Deerholme Farm

Farm to Table Din­ners, Events and Classes

Deer­holme Farm has been delight­ing food lovers for the past 6 years. In that time we’ve cre­ated orig­i­nal dishes for local food din­ners, cook­ing classes and many regional events.

Bill Jones is a French-trained chef who has worked in Michelin-starred restau­rants in France and Eng­land. Locally Bill has manned the stoves at Sooke Har­bour House and has been a long time local food inno­va­tor with Mag­netic North Cui­sine — his food and wine con­sult­ing company.

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Our din­ners have been pro­filed in Gourmet Mag­a­zine, Saveur, Har­row­smith, Travel and Leisure and many other promi­nent publications.

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“… Jones is pas­sion­ate about the island and seems to know his environment’s every plant, his­tory and anec­dote. His enthu­si­asm and eru­di­tion are obvi­ous in the cook­ing at Deer­holme Farm. A recent meal, for exam­ple was an inter­pre­ta­tion of a pot­latch, the tra­di­tional feast of the indige­nous peo­ples. … Full of flavours, it was a sur­pris­ing meal, but then, this area is full of sur­prises.” Gourmet Mag­a­zine

Recipe for Bill’s Cedar Planked Salmon from the Gourmet Mag­a­zine arti­cle

” There’s no doubt that this is one of the best entrees into the bur­geon­ing Cowichan Val­ley food com­mu­nity – a chance to taste the finest local food in the land, along with some fas­ci­nat­ing com­pany. It’s a mag­i­cal lit­tle place – and it’s not just the mush­rooms.”      The Globe and Mail

“… if Bill Jones is host­ing one of his monthly themed din­ners, book ahead at Deer­holme Farm. Jones, a supremely tal­ented chef, is also a pas­sion­ate for­ager, and wild mush­rooms are often the high­light of his tast­ing menus, served in his cozy farm­house. Work­ing with a sin­gle sous-chef, Jones puts a French and Asian spin on farm-to-table cook­ing: a recent meal included a Chinese-style duck with hoisin sauce made from Deerholme’s own squash, and a hen-and-egg dumpling soup infused with fresh gin­seng and wasabi from the gar­den.” Travel and Leisure

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Bill is an accom­plished author (win­ner of 2 World Book awards) and edu­ca­tor. He is a regional author­ity on edi­ble wild mush­rooms and foods. He is also known for his work with local farms, arti­san food pro­duc­ers and local food retail­ers. Bill shares the farm with wife Lynn who is the res­i­dent gar­dener and self pro­claimed “chicken goddess”.

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• Events are on selected Sat­ur­days through the year.

• We are open by appoint­ment only.