Farm management (3 years+) - Co-owner and manager City Beet Farm for 4 year
Apprenticeship - UBC Farm practicum graduate
General farming (3 years or less) - Farm hand at UBC Farm 1 season
Do you have a business plan?
Yes - General Business plan that I will tailor to a specific site/location
Do you have financial resources available to start your farm?
Yes - Some savings from selling our previous business
Do you have access to other financial resources (such as a financial partner, loan, etc.) to start your farm?'
Yes
Project
Farm Name
Wishful Thinking Farm
Farm Project Description
There are multiple phases to my farm dream. For the first few years the focus will be on establishing a successful 80(-/+) member CSA program where we will focus primarily on mixed vegetables production. If the microclimate permits I would like to plant some perennial fruit trees and black elderberry that we will eventually be able to offer alongside our vegetables. I would like to sale through CSA and some bulk wholesale items.
My partner has been been growing mushrooms on a small scale in Vancouver but if we can we would like to expand the production of medicinal edible mushrooms like Lion's Mane. These would be grown in a small car-port like structure and on logs outside.
If there property can accommodate it, I have two former colleagues/close friends who may be interested in partnering on this venture. They have experience raising pigs and would like to do this as well on the land.
Preferred Arrangement
Registered Lease on Title -
Lease -
Transfer / Succession -
Sale of Land -
Duration of the desired agreement
10+ years
Ideal date to obtain land by
August 2021
Participant in BC Land Matching Program
Yes
Land & Features Desired
Total Land Size (acres)
15+
Wooded Area (acres)
Yes - 10+
Cultivable Area (acres)
5+
Possibility to expand area currently available (acres)
Yes
Zoning
Either
Preferred current state of the surface of the cultivable area
Cleared
With water and road access
If in production, preferably organic
Open to landowner residing on property
Yes - However we too would like to live on the property
Need farm buildings
Yes - Greenhouse, sheds, storage buildings and processing area would be helpful
Need fenced land
Yes - If there are lots of deer in the area or if we are raising pigs
Need farm machinery and tools
Yes - Small tractor or walk-behind.
Need established water source and infrastructure
Enough to drip irrigate 2+ acres under production at any given time
Need on-site housing
Yes - We currently are a family of three, our daughter was born in Aug 2020. But we would like accommodation for a growing family.
Production type
Vegetable - mixed vegetables
Livestock - pigs
Orchard/Fruit - depends on microclimate
Type of agriculture
Organic -
Soil needs
anything with good nutrition and water holding (silty loam ideal)
