Farm management (3 years or less) - Live on 1.5 acre homestead (2.5 years), manage food production and general maintenance
Apprenticeship - Apprenticed on food production farms for 5 years (details under general farming)
General farming (3 years+) - Worked on organic farms for 5 years. ~ Farm field worker, cleaning/sorting/packing food and winery assistant for Harker’s Organics, commercial organic farm (Cawston BC, 2 seasons, lived on site) ~ Beekeeper assistant at Similkameen Apiaries (Similkameen Valley BC, 3 years casually) ~ volunteer in trade for goods with Aurora Gardens, Snow’s Hillhouse and Kingsland Farm (North Shore from Nelson and Harrop BC) ~ Native Plant project partnership through Kingsland Farm (Harrop BC, 1 year) ~ Permaculture Farm apprentice at Spiral Farm (Winlaw BC, 3 years casually) ~ Riverbank restoration with Slocan River Streamkeepers (Winlaw BC, 3 years) ~ Homestead living with a family of 5, growing most of our own food and learning ways to be more self sufficient (Blewett BC, 2.5 years)
Other experience/agricultural/business training - Permaculture Design Certificate at Spiral Farm (Selkirk College 2 week intensive, Winlaw BC) ~ Garden Course through Bright Ridge Farm (7 days, Deer Park BC) ~ Board Member for Midwest Food Resources (6 years, secretary for 2 years, North Battleford SK and area), non-profit community food security organization ~ Multiple workshops via Young Agrarians and other organizations (cover crops, overwinter greenhouse growing, garden tours, farm emergency preparedness, wildfire preparedness/mitigation, etc) ~ local First Responder through volunteer fire dept (2 years, Blewett BC) ~ Primary Care Paramedic license (7 years, SK AB and BC) ~ workplace safety positions on construction/industrial sites (4 years, Saskatoon and remotely in SK and AB)
Do you have a business plan?
Yes - In the process of composition of a business plan.
Do you have financial resources available to start your farm?
Yes - I have savings as well as family financial support
Do you have access to other financial resources (such as a financial partner, loan, etc.) to start your farm?'
Yes - I am open to grant opportunities to support these endeavours. I have options for loans available if needed. I’m open to working with various options.
Project
Farm Name
The Goods
Farm Project Description
I want to support biodiversity, and facilitate plants to grow, to foster all life. I enjoy incorporating a variety of plant life into the soil and sustaining plant life. Building healthy soil, establishing food forests, integrating companion planting, supporting native plant growth, using no-till strategies, utilizing cover crops, and saving seeds are high priorities for me. I am extremely interested in collaborating with land owners who value helping the land flourish to the greatest potential along natural progression. I trust in the way of nature and strive to align my actions within nature. I have a flexible schedule and I am interested in committing my energy into projects with local land and folks that align with my intentions. I will consider various sizes of projects.
Preferred Arrangement
Other - I am open to any of these options at this time
Duration of the desired agreement
I am open to any agreement, ideally long term 10+ years
Ideal date to obtain land by
Open to date of beginning, ideally as soon as possible
Land & Features Desired
Total Land Size (acres)
Open to size
Wooded Area (acres)
Yes - Open to considering various types of land
Cultivable Area (acres)
Open to any size and considering any type of landscape.
Possibility to expand area currently available (acres)
No
Zoning
Either
Preferred current state of the surface of the cultivable area
Open to any opportunity that is right for all involved.
I will consider all states, and be open to meeting and observing land together, learning what nature is showing us and working on life development from there.
Open to landowner residing on property
Yes - Yes the more land stewards present the better. I’m also open to the land being uninhabited by owners.
Need farm buildings
No
Need fenced land
No
Need farm machinery and tools
No
Need established water source and infrastructure
I will work with the resources available and always look for multiple possibilities for water availability.
Need on-site housing
No
Production type
Vegetable - Variety
Livestock - Little experience with livestock but am open to this
