A little farm & a big dream…
Flora & Fauna Farm is a flower farm located in West Saanich, Vancouver Island. It’s a little farm with a lot of love and a big mission to provide beautiful, naturally grown, seasonal blooms for local people & events. The flower farm started as a dream of mine. I have always grown flowers on a small scale, but with big love and hope that one day I could grow enough flowers to share with my community. I have a lot of passion and love for nature and for our earth. I find myself at peace in nature, with animals, and surrounded by plants. The forest and ocean faithfully take my breath away. The feeling of home and love I get from the forest, ocean, and nature has fuelled my need to protect it. For these reasons, I am committed to living a sustainable lifestyle with minimal impact on the earth, and leaving it to continue having the beautiful impact it does on us and on our future generations. My mission is to grow flowers organically and ecologically to cultivate beauty from the land and share its magic, while leaving it unaffected and unharmed. I commit to continually learning about and implementing sustainable and regenerative farming practices along the way. I hope I can inspire those around me to learn about sustainability, get excited about seasonality, and to reconnect with and embrace the power of the earth.
This dream would not have come true without the support of my amazing family and friends. During a typical week on the farm you will find myself planting, growing, harvesting and designing. You will find my husband, Jevan, carrying out a lot of the farm maintenance and building, as well as lending a helping hand with many various flower farming tasks. Our babies keeping things sweet and reminds us of why we began this journey. You may also find many of our other family members and friends who are always willing to get dirty and help out!
I hope that our flowers will bring brightness and happiness into your life someday soon!
-Jen
Meet the Team
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Jen Madill
FOUNDER | Farmer Florist
Jen started Flora & Fauna Farm in 2018. She is a self-taught farmer and florist driven by her curiosity, love for nature, and creativity. What began as a small flower garden has grown into a one-acre farm where she has thrived as a farmer, florist, and teacher. Her main interests include soil health, building a healthy ecosystem, growing and arranging flowers, and sharing knowledge about regenerative farming and cut flower cultivation. You can find Jen this season on the flower farm, growing and arranging flowers, attending markets, all with her newborn baby and five-year-old daughter in tow. And of course, teaching summer flower workshops on Thursday nights!
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Victoria Scheers
FLOWER FARMER
Victoria is a flower lover and herbalist and will be our assistant manager for the 2025 season after working on the farm in 2023 and 2024. Growing up on her family farm in Ontario, she developed a love for nature before moving to the west coast to explore flowers and herbalism. Victoria has a community herbalism certificate from Pacific Rim College and is expanding her knowledge through further herbalism courses with focus on local plants, herbs and formulation. She has a strong connection to plants, focusing on natural medicine and flower essences. This season you’ll find Victoria on the flower farm, growing and arranging flowers, planting and harvesting herbs & teaching our summer flower workshops on Tuesday nights!
Sustainability.
It is our mission to be kind to the earth using environmentally friendly and sustainable practices and products. All our flowers are grown on our farm without the use of pesticides or chemicals, and using only organic materials. We grow using regenerative practices to preserve the land and to provide biodiversity and a healthy ecosystem for all creatures.
Seasonality.
All our flowers are grown on our farm. We embrace the natural and seasonal beauty of nature and celebrate all that Mother Nature has to offer. Each blooming flower perfectly reflects its moment in time.
Supporting Local.
We source as much of our products, compost, and extra florals from local growers as possible. We believe in supporting local because it’s important to us to work within our community to support each other, but also to eliminate negative impacts on the environment from preservatives and transportation.