Silverside Farm Information

When you arrive at Silverside Farm 40 acres of Cowichan Valley beauty rise up to meet you, and that's before you pick a few blueberries from the over 30-year-old vines. Established in 1982, Silverside was originally a mixed farm. Berry production began in 1988, and the winery opened in December 2005. With the berries being such a hit the focus again is on the farm and the winery portion was closed late 2017. Since 2009, with the vision and passion of Don and Lyn Bull, Silverside Farm has grown as a boutique operation, and has become a Vancouver Island tour destination, community event venue, and most of all, an experience of the best nature has to offer-expansive views, the sights and sounds of wildlife, and sun-ripened fruit picked from the vine. While the farm produces thousands of pounds of fresh blueberries each year, Silverside had been known for its specialty wines and fortified (port-style) dessert wines made from its very own tayberries, and other local berries. Truly unique, Silverside's tayberry wine won the double gold medal at the All-Canadian Wine Championship four years in a row from 2012-2015. Tayberries, a cross between a raspberry and blackberry, produce a slightly tart berry and a delicious wine. Seasonally our store is open on site offering the farm's famous frozen yogurt with waffle cones handmade in the Cowichan Valley. If your boutique tastes include local art, Silverside also showcases a wide array of original paintings, photography, and hand-painted glassware by area artists.