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ABOUT THE LAND
Are you a small-scale market gardener looking for a sunny plot of land with gorgeous loamy soil? This opportunity may be just what you’ve been looking for!
This quarter acre plot is a rare, turn-key market garden opportunity off of Lougheed Highway in east Maple Ridge, near Whonnock. The plot sits on a south-facing gradient that provides excellent drainage and plenty of sunlight. The land has been organically farmed as a market garden for the past four years, and has been consistently amended with compost over that time. The soil is rich and loamy with lots of organic content and has beautiful texture. Drip irrigation and hoses are in place for use by the incoming farmer.
ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY
This opportunity is ideal for mixed vegetable production—beds are built and the space is efficiently set up for a market garden operation. The landholders are open to installation of temporary greenhouse tunnels if desired. The incoming farmer has separate road access and shared use of an ATV and a mower. There is also potentially some barn space available for tool and equipment storage.
The plot sits on the same property as a 4 acre certified organic vegetable and chicken farm, so farming practices and record-keeping must be compliant with certified organic standards.
The landholders are open to compensation options–a modest share of the harvest would be ideal but a set number of work-trade hours or financial compensation are also possibilities. There may be opportunity for knowledge-sharing and collaboration with the landholders, schedule permitting.
ABOUT THE IDEAL CANDIDATE
The landholders live on-site with their young children and a large and friendly dog. The ideal candidate would be excited to be neighbours with the landholders and their existing farm. This opportunity would be perfect for a new farmer who is passionate about growing food, enjoys some neighbourly social interaction and is also happy to share space with children and animals.
GET IN TOUCH!
This land is available through the B.C. Land Matching Program. If you are interested in this land opportunity, please contact the Metro Vancouver Land Matcher, Ve-Jane Duong, at vejane@youngagrarians.org with the link to this post and a paragraph or two on each of the following topics:
- About you
- Your farming experience
- Your plans for the land
For more details, check out the UMAP Listing for this property.
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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.