Alberta Land Linking Workshop 2022

Are you a landholder looking for farmers? Are you a new farmer looking for land?

Land access is a major barrier to new and aspiring farmers. With increasing land prices, ownership is often not an option. At the same time, many landholders don’t have family members who want to take on the farm or have land that is not currently in production. 

There is a growing opportunity for new farmers, land managers and food growers, who come from a wide variety of backgrounds, to explore creative land sharing arrangements with those offering land.

This online workshop will bring together landholders and new farmers in Alberta to explore the land-linking process.

WHEN: Wednesday, November 9, 2022 from 7:00 – 8:30 PM (MT)

WHERE: Online on Treaty 4, 6, 7, 8, and 10 territory and Métis land in what is today known as Alberta. Join us from the comfort of your couch, office, tractor, compost heap – wherever you find yourself able to tune in!

FORMAT: Online webinar by video conference & teleconference. Details to be provided upon registration.

COST: Free to everyone and donations are welcome!

Workshop Details

This workshop is for landholders and land seekers, and will cover the following topics:

• Different land agreement options
• How to communicate your goals and vision
• Available tools to find a farmer or farmland

The workshop will introduce the Land Access Process of matching landholders and land seekers. The process goes through all the steps that help ensure a strong relationship that benefits both parties in the land arrangement. Case studies from urban and rural farms will provide tips and lessons on different land arrangements and take-home resources will be offered. A facilitated breakout session will help you dig deeper into the land opportunity you are looking to offer, or find for your dream farm business.

QUESTIONS: Email Alex at alex@youngagarians.org | 1-855-561-4633

Want to learn more about land access support in Alberta? Visit our webpage to learn about how to make your land available to new farmers or how to find land opportunities in your region.

You can download the Alberta Land Access Guide, which details land sharing models, lease templates and case studies. It’s a great resource on land sharing, and may also help you understand the perspective of the farmer(s) looking to lease land or the landholder making land available.

You can also check out the B.C. Transition Toolkit for Non-Family Farm Transfer. This is a resource kit for anyone curious about – or neck-deep in – alternative ways to transition land and farms from one generation to the next.

Thank you to AFSC for sponsoring this event!