Nov 8, 2025: Land Sharing Workshop – Duncan, 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 Ari (Vancouver Island & Gulf Islands Land Matcher) at the workshop to learn how you can access land for farming or make your land available to a farmer. Ari 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.

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: Saturday, November 8, 2025 • 1-4 pm PST

LOCATION: Quw’utsun Territory. The HUB at Cowichan Station, 2375 Koksilah Rd, Duncan, BC

DIRECTIONS/PARKING:

The HUB is located at Cowichan Station on Koksilah Road travelling west off of the Trans-Canada Highway (Hwy 1). There is free parking available in the parking lot outside the station, or on the adjacent streets. The location is also transit-accessible via bus from Nanaimo and Victoria.

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 and Q&A
3:15 – 4 pm: Introduction Circle & Networking

ACCESSIBILITY: At the HUB, there is one accessible parking spot near the door, and a fire land that can be used for drop-offs (10 minutes max). There is a ramp to the front door and the café entrance, and automatic double doors with no centre bar. There is a stair chair to allow access to the second floor, and all washrooms are accessible. 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).

STAY IN TOUCH:

• Join our Young Agrarians Vancouver Island & Gulf Islands Facebook Group to stay up to date on all events in the region
• Sign up for our e-newsletter to get events and opportunities for your region delivered straight to your inbox (be sure to select your bio-region!)
• 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 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.