Do you have financial resources available to start your farm?
Yes - Permanent daytime employment; savings
Do you have access to other financial resources (such as a financial partner, loan, etc.) to start your farm?'
No - Will be seeking grant funding for seed archiving equipment.
Project
Farm Name
SeedsCo Community Conservation
Farm Project Description
SeedsCo is seeking farmland to start a native Okanagan plant nursery that will produce seeds, wildflowers, bunchgrass, shrubs and trees for restoration and landscaping.
Preferred Arrangement
Lease -
MOU -
Transfer / Succession -
Sale of Land -
Duration of the desired agreement
3 - 5 years
Ideal date to obtain land by
Immediately
Participant in BC Land Matching Program
Yes
Land & Features Desired
Total Land Size (acres)
1-5 + acres
Wooded Area (acres)
No
Cultivable Area (acres)
1 - 2 acres to start
Possibility to expand area currently available (acres)
Yes - 5+ acres
Zoning
Either
Preferred current state of the surface of the cultivable area
Open fallow fields.
Open to landowner residing on property
Yes
Need farm buildings
Yes - Greenhouse/potting house/seed freezer preferred but not essential.
Need fenced land
Yes - Only if there are free ranging livestock with open access to the fields.
Need farm machinery and tools
Yes - Tilling equipment desired for initial field prep. Tractor help to distribute mulch post planting a bonus; further equipment use not required, but could be helpful for seed harvesting.
Need established water source and infrastructure
Depends on area in agreement. I have some irrigation infrastructure available. Seedlings and potted plants require a small amount of supplemental water several times per week, for most of the year. Mature plants in the ground would be watered only intermittently in the summer months.
