What 40 Years in Pedigreed Seed Taught Gordon Hill

The B.C. Peace Country grower reflects on rising costs, lost research capacity and the people who keep local farm institutions alive. Ask Gordon Hill what he is proudest of after more than four decades growing pedigreed seed near Taylor, B.C., and he doesn’t talk about awards, varieties or acres. His answer is simpler. “We’re still here. We’re still doing it.” At 78, he has earned the right to say that. His family’s connection to the land stretches back to 193