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Farming for Love

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]

Farming for Love
Genre
Presented bySabrina Jalees
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes10
Production
Production locationBritish Columbia
Running time60 minutes
Production companyLark Productions
Original release
NetworkCTV
ReleaseMay 28, 2023 (2023-05-28) –
present

Format

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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

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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

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Charley Cottrill is a 25-year-old vineyard operator from Keremeos.[6][3]

Charley's contestants[3]
Name Age Location Occupation
Adrienne 25 Kamloops, British Columbia Veterinary technician
Chelane 25 Red Deer, Alberta Support worker
Angelina 24 Burnaby, British Columbia ESL teacher
Emily-May[a] 27 Burnaby, British Columbia Butcher
Maxine 23 Mission, British Columbia Server
Samantha 24 Oshawa, Ontario Bartender
Laura 29 Calgary, Alberta Teacher
Samantha 24 Penticton, British Columbia Building developer

Farmer Dave

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Dave Semmelink is a 32-year-old livestock and grain farmer from the Comox Valley.[7][3]

Dave's contestants
Name Age Location Occupation
Hillary 31 Whitehorse, Yukon Territory Public servant
Hope 30 Victoria, British Columbia Entrepreneur
Ursula[b] 29 Beaverton, Ontario Sunflower farmer
Kayley 32 Peterborough, Ontario Antique shop owner
Lori 35 Nanaimo, British Columbia Photographer
Amanda 28 Vancouver, British Columbia HR administrator
Melissa 29 Fergus, Ontario Occupational health nurse

Farmer Doug

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Doug Groenendijk is a 25-year-old dairy farmer from Chemainus.[8][3]

Doug's contestants[3]
Name Age Location Occupation
Meghan 23 Cobden, Ontario Dairy researcher
MacKenzie 24 Fredericton, New Brunswick HR advisor
Rachel 25 Saint John, New Brunswick Financial analyst
Kiana[c] 23 Windsor, Ontario Educational assistant
Amy 25 Pitt Meadows, British Columbia Office manager
Abbie 25 Saint John, New Brunswick Real estate investor
Bailey 24 Carman, Manitoba Beekeeper
Kayla 28 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Brand marketing manager

Farmer Gurleen

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Gurleen Maan is a 34-year-old berry farmer from Abbotsford.[9][3]

Gurleen's contestants[3]
Name Age Location Occupation
Tai 28 Calgary, Alberta Registered provisional psychologist
Joshua 36 Grand Manan Island, New Brunswick Lobster fisherman
Craig 36 Langley, British Columbia Claims adjuster
Nick 29 Mississauga, Ontario Bartender
Raj 49 Nanaimo, British Columbia Photographer
Manny 35 Brampton, Ontario Real estate investor

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

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Erin Harris is a 34 year old second-generation female soil-to-shelf dairy farmer from Creston B.C..[12]

Erin's contestants

Name Age Location Occupation
Tieren 27 Bible Hill, Nova Scotia Professional Wrestler
Jared 25 Creston, British Columbia Farming Entrepreneur
William 31 Toronto, Ontario Logger & Bartender
Ryan 36 Chilliwack, British Columbia Business Owner
Lukas 31 Smithers, British Columbia Paramedic
Tony 38 Kelowna, British Columbia Electrician
Nicholas 34 Nanaimo, British Columbia Equipment Services

Farmer Kirkland

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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.

Kirkland's contestants

Name Age Location Occupation
Kale 31 Toronto, Ontario General Manager
Carson 27 Burnaby, British Columbia Professional Dancer
Taylor 34 Vancouver, British Columbia Architectural & Interior Design
Issa 26 Montreal, Quebec Corporate Lawyer
James 32 Ottawa, Ontario Server
Gregory 28 Toronto, Ontario Server
Shaidon 31 London, Ontario Professional Dancer

Farmer Josh

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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

Name Age Location Occupation
Jessie 24 Ottawa, Ontario Student
Sam 27 Halifax, Nova Scotia Dog daycare owner
Mya 22 Nanoose Bay, British Columbia Veterinary Technician
Alexa 22 Muskoka, Ontario Student
Kennedy 25 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Paralegal
Alysha 30 Delta, British Columbia Marketing Coordinator
Hayley 25 Vancouver, British Columbia Educational Assistant

Farmer Mischa

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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

Name Age Location Occupation
Coral 32 Montreal, Quebec Industrial Administrator
Quinn 30 Golden, British Columbia Consultant
Aidan 27 Maple Ridge, British Columbia Server
Rachel 37 Ladysmith, British Columbia Sign Language Interpreter
Niloo 30 Toronto, Ontario Writer
Hayley 26 Squamish, British Columbia Registered Nurse
Jill 31 Kentville, Nova Scotia HR Coordinator

Notes

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  1. ^ Emily-May was introduced in episode 6.
  2. ^ Ursula was introduced in episode 6.
  3. ^ Kiana was introduced in episode 6, but was not invited back to the farm

References

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  1. ^ a b c Amber Dowling, "CTV aims to prove TV love is possible with surprising dating series Farming for Love". The Globe and Mail, May 26, 2023.
  2. ^ "'Farming for Love' – with Gibsons local – premiers May 28". Coast Reporter, May 16, 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i Weir, Owen (May 16, 2023). "Meet the daters looking for love on 'Farming For Love'". eTalk. Retrieved May 16, 2023.
  4. ^ Monique Tamminga, "TV reality show looking for single Okanagan farmers". Penticton Western News, February 26, 2023.
  5. ^ Michael Gurney, "Gibsons farmer looking for love in new reality TV series". Coast Reporter, July 5, 2022.
  6. ^ Monique Tamminga, "Keremeos wine maker finds local fame on Farming For Love reality show". Kelowna Capital News, May 11, 2023.
  7. ^ Erin Haluschak, "Comox Valley’s ‘Farmer Dave’ hoping to sow seeds of love with new reality show". Comox Valley Record, July 5, 2022.
  8. ^ Don Bodger, "Farmer Doug in the right field for TV series, hoping his true love comes out of left field". Chemainus Valley Courier, June 23, 2022.
  9. ^ Ben Lypka, "Abbotsford’s Gurleen Maan begins TV journey on Farming With Love on May 28". The Abbotsford News, May 10, 2023.
  10. ^ "Creston farmer finds love on reality dating show". Castlegar News. 2024-08-06. Retrieved 2024-09-24.
  11. ^ "CTV Farming for Love".
  12. ^ "Seeds Are Sown as Season 2 of CTV Original Series FARMING FOR LOVE Premieres May 29 - Bell Media". Seeds Are Sown as Season 2 of CTV Original Series FARMING FOR LOVE Premieres May 29 - Bell Media. Retrieved 2024-09-23.
  13. ^ "Seeds Are Sown as Season 2 of CTV Original Series FARMING FOR LOVE Premieres May 29 - Bell Media". Seeds Are Sown as Season 2 of CTV Original Series FARMING FOR LOVE Premieres May 29 - Bell Media. Retrieved 2024-09-23.
  14. ^ "Kirkland Douglas - Biography". IMDb. Retrieved 2024-09-24.
  15. ^ Gee, Dana (July 31, 2024). "Farming for Love: Three B.C. farmers set to pick their partners during season finale". the Vancouver Sun.
  16. ^ "Mischa Chandler". The Papa Les. 2015-11-16. Retrieved 2024-10-02.
  17. ^ ""Skateboarding in Van is HUGE," says Flatspot Longboards Owner | News". dailyhive.com. Retrieved 2024-10-02.
  18. ^ "Chandler ready to ride at Britannia". Squamish Chief. 2012-05-24. Retrieved 2024-10-02.
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