‘My life’s work’: Farmers detail loss of beloved land, crops in Sumas Prairie, B.C.
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Farmers in the flooded Sumas Prairie have banded together in the wake of disaster to call for support as they try to rebuild.
The Sandhu family has been farming fruits and vegetables in the Sumas Prairie for three generations.
Avtar Sandhu’s father brought the property in 1974 and since then, Sandhu, his sons and nephews have tended the fertile land in British Columbia’s Fraser Valley with care.
When it was drowned by seven or more feet of water on Nov. 14, they were heartbroken.
“It’s hard to put it into words — depression, sadness — it’s hard to say,” said Sandhu, surveying the damage from last week’s natural disaster.
“Everything our parents, aunts and uncles have built up — it’s heartbreaking to watch it wash away,” added his nephew, Gary Sandhu.
The family business supplies provinces across the country and some American states with blueberries, strawberries, broccoli and other fresh goods. Those plants are now underwater and so are their tractors.
Nevertheless, the Sandhus are determined to rebuild.
“We’re not going to let our customers down,” he told Global News.
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