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Farming for Love
Canadian television series From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Farming for Love is a Canadian reality dating show that premiered on CTV on May 28, 2023.[1] An adaptation of the international Farmer Wants a Wife franchise, the series focuses on several Canadian farmers who are seeking relationships.[2]
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The series is hosted by Sabrina Jalees.[1] The series title was changed from the original franchise so that it would be open not only to male farmers seeking wives, but to female or LGBT farmers seeking their desired partners as well.[1]
Season 1
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The cast, with 5 farmers and 31 contestants, was announced on May 16, 2023.[3] The first season's farmers were all from British Columbia.[4] In episode 6, all farmers were given the opportunity of either meeting a new date, or taking one of their current contestants on a date with them.
Farmer Ashleigh
Ashleigh Tuhkala is a 33-year-old horse rancher and trainer from Gibsons.[3][5] In episode 6, she chose to eliminate all of her dates. She was later surprised with a mystery date, which she opted to chose as the winner.
Farmer Charley
Charley Cottrill is a 25-year-old vineyard operator from Keremeos.[6][3]
Farmer Dave
Dave Semmelink is a 32-year-old livestock and grain farmer from the Comox Valley.[7][3]
Farmer Doug
Doug Groenendijk is a 25-year-old dairy farmer from Chemainus.[8][3]
Farmer Gurleen
Gurleen Maan is a 34-year-old berry farmer from Abbotsford.[9][3]
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Season 2
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Season 2 of Farming for Love was filmed in the fall of 2023 premiered on CTV on May 29 2024.[10]
Four farmers were featured: Erin, Kirkland, Josh and Mischa.[11]
Farmer Erin
Erin Harris is a 34 year old second-generation female soil-to-shelf dairy farmer from Creston B.C..[12]
Erin's contestants
Farmer Kirkland
Kirkland is a 35 year old two-spirit, gay former rodeo champion turned cattle farmer and horse boarder from Rosedale, B.C.[13] He is also Indigenous from the Cheam First Nation Band and, he comes from a lineage of Indigenous Chiefs.[14] He has received a diploma in acting from Vancouver Film School, and has worked as an actor on different television projects, as well as appearing in the second season of The Traitors Canada following his run on Farming for Love.
Kirkland's contestants
Farmer Josh
Josh is a 27 year old male who runs his family dairy farm in Chilliwack B.C.. He is also a sales representative for a crop input company.[15] He also enjoys playing hockey in his free time.
Josh's contestants
Farmer Mischa
Mischa is a 32 year old male fourth-generation beekeeper and orchardist in Lillooet, British Columbia. He was once a sponsored longboarder, scoring his first pro deal at 18. He later founded a longboard shop in Vancouver.[16] [17] Mischa attended Quest University.[18]
Mischa's contestants
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