Blog Category: Saskatchewan Land

MAR 5, 2025: ONLINE – GROWING KNOWLEDGE & ADAPTATION SUPPORTS

Posted by Melana Roberts on December 20, 2024

CURIOUS ABOUT FARMER MENTORSHIP PROGRAMS? LOOKING FOR TECHNICAL SUPPORT FOR YOUR FARM? UNSURE WHERE TO START? JOIN THE CONVERSATION! With approximately ⅔ of new farmers in Canada not coming from family farm backgrounds, many have limited access to inter-generational knowledge. making it tougher to weather unpredictable weather changes, assess soil conditions, predict market demands and volatility, and adapt. This capacity is essential for new farmers, many of which have limited access to capital and access to land, to stay afloat in a changing agricultural landscape. In this final instalment of the Breaking Barriers: Growing Future Farmers Webinar Series, we will … Continue reading MAR 5, 2025: ONLINE – GROWING KNOWLEDGE & ADAPTATION SUPPORTS →

FEB 12, 2025: ONLINE – ACCESSING CAPITAL

Posted by Melana Roberts on December 20, 2024

LOOKING FOR OPERATING CAPITAL? WANT TO UNDERSTAND FARM CAPITAL IN CANADA? INTERESTED IN NEW APPROACHES TO ACCESS FUNDING FOR FARMING? In Canada, the agricultural sector is at a crossroads, with new, young, and underrepresented farmers facing significant challenges to accessing the capital needed to succeed. The third installment of the “Breaking Barriers: Growing Future Farmers” webinar series will shine a light on this critical issue, emphasizing the need for comprehensive support to empower the next generation of farmers. At the heart of the struggle for many aspiring farmers is the concept of market failure in Canadian agriculture. This failure manifests … Continue reading FEB 12, 2025: ONLINE – ACCESSING CAPITAL →

Jan 15, 2025: ONLINE – Farmer Wrap Around Supports

Posted by Melana Roberts on December 20, 2024

NEED MORE SUPPORT? TRYING TO NAVIGATE EVERYDAY CHALLENGES, LIKE ACCESS TO HOUSING, LABOUR, CAPITAL AND LAND? WANT TO KNOW WHAT OTHER FARMERS ARE DOING? JOIN US TO FIND OUT! As the agricultural landscape evolves, so too does the need for innovative responses to support new, young, and underrepresented farmers. This second instalment of the “Breaking Barriers: Growing Future Farmers” series sheds light on the role wrap-around support programs can play to tackle and reduce the challenges new and young farmers face. These complex challenges impact new farmers across the country, and the compounding weight of barriers—access to capital, land, labour … Continue reading Jan 15, 2025: ONLINE – Farmer Wrap Around Supports →

NOV 13, 2024: ONLINE – Land Access: Strategies and Stories

Posted by Melana Roberts on October 22, 2024

TROUBLE ACCESSING LAND? CURIOUS ABOUT LAND ACCESS MODELS? If you’re a new farmer and want to learn land access strategies, this webinar is for you! Help grow the national conversation on land access for new farmers! Land access is one of the biggest challenges new and young farmers face. With over 40% of Canadian farmers retiring by 2033 (RBC, 2023), and growing land speculation across the country, stable access to growing space and farmland is increasingly difficult. Many established farmers need to use their farmland to fund retirement, creating further pressure on land prices with a 51% increase over the … Continue reading NOV 13, 2024: ONLINE – Land Access: Strategies and Stories →

FARM OPPORTUNITY: Urban Microgreen Farm For Sale – Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan

Posted by JoHana Harcourt on October 02, 2024

Looking to run a microgreens business in Saskatchewan? Check out this Urban Microgreen Farm For Sale in Moose Jaw. ABOUT THE BUSINESS We are an established Microgreen Farm in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. For the past four years we have been providing Moose Jaw, Regina and areas with fresh microgreens weekly. We have a wonderful list of dedicated restaurant, market stores and individual customers that have supported us over the years and we would love to pass along the opportunity to a new owner. We hope to mentor whomever is interested to pass on our growing schedule and practices. We are … Continue reading FARM OPPORTUNITY: Urban Microgreen Farm For Sale – Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan →

LAND OPPORTUNITY: 2 acres of raw land – Boharm, Saskatchewan

Posted by JoHana Harcourt on May 08, 2024

Looking for land in Saskatchewan? Check out this raw land in Boharm. ABOUT THE LAND We have two pieces of land available in Boharm, Saskatchewan roughly adding up to 2 acres. One section is a part of the residential lot that has a 3 bedroom 1 bath house that is available for rent with a roommate. The other section is close to the house and is raw land that hasn’t been worked. There is electricity and city water and potentially small storage space available on the residential lot, the other lot doesn’t have water or power. We currently own and … Continue reading LAND OPPORTUNITY: 2 acres of raw land – Boharm, Saskatchewan →

LAND OPPORTUNITY: Two acre plot, family home, and market garden for sale – Spy Hill, SK

Posted by JoHana Harcourt on April 26, 2024

Looking for land in Saskatchewan? Check out this Two acre plot, family home, and market garden for sale in Spy Hill. ABOUT THE LAND Located on the edge of the village of Spy Hill, SK, the two acre plot and house are connected to all municipal services and utilities, at affordable rates (including water). The garden was built in 2022 with its first full year of production in 2023. The market garden operates on three fronts: field produce, unheated greenhouse produce, and indoor/outdoor (season-dependent) microgreens, which has allowed us to take the stress off of summer production. The house and … Continue reading LAND OPPORTUNITY: Two acre plot, family home, and market garden for sale – Spy Hill, SK →

FILLED: LAND OPPORTUNITY: Plot available for Market Gardening – Saskatoon

Posted by JoHana Harcourt on March 06, 2024

This garden plot has now been filled. Looking for land in Saskatchewan? Check out this plot available for Market Gardening near Saskatoon. ABOUT THE LAND Located 15 minutes west of Saskatoon, the available garden area is part of a larger mixed farm (Farm One Forty) that primarily grows livestock and grain; the farm owners live on the property. The tenant would have access to composted animal manure, irrigation and potentially the use of some equipment. There is potential to market produce to the farm’s current customer base but the produce would be the tenant to use as they saw fit. … Continue reading FILLED: LAND OPPORTUNITY: Plot available for Market Gardening – Saskatoon →

MAR 11, 2024: ONLINE – Finding Farmland on the Prairies: Land Access through Conservation

Posted by Fred Reibin on February 08, 2024

Are you dreaming of growing food on the prairies? Have you been dropping hints to your friends to join you? Looking for land, but don’t know how to make it a reality? The third of three stories on how to find farmland on the prairies features Ross MacDonald of 98 Ranch – Ross is a first-generation rancher and professional agrologist in southern Saskatchewan. 98 Ranch Inc. is a 5,000 acre ranch that produces grass-fed beef and strives for grassland and related wildlife habitat conservation. Ross was able to access his land through conservation initiatives. He is actively engaged with the … Continue reading MAR 11, 2024: ONLINE – Finding Farmland on the Prairies: Land Access through Conservation →

FEB 12, 2024: ONLINE – Finding Farmland on the Prairies: Turning Lawns into Food

Posted by Fred Reibin on January 22, 2024

Are you dreaming of growing food on the prairies? Have you been dropping hints to your friends to join you? Looking for land, but don’t know how to make it a reality? The second of three stories on how to find farm land on the prairies features urban farmers Miranda Holt & Candace Benson of City Street Farms – a social enterprise that transforms front and back yards in Regina, SK into productive vegetable and flower gardens. The business was founded in the fall of 2020 by Miranda Holt and Candace Benson when they came together to discuss how to make use … Continue reading FEB 12, 2024: ONLINE – Finding Farmland on the Prairies: Turning Lawns into Food →