We are Mike, Sarah, Eric and Lucas Schroeder, and we are the owners of Lakeland Farms Inc. and Lakeland Feeds Inc. Our farming legacy is multigenerational, continued and passed on by Ian and Rose Schroeder. Mike has an education in Ag Science and Ag Business and Sarah is a teacher and the hub of the wheel around our farm! In 2015 we moved from Abbotsford to Salmon Arm started a family and started to build our farm with the help of Ian and Rose. We certified organic right away and transitioned in to grain production for the opportunities it offered in soil management, integration and local sales. The first couple of years we built up equipment inventory, got educated in organic production and leased more land as opportunities arose. In 2017 we were awarded egg quota under BC’s New Producer Program and we built our first barn, placing in 2018. We now grow crops on 325 acres, house 4,500 organic hens, and graze a small beef herd annually. We knew early that we wanted to build an on farm feed mill and control our feed source and mill some of the crops we grow on the farm and support other growers in the region. We completed the feed mill in November 2020, starting commercial sales of organic poultry feed in the spring of 2021.
We want our management decisions on partnerships, investments, soils, crops, and animal welfare to have a long-term view. We want to see constant incremental improvement, we want to build on the success of generations before us and leave our kids with the opportunity to do the same.
Whether we’re talking soil health, seed purchasing, cover crops, grazing or nutrition we have actively worked towards integrating production on our farm and diversifying what we do so we can have a positive influence on our supply chain. This most recently and most especially includes the feed and nutrition of our hens.
We want our staff and customers to see us as partners in achieving their goals. We want our agreements to be mutually beneficial and we want to strengthen our industry.
We believe in the constant pursuit of potential!
Jennifer grew up a farm brat, she's highly organized, very detailed and remarkably "crafty". She helps us with day to day operations in the egg barn, bookeeping and administration.
Ian and Rose Schroeder provide valuable grandparent/farm help services in all capacities when they're not fishing, hunting or horsing! They owned the dairy farm we grew up on and helped us get a start in Salmon Arm.
Chris and Calven are long time grain farmers from the Peace Region of Alberta. They provide crucial help through the season and wise council when we're up against problems!
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