Made by Hands Farm is being built from the ground up — to own the supply chain of a food dynasty, sequester carbon verifiably, and restore every acre it touches.
This is the farm that feeds the brands. The brands that fund the farm. The foundation that gives it all a reason to exist.
Most of them borrow someone else's answer. We decided to own ours before anyone could ask the question.
The Made by Hands Farm is the structural competitive advantage that no competitor can buy, replicate, or manufacture. It is the supply chain, the carbon engine, the beverage campus, the Foundation classroom, and the Birdhouse Society destination. Every brand in the portfolio traces back to this land.
One farm. The whole empire visible in one place.
Our long-term ambition is to own and operate regenerative farm assets that supply our brands. Actual land, actual animals, independently verified practices and accountability from soil to strip.
A measurable approach to soil health, biochar, cover cropping and rotational systems. Carbon credit revenue is a potential future stream only where results are verified and projects meet the applicable programme rules.
Six planned categories of production, designed to support the portfolio, the Foundation and land restoration. The goal is a connected system in which resources are measured and used responsibly.
Cattle, pigs, meat chickens, laying hens and turkeys. Our production goal combines regenerative practices, whole-animal utilization and traceable sourcing. The future protein and premium egg backbone of the portfolio.
Whole milk, buttermilk and cream from responsible dairy partners. LICK is planned as a regenerative ice cream concept; any raw-milk products would be considered only if lawful and specifically authorized in the operating jurisdiction.
Farm-planted, seasonally harvested, naturally fermented. The foundation of Tipsy Gnome Hard Cider and C&C Natural Soda. Also drives the farm school harvest education program.
Peppers, aromatics, herbs, and specialty crops grown for flavour and supply chain integrity. The source of C&C soda botanicals, Saucy Bird sauce production, and the spirits distillery program.
Farm-grown where climate allows, regeneratively sourced where it doesn't. The base of Pour Decisions Brewing Co. and the spirits distillery — both operating on-farm when the time is right.
Research into soil-carbon measurement, independently verified outcomes and eligibility for future agricultural carbon-credit projects. Credits would be pursued only after validating additionality, permanence and programme requirements.
Healthy soil can help improve agricultural resilience and store carbon under appropriate conditions. Made by Hands Farm intends to establish baselines, monitor change, and independently verify the results of regenerative grazing, cover cropping and future biochar practices. Carbon-credit revenue is a possibility to research, not an outcome we can promise today.
Soil carbon sequestration via regenerative grazing and cover cropping
PlannedBiochar application — locking carbon in soil for centuries
Year 2+Alberta compliance market — verified credits, tradeable revenue
Year 3+Voluntary market participation — North American credit liquidity
Year 5+Made by Hands Farm is not a single location. It is a network of nodes — each with a distinct strategic role, sequenced for land economics, carbon infrastructure, and brand story. Alberta first. Keremeos second. Pacific Northwest third.
Land economics, cattle corridor, and Canada's most developed provincial carbon offset market — active since 2007, years ahead of the federal system. The feedlot culture makes the contrast of the regenerative model a story in itself.
Okanagan agricultural identity. Proximity to Vancouver. Tourism draw built in. This is the Birdhouse Society destination — farm visits, Foundation events, chef collaborations, the Joey Bricco Farm School, and the content production home base.
Mature voluntary carbon markets. Retail distribution unlock for Saucy Bird. Co-packing and scaling infrastructure. Pacific Northwest keeps the regenerative agriculture story geographically cohesive and opens the US market when the brand is proven.
Every brand in the Made by Hands portfolio traces back to the same soil, the same supply chain, the same values. None of them launch before Saucy Bird earns the right to open the door.
These are the standards we intend to build and measure. Each needs an operating plan, independent evidence and public progress reporting. Declaring an ambition is not the same as achieving it; publishing it is how we hold ourselves accountable.
Our research target is a 1:1 omega-6 to omega-3 fatty-acid ratio in both chicken meat and eggs. We intend to explore insect foraging, omega-3-enriched feeds, heritage breeds and corn- and soy-free formulations where appropriate. Broilers and laying hens require separate feed programmes and independent testing of the finished food. If we achieve the standard consistently, the results will be available for customers to verify.
This is a standard we are working toward, not a result we can claim today. We will publish the evidence before making product-level nutritional promises.
The comparison figures above are provisional research benchmarks, not universal or independently verified averages for these categories. Actual fatty-acid profiles vary by diet, product and analytical method. Sources and laboratory data will be published before nutritional comparisons are used in product claims.
The land we farm must be measurably healthier when we leave than when we arrived. Topsoil depth, carbon content, water retention, and biodiversity are tracked annually. If the numbers go the wrong direction, the practices change.
We will only claim a 1:1 omega ratio when independent testing of finished products supports it, batch by batch. Carbon claims will require measured baselines and credible verification. We prove claims before we make them.
1% of gross farm revenue goes to the Joey Bricco Foundation before any other distribution. This is structural — not charitable. The Foundation receives its share before the founders do. From the first dollar. Always.
Our goal is to achieve a verified carbon-negative operation across the farm's three nodes within ten years. That requires measuring direct and indirect emissions alongside credible, independently verified carbon removals. We will publish progress, including setbacks.
Our design goal is circular resource use: manure into compost, suitable biomass into biochar, and responsibly managed farm by-products into new productive inputs. We will measure waste and water use rather than declare them eliminated before operations begin.
Our plan is for each farm product to carry a traceable provenance record linking feed, independently verified lab results and measured environmental data when available. Blockchain may protect record integrity, but the underlying evidence will still require independent verification.
Joey Bricco lived with Down syndrome into his 60s — full of joy, full of life, full of the kind of presence that reminds everyone what actually matters. He was Emily's uncle. The Foundation is built in his memory and in the belief that the people society most underestimates are exactly the ones who should be given land, tools, purpose, and a permanent seat at the table.
The farm is the Foundation's most tangible expression. From the first day Made by Hands Farm has revenue, 1% goes to the Foundation before anything else. The farm school, the land access program, the neurodiversity placements — they are not funded by success. They are woven into the structure of the enterprise from the beginning.
Emily Saundercook becomes Chief of Purpose in February 2028. From that point the Foundation is her full-time domain — leading grant programming, farm school development, neurodiversity advocacy, and future agricultural advocacy and education initiatives.
"Your light lives in every life we grow, every acre we restore, every bottle that leaves this kitchen, and every child we teach to put their hands in the soil."
— In loving memory of Joey BriccoOf gross revenue. From day one. Before founder compensation scales. Non-negotiable.
Youth, BIPOC, and neurodiverse individuals receive funded placements on regenerative farms. Hands-on soil science, food systems, and sustainable agriculture education.
A permanent school on the Made by Hands Farm teaching regenerative techniques, why soil restoration cools the planet, and how carbon sequestration works at scale. Open to farmers, students, and community.
Farm therapy, purposeful work placements, and community-building for neurodiverse individuals. Structured, nature-based, and genuinely meaningful — honouring Joey's memory directly.
Rehabilitated farmland leased to farmers who couldn't otherwise access it. Priority given to BIPOC, Indigenous, and first-generation farmers.
The Foundation may support education and lawful advocacy around agricultural food systems. Any future raw-milk initiative or LICK product would require specific legal review and approval in the intended market.
The long-term plan is to connect our food brands with measured land-restoration programmes, including soil monitoring, education and transparent reporting. Any carbon outcomes will be independently verified before publication.
Thirty years in food. Three Vancouver locations built and exited. A six-figure distribution deal. A GF chicken strip IP retained silently. Seven years as Chef and Director of Hospitality at Maison Simons. The creator of Saucy Bird — the brand that funds the farm. A 30-year culinary career built from the ground up, which is exactly why the farm makes sense.
A teacher, a master Reiki instructor, and the heart of the Joey Bricco Foundation. Emily holds a teaching degree and a Master's in Information Technology and Education. She is the co-founder of Made by Hands Sauce Inc. and the future Chief of Purpose of the Foundation — transitioning from teaching to full-time Foundation leadership in February 2028. The farm school, the neurodiversity programs, and the raw milk lobbying campaign are her mandate.
The right land. The right capital. The right regenerative agriculture expertise. If you're building in the same direction, we'd like to talk.