Photos by Spencer Lupul.
Like generations before them, Gene and Shelly have grown and diversified the family farm, transitioning to organic farming and adding winemaking, agritourism and events to the business.
Rhya and Faolan, shown top right, with their parents, Gene and Shelly, help on the farm. Rhya, who plans to study veterinary medicine, has helped with school tours of the farm since she was eight years old. Her older brothers, Faolon and Kaelan, (not shown), work as farm mechanics, and now Faolan is studying mechanical engineering at the University of Victoria.