Check out the full report here! The Comox Valley is a well-kept agricultural secret on Vancouver Island. Luckily, the right people are starting to notice the sweet soils and fabulous coastal climate here. Young farmer transplants have been arriving steadily and starting thriving farm operations. Noticing the need for even more young farmers, the Comox

Get acquainted with the Yarrow Ecovillage and Groundswell Cohousing, our multi-generational housing community! Learn more about living in an intentional community that strives for sustainability works. Tours take about 2 hours, and are led by a small group of residents, the cost is a $10 donation.  Tour starts at 11 AM, October 11, November 8, December 13. Email welcome@yarrowecovillage.ca to

UPDATE: THIS OPPORTUNITY IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE We are Alan and Kathy Rebane, owners of Creekside Farm, a productive, mixed-use, 20-acre farm in Powell River, BC. We are looking to offer an energetic Young Agrarian (or couple) the opportunity to cultivate their horticulture business on our property. A bit about the farm: Currently, we pasture

Public input on changes to the ALR closes on August 22 – only 4 more days to provide your feedback to the government. The whole process around Bill 24 has been highly problematic, yet I encourage everyone to take the time to voice your opinion!!! The online input form can be accessed here. The BC

The Robson and Canoe Valleys are a hidden treasure – sparesly populated by people, but full of spectacular mountain vistas and fertile river valleys. When new and young farmers contact us at Beyond the Market looking for affordable farmland opportunities in the north, we often point them in this direction. One of our local farmers

“If there is a fight of our times it is a struggle over land.” – Anuradha Mittal This quote comes from the opening talk by Anuradha Mittal at OUR LAND: A Symposium on Farmland Access in the 21st Century. I had the opportunity to attend this two day symposium which brought scholars and community organizers

I was thrilled for this photo to come in last week! Thank you to the young farmers at Sea Bluff Farms in Metchosin on Vancouver Island, for being brave enough to send this out over the airwaves. It caused quite a stir. The CBC found it and CKNW interviewed us yesterday to find out more

We love it! Thank you Kelly Hodgins for posting a great #farmers4alr #felfie (felfie = farmer selfie, selfie = photo taken of you often but not always by you) on Twitter. Images like these get the message out that young farmers in BC want to protect the Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR) and keep it for

Farmers in BC are saying no to the proposed Bill 24 changes to the Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR). Please help get the word out and support the movement through social media. Post your #felfie on twitter, instagram and facebook. Hashtag: #farmers4alr #youngagrarians #felfie #notobill24 At a time when the ALR needs proactive changes that would enable

April 2, 2014 – NEWS RELEASE – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Vancouver, B.C. – Concerns about the future of the Agricultural Land Reserve in BC were highlighted at a March 29th workshop hosted by the Pacific Regional Society of Soil Science (PRSSS), a non-profit organization for professionals and students in the field of soil science and land resource management. Themed