendly.

Address: 7265 Pleasant Valley Rd
Parking: Yes
Washroom Available: TBD

Bee-Yotch Honey

Bee-Yotch Honey will have an observation hive where you can meet the hardworking bees and spot the Queen bee. Don’t miss the chance to try our popular Hot Honey and explore other delightful gifts from the hive. We look forward to seeing you there!

Address: 6451 Holbrook Rd
Categories: Farm Stand; On-Farm Event
Parking: Please be careful when parking as to not block any roadways or driveways.
Washrooms Available: No

Morrison Funny Farm

We purchased our property just four years ago and have worked hard to turn it into a functioning farm. There are four generations living on the property, hence Morrison Funny Farm. We are a small hobby farm that raises pigs, chickens, and lamb for consumption. The farm also has large gardens where we grow fruit and vegetables for processing and canning.

Come visit us on the farm tour to find pickles, relish, jam, and many other farm products.
This year have the kids visit the kids’ zone! They can collect eggs, look at the different color options, brush out raw sheep fleece, plant a garden, and more.

Address: 5515 East Vernon Rd
Categories: Farm Stand
Parking: Follow parking signs
Washroom Available: Yes

Smith Family Farm

Located in the heart of North BX in Vernon, BC, Smith Family Farm is proud to be part of the annual BX Farm Tour. Our mixed farm is home to a variety of animals, including free-range chickens that lay colourful rainbow eggs, Daisy and Belle with their calves, and busy honey bee hives.

In our gardens, we grow a diverse selection of fresh vegetables, including tomatoes, eggplants, onions, bell peppers, hot peppers, potatoes, sweet potatoes, squash, corn, and pumpkins. Nearby, our raspberry patch thrives beside a fruitful orchard with apples, peaches, apricots, nectarines, plums, pears, cherries and hazelnuts. From this seasonal abundance, we also create a variety of homemade preserves, canned fruit, and relishes—capturing the flavours of the garden to be enjoyed all year long.

Whether you’re passionate about sustainable agriculture, or starting your own homestead, we invite you to visit and enjoy a day on the land with us.

Address: 6852 L & A Rd
Categories: Farm Stand
Parking: On L & A Rd
Washrooms Available: Yes

Sullivans Orchard

Overlooking the beautiful views of Swan Lake from the North BX area, our family owned orchard has been providing our local community with no spray fruit, since our arrival to Vernon in 2021. We sell:

Spartan / Paradise / Gala apples
Seedless coronation grapes (purple)
Peaches
Italian prune plums

In Dec 2025, with the aid of RDNO, we had a repurposed house moved onto our orchard. This space now offers a market with:

Unique glass bead jewelry handmade by youth entrepreneurs
Inspirational art, giftware and unique children’s books for all learners both verbal / non verbal.
Natural wellness products and wellness appointments from certified practitioners / Oxygen bike
Behaviour consulting and support services for children and youth / Youth groups are upcoming.
Fresh fruit slushies available

We look forward to seeing you this season! We are child and youth friendly space with activities available. Please wear appropriate footwear and come say hello to Mochi and Tinker our ferrets.

Address: 7868 Baker Hogg Rd (behind Splashdown Waterpark)
Categories: On Farm Event
Parking: Large round about circling the orchard. Please park mindfully of others.
Washroom Available: Yes (inside the wellness space)

Hathor Alpacas

Hathor Alpacas is an organic alpaca farm with many prize-winning alpacas including Chimu, a Best-in-Show alpaca, who holds a special place in our hearts as the first born on the property. Alpacas produce exquisite fibre that has been treasured since the Incan empire. It can be made into yarn, dryer balls, insoles, socks and various knitted/crocheted products. Alpacas also produce ‘alpaca gold’ fertilizer – a gardener’s delight.

Everyone who comes here is mesmerized by the beauty of the surrounding countryside and the peace, contentment, and magic generated by the alpacas.

Address: 6916 Rugg Rd
Categories: On-Farm Event
Parking: Yes
Washrooms Available: No

Learn about the sncəcmałqtn Agricultural Park

sncəcmałqtn Agricultural Park

The sncəcmałqtn Agricultural Park, formerly referred to as the BX Ranchlands, was recently renamed in partnership with the Okanagan Indian Band, to align with the Syilx territory it resides on – it’s meaning is “place of small crops or gardens” (hear the Syilx pronunciation here). This site is approximately 134 acres of agricultural land located on the outskirts of Vernon, with historical significance to the area. Local residents know the area for its perimeter walking trail; what you may not realize is that a development plan has been proposed to transform this site into a community-owned agricultural park. The intention is to have users, such as farmers, community organizations, Indigenous groups, and school groups accessing the park for agriculture, research, and land-based educational opportunities by Spring 2025.

Learn more about agricultural opportunities here: sncəcmałqtn Agricultural Park

Stop by to learn more about the plan, view the site map, and speak to BX/Swan Lake Resident Association members.

Address: 4122 East Vernon Road
Hours: Information booth each day 10am-4pm
Categories: Info booth; informative handouts; walking trail
Parking/Accessibility: Parking lot at address.
Washroom Available: No

Explore the BX

When you’re out on the farms, don’t forget to check out these must-see Stops of Interest along the route.

Cambium Cider Co.

From the orchard to your table. Connecting earth, people, and place. Relax and enjoy farmcrafted ciders and artisan breads and small bites, all under a shady patio or in the beautiful apple orchard.

Address: 4667 East Vernon Rd

The Perch Winery

A family-run, family-friendly 10 acre farm including 5.5 acres of estate vineyards, a cozy tasting room, a winery manufacturing space and two casual outdoor picnic areas with panoramic lake views.

Address: 7272 L & A Rd

BX Falls Trail

A cool, refreshing hike that follows the BX Creek. Take a short hike to the waterfalls and viewpoint, or a longer creekside hike.

Grey Canal Trail

A hiking, biking, and horseback riding wilderness trail that follows the old Grey Canal irrigation system alignment around Vernon.

6th Annual BX Farm Tour

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