NOV 16, 2024: Cowichan, BC – LAND LINKING WORKSHOP

Posted by Danika Watson on October 18, 2024

GOT LAND? WANT LAND? Are you a landholder looking for farmers? Are you a farmer looking for land? We want you!

Join us for a workshop on the nuts and bolts of land access! Young Agrarians Land Linking Workshops bring together land seekers and landholders to network, explore possible land matches and learn how to navigate land sharing and lease agreements.

This workshop will feature a panel discussion where you will hear from matched farmers and farmland holders, plus a land access expert. Panelists will highlight key considerations for building and maintaining mutually beneficial land agreements. 

You will learn the benefits of land sharing, how to assess land for farming, decision-making strategies for farm operations on leased land and tips for managing communication and relationships. There will also be ample time to network and speak directly with land seekers, landholders and your regional land matcher, Kiyomi Ito.

Before the workshop, you’ll get access to an online webinar that covers land access basics. Check out the video beforehand and bring your follow-up questions to the panel discussion!

Date: Saturday, November  16, 2024    2-5pm PDT

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

REGISTER: Please RSVP on Eventbrite.Register here button takes you to event registration page

SCHEDULE:

2-2:30: Intro to YA and B.C. Land Matching Program

2:30-3:45: Land Access Panel Discussion

3:45-5: Networking

We encourage all landholders to join us, whether you have a well-developed vision for your land or have just started thinking about leasing. We also welcome all farmers and farmers-to-be, whether you grow fruits or veggies, raise livestock (or bees!) or have some other farming project in mind.

We can’t wait to land link with folks from across Vancouver Island. We hope you’ll join us to spend the day meeting farmers and landholders in your region. You may spark connections that will lead to matches, leases and so much more!

Questions about this event, or about the B.C. Land Matching Program? Reach out to our BCLMP Coordinator, Dani, at bclmp@youngagrarians.org.

NOTE: If you are experiencing cold/flu symptoms, we ask that you stay home!

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

Stay in Touch

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 343 matches on over 12,300 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 learn more about our 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 Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership, with additional support from Cowichan Valley Regional District and the Real Estate Foundation of BC.