ABOUT US
CanWest Farms is the hard work and passion of our family, the Kallu family. We have been farming since the 1960's in Richmond, BC. In the 1980s, our father and mother, Sukhbir and Kiran Kallu, harvested many fruits and vegetables, including strawberries, broccoli and sprouts. During the 90s, as their five children grew up, we modified the fruit market to specialize solely in cultivating and packaging blueberries. The Kallu kids revelled in learning from their parents, and grew up helping on the farm. To this day, we are proud to say that CanWest Farms remains family owned and operated. You can still see Sukhbir and Kiran in their farm market and in the blueberry fields, but majority of the work has now been passed down to their son, Humraj Kallu.
The CanWest Farm Market
CanWest Farms gives local customers the opportunity to shop directly from our farm. Our on-site Farm Market carries fruits and vegetables from local farmers, as well as, speciality items like honey and jams. Ready-picked and frozen blueberries are available for purchase in our market during the blueberry season (typically from the beginning of July to the end of August).
Meet our Family
We are farmers through and through. Sukhbir, our father, brought his family tradition of farming from India with him when he migrated to Canada. And now, he has passed on the tradition down to the next generation. Sukhbir and Kiran now have grandkids and enjoy soaking up as much time as they can with them on the farm.
Our Blueberries
In the last two years, we have started growing corn, zucchini, strawberries, tomatoes, Russian garlic, watermelons and potatoes but we specialize in blueberries. We pack the highest quality blueberries into each one of our boxes. Many people don't know, but there are different varieities of blueberries. On our farm, we have three diferent varieties: Duke, Blue Crop and Elliot.
Duke - A variety available in July. It is a mid to large size blueberry. Crunchy, sweet & slightly tart. A beautiful berry that kicks off our blueberry season.
Blue Crop - An August variety. Large in size and sweet.
Elliot - A late August variety. Medium sized, slightly sweet but also can be tart.