A Day in the Country (Fraser Valley)

Time: 10:00AM–1:30PM

Feel free to pass this on to any of your friends who may be interested. Members and guests may attend any or all three events described below. Car pooling would be the best way to get there as parking at Larry's fish farm is limited.

RSVP Elizabeth Michno (■■■-■■■■ or ♦♦♦♦@♦♦♦.♦♦♦), with the names of the people who are coming, and a contact email/phone number. Please indicate if a ride is needed or can be offered.

9:30am Tour Annie's Orchard
10:30am Guided tour of Larry Albright's fish farm
appr. noon Bring-your-own picnic lunch

* Annie's Orchard
4092 - 248th Street, Aldergrove
Proprietors: Jim and Mary Ann Rahe
Contact: phone - 604.856.3041 / email r...@sfu.ca
Website: http://bcfarmfresh.com/productlist.asp. At "Click here for Farm Products" scroll to "Apples" and see #42.

Jim Rahe has retired from the Department of Biological Sciences at SFU and he and his wife own and operate Annie's Orchard. Jim has offered to show us his orchard and give us a short talk about growing apples. Gravensteins and perhaps some other varieties will be available for sale.

Directions: From Highway 1 east, take exit #66 (232nd street), cross over the freeway and take the second right onto 72nd Ave. (NOT the entrance to the freeway going west) and drive east. Turn right on 248th St, and drive south to 4092-248th St. Extra parking is available at the Rose of Sharon Baptist Church School across 248th St. and 50 meters south.

* Larry Albright's Fish Farm
24831 80th Ave, Langley

Larry Albright, also retired from the Department of Biological Sciences at SFU, has invited us to tour his freshwater fish farm. This is an exciting opportunity to see how sockeye salmon and rainbow trout for our food are cultured sustainably without the use of antibiotics or other chemicals. His expertise in sustainable freshwater aquaculture has led to consultations in China, the United States and several First Nations bands in BC. Larry is a dynamic, interesting man with lots of good stories and his farm is an amazing accomplishment. I think you will thoroughly enjoy meeting him. Some of you may have already done so as he generously gave a seminar about his work earlier this year.

Rainbow trout may be purchased from Larry for $1.60/lb at the beginning of the tour. They will be cleaned and put in ice for you to take with you.

Directions: (a) Larry's fish farm is a 15-minute drive north from Annie's Orchard. From Annie's Orchard, drive north on 248th St. toward Robertson Crescent 6l4 km, continue on Telegraph Trail, and turn right on 80th Avenue and continue to #24831. Turn left into his driveway.

(b) If you opt for Larry's fish farm only, from 72nd Ave driving east watch for the sign pointing to Driediger's farm delivery on the right side of the road. This is where you turn left onto 240th Street. Then turn right onto 80th Ave. and go down a long curvy hill. After several curves watch for Larry's driveway (#24831 80th Ave.) as it will come up suddenly on the left side of the street.