About Us
Viewfield Farm is home to the Taylor families of David and Lisa, Will and Heather, and Joseph and Jeanette. Their dairy farm is situated in the picturesque Comox Valley on the central east coast of Vancouver Island, where they strive for excellent milk quality and superior genetics.
Currently the Taylors boast the top milk quality award for Vancouver Island for the 2008 year – a repeat win from 2006 when they first achieved this award. David and Lisa recently represented their farm in competition in BC, and then nationally in Calgary, where they were awarded the Canadian Outstanding Young Farmers Award for 2008.
Their presentation concluded this way: “Through all its challenges, farming is still a great joy to us! We are passionately committed to the continuation of the family farm in Canada, and we will continue to aim for the highest standards of excellence. We have never regretted our decision to return to the farm, and we look forward to what the future in farming brings.”
The Taylors have been dairy farming since Joe’s father bought his first farm in 1946 in Saanichton just outside of Victoria, BC. They moved to Courtenay in 1995, when all three families came together to purchase their current farm on 160 acres of partly forested land, bordered on two sides by the Puntledge River. They milk 130 cows and have a total inventory of over 300 registered Holsteins.
The Taylors are involved in the industry on many agricultural boards and as 4-H club parents. Their efforts to promote sustainability, both in agriculture and in everyday life, include many outreach initiatives ranging from offering farm tours to providing community groups access to a pastoral campsite on their property.
