All posts by Hailey Troock

LAND OPPORTUNITY: 1/2 acre market garden, commercial kitchen & dehydrator in Creston

Posted by Hailey Troock on March 20, 2023

We have more land opportunities than what is listed here! Get in touch with a Land Matcher at land@youngagrarians.org to access our full land inventory and B.C. Land Matching Program support in your region. ABOUT THE LAND This land and processing opportunity is located in Creston in the Creston Valley. The property is just off the main highway and has good road access. The property has water and electricity. The land is fenced. The land available for lease was previously used to grow vegetables. ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY The property has a commercial kitchen and dehydrator available to the leasing farmer for processing their market … Continue reading LAND OPPORTUNITY: 1/2 acre market garden, commercial kitchen & dehydrator in Creston →

LAND OPPORTUNITY: 15 acres of fenced pasture in Grand Forks

Posted by Hailey Troock on February 28, 2023

We have more land opportunities than what is listed here! Get in touch with a Land Matcher at land@youngagrarians.org to access our full land inventory and B.C. Land Matching Program support in your region. ABOUT THE LAND The land is located in Grand Forks, a town in Boundary country of just over 4000 people, two hours southeast of Kelowna. The land has great sun exposure and has three fenced pastures available to lease separately or together. The property is zoned ALR. The land available is 15 acres near the riverside, with rich top soil. There is cell service available in the area and the … Continue reading LAND OPPORTUNITY: 15 acres of fenced pasture in Grand Forks →

2023 KOOTENAY / COLUMBIA BASIN LAND OPPORTUNITIES

Posted by Hailey Troock on February 22, 2023

We have more land opportunities than what is listed here! Get in touch with a Land Matcher at land@youngagrarians.org to access our full land inventory and B.C. Land Matching Program support in your region. Spring is just around the corner and if you’re still thinking about land for this year or for next season, check out these land opportunities from across the Kootenays / Columbia Basin! These opportunities are registered with the BC Land Matching Program so I’m teaming up with these landholders to find enterprising farmers looking for land to start or expand their agricultural businesses! If you’re curious what land matching is all about, … Continue reading 2023 KOOTENAY / COLUMBIA BASIN LAND OPPORTUNITIES →

LAND OPPORTUNITY: Orchard & homestead above Arrow Lake

Posted by Hailey Troock on February 22, 2023

We have more land opportunities than what is listed here! Get in touch with a Land Matcher at land@youngagrarians.org to access our full land inventory and B.C. Land Matching Program support in your region. ABOUT THE LAND The land is located above Arrow Lake, near the community of Castlegar. The land is accessed by Forest Service Road about 40 minutes from town. Due to its location near the lake, the property has a warmer micro-climate than the surrounding areas. The property is off-grid and has power from two water wheels on the property. There is no cell service available in the area but there … Continue reading LAND OPPORTUNITY: Orchard & homestead above Arrow Lake →

From Seed to Sale: Four Years of Land Matching in the Kootenays

Posted by Hailey Troock on December 19, 2022

Young Agrarians (YA) is a farmer-to-farmer educational resource network for new and young ecological, organic and regenerative farmers in Canada. With the average age of farmers in B.C. being 56, higher than the national average, and the province losing 1,687 farms between 2016 and 2021, a loss of 10%, the programs YA offers seek to support those wanting to farm and already farming. In B.C., YA offers on and off-farm educational events, business mentorships, and land access programming through the B.C. Land Matching Program (BCLMP). “The B.C. Land Matching Program has made our entire farming enterprise possible. Between matching us … Continue reading From Seed to Sale: Four Years of Land Matching in the Kootenays →

LAND OPPORTUNITY: Lease on 120 acres of partially-wooded raw land above Kootenay Lake

Posted by Hailey Troock on December 06, 2022

We have more land opportunities than what is listed here! Get in touch with a Land Matcher at land@youngagrarians.org to access our full land inventory and B.C. Land Matching Program support in your region. ABOUT THE LAND This property is located between Crawford Bay and Riondel, two small communities on the East Shore of Kootenay Lake, about 1 hour from Nelson, including a 30 minute ferry from Balfour. The property is minutes from the ferry terminal on the east side of the lake. Creston is 40 minutes away down the east side of Kootenay Lake from the land. The property has recently been logged and … Continue reading LAND OPPORTUNITY: Lease on 120 acres of partially-wooded raw land above Kootenay Lake →

IN PHOTOS: 2022 Land Social & Tool School at Linden Lane Farms

Posted by Hailey Troock on November 07, 2022

On Sunday, October 23rd 2022, we gathered with 15 farm and tool enthusiasts for an outdoor Land Social and Tool School at Linden Lane Farms in Krestova (near Nelson). Linden Lane Farms operates on leased family land, as well as two other properties in the area, with agreements supported through the BC Land Matching Program. Products are grown on the nearby leased plots and brought to the main farm site for processing and distribution. We enjoyed a light potluck harvest lunch, toured the farm and learned about the farming that they are doing on leased land to expand local food … Continue reading IN PHOTOS: 2022 Land Social & Tool School at Linden Lane Farms →

LAND OPPORTUNITY: Land for wildcrafting and mushrooms in Christina Lake

Posted by Hailey Troock on October 24, 2022 1 Comment

We have more land opportunities than what is listed here! Get in touch with a Land Matcher at land@youngagrarians.org to access our full land inventory and B.C. Land Matching Program support in your region. ABOUT THE LAND This 34-acre property is located in Christina Lake, Boundary country-, a community of just over 1000 people, with higher numbers in the summer due to tourism. Christina Lake is 15 minutes away from Grand Forks, a town of just under 5000 people. The land available is located on a heavily wooded mountainside with a view of Christina Lake. The landholders reside on the property. The land is suitable … Continue reading LAND OPPORTUNITY: Land for wildcrafting and mushrooms in Christina Lake →

LAND OPPORTUNITY: Land for market garden/haying in Fernie

Posted by Hailey Troock on October 24, 2022

We have more land opportunities than what is listed here! Get in touch with a Land Matcher at land@youngagrarians.org to access our full land inventory and B.C. Land Matching Program support in your region. ABOUT THE LAND This 30-acre property is located in Fernie, in the Elk Valley – East Kootenay-, a community of just over 5000 people. The property has a helicopter hanger/business located on it, above the area available for lease. The land available is flat and has good sun exposure. There is agricultural water access. The land is unfenced but the landholders are open to fencing being installed for a market garden … Continue reading LAND OPPORTUNITY: Land for market garden/haying in Fernie →

OCT 23, 2022: KRESTOVA, BC – Land Social & Tool School at Linden Lane Farms

Posted by Hailey Troock on September 20, 2022

You’re invited to an outdoor Land Social and Tool School at Linden Lane Farms in Krestova (near Nelson). Linden Lane Farms operates on leased family land, as well as two other properties in the area, with agreements supported through the BC Land Matching Program. The thriving organic farm serves retail, Farmers Markets and consumers directly in the area through their CSA and on farm sales and also hosts one of three Kootenay Local Agricultural Society tool libraries. If you’re curious about what land matching and sharing is all about, as well as affordable tool rentals available, join us for this … Continue reading OCT 23, 2022: KRESTOVA, BC – Land Social & Tool School at Linden Lane Farms →