Farm to Table at Sorrento Centre Farm
Nourish yourself, connect with Creation and experience our faith-based farm.
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The Sorrento Centre Farm vision began in late 2008 with the donation of an 8-acre farm property to the Sorrento Centre, and is now entering its third year of producing fresh fruits, vegetables, herbs and flowers for our guests and community members.
Our farm is a deeply integrated element of life at Sorrento Centre. While spending time with your family and friends in Sorrento, you will have abundant opportunities to engage with Creation on our farm. Some of these opportunities include:
- Tour the field and learn about our program
- “Farm to Table”: fresh produce served in the dining room - see meals »
- Monday night “Faith and Farming” roundtable discussions
- Shop in our bookshop for farm grown seeds, lavender and honey
- Fall Associates Weekend in October: Seminars on Faith and Abundance - link »
The Sorrento Centre Farm is emerging as a leading advocate of healthy foods, sustainable agriculture and responsible stewardship of Creation. As a ministry of The Sorrento Centre and an extension of The Anglican Church of Canada, the Sorrento Centre Farm is a bridge between the more formal expressions of the Church’slife and the secularized multicultural society.
We are seeking creative ways to connect people with Creation - by growing, sharing and learning about food. Growing food using natural methods of farming creates opportunities for personal and spiritual growth. We believe that farming is one way of finding connections with the Mysteries of Creation that are so deeply and richly expressed in the world's spiritual traditions.
The Sorrento Centre Farm will help people deepen and strengthen their experience of God being present in their lives and in their world.
The Sorrento Centre Farm seeks to create a just relationship between people and Earth by growing, sharing and learning about food, and by sharing the abundance with those most in need
If you have inquiries about the farm please feel free to contact our Farm Manager Dave Wides by phone or email ».
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Sorrento Centre Farm is a vegetable and fruit farm located 2 km west of Sorrento. We grow produce for Sorrento Centre’s Dining Room and for local charities. We are seeking local people who are interested in volunteering on the farm in exchange for a share of the harvest. Read more »
With the addition of the Sorrento Centre Farm property we are now responsible for maintaining over 30 acres of land that includes roads, lawns, forest trails and a working farm.
In order to efficiently manage our grounds and farm production we need a tractor. This tractor will help us do jobs including mowing, tilling, snow plowing, trench digging and moving large materials.
We successfully raised over $24,000 for our tractor fund during the 2010 and 2011 seasons through generous donations from many of our friends and associates as well as with raffles, a grant and our on-line auction [see auction here »]
We are inspired and excited at this tremendous show of support for the Sorrento Centre Farm!
Community Food Action Initiative (CFAI)
Interior Health has recently invested $66,783.83 through the Community Food Action Initiative (CFAI) to support community food security projects in 16 communities throughout the region. The initiative is part of a province-wide strategy to promote food security programs and to encourage British Columbians to make healthy food choices.
CFAI is a collaborative effort between local communities, Interior Health's Community Nutritionists and the Ministry of Health Services. The Sorrento Centre Farm benefited from a $5000 grant toward our tractor fund through the Community Food Action Initiative.
