Conference Venue on Vancouver Island
The Truffle Barn holds up to 60 guests for conferences, seminars, and off-site presentations on Canada's first truffle farm in Parksville, BC.
Inquire About Your ConferenceVancouver Island's Farm Conference Venue
The Truffle Farm is a conference venue in Parksville on Vancouver Island's east coast. The air-conditioned Truffle Barn holds up to 60 guests for meetings, presentations, and full-day conferences. Farm break activities replace standard coffee breaks with guided truffle plantation walks, truffle hunting demonstrations with Caesar the Lagotto Romagnolo, and truffle-infused refreshments. Every meal features Black Périgord Truffles grown on Canada's first truffle farm, established 1999.
A Conference That Leaves Your Team with More Than Notes
Convention centers give you a room and a projector and a coffee station. The Truffle Farm gives you Canada's first truffle farm, growing Black Périgord Truffles since 1999. Your team gathers in an air-conditioned barn surrounded by Garry Oak and Hazelnut orchards. Breaks are farm walks. Lunch is farm-to-table. The end of the day is a long table dinner.
The Truffle Barn is the event space. It is intimate, 60 people maximum, which keeps every session focused and every attendee engaged. Virginia coordinates the logistics. Peter and Caesar are available for farm breaks between sessions. The conference runs on the farm's rhythm, not a hotel's.
The Truffle Barn: Up to 60 Guests
The Truffle Barn is air conditioned and fully enclosed. It seats up to 60 guests in a flexible layout: long table for collaborative sessions, classroom style for presentations, or a combination. A roll-up barn door opens to the outdoor Truffle Plantation for breaks and overflow.
Clients bring their own equipment (laptops, screens, projectors) or contact Virginia to discuss what setup the barn can accommodate. This is not a hotel ballroom. It is a truffle farm venue that rewards groups willing to step outside their usual environment.
- Air-conditioned, fully enclosed Truffle Barn
- Up to 60 guests for seated meetings and presentations
- Flexible layout: long table or presentation style
- Roll-up barn door opens to Truffle Plantation
- Tent extension available outside for breaks and overflow
Truffle-Infused Catering Throughout the Day
Coffee and tea stations open the morning. Truffle-infused snacks circulate during breaks. Lunch is a farm-to-table spread featuring seasonal produce and Black Périgord Truffles grown on-site. The day closes with a long table dinner in the barn, 3 to 5 courses with wine pairings.
The farm handles catering in-house. Contact Virginia to discuss your catering preferences for the day.
- Coffee and tea stations for morning setup
- Truffle-infused snacks and refreshments during breaks
- Farm-to-table lunch with seasonal produce
- Multi-course long table dinner with truffle-infused menus
- Wine pairings available throughout the evening
Replace the Coffee Break with a Farm Walk
Between sessions, Peter leads the group through the Truffle Plantation. Caesar demonstrates how truffles are found. The orchard walk takes twenty minutes and resets the room more effectively than any coffee break can.
Farm breaks are one of the things that make a conference at The Truffle Farm stick in memory. Teams return to their afternoon session having done something genuinely different, something none of them have done in any other meeting.
- Guided Truffle Plantation walks with Peter
- Truffle hunting demonstrations with Caesar the Lagotto
- Garry Oak and Hazelnut orchard walks
- Farm store open for browsing and gifts
- Farm grounds accessible between sessions
Up to 60 guests. Air-conditioned Truffle Barn. Farm breaks between sessions. Long table dinner to close the day. Parksville, Vancouver Island.
Planning Your Conference at The Truffle Farm
Every conference at The Truffle Farm is planned directly with Virginia. There are no preset conference packages. The schedule, the catering, and the activities are built around your group's program and timeline.
Contact us to discuss your date, group size, session schedule, and what the farm can offer. Every conference is customized around your program.
Inquire About Your ConferenceConference Capacity & Setup
The Truffle Barn seats up to 60 guests inside for presentations and meetings. The space is air conditioned and fully enclosed, with a roll-up barn door that opens to the outdoor Truffle Plantation. A tent can be arranged outside for additional covered space during breaks.
The Truffle Hut sleeps 4 guests on-site. Inquire for availability. Parksville has additional hotels within a short drive for larger conference groups.
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Frequently Asked Questions About Conferences at The Truffle Farm
The Truffle Barn accommodates up to 60 guests inside. The space is air conditioned and fully enclosed. A roll-up barn door opens to the outdoor Truffle Plantation, where a tent can be set up for additional covered space during breaks.
The Truffle Farm is a working truffle farm, not a hotel or convention center. Your conference happens inside an air-conditioned barn on Canada's first truffle farm, established 1999. Farm breaks replace standard coffee breaks. Peter leads the group through the Truffle Plantation. Caesar the Lagotto Romagnolo demonstrates how truffles are found. Every meal features Black Périgord Truffles grown on-site.
The farm provides farm-to-table catering featuring Black Périgord Truffles grown on-site. Options include morning coffee and tea stations, truffle-infused break snacks, lunch spreads, and multi-course long table dinners with truffle-infused menus and BC wine pairings.
Yes. Full-day programs are available. A typical format includes morning sessions in the Truffle Barn, a farm tour break with Peter and Caesar during mid-morning, lunch, afternoon sessions, and a long table dinner to close the day. Contact Virginia to plan a schedule that fits your program.
The Truffle Hut on the property sleeps 4 guests. Inquire for availability. Parksville has hotels and short-term rentals within a short drive for larger conference groups. The Nanaimo Airport (YCD) is 35 minutes south with direct flights from Vancouver and Calgary.
Contact Virginia directly to discuss your group size, format, and preferred experiences. Every event is designed around your team. Call 250-947-5855 or use the contact form.
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Plan Your Conference at The Truffle Farm
Contact Virginia to discuss your group size, date, and conference program.
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