Farm management (3 years or less) - 4 years of learning and getting a base of seeds/perenials
Apprenticeship - (May-October) Intern at Sole Food Street farms in Vancouver 2016
Do you have a business plan?
Yes - Mixed quick growing crops (60% of land for 65 day or less crops) like Salad mix, radishes, baby carrots. Other 40% would be Summer Squash, Garlic, Potatoes, Broccoli and Strawberry
Do you have financial resources available to start your farm?
Yes - 15,000.00 as well as large seed stock
Do you have access to other financial resources (such as a financial partner, loan, etc.) to start your farm?'
Yes - Any Grant for farming or food Security
Project
Farm Name
The Garden (Working Title)
Farm Project Description
Preferred Arrangement
Lease -
Duration of the desired agreement
1 year starting with 2-5 year in subsequent years
Ideal date to obtain land by
Fall 2017 or Spring 2018
Land & Features Desired
Total Land Size (acres)
1-5 acres
Wooded Area (acres)
No
Cultivable Area (acres)
1-5 acres
Possibility to expand area currently available (acres)
No
Zoning
Either
Preferred current state of the surface of the cultivable area
Will remove sod, but prefer to only have to deal with grasses as I will be using tarps to smother it rather than a machine. (Would consider brush removal on a larger parcel)
Open to landowner residing on property
Yes
Need farm buildings
Yes - processing area or somewhere I can put up a tent with access to water and electricity. Somewhere to park a walk in cooler.
Need fenced land
Yes - Preferred but not nessicary
Need farm machinery and tools
No
Need established water source and infrastructure
Can dry farm if large enough acreage (at least 5) But would ideally want to have high turnover beds on drip and irrigation.
Need on-site housing
Yes - Not needed but would make the site more desireable
