General farming (3 years+) - It is in the blood. My heritage is gardening and growing. Mixed exotic and domestic animals, annual and vegetable, fruit and flower, zones 7-8 and 3, timber and hay, on and off grid
Other experience/agricultural/business training - Fair amount of mechanical, construction, and sales experience.
Do you have a business plan?
No - The business plan would need to suit the farm.
Do you have financial resources available to start your farm?
Yes - Savings and regular cashflow
Do you have access to other financial resources (such as a financial partner, loan, etc.) to start your farm?'
No - Not really. May look at grants. Start small grow in steps.
Project
Farm Name
Gilling Farm
Farm Project Description
Can't give one, needs to suit the environment and value chain. Serving a farmer's market on Vancouver Island would be different than an ethnic market in Calgary.
However, it would be mixed farming and as organic as what was practical.
Preferred Arrangement
Lease -
MOU -
Duration of the desired agreement
Depends on the land.
Ideal date to obtain land by
December 2020 to March 2021
Land & Features Desired
Total Land Size (acres)
Depends
Wooded Area (acres)
Yes - Empty fields are for canola
Cultivable Area (acres)
2 or less
Possibility to expand area currently available (acres)
Yes - Interested in hay and grazing
Zoning
Either
Preferred current state of the surface of the cultivable area
Bare if no equipment available to clear it. Conventional no issue. Fertilizer and yield records if available. Not flooded during the winter if possible. Not suburban. Fenced if possible. Outbuildings if possible. My primary interests are the Kootenays, Fraser-Fort George, and Vancouver Island. Not keen on LML, Fraser Valley, Okanagan.
Open to landowner residing on property
Yes - Yes but fairly hands off
Need farm buildings
Yes - Just something to stay out of the weather but can build it too.
Need fenced land
Yes - Bears and deer are a hassle
Need farm machinery and tools
Yes - Internal combustion is always cool. But not necessary.
Need established water source and infrastructure
Depends
Need on-site housing
Yes - Would be nice
Production type
Other - Depends on what the market wants. Good food generally. I have an interest in ethnic foods.
Type of agriculture
Other - Organic with occasional intrusions of chemical means
Soil needs
Clay-silt bottom land, gravel or alluvial bench, willing to make and amend soil.
