Name? Brianna van de Wijngaard Where do you farm? Williams Lake, BC What do you farm? Approx. 25 different vegetable crops on multiple urban plots. What type of business structure is your farm? Sole proprietorship. What is your land tenure? Lease-based; It’s all independent: I draft and sign a MOU with each landowner. Currently, they are

Name? Gemma McNeill and Doug Zaklan Where do you farm? Surrey, BC What do you farm? Mixed vegetables, flowers, pastured laying hens (friendly llama) What type of business structure is your farm? Partnership What is your land tenure? Are there special relationships that allow for this? Doug’s family land, no formal agreement. We are talking

Name? Dave Semmelink Where do you farm? Comox Valley, BC What do you farm? Mixed Livestock, the plan is to raise pastured poultry and hogs and to experiment with growing local organic feeds for them. What type of business structure is your farm? Sole Proprietor What is your land tenure? Are there special relationships that allow for this? Currently an

 Name? Kira Kotilla Where do you farm? Just north of Courtenay What do you farm? Mixed vegetables, vegetable seed, poultry (in the near future) What type of business structure is your farm? Sole proprietorship. But I am also a member of the new Merville Organics co-operative. What is your land tenure? Are there special relationships that allow for this? I

Name? Steve Meggait Where do you farm? 5 km north of Armstrong What do you primarily farm? Beef (breeding to finishing), pork (breeding to finishing), broiler chickens, grains and hay. What type of business structure is your farm? Currently a sole proprietorship, with plans to incorporate. What is your land tenure? Are there special relationships that allow for this? I’m

Young Agrarians is offering a limited number of business mentorships to new farmers to support skills development to run ecologically sustainable and financially viable farm businesses. Click here to go the application form. Apply by Sunday, Nov. 30, 2014 Interested in potentially being a Mentor? Email: kristen@youngagrarians.org Program Description Whether you are in need of

Howdy all! I’m Kristen Nammour and I am just wrapping up my second year of farming at Sea Bluff Farm, which is a certified organic 6 acre mixed vegetable farm that maintains year round production. In addition to two seasons of farming, I have a business background in marketing and administration and am excited to