Welcome to Janzen Garlic Acres

1. Children must be accompanied by a responsible adult and kept within arms length

2. We will make every effort to maintain normal work hours even during inclement weather, unless we deem the weather is too unsafe for our staff, animals and/or guests. Janzen Garlic Acres reserve the right to change the hours of operation for any circumantances.

3. Events and activities and their offerings are subject to change, have substitution applied or be postponed/cancelled at the sole decision of Janzen Garlic Acres.

4. No running, chasing, picking up, pulling goat horns, plucking chicken feathers, or kicking the animals. Please be gentle with the animals.

4. Janzen Garlic Acres  does not offer refund or rain checks for general admission

5. Do not eat soil! Children will naturally  love playing with soil, please make sure they do not injest the soil and that they to wash their hands before having a meal or putting their fingers in their mouths.

LIABILITY RELEASE AND ASSUMPTION OF RISK AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”):

Janzen Garlic Acres Inc. 2912 Grieve Road, Kelowna, BC V1W 4E5 (“premises”, “property”):

RELEASED PARTIES INCLUDE: Janzen Garlic Acres Inc., its agents, owners, officers, volunteers,

participants, employees, landlords, and property owners and all other persons or entities acting in any capacity on their behalf (collectively referred to as the “Farm”).

IN CONSIDERATION OF FARM’S SERVICES:  By entering the property of Janzen Garlic Acres i hereby agree to release and discharge Farm on behalf of myself, my heirs, assigns, personal representatives, my estate and any other person listed in this Agreement (cumulatively “participant”, “I”, “myself”), and as follows:

RELEASE OF LIABILITY, ASSUMPTION OF RISK, INSTRUCTION, JURISDICTION, VENUE:

(1) I understand that by my presence on Farm premises, I may engage in activities or utilize the premises in a way that may involve inherent risks that are beyond the control of Farm. Farm has taken precautions to provide a safe setting, but I understand that the possibility of injury, death, or loss to persons is present. Activities may include, but are not limited to, physical activity, walking/running, group games, sports, aquatic activities, general recreation, general use of grounds including its improvements, working on projects in a workshop, planting, weeding, harvesting, picking vegetables, seeding, use of farm equipment,craft making, handling and petting goats and other animals. 

(2) I expressly agree and promise to accept and assume all the risks existing in the Farm activities, both known and unknown, whether caused or alleged to be caused by the negligent acts or omissions of the Farm. My participation in all Farm activities is purely voluntary and I elect to participate despite the risks.

(3) I agree to acknowledge all of Farm’s rules and regulations pertaining to any and all activities occurring on or off the Farm’s property. I agree to and I am responsible for wearing protective gear appropriate for said activities to ensure my safety while engaging in same. 

(4) I agree that Farm is not responsible for total or partial acts, occurrences, or elements of nature or unfamiliar sights, sounds or sudden movements that may scare an animal, including a goat, cause it to fall, or cause it to reaction some other unsafe way. Some examples include thunder, lightning, rain, wind; wild and domestic animals, insects, reptiles, and irregular footing on wild land which is subject to constant change in condition according to weather, temperature, and natural and man-made changes in landscape. I also acknowledge that these are just some of the risks and I agree to assume others not mentioned above. I have inspected Farm’s facilities and am satisfied that all premise conditions are reasonably safe for my intended purpose, usage and presence upon the Farm’s premises. 

(5) I hereby voluntarily release, forever discharge, and agree to indemnify and hold harmless the Farm from any and all claims, demands, or causes of action, which are in any way connected with my participation in these activities or my use of Farm’s equipment or facilities, including any such claims which allege negligent acts or omissions by the Farm.

(6) I agree not to sue or initiate any legal action (whether in court or in arbitration) against Farm or any present or future owners, officers, members, managers, agents, employees and representatives of the Farm, in connection with any claim which could have been or could be raised against any of them in any way connected with, arising out of, or relating to, personal injury or damage to the maximum extent permitted by law.

(7) I certify that I have no medical or physical conditions, which could interfere with my safety in this activity, or am otherwise willing to assume and bear the costs of all risks that may be created, directly or indirectly, by any such condition.

(8) I agree these releases are binding upon me, my heirs, executors, administrators, legal representatives, and successors.

(9) Should Farm or anyone acting on its behalf be required to incur attorney’s fees and costs to enforce this Agreement, I agree to indemnify and hold them harmless for all such fees and costs.

(10) If a provision of this Agreement is determined to be unenforceable in any respect, the enforceability of the provision in any other respect and of the remaining provisions of this Agreement will not be impaired.

(11) I agree that any action, suit, or proceeding arising out of the subject matter of this Agreement will be litigated in courts located in Kelowna, British Columbia.