The Boonstra Farms Community Fund

The Boonstra Farms Community Fund was created by Murray and Pauline Boonstra in November 2021 as part of the Endow MB Giving Challenge!

It is an unrestricted fund, which means that the income from this fund will support our annual Community Granting program!

We cannot thank Boonstra Farms and the Boonstra Family enough for creating a fund with the ICF. Thank you!

Murray and Pauline Boonstra

Murray and Pauline Boonstra started the fund as they felt it (the ICF) was a very good organization for helping out the community. It is a way for them to give back to all the people that have helped them.  “We are just so blessed to live in such a great community.”

From the Boonstras: “We started the farm in 1988 milking 50 cows. We planted 20 rows of strawberries in 1990 and thought it would create some extra income for our 4 kids. After many hardships and a long learning curve we began to grow more and more strawberries. As demand grew for the berries so did the acres and by the year 2000 we had 10 acres of strawberries. Once we started doing school tours and a corn maze the work load was becoming too great so we sold the dairy cows. We now have 35 acres of strawberries, 4 acres of raspberries and a 10 acre corn maze. We don’t know know what the future holds but with the family farm and our faith in God we hope to keep growing as the demand increases. Thank you to all those who have visited our farm.”

To donate to this, or any of our funds, you can donate securely with a credit card at https://www.mycharitytools.com/gift/wpgfdn/donate?fund=254 or mail a cheque to Interlake Community Foundation Box 1575 Stonewall MB R0C 2Z0.

Local registered charities can apply for grants: https://interlakefoundation.ca/cause/for-grant-applicants/