1999 — Today

From one greenhouse to 54.5 acres, still family run.

Westcoast Vegetables started with a single 18.4-acre cucumber greenhouse in Delta, BC. Twenty-five years later, the VanMarrewyk family is still building.

Timeline

Twenty-five years, three greenhouses.

1999

The original 18.4-acre greenhouse is built in Delta, BC, growing long English cucumbers — the crop the company still grows there today.

2006

Ray and Ron VanMarrewyk take over the operation and build a second greenhouse — 17.6 acres — dedicated to sweet bell peppers.

2014–15

A third greenhouse, 18.5 acres, is built and comes into production — bringing total growing space to roughly 54.5 acres across two Delta properties.

Today

Westcoast Vegetables ships cucumbers and peppers to major retailers including Costco, Sam's Club, Walmart, and Loblaws, with distribution reaching from Western Canada to Southern California and east to Montreal.

Why Two Greenhouses, Not One

Two crops, kept separate on purpose.

Cucumbers and peppers don't want the same climate, so instead of compromising on either, Westcoast built a dedicated greenhouse for each — the original 1999 facility for cucumbers, and a second built in 2006 purely for peppers. A third followed in 2015 as demand from retail partners grew.

That structure is why the crops arrive consistent, harvest after harvest — each greenhouse tuned for exactly one thing.

Leadership

Still a two-family operation.

Owner & Operator

Ron VanMarrewyk

Took over the original cucumber greenhouse alongside his brother Ray in 2006, and has helped grow the operation to three greenhouses since.

President

Ray VanMarrewyk

President since 2006. Ray hosted BC Premier David Eby at the farm to walk through Westcoast's 35-million-litre rainwater and greenhouse-runoff reservoir — part of the water infrastructure that keeps three greenhouses running through dry seasons.

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In The Community

Rooted in Delta, not just growing here.

Westcoast Vegetables has supported local community initiatives in Delta, including contributing toward the Ladner splash park project. [Exact donation amount and date to confirm — flagged as unverified during research, source article was inaccessible.]

Work with a grower that's still building.

Three greenhouses, twenty-five years, one family still running it.

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