Earth Candy Farm is a community driven farm business, offering fair, organic food and flowers
Our Story
We were both drawn to agriculture from studies in biology and environmental studies. We feel that farming is the first step towards healing the planet and also a humbling and inspiring way to spend our time.
Our Mission
To provide fair, organic food and flowers to the Salt Spring community. To practice cutting edge organic practices to produce nutrient dense food and improve the land we manage. To be leaders in our community, spearheading innovative methods of food distribution and consumption. To live a healthy life, connected to nature and the people around us, and share this lifestyle through our business and personal role modelling.
Ellis Hroch is always surrounded by a myriad of projects; he’s a hardworking idealist. Some call him the original food gangster! Raised in East Vancouver by Czech immigrant parents, Ellis would say that his farming career began by harvesting local fruit trees with his childhood gang. After exhausting the math, physics, chemistry, and biology departments of UBC, he road his bike across British Columbia, volunteering on organics farms. From humble beginnings importing organic fruit from the Okanagan, he has grown his business into a multifaceted organic farming operation. Salt Spring provides Ellis with a wonderful canvas to experiment with his vision of food sovereignty.
Claire Jutras is passionate about the agrarian life and full of ideas for creating more beauty and joy. Growing up in a family of outdoor enthusiasts, her youth was full of the rich and vibrant nature of British Columbia. Working alongside her parents in their retail business from a young age, Claire quickly picked up the entrepreneurial spirit. After graduating from UVic with a Biology degree she worked at botanical gardens, intentional communities, and organic farms, always loving the meeting point of utility and beauty. In 2010 Claire launched into the business of the food, flowers, and family with Ellis, and the rest is history!
