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ucked away on Westham Island in Delta, where the Fraser River flows into the Salish Sea, sits River & Sea: a certified organic flower farm operated by Rachel Ryall since 2016.

Here, on less than two acres, Ryall grows more than 70 different varieties of flowers that arrive in the spring and overflow into the fall.

While climate change has presented many worrisome challenges for British Columbia agriculturalists, she still finds flower farming incredibly rewarding. Beyond knowing that her products will create joy for her customers and that their biodegradable nature makes them a sustainable gift, Ryall cherishes the way flowers connect her to other people and to the land itself.

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Fresh Stems

River & Sea flower farm produces more than 70 different varieties of sustainable, organic florals.

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Andrea Marván

Photos by Andrea Marván.

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Farming Practices

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ucked away on Westham Island in Delta, where the Fraser River flows into the Salish Sea, sits River & Sea: a certified organic flower farm operated by Rachel Ryall since 2016.

Here, on less than two acres, Ryall grows more than 70 different varieties of flowers that arrive in the spring and overflow into the fall.

Terroir

Fresh Stems

River & Sea flower farm produces more than 70 different varieties of sustainable, organic florals.

Written by

Andrea Marván

Photos by Andrea Marván.

Farming Practices

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ucked away on Westham Island in Delta, where the Fraser River flows into the Salish Sea, sits River & Sea: a certified organic flower farm operated by Rachel Ryall since 2016.

Here, on less than two acres, Ryall grows more than 70 different varieties of flowers that arrive in the spring and overflow into the fall.

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