News and Media

From time to time Metchosin Farm ends up in the News and Media. We are pretty proud of our history and the many times we have been covered.

The same goes for coverage of Fiona, our founder, plant extraordinaire or ethno-botanist!

Article in Farm Folk City Folk

April 20, 2022

Owned by Fiona Hamersley Chambers and operating since 2004, Metchosin Farm grows 200+ varieties of certified organic, open-pollinated seeds as well as fruit trees, berries, and native species. Importantly, Metchosin Farm also...

Local Hero Award 2022

March 19, 2022

Groundbreaking efforts to cultivate food security solutions are taking root at Metchosin Farm. “Ninety-seven percent of seeds sold in Canada are imported,” said Fiona Hamersley Chambers, an ethnobotanist who has...