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ABOUT THE LAND
Are you a small-scale farmer with plans to grow your business incrementally? Look no further!
Located in the Brookswood neighbourhood south of Langley city, this parcel of cleared land is bordered by local woods on a quiet street off the main road. Flat land, plenty of sun exposure and separate road access to the parcel makes this a great opportunity.
Approximately 1 acre of previously built beds are immediately available. The beds were previously planted in brassicas and are ready to plant again this season with minimal cultivation. A further 2 acres of land can be made available, but is not yet cleared.
ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY
This opportunity would be ideal for mixed vegetable and/or small livestock production such as poultry and bees. Deer and coyotes are in the area, so any crops and livestock would need protection. There is currently no fencing on the property.
The property is on a residential well, so drip irrigation and hoses would be fine but high water pressure sprinkler systems may not be suitable. Implementing a rain catchment system to supplement watering may be advisable. A tiller and mower are available for use with some supervision from the landholders. There is also a 20’x100’ greenhouse tunnel frame that can be used, though the incoming farmer would need to supply the greenhouse poly.
The landholders are looking for help to achieve farm status. For the right candidate, they are open to a term of 2-5 years.
ABOUT THE IDEAL CANDIDATE
The landholders live on-site and the family has a lot of visitors. It is possible that an incoming farmer will be sharing some space with another farmer. The ideal candidate would be respectful and considerate of both the landholders as well as anybody else who may be sharing the land. As the family home is on well water, an incoming farmer must use water safe practices as the contamination of groundwater is of great concern to the landholders.
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 any relevant photos, and a paragraph or two on each of the following:
- About you
- Your farming experience
- Your plans for the land
Learn more about this land opportunity on the Young Agrarians UMAP. For more about the B.C. Land Matching Program and other land opportunities, please 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.