The Van de Heyden family have been growing vegetables since 1981. Ann and John and their four daughter live and work at Wooler Dale Farm nestled in the Murray Hills. John and Ann emigrated from Holland. The growing seasons begins in April with salad greens;, asparagus is ready in May and strawberries in June. By mid summer they have eggplant, tomatoes, beans, leeks and more. They grow crops that they can store over the winter like potatoes, squash, carrots, onions, garlic and dried herbs.
Jack, Betty and their family run J. & B. Asparagus. It is a residential retirement farm specializing in the production and sale of fresh asparagus from two acres.
Elsie and Al Lafreniere grow vegetables, herbs and plants on their farm on the Black River Road, north west of Tweed. They also make clay planters, which they fill with plants.