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ABOUT THE LAND
This 54-acre working farm has space to share! The landholders, farmers themselves, are offering 1-5 acres as small plots for aspiring or new market gardeners local to the Silver Creek or Salmon Arm areas.
The soil is highly fertile and has only been used for hay or grazing since 2019, with no chemical applications. Prior to this, the land was in a corn-alfalfa rotation. There is irrigation access from the nearby Salmon River, plentiful compost on-site and the potential for help and support using larger equipment that is part of the main farming operation. The farm is on the main road to Salmon Arm, and is only about a 15-minute drive to town and the lively farmers’ market scene. There is already a farm-stand on-site, and the landholders would be happy to share this space so that new farmers could also sell their produce directly from the farm. There is also interest in setting up communal greenhouses, sheds and other infrastructure.
ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY
Crimson Maple Farm (formerly known as Hillside Dreams Goat Dairy) is a regenerative farm raising sheep, goats, laying hens and broilers. They sell lamb, eggs, broiler birds, and compost and are ready to welcome new farmers to share their land.
The landholders envision this space as a communal farming area, where several new farmers can use smaller plots of land, work together and lighten the load! Existing infrastructure, equipment and the farm stand could all be cooperatively managed to make farming just a little bit easier for those starting out.
ABOUT THE IDEAL CANDIDATE
The offer of turn-key plots with support from an experienced farmer doesn’t come around every day. This property is an excellent opportunity for a new farmer to start their market garden business, with close proximity to sales channels. Candidates should have some experience farming, a sound business plan to share with the landholders and be able demonstrate how they will fit into the existing farm scene. The landholders live on-site and in addition to their farming business, they also have a counselling centre. Farmers will need to work cooperatively with the landholders and other potential farmers to manage the shared space and resources and to respect the other businesses and visitors on-site.
If you’re dreaming of finally starting your farm, don’t delay! This opportunity would be perfect for a Spring 2024 start-date.
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 Okanagan Land Matcher, Pascale, at pascale@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
For more details, check out the UMAP Listing for this property.
To learn more about the BC Land Matching Program and other land opportunities, visit youngagrarians.org/tools/land.
The B.C. Land Matching Program is funded in the Okanagan-Thompson 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 the Real Estate Foundation of BC.