Our Family
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.
Our Team
Ian & Rose Schroeder
Calven & Chris Garrett
Calven & Chris Garrett
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.
Calven & Chris Garrett
Calven & Chris Garrett
Calven & Chris Garrett
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!
Jennifer Garrett
Calven & Chris Garrett
Jennifer Garrett
Jennifer grew up a farm brat, she’s highly organized, very detailed and remarkably “crafty”. She started as an egg collector and has rapidly increased her skills and abilities. She is now our bookkeeper, administrator, marketer, planner, and she’s occasionally in the egg barn and feed bagging area too. She keeps us between the rows!
Dayla Holleman
Jennifer Garrett
Dayla started with us in 2024. When we heard she grew up on a farm and was in 4H we hired her on the spot! She comes from a great family; she’s a hard worker and loves animals. She’s on track to go to veterinary college this year and while we hate to see her go we’re so excited for her future!
Colton Wyenberg
Colton is a prairie boy, growing up in Manitoba before moving to BC. He has spent a good part of his life in trucks, on farms and in farm shops. He’s our equipment guy for maintenance and field operations. He’s got great interest in agriculture and is currently taking courses as a general farm technician! We value his positive attitude and curiosity.
Gerhard Koerner
Gerhard spent part of his career with his own construction business. He always enjoyed food production though and when he moved from Terrace to Sicamous with his wife Maria he thought farming might be a good career change. When he’s not building something, you can find him operating the feed-mill most days. Gerhard’s construction experience is incredibly valuable as is his attention to detail.
