JUNE 28, 2025: COURTENAY, BC – Farm Tour and Potluck at Cat and Crow Farm

You’re invited to a Farm Tour and Potluck at Cat and Crow Farm in Courtenay, BC! If you’re curious what land matching is all about – or just want to check out what your local farmers are up to – join us for the event. Come out to connect with other farmers and food lovers, share a delicious potluck meal and learn about regenerative agriculture and rotational grazing.

Cat and Crow is a small, first-generation farm founded in 2020 in the Comox Valley. Owned and operated by partners Hil and Curt, the farm is rooted in a shared passion for ethical livestock practices and regenerative agriculture, with a focus on rotational grazing. In 2024, Hil and Curt were matched with their current land through the B.C. Land Matching Program. Today, they raise pasture-raised pigs and chickens and grow nutrient-rich microgreens, continuing their mission to support a healthy, sustainable food system.

During the farm tour, we will hear from Hil and Curt about their first year operating on their current land and their plans for the future. There will be plenty of opportunity to ask questions about land sharing, rotational grazing, and farm startup. The tour will wrap up with a potluck meal, with lots of time to socialize.

Kiyomi, the Vancouver Island-Gulf Islands Land Matcher, will also be there to discuss how she can help you find a farmer for your land or farmland where you can build your dream farm business. Both farmers seeking land and farmland holders are encouraged to attend – as well as anyone who loves food, farming and getting out onto the land.

We can’t wait to see you there!

REGISTER: So that we can plan for the tour and potluck, please register on Eventbrite.

Event Details:

DATE: June 28, 2025 • 3pm – 6pm

LOCATION: Traditional Territory of the K’ómoks First Nation. 2315 Coleman Road, Courtenay, BC.

DIRECTIONS/PARKING: The farm is located on Coleman Road, off of North Island Highway (Highway 19A). Parking is available on the neighboring property: drive down the driveway at 2355 (not 2355B) Coleman Rd and park in the designated parking area. Walk through the gate and across the field to Cat & Crow Farm – look for signs! Carpooling is encouraged – if you are looking for or can offer a ride to or from the event, you can organize carpooling through the Facebook event. Please do not bring pets to the event. Kids are welcome! More information below.

BRING: You are invited to bring a food item to contribute to the potluck. If you can, please include a little card with ingredients, for folks with food sensitivities. Please bring fully prepared dishes only. Note that refrigerator space will be limited, so bring your food in your own cooler if needed. To enjoy the meal, please bring your own plate, cutlery and cup and plan on packing your items back home to clean.

Bring along a chair or blanket to sit on, a water bottle, and any sunscreen and insect repellant you might need. Make sure to wear weather and farm-suitable clothing and footwear – the event will proceed rain or shine (though there will be tents available for the potluck in case of rain). For restroom facilities, Kitty Coleman Beach Provincial Park is a 4-min drive from the farm, and has pit toilets.

ACCESSIBILITY: If you have any accessibility needs, please get in touch with us at bclmp@youngagrarians.org

SHARE: Planning on joining us? Invite your friends and share the Facebook event.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

• This event is free and open to everyone!
• Children are welcome but please leave furry friends at home
• Please stay home if you have cold or flu symptoms
• Please do not bring alcohol to this event
• Please wash your shoes before visiting the farm, especially if you work on or have visited a farm recently

STAY IN TOUCH:

• Join our Young Agrarians Vancouver Island Facebook Group to stay up to date with all events in the region
• Sign up for our e-newsletter to get events and opportunities for your region delivered straight to your inbox
• Cancellations – Please let us know if you have registered but are no longer able to attend! You can cancel your registration anytime through Eventbrite, via the link in your registration confirmation email, or by contacting bclmp@youngagrarians.org
• Other questions? Email Dani at bclmp@youngagrarians.org

If you are interested in hosting an event at your farm and bringing together the farming community in your area, please reach out to bclmp@youngagrarians.org with your idea!

GOT LAND? WANT LAND? 

Through the B.C. Land Matching Program, Young Agrarians offers support to farmers looking for land for their farm business, and landholders looking for farmers to farm their land. We’ve made more than 392 matches on over 12,961 acres to date!

Are you on the Young Agrarians UMAP? List your land or future farm dream today! You just might find a farmer who can turn your vacant field into a productive farm, or a landholder who has the ideal piece of land for you.

For more info about our land access resources, visit the YA Land page.

The B.C. Land Matching Program is funded on Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands by the Government of Canada and the Province of British Columbia under the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership, a federal-provincial-territorial initiative, with additional support from Cowichan Valley Regional District and the Real Estate Foundation of BC.