Nov 2, 2025: Land Sharing Workshop – Surrey, BC

Why share land? The number of farmers in B.C. has been declining for several decades, and thousands of local farms have disappeared. Farm operators are ageing out of farming and retiring, but with the cost of farmland at an all-time high, many new farmers can’t afford to buy land and continue their legacy. That’s why the B.C. Land Matching Program exists, and our annual educational land sharing workshops offer an opportunity for farmers and landholders to connect with each other and learn how to share land.

Join Ve-Jane (Metro Vancouver-Fraser Valley Land Matcher) to learn how you can access land for farming or make your land available to a farmer. Ve-Jane will guide you through a self-assessment activity to help you create an action plan for your own land sharing journey. You’ll leave the workshop with the knowledge, resources and connections needed to turn your plan into reality.

Jenny Liu, Regional Agrologist, will also be there to discuss funding opportunities, resources available, and important regulations for farmers, including Agricultural Land Commission rules, right to farm, and water regulations. There will be lots of time for Q&A with Jenny and the B.C. Land Matching Program team.

We need all hands on deck to tackle the challenges facing the agriculture sector in B.C. – come learn how land sharing can be part of the solution, and how you can get involved!

REGISTER: Please RSVP on Eventbrite:

DATE: Sunday, November 2, 2025 • 1-4 pm PST

LOCATION: Katzie, Kwantlen, Semiahmoo, Sto:lo, and Tsawwassen Territories. Surrey Library (Fleetwood Branch), 15996 84 Ave, Surrey, BC

DIRECTIONS/PARKING/TRANSIT:

The Fleetwood Branch library is located at the corner of 84 Ave and 160 St, off of the Fraser Highway in Surrey. The library is transit-accessible via TransLink, with stops nearby for buses that connect to the SkyTrain Expo Line at Surrey Central Station.

For those driving to the event, there is parking available in the library parking lot. 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 (coming soon). Please do not bring pets to the event. Kids are welcome! More information below.

SCHEDULE:

1 pm: Arrival (light refreshments will be available)
1 – 3:15 pm: Land Sharing Workshop, including self-assessment activities, presentation from Jenny Liu, and Q&A
3:15 – 4 pm: Introduction Circle & Networking

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 (coming soon).

ABOUT JENNY:

“Hello! My name is Jenny Liu and I am the Regional Agrologist for Langley, Maple Ridge, the Sunshine Coast, and Squamish-Lillooet Regional District. I completed my BSc at UBC in forest sciences, then my MSc at the University of Guelph in agricultural entomology. I spent some time working for the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture as the Maple, Tree Nut, and Agroforestry Specialist, before relocating here to enjoy the abundance and beauty of agriculture in the Fraser Valley. Outside of work, I have a two-year-old toddler, and I spend lots of time trying to get him interested in soil and insects instead of garbage trucks… it’s a work in progress. Looking forward to meeting you, wherever you are on your farming journey!“

STAY IN TOUCH:

• Join our  Young Agrarians Lower Mainland Facebook Group to stay up to date on all events in the region
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• Cancellations – Please let us know if you have registered for this event 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
• 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, 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 415 matches on over 13,120 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.

To explore more land access resources, visit youngagrarians.org/tools/land.

The B.C. Land Matching Program is funded in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley 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 Bullitt Foundation and the Real Estate Foundation of BC.