Farm management (3 years or less) - I ran my own small-scale farm in 2017 and currently manage a blueberry farm
Apprenticeship - Completed two years of full-time apprenticing on Salt Spring and in Central Saanich
General degree -
General farming (3 years+) - Farmed through WWOOFing and odd jobs in Hawaii, Ontario and B.C over last 10 years.
Do you have a business plan?
Yes
Do you have financial resources available to start your farm?
Yes - a small savings, in the process of saving for next year.
Do you have access to other financial resources (such as a financial partner, loan, etc.) to start your farm?'
Yes - Possibly loan, grant or investor
Project
Farm Name
Farm Project Description
Preferred Arrangement
Registered Lease on Title -
Lease -
MOU -
Transfer / Succession -
Business Partnership -
Duration of the desired agreement
2-5 years
Ideal date to obtain land by
February 2020
Participant in BC Land Matching Program
Yes
Land & Features Desired
Total Land Size (acres)
.25- 1acre
Wooded Area (acres)
No
Cultivable Area (acres)
.25 -1 acre
Possibility to expand area currently available (acres)
Yes - Only if there wasn't enough room than I already specified.
Zoning
Either
Preferred current state of the surface of the cultivable area
Would be preferable if fencing, some beds, irrigation was already set up but not a must. Greenhouse or hoophouse, or possibility to build on the space.
Open to landowner residing on property
Yes
Need farm buildings
No
Need fenced land
Yes - Would prefer fenced around areas of production
Need farm machinery and tools
Yes - Tractor, or rototiller depending on state of land.
Need established water source and infrastructure
Need on-site housing
Yes - This would be preferable, but not a must
Production type
Vegetable - Would like to grow Alliums, Brassicas, Umbells, Nighshade family, salad greens, peas, etc.
