Farm management (3 years or less) - Co-Owner and Farmer at City Beet Farm
General farming (3 years or less) - UBC Practicum in Sustainable Agriculture (2015) and intern at UBC farm Summer 2016
Other experience/agricultural/business training - YA Business Mentorship Program 2017
Do you have a business plan?
Yes - We run a multi-site urban farm in the heart of Vancouver. The farm has been around since 2013. This is our 3rd year of managing it.
Do you have financial resources available to start your farm?
Yes - Yes, we are fully operation and we pay ourselves a salary.
Do you have access to other financial resources (such as a financial partner, loan, etc.) to start your farm?'
No
Project
Farm Name
City Beet Farm
Farm Project Description
Preferred Arrangement
Lease -
MOU -
Duration of the desired agreement
Minimum 2 years (2019 & 2020 growing seasons) with possibility of extension.
Ideal date to obtain land by
Feb 15 2019
Land & Features Desired
Total Land Size (acres)
1/2 - 1/3 acres
Wooded Area (acres)
No
Cultivable Area (acres)
1/2 - 1/3 acres
Possibility to expand area currently available (acres)
Yes - up to 1/2 acre
Zoning
Either
Preferred current state of the surface of the cultivable area
Would prefer land that has previously been farm and in cover crop or something like. Ideal there would be water lines in and we could connect to the main lines to set up drip irrigation. Would be helpful to be able to set up a high tunnel no more than 100 feet long.
Open to landowner residing on property
Yes - Yes! We typically trade land for veggies with our other homeowner so we would love to continue to do that.
Need farm buildings
No
Need fenced land
No
Need farm machinery and tools
No
Need established water source and infrastructure
We need to be able to irrigate (drip lines) 2-3x week. We will also need access to a hose to cool veggies after harvesting. We do not necessarily need water for processing as we can do that elsewhere.
Need on-site housing
No
Production type
Vegetable - winter squash, cabbage, celeriac, onions, potatoes, peppers, & sugar snap peas for seed production
Type of agriculture
Organic -
Soil needs
sandy loam, silty loam, loam, clay loam or organic soil (ideally but could be flexible) we will be bringing in additional certified organic compost
