Other experience/agricultural/business training - Business diploma, gardening and animal-care experience
Do you have a business plan?
Yes - Though I may have to adjust based on land
Do you have financial resources available to start your farm?
Yes - I have some of the resources available via savings
Do you have access to other financial resources (such as a financial partner, loan, etc.) to start your farm?'
Yes - I will be securing a loan in addition to savings
Project
Farm Name
Farm Project Description
I would like to build up a 2 acre Market Garden (mainly vegetables) over 3 years, with small livestock including chickens and rabbits.
I am also looking to purchase a quarter section (preferably with home or home site) near Cold Lake in the next few years. I am open to lease-to-purchase arrangements.
Preferred Arrangement
Lease -
Transfer / Succession -
Sale of Land -
Duration of the desired agreement
3 year lease
Ideal date to obtain land by
March 15 Lease
Land & Features Desired
Total Land Size (acres)
2+ acres lease, 160 purchase
Wooded Area (acres)
No
Cultivable Area (acres)
2+ to
Possibility to expand area currently available (acres)
No
Zoning
Preferred current state of the surface of the cultivable area
The 2 acres need to be level, with good drainage, southern exposure. North and west windbreaks and organically kept a plus.
Preference for yard, pasture, or previously cultivated space (with known history please, particularly if sprays/treatments used). Due to the desired timeline I can not work with wooded or rocky/clay soil for this 2 acres, and heavy weed pressure will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
For a full quarter I'd like mostly developed pasture or hay land - fenced, with crossed fenced a plus.
Open to landowner residing on property
Yes
Need farm buildings
No
Need fenced land
Yes - keep deer out of garden, and coyotes away from livestock
Need farm machinery and tools
No
Need established water source and infrastructure
Good water source needed, though will supplement with rainwater collection if possible, and use water conservation techniques.
