Central Park Farms
A year-round farm store on 216 Street in south Langley: their own free-range chicken, pasture-raised pork, grass-fed beef and eggs, plus prepared dinners from the farm kitchen and a picnic patio by the pasture.
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- Where
- 225 216 Street, near Langley's southern edge
- Open
- Seven days; late night Wednesday until 7
- No preorder needed
- Walk in and shop; no minimum
Central Park Farms is where a lot of south Langley households restock the freezer. It’s a proper farm store, open seven days, selling the meat and eggs the family raises, plus dinners made in their own kitchen.
What to pick up
- Free-range chicken, including whole roasters (from about $29 online, depending on size, when we checked)
- Pasture-raised pork and grass-fed Black Angus beef
- Eggs from their own hens
- Prepared dinners, soups and sauces from the farm kitchen
- Pantry extras: Canadian-made goods, local dairy and sourdough bread
Stock follows processing. Their FAQ says beef is released monthly, while chicken and pork are restocked weekly, so the cuts on the shelf change from visit to visit. Out back, the Pasture Patio is a spot to sit with whatever you’ve bought. It isn’t a restaurant.
How it started
Kendall Ballantine left a corporate career, and her husband Jay had run a quail farm before. They started in 2015 with a first batch of 500 chickens sold straight to households. Pork and eggs followed, then grass-fed beef in 2018. What began as a small farm stand grew into delivery, farm pickup and now the bigger store with its own kitchen. They also raise livestock on a ranch in Rock Creek.
The farm won the BC Association of Farmers’ Markets’ 2019 Vendor of the Year (Farmer), and Kendall was the Greater Langley Chamber’s 2018 Under 40 Business Person of the Year. They donate meat to Sources Food Bank in Langley and the Boundary Food Bank.
Before you go
Hours are 10 to 6 on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, 10 to 7 on Wednesday, and 10 to 4 on weekends. The front door has stairs. There’s a ground-level entrance and an accessible parking spot on the south side. Call 604-728-2374 if you’re after something specific.
More farm stops are in our rural Langley guide.
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