Hazelnut Growers Collective

The Hazelnut Growers Collective consists of three hazelnut orchards owned and managed independently. All farms have planted new blight resistant cultivars of hazelnuts.

Longtime shoppers at Vancouver Farmers Markets will remember shopping with Peter Andres of Poplar Grove Arbour. Since 2017 he has planted a new orchard under the name of Peaceful Green Acres. Peter has been growing for about 40 years and selling hazelnuts for 27 years. Currently he farms approximately 2 acres of hazelnuts on his 40 acres in Agassiz. His main crop is the larger Jefferson variety of hazelnuts with more smaller Yamhill and McDonald coming on stream. Peter's adult children Mike and Monica are excited to have joined the Collective at the market. You can reach out to Peter or Mike for advance ordering of hazelnut flour although limited amounts are available at most markets. They are also marketing Chocolate covered Roasted Hazelnuts for special holidays.

Rebecca Mount and Beth Bouchir farm Durieu Hazelnuts located just north of Mission on approximately 12 acres. Their main crop is the Yamhill variety, often referred to as the Candy Nut, which is the variety found inside a Ferrero Roche candy. The nut is smaller than Jefferson and very sweet. Beth is experimenting with flavoured hazelnuts and hazelnut brittle so watch for some new additions to our market table.

Bryana Bouchir operates CandyJack Acres in Whonnock, located between Maple Ridge and Mission. This is the youngest farm in our collective, with the first trees having been planted in the fall of 2018. Bryana also grows the Yamhill variety of hazelnut on her farm and is looking forward to a harvestable crop this fall. Bryana is not a Certified Organic grower but, she relies on soil biology and crop diversity for the health and viability of her trees. She also has plans to introduce some other nut varieties from her farm to the market in the next few years. Market shoppers will easily recognize Bryana as she always has a knitting project close at hand.