Providence Farm

Providence Farm Providence Farm is a non-profit therapeutic community cradled at the foot of Mt. Tzouhalem.

At Providence Farm we gather together twice daily to enjoy a snack or lunch break. Each time we eat together we are awar...
05/22/2026

At Providence Farm we gather together twice daily to enjoy a snack or lunch break. Each time we eat together we are aware of the efforts each participant & staff member has made in our carefully connected nature-based therapeutic programs to bring fresh, delicious food to our shared table. We plant & tend food in our Greenhouse & Kitchen Garden, band together to deliver our harvests to the kitchen where participants, with the support, guidance & planning of Chef Charlotte prepare nutritious meals for everyone. We delight in discovering how & what each person chose to contribute to our plates. It's a great conversation

Dining together supports improved mental health, nutrition & emotional resiliance. Our predictable dining gathering time & environment provides reliable and safe oportunities to socialise, decompress and share our daily experiences.

All this from a little coffee break & lunch break! Yes, please! 😋🧡

Providence Farm is CLOSED for the "May-Long", aka: Victoria Day, Monday, May 18, 2026. We will return on Tuesday. 🐔❤️Enj...
05/15/2026

Providence Farm is CLOSED for the "May-Long", aka: Victoria Day, Monday, May 18, 2026. We will return on Tuesday. 🐔❤️

Enjoy our little video snack from a couple of months ago: Participants, staff and our practicum student friend work together to transfer growing chics to their very own coop. peep-peep! 🐣🐤🐥

Providence Farm has some marvelous volunteer opportunities available in The Kitchen, The Greenhouse, The FARMILY Friday ...
05/13/2026

Providence Farm has some marvelous volunteer opportunities available in The Kitchen, The Greenhouse, The FARMILY Friday Team, and in Farm Fashions. For more information, contact [email protected] or call 250-746-4204. 🧡

Farm Fashions Free Store Community Outreach is open from Wednesday - Friday, 9:30am - 12:30pm every week. Give a warm we...
05/13/2026

Farm Fashions Free Store Community Outreach is open from Wednesday - Friday, 9:30am - 12:30pm every week. Give a warm welcome our new Farm Fashions Coordinator, Tasha! She is thrilled to be working alongside our fabulous volunteers to serve our growing community. Stop by to find some basics, fill some gaps in your wardrobe and discover a new-to-you treasure.

We believe that clothing is not just a necessity, but a means of empowerment, dignity and expression.

Tasha and our fabulous Farm Fashions volunteers are happy to accept donations during store hours, see our Spring Donation Wish List for ideas. 🧡🧥🧢👕👖👍

In the heart of the kitchen, where laughter is bright,Chef Charlotte was crowned our Spaghetti Knight 🍝✨With a spoon hel...
05/08/2026

In the heart of the kitchen, where laughter is bright,
Chef Charlotte was crowned our Spaghetti Knight 🍝✨
With a spoon held high instead of a sword,
She stirred up joy that we all could afford.
A pot full of pasta, a sauce rich and warm,
Gathered our Farmily, in it's usual good form.
Plates passed around, smiles shining wide—
With every bite, there was joy, there was pride.
All hail the Knight of noodles so fine,
Serving up love, one plate at a time 💛👑🫅🥘

As harvest season ramps up in the Greenhouse and Kitchen Garden, we have more volunteer opportunities available in the kitchen. Tasks include washing, chopping and packaging freshly harvested produce/ We might even have a few canning projects. You'll meet a friendly & welcoming community of volunteers, participants and staff who would love to get to know you better as we work together and while we enjoy a delicious lunch on your volunteer day.

For more information and to access our volunteer application form, see our Volunteer section under our "Get Involved" tab on our website:
https://www.providence.bc.ca/get-involved

Or contact us at [email protected] or call 250-746-4204

Woop! Woop! Our wonderful kitchen volunteers have a 30 second dance party to celebrate a job well done. Colourful choppe...
05/08/2026

Woop! Woop! Our wonderful kitchen volunteers have a 30 second dance party to celebrate a job well done. Colourful chopped produce is prepped and ready for lunch and the walk-in is stocked & organised. 🙌👍🫛🍠🧅🍅🫐🧡😃

Staff and participants appreciate the support and company our volunteers bring to us. Thank you, thank you thank you!

As harvest season ramps up in the Greenhouse and Kitchen Garden, we have more volunteer opportunities available in the kitchen. Tasks include washing, chopping and packaging freshly harvested produce/ We might even have a few canning projects. You'll meet a friendly & welcoming community of volunteers, participants and staff who would love to get to know you better as we work together and while we enjoy a delicious lunch on your volunteer day.

For more information and to access our volunteer application form, see our Volunteer section under our "Get Involved" tab on our website:
https://www.providence.bc.ca/get-involved

Or contact us at [email protected] or call 250-746-4204

Providence Farm is excited to offer 2 Canada Summer Jobs this year to individuals between 15 - 30 years of age at the st...
05/07/2026

Providence Farm is excited to offer 2 Canada Summer Jobs this year to individuals between 15 - 30 years of age at the start of employment:
- Agriculture Assistant
- Event Coordinator Assistant
Find more information and criteria for these exciting job postings on our website under the Employment section of our "Get Involved" tab: https://www.providence.bc.ca/get-involved -jwjrdtzs
These postings are supported by the Service Canada, Canada Summer Jobs Program.
Providence Farm is a therapeutic farm nestled at the base of Mount Tzouhalem in the Cowichan Valley on Vancouver Island, British Columbia. Since 1979, the Vancouver Island Providence Community Association, a registered charity and non-profit society, has been operating creative and innovative programs at the Farm for adults in the Valley with mental health issues, brain injuries and physical and emotional challenges.

The forest at Providence Farm is a highly valued resource and inspiration for many of our Nature Based Therapeutic Progr...
05/06/2026

The forest at Providence Farm is a highly valued resource and inspiration for many of our Nature Based Therapeutic Programs. Our Wednesday Farm Fit Participants look forward to their weekly hike in the forest. Therapeutic practitioners create routes of varying ease or difficulty so participants of almost all abilities can choose their path. After a brisk or calm hike through the woods, we all gather to regroup, stretch, refresh and check-in before we head to the "Big House" to enjoy our delicious lunch together.

Walking is good for talking and stretching and breathing and stopping and noticing the little things and comaraderie and accomplishing and relaxing and enjoying the company of your friends and shedding our stressors and feeling good and helping our buddies and so much more!

Participants and staff are grateful to our site crew and fabulous volunteers who maintain and keep our trails safe. 👍🌞🥾🧡🌲🌳🍀🌾🌎

Providence Farm is excited to offer 2 Canada Summer Jobs this year to individuals between 15 - 30 years of age at the st...
05/01/2026

Providence Farm is excited to offer 2 Canada Summer Jobs this year to individuals between 15 - 30 years of age at the start of employment:

- Agriculture Assistant
- Event Coordinator Assistant

Find more information and criteria for these exciting job postings on our website under the Employment section of our "Get Involved" tab: https://www.providence.bc.ca/get-involved -jwjrdtzs

These postings are supported by the Service Canada, Canada Summer Jobs Program.

Providence Farm is a therapeutic farm nestled at the base of Mount Tzouhalem in the Cowichan Valley on Vancouver Island, British Columbia. Since 1979, the Vancouver Island Providence Community Association, a registered charity and non-profit society, has been operating creative and innovative programs at the Farm for adults in the Valley with mental health issues, brain injuries and physical and emotional challenges.

05/01/2026

GO-GO-GROW TEAM-GO! Ahead of the Game!?
The Providence Productions News Team investigated a tip that our Grow Team thinks they're ahead of the game.
The Grow Team meets to coordinate what we should plant in each of our growing sites so we can optimise the food and flowers we grow for our snacks, lunches, preserves & special occasions and to offer in our mighty little Farm Stand. Participants interviewed our Therapeutic Practitioners to learn about what we're growing and how it's going. 😆
Wowee! From the Greenhouse to the Kitchen Garden to St Ann's Garden Club to the Coldframes, everyone is busy planting, potting up and transplanting. What an exciting spring!
How about you, friend? What are you growing and how's it going? Are you "ahead of the game? 🪴🌻🌞👍💚

Address

1843 Tzouhalem Road
Duncan, BC
V9L5L6

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 4pm
Tuesday 9am - 4pm
Wednesday 9am - 4pm
Thursday 9am - 4pm
Friday 9am - 4pm

Telephone

250-746-4204

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