It91裸聊视频檚 not often a butcher shop turns into a wedding venue, but this is precisely what the owners of Sunshine Ranch did.

91裸聊视频淥ur oldest daughter wanted to get married at home. At first, we were a little bit shocked, like what? So then, we cleaned out the barn, and after that wedding, we had friends of hers calling us,91裸聊视频� recalled Silvia Laffer, who owns the ranch in Horsefly, B.C., with her husband, Franz.

Their son followed suit, along with two others from the community, which got the couple thinking.

91裸聊视频淵ou know what, the barn is empty in the summer. Why don91裸聊视频檛 we do something like this? And I love it,91裸聊视频� said Silvia.

Technically, the wedding venue is next door to the butcher shop, which they close in May to focus on the wedding season. They transform two massive barns into a beautiful and picturesque wedding venue, complete with chairs, linens, cutlery and decor.

The multifunctional ranch keeps Silvia busy, who does all the wedding catering. Meat and sausage mostly come from their ranch, and Silvia makes and cooks the remaining wedding food in their commercial kitchen, which includes salads, macaroni and cheese, roasted potatoes, desserts and more.

When asked how Silvia manages to do this all herself, she replied: 91裸聊视频淚 start on Thursday, and I91裸聊视频檓 done by Saturday night.91裸聊视频�

Sunshine Ranch has a permit to host up to 10 weddings a year, but Silvia says they usually have five to eight, which keeps her perfectly busy.

Along with the butcher shop and commercial kitchen, they also have coolers and a walk-in freezer, where you91裸聊视频檒l find freshly baked organic bread. The baker, of course, is Silvia, who either buys organic flour or uses her own after they91裸聊视频檝e turned their fields, grinding the flour herself.

During the 2017 wildfires that overwhelmed the Cariboo region, Silvia had a neighbour stop in, notifying her that there wasn91裸聊视频檛 any bread in the stores and they didn91裸聊视频檛 know when a delivery truck would come in.

91裸聊视频淪o I91裸聊视频檓 like, 91裸聊视频榊ou can have one of mine.91裸聊视频� I gave her that and then my husband said, 91裸聊视频楬ey, you have so much flour here. Why don91裸聊视频檛 you try to bake?91裸聊视频�91裸聊视频�

The couple made a sign, put it on the side of the road and before she knew it, she had an additional business.

91裸聊视频淚 had the business going and because my bread was in the freezer, people would walk into the walk-in freezer and then say, 91裸聊视频極h, you have bacon. You have burgers.91裸聊视频� So that91裸聊视频檚 how it started.91裸聊视频�

Their butcher shop has a Farmgate Plus license, and they mainly focus on their sausages, which they have year-round, along with burgers and bread. Instead of their cows being auctioned off or shipped elsewhere, Sunshine Ranch processes the cows themselves. They also make raw dog food, available in limited supply, with their beef.

They91裸聊视频檙e a ranch that seems to do it all, with butchering throughout the fall and winter, calving in the spring, weddings in the summer, bread year-round and the daily maintenance of a cattle ranch.

Still, Silvia is mindful of finding downtime, noting she won91裸聊视频檛 pick up the phone before 8 a.m. or after 8 p.m.

91裸聊视频淲e used to go out and [work] until 10 o91裸聊视频檆lock. Now, I take that time91裸聊视频� but I have to say, I don91裸聊视频檛 need time to myself to decompress because I love what I do.

91裸聊视频淭his afternoon, I91裸聊视频檒l go in my garden and sit there weeding. My husband said, 91裸聊视频業 don91裸聊视频檛 know how you can do this.91裸聊视频� And I said, 91裸聊视频榊ou know what? Sitting here weeding all that ugly grass in my garden is like yoga for me 91裸聊视频� I don91裸聊视频檛 have to think about my problems.91裸聊视频�

The couple, originally from Switzerland, moved to Horsefly in 1993.

91裸聊视频淲e had a butcher shop in Switzerland and we needed a change. We decided we91裸聊视频檇 come here, and we91裸聊视频檝e never regretted a minute.91裸聊视频�

Thankfully, the couple91裸聊视频檚 family helps around the farm. Their four children have given the Laffer91裸聊视频檚 nine grandchildren, with three families living nearby and the fourth (who lives in Kelowna) helping as the designated mechanic in the summers. Next door, their son, Florian, and his wife, Minette, have pasture-raised pigs and grow and sell garlic.

91裸聊视频淲e see [our family] almost every day. They come here. They run with us. My life is absolutely fantastic.91裸聊视频�

You can find Sunshine Ranch at facebook.com/sunshineranchnaturalbeef or sunshineranchweddings.com.

kim.kimberlin@blackpress.ca
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