In February, 2016, fueled by faith and determination, barking irons ranch (a beautiful valley, in the Lower Nicola area of BC, with the long-known name for its lake within it – dry lake) was acquired by four families. Each of these families brought their measure of passion for going the extra mile in life and adventure.

This valley, along with its passionate families, spawned numerous ventures, from garlic and vegetable production to grazing beef cattle. Today, 2020, with the same faith, determination, and passion, Barking Irons Coffee Roastery came into being.

Roasted and brewed on old-fashioned values, we understand the importance of quality and satisfaction that can only come from hard work as it did with the ranchers who worked and tended their cattle in time past on the very valley of dry lake where our passions were allowed to live and grow. One can almost smell the aroma of bunk house coffee amidst the scent of cattle as they roamed this valley, and the sigh of satisfaction as the last cup was had and the cowboy laid down to sleep under an open sky.