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Last chance to Enjoy Mara's culinary delights at Fairburn Farm this summer!

Sunday Lunch on the Farm
Saturday Field-to-Table Cooking Classes
Shop with the Chef
Mara's Farewell Dinner with Michael Stadtlander
Fall Boot Camp

Italy Tour
Family Cottage Vacation on the Farm

Lavish 6-course Italian style Sunday lunches: $89.00 plus tax and gratuity
Last munute Sunday accomodation special: Come for lunch and stay the night! Room special - $99.00 plus tax, includes organic gourmet breakfast (based on availability, we choose the room)

"Jernigan's preparations reflect a light and respectful touch in the kitchen, and the veranda offers front-row seats onto a bucolic paradise. ... I think they deserve a listing in "1000 Things to de Before you Die" - Elizabeth Levinson, Boulevard Magazine July 2010


Hurry! Space still available in the following

Field-to-Table cooking classes: August 21st and August 28th

"At the end of one especially rutted drive is Fairburn Farm Culinary Retreat and Guesthouse, the crown jewel of the Cowichan Valley food scene, thanks to proprietor and chef Mara Jernigan, who also leads a terrific Saturday cooking class. -Travel+Leisure July 2010 read the article


Join Mara on Friday's at 3 PM as she shops the Cowichan Farms and artisan producers for ingredients. Taste samples, meet producers and learn about the Cowichan's agricutrual history and it's best new products including wine, cheese, bread, seafood and more! $45. + tax, call to reserve


Join Mara for a very special farewell dinner at Fairburn Farm with our friend Chef Michael Stadlander of Eigennsinn Farm and Hai Sai in Singhampton, Ontario.

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Mara started her cooking school at Engeler Farm in 2001 with special events featuring Michael Stadlander. Here for the Canadian Chef's Congress, Michael will return for an unforgetable 7 course farewell dinner with Mara. Michael's farm has been rated one of the top 10 places in the world to eat and he is a recent winner of the Nation's Table award from Canada's Govenor General.

Thursday September 9th, 6 PM reception. $150.+ tax and gratuity. Space is limited, call or email to book


A Farm Family Vacation!

Four weeks still available in our self contained farmhouse cottage. Cook for yourself or join us for a dinner or Sunday lunch! Last minute cottage special - $850.00 (regular $950.00) plus tax.

Saturday July 17th- Saturday July 24th

Saturday July 24th- Saturday July 31st

Saturday July 31st - Saturday August 7th

Saturday August 28th - Saturday September 4th

or Three Day Cottage Package for $399.00


Space still available in Mara's last FALL BOOTCAMP! September 28th to October 3d. Voted as one of the top 45 culinary vacations in the world by Gourmet magazine 2008. Read more about Mara's culinary bootcamp


Join Mara for a tour in Italy this fall! Northern Italy:

Watch Italy Tour Teaser on Youtube

October 24th to October 30

Southern Italy October 31st to November 6th.

read more about Italy trips

Book a Boot Camp or Italy trip and receive a gift certificate for a Sunday lunch for two! Value 299.00!

Download Italy Brochure PDF: Side1, Side2


Reservations Click Here

Fairburn Farm in some of our favourite blogspots!
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Agritourism in the Cowichan Valley Vancouver Island since 1957.

Photography and Design Andrei Fedorov

Design and images by Andrei Fedorov
This Fall, Join Mara for a culinary trip to Italy, click for more details!