Growing with Growers since 1946
  • September 2018 Issue
  • Story by TJ Mullinax
  • Madeleine van Roechoudt, a young grower from Lake Country, British Columbia

    family background/ Madeleine continues a multigenerational farm that began north of Kelowna in 1949. The farm is known for growing some of the first Ambrosias and is branching out into wine grapes. Madeleine is the daughter of Marc and Tessa van Roechoudt and granddaughter of Louis and Suzanne van Roechoudt. age/ 36 grower/ Lake Country, British Columbia, Canada crops/ apples business/ Dorenberg Orchards Ltd. How did you get your start? I didn’t plan on taking over the farm originally. My undergraduate degree in global resource systems could have been a little more precise to what I’m doing now. I was […]

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