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: 2 acres open land in Appledale

Posted by Hailey Troock on February 22, 2023 2 Comments

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 Appledale in the Slocan Valley. The property is minutes from the highway and has good road access. The property has water and electricity. The landholders do not live on the property but currently produce a few things on the land but the 2 acres is largely available for lease. ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY The property has an old barn that could be utilized … Continue reading LAND OPPORTUNITY: 2 acres open land in Appledale →

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: 50+ acres of flat land in Salmo

Posted by Hailey Troock on December 14, 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 in Salmo, about 40 minutes drive from Nelson, Castlegar, Creston and Trail. The land hasn’t been sprayed and has been left untouched for years apart from it being hayed last season. The property is located in a sunny valley and is flat with some fencing that is need of some repair. The landholders are open to regenerative and natural practices on their land, including … Continue reading LAND OPPORTUNITY: 50+ acres of flat land in Salmo →

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: Co-operative homestead and retreat opportunity in the Slocan Valley

Posted by Hailey Troock on November 04, 2022 5 Comments

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 Silverton is nestled in the west-facing mountain side centre of Slocan Lake, one hour from Nelson to the south east and Nakusp to the north. The Valhalla Range towers over the property and Slocan Lake is an easy quick bike ride or drive away. The property has a fenced nursery area with 13 raised beds with plenty of work tools, pots, wheel barrels, indoor fully operating growing rooms … Continue reading LAND OPPORTUNITY: Co-operative homestead and retreat opportunity in the Slocan Valley →