BC Organic Conference

2025 BC Organic Conference & Tradeshow

Save the date! We hope you can join us from Tuesday, Nov. 25th – Thursday, Nov. 27th in Harrison Hot Springs to reconnect, exchange ideas and learn from experts. More details will be released as they become available.

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2023 – Building Bridges

Thanks to everyone who joined us for the 2023 BC Organic Conference on Nov. 7 – 9 in Penticton! It was an honour to welcome farmers, students, like-minded organizations, members of the public and so many others from around the province for a chance to grow community, connections and knowledge over three incredible days.

Session topics included soil health, business management, current challenges in viticulture, pasture ecology and grazing, supply chains, adapting to climate change, and more. Attendees also enjoyed a tour of Covert Estate Family Winery, a tour of the Summerland Research & Development Centre, a packed trade show, and amazing organic meals.

Thank You to Our 2023 Food Donors

Avalon Dairy
Bradner Farms
Cawston Cold Storage
Choices Market
Coldstream Orchard
Crannog Ales
Cropthorne Farm
Discovery Organics
Eatmore Sprouts
Forstbauer Family Farms
Fountainview Farm

Fraserland Organics
Fresh Direct Produce
Golden Valley Eggs
Helmer’s Organic Farm
Horizon Distributors
Hornby Organic
Kaleidoscope Ranch
Klippers Organic Acres
L’Ancetre Fromagerie
Meadow Fresh
Happy Planet

Moja Coffee
Nature’s Path
OriginO Greenhouses
Rabbit River Farms
Rancho Vignolia
Rootdown Organic Farm
Rossdown Farms
Silver Hills Bakery
Skipper Otto
True Grain Bakery
Two EE’s

Thank You to Our 2023 Silent Auction Donors

Summerhill Pyramid Winery
Wild Blue Restaurant
Patagonia Vancouver
Country Grocer
ReFeed Canada
Naramata Inn
Maylies Lang
Frankia Fertilizers
Gambrinus Malting
Revelstoke Mountain Resort
Tofino Distillery
Local Line
Growers Delight
Fieldstone Organics
Paddy Doherty & Elaine Spearling

Crofters Organics
Biodynamic Ag Society of BC
Araxi Restaurant
Similkameen Nurseries
Nancy Bradshaw
Scandinave Spa
The Bug Lady
Pacific Soil Analysis
Heart and Soil, Natalie Forstbauer
Jordan Marr
Annelise Grube-Cavers
Twin Island Cidery
Wild Mountain Chocolate
Cultivate Horticulture
Klippers Organics/Row 14

Anita’s Organics
Kootenay Co-op
Lana Braun, Hummingbird Farm
Mustang Power Cat Skiing
Longview Farms
Frog Friendly Coffee
The Good Chocolatier
Martins Lane Winery
Cedar Creek Winery
Elements Adventures
Nixon Wenger
Blue Sky Ranch
Rebecca Kneen
Liminal Communications
New Siberia Farms
Forstbauer Farm

Keynote Speakers

Organic BC is thrilled to introduce our 2023 keynote speakers:

Dr. Elaine Ingham, founder and president of Soil Food Web
Kelly Terbasket, Program Director of IndigenEYEZ and kinSHIFT

Join us to hear their unique insights on our theme of Building Bridges, from bridges built in the soil by microbe and plant relationships to farmers working on unceded land and their connection and relationship with Indigenous peoples and place.

Learn more about our keynote speakers

Sessions Include:

Year-Round Vegetable Production in Cold Climates
Elaine Ingham – Food Soil Web/Compost
Your Irrigation System and Climate Change
Climate Resilient Livestock Production & Emergency Management
Restoring and Maintaining Soil Health with the Power Of Compost
Farm Scale Adaptations to Climate Change Using On-Farm Trials
Percy Folkard – What is Regenerative?
Seed Saving as a Cultural Act
Small Scale No-Till Farming
Keeping Going – Managing Farmer Burnout
Understanding the Principles of Integrated Pest Management
A New Look at Cover Crops

All sessions Schedule

Organic BC Awards

At every BC Organic Conference, we present awards that recognize the outstanding achievements of our members.

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Past Conferences

Learn more about our past events, watch our keynotes, and view our resources.

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