We started Boundary Garlic in 2002 on the Caron Ranch. My husband,
Henry Caron, grew up on the ranch. He is a farmer and a photographer.
Almost all the pictures on this site were taken by Henry on our farm.
In 2004 he began building the Garlic Palace, so called because the magnificent
main room has a vaulted ceiling and walls of windows with views to the
north and south. When it is not being used for the garlic harvest it
will be available for woodworking, gatherings or what-have-you.
I am Sonia Stairs. I have had a varied career. Since moving to the
Boundary I have been a resource management consultant, teacher and administrator.
Over the years we have grown much of our own food and I love developing
new recipes. Having so many flavours of fresh and dried garlic to experiment
with is great fun. The recipe pages of this website will grow as I try
different varieties of garlic in both new and classic recipes.
We are finding garlic to be a fascinating crop. Each cultivar has its
own personality and cultural preferences. Each year we acquire more
named strains of garlic and when we have multiplied up the ones that
do well here we will offer them for sale. We have always grown organically
and since 2004 our garlic fields have been BC
Certified Organic.
The seed garlic business is also fun from the marketing point of view.
Garlic lovers love to talk garlic and so it is a pleasure to do business
with novice and experienced eaters and growers of this wonderful bulb.
