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Alberta Land Access Guide

Posted by Michelle Lam on May 01, 2021 10 Comments

Feature image above: Photo Credit: Kevin Kossowan // Location: Lady’s Hat Farm, Castor, AB The Young Agrarians team and our contributors have been working hard at creating the first edition of the Alberta Land Access Guide. It’s a toolkit for new farmers like YOU. It’s a collection of stories of wins, losses, and everything in-between. We hope you can use these experiences to guide you through this big, rather intimidating step in your career path as a regenerative farmer. (Don’t worry, we’re here to walk you through it, step-by-step). For land seekers, it will give you ideas to explore when … Continue reading Alberta Land Access Guide →

LOOKING FOR LAND: EXPERIENCED FARMER & BUSINESS OWNER LOOKING FOR LAND NEAR BURNABY

Posted by Ashlee Brillert on December 20, 2019

We have more opportunities than what is listed here! Get in touch with a Land Matcher at land@youngagrarians.org to access our full land inventory and B.C. Land Matching Program support in your region. ABOUT THE FARMER You might recognize Farmer Abdul from numerous Metro Vancouver based Farmers Markets. Abdul is such a passionate and dedicated farmer, with an amazing story. Abdul has a strong connection to the land, and to his crops. He’s the owner and operator of BC Garlic, a wonderful family owned business with fantastic product. The product is sold at farmers markets and local retailers in the Lower Mainland. Abdul also … Continue reading LOOKING FOR LAND: EXPERIENCED FARMER & BUSINESS OWNER LOOKING FOR LAND NEAR BURNABY →

LAND OPPORTUNITY: 1/2 acre of flat, shaded land in central Grand Forks

Posted by Hailey Troock on August 28, 2019

We have more land opportunities than what is listed here! Get in touch with a Land Matcher at land@youngagrarians.org to access our full land inventory and B.C. Land Matching Program support in your region. ABOUT THE LAND This land opportunity is located in the community of Grand Forks, less than 5 minutes west of the downtown area. This land boasts half of an acre of flat, largely shaded land that has never been farmed. With some rock removal and soil development, the unfenced land has water access and could be suitable for small-plot vegetable production. Other potential uses include bee-keeping or a greenhouse, though the … Continue reading LAND OPPORTUNITY: 1/2 acre of flat, shaded land in central Grand Forks →

NO LONGER AVAILABLE : LAND OPPORTUNITY: Silver Creek, BC, Farm Land and Housing

Posted by Tessa Thompson on August 22, 2019

We have more land opportunities than what is listed here! Get in touch with a Land Matcher at land@youngagrarians.org to access our full land inventory and B.C. Land Matching Program support in your region. ABOUT THE LAND Approximately 4 acres of land in Silver Creek, 15 minutes from Salmon Arm situated on an existing 54 acre piece of land currently being farmed by the Voth’s owners and operators of Hillside Dreams Goat Dairy. https://www.hillsidedreamsgoatdairy.com/ The soil has been commercially farmed for hay and corn for many years and has been getting annual composted goat manure added. The land will be ready to use for the 2020 growing … Continue reading NO LONGER AVAILABLE : LAND OPPORTUNITY: Silver Creek, BC, Farm Land and Housing →

LAND OPPORTUNITY: 2 ACRES OF LAND IN CENTRAL LANGLEY LOCATION – LANGLEY, BC

Posted by Ashlee Brillert on August 08, 2019 4 Comments

We have more land opportunities than what is listed here! Get in touch with a Land Matcher at land@youngagrarians.org to access our full land inventory and B.C. Land Matching Program support in your region. ABOUT THE LAND This beautiful two acre parcel is in Langley, and is owned by a lovely young family who are passionate about local small-scale farming. The property is right off of a busy road, but once you head down their long driveway it is a tranquil property with barely any street noise – the best of both worlds for those looking for easy highway access. To their knowledge, the … Continue reading LAND OPPORTUNITY: 2 ACRES OF LAND IN CENTRAL LANGLEY LOCATION – LANGLEY, BC →

LAND OPPORTUNITY: PLOTS FOR MARKET GARDEN IN CRESTON

Posted by Hailey Troock on July 30, 2019

We have more land opportunities than what is listed here! Get in touch with a Land Matcher at land@youngagrarians.org to access our full land inventory and B.C. Land Matching Program support in your region. ABOUT THE LAND This land opportunity is located in the community of Creston, a town of just over 5000 located in the Creston Valley south of Kootenay Lake and just north of the border. The property boasts several acres of cultivable land on fertile soil. Two years ago, the area previously had a crop of garlic. Some of the land has been converted into a market garden already with lots of free … Continue reading LAND OPPORTUNITY: PLOTS FOR MARKET GARDEN IN CRESTON →

LAND OPPORTUNITY: 3 ACRES OF FARMLAND ON ACTIVE CERTIFIED ORGANIC FARM – SQUAMISH VALLEY, BC

Posted by Ashlee Brillert on July 02, 2019

We have more land opportunities than what is listed here! Get in touch with a Land Matcher at land@youngagrarians.org to access our full land inventory and B.C. Land Matching Program support in your region. ABOUT THE LAND This three acre area of land for lease was previously used for hay and has been fallow for roughly eight years. In that time, it has been mowed occasionally. The land gets a lot of direct sunlight in the summer months, and the soil is quite silty/ sandy with little organic matter. The soil is also quite acidic, which is typical for Squamish … Continue reading LAND OPPORTUNITY: 3 ACRES OF FARMLAND ON ACTIVE CERTIFIED ORGANIC FARM – SQUAMISH VALLEY, BC →

LAND OPPORTUNITY: 3+ acres in North Glenmore, Kelowna, B.C

Posted by Tessa Thompson on June 26, 2019

We have more land opportunities than what is listed here! Get in touch with a Land Matcher at land@youngagrarians.org to access our full land inventory and B.C. Land Matching Program support in your region. ABOUT THE LAND 3-5 acres of farmable land in the prime farming region of North Glenmore, Kelowna. Most of the property is irrigated (with irrigation and domestic water available) and is fully fenced/gated. The land was previously used for horse grazing pasture. In addition, there is a fully fenced in approximate 1.3 acre moderately sloped, treed area suitable for livestock. Southern exposure and fertile soils makes this … Continue reading LAND OPPORTUNITY: 3+ acres in North Glenmore, Kelowna, B.C →

Land Matching for the Next Generation of Farmers: Okanagan Update, April 2019

Posted by Tessa Thompson on April 08, 2019

By Tessa Wetherill, Okanagan Land Matcher in our B.C. Land Matching Program Listening to people is just as fascinating as listening to plants. For the first growing season in 12 years, I won’t be farming as my primary occupation, instead I’m joyfully continuing on in the role of the Okanagan Land Matcher with the B.C. Land Matching Program delivered by Young Agrarians. Watching and nurturing these new collaborations between new farmers without land and property owners wanting to see their land farmed is both enlivening and encouraging. Not much different than my other much loved spring activity, caring for seedlings. After kicking off … Continue reading Land Matching for the Next Generation of Farmers: Okanagan Update, April 2019 →

LAND OPPORTUNITY: 10 ACRE LIVESTOCK FARM FOR LEASE – UNION BAY, BC

Posted by Azja Jones Martin on March 22, 2019 4 Comments

ABOUT THE LAND Hilltop Farm Union Bay is a fenced 10 acre hobby farm gently sloping between the Old and New Island Highways in the foothills of the Beaufort Range. Half the acreage is kept as a woodlot and grazing area for sheep, the other half is cleared and cross fenced. The farm was established in the 1950’s as a dairy farm after being logged years earlier. The old dairy barn has been converted to a 4 stall livestock barn and hay shed. The property, accessible from an unpaved driveway from McLeod Road, includes a 120 sq.ft. chicken barn and 200 … Continue reading LAND OPPORTUNITY: 10 ACRE LIVESTOCK FARM FOR LEASE – UNION BAY, BC →