Farm management (3 years+) - Sheep farming at Shepherd's Haven
Do you have a business plan?
Yes - Avaliable upon request, willing to adjust to partnership with land owner
Do you have financial resources available to start your farm?
Yes - Savings and income from 3/4 time employment
Do you have access to other financial resources (such as a financial partner, loan, etc.) to start your farm?'
Yes - Could do farm work etc. in exchange for decrease in rent
Project
Farm Name
Joh's agricultural services
Farm Project Description
The farm part of this project started in 2003 on the family farm (operating since the 1950s) with one purebred Dorset ewe when Joh was only 13. It has expanded (as of 2004) to include; sheep shearing services for the Fraser Valley and beyond, lamb, purebred and crossbred breeding stock, raw wool and woollen goods (socks, rovings and yarn). Joh would like the chance to farm her sheep somewhere else in the province to give her rapidly expanding flock a chance to keep up with client demands.
Preferred Arrangement
Registered Lease on Title -
Lease -
Transfer / Succession -
Business Partnership -
Sale of Land -
Duration of the desired agreement
1-3 year lease, more if suitable arrangements can be made.
Ideal date to obtain land by
2020 or 2021
Land & Features Desired
Total Land Size (acres)
5
Wooded Area (acres)
No
Cultivable Area (acres)
5
Possibility to expand area currently available (acres)
Yes - 1-5 acres
Zoning
ALR
Preferred current state of the surface of the cultivable area
Pasture with minimal reed canary grass or swamp grass.
Open to landowner residing on property
Yes - Especially if a business partnership could be forged
Need farm buildings
Yes - Need barn big enough to support maximum 15 ewes with lambs, preferably by organic standards.
