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Vale Farms

Family
Vale Farms is a family owned and operated farm located between Vernon and Lumby in the Okanagan Valley.  Michael and Charlotte Ruechel established the farm in 1975.  Today, they are proud to be a multi-generational farm with two generations working together and the third well on its way.

Mission
Their mission is to promote a strong and healthy family and to provide their community with a choice of nutritious quality farm products while cultivating the holistic balance between land, animals and people.

Nutrition
It is important to Vale Farms that their food products are safe, clean and nutritious.  Cattle are healthiest when eating what nature intended them to eat.  Their cattle's diet consists solely of grass and mineral supplements.  Optimum health for their cattle means optimum health for you.  Vale Farms' Grassroots BeefTM is free from:

Animal Welfare
Vale Farms raises their cattle in an environment that promotes their well-being.  This includes: low stress livestock handling, humane animal husbandry, and giving cattle freedom to express their natural behaviour.  The cattle graze free-range on certified organic pasture and the beef is in the organic certification process.  The calves are born in the summer into a world of fresh grass and warm weather as nature intended.  During this critical time, the cow and calf are watched yet left undisturbed.

Environment
The farming practices of Vale Farms enhance the environment by conserving tame grasslands, riparian areas and encouraging biodiversity.  Grasslands improve the air quality by absorbing carbon dioxide and storing the carbon in the soil.  Without tillage, the soil holds the carbon and is enriched with organic matter.  The cattle graze during periods of their highest energy demand, reducing use of machinery (fossil fuels).  They restrict cattle access to riparian zones, enhancing water quality and aquatic habitat.  The absence of pesticides and herbicides in our farm ecosystem encourages biodiversity of soil microorganisms, insects, birds, fish, mammals and plants.

The family at Vale Farms is very accessible and always keen to talk to any customers.  If you have any questions for them, call toll-free at 1-866-567-2300.