Farm management (3 years or less) - 2 years building a farm in Black Creek, involving nursery starts, chickens, ducks, garlic and a weekly CSA2 years leasing raw land in Balfour, BC (Kale)
Farm management (3 years+) -
General degree - Mechanical Engineering-Tool and Die making (Jenn)
General farming (3 years+) - 5+ years solid WWOOFing, multiple 1 year farmstays (Kale)
Other experience/agricultural/business training - 2022 working at Willet Peak Organics, Argenta, BC (Kale and Jenn)
Do you have a business plan?
No - Currently under construction
Do you have financial resources available to start your farm?
No - We dropped everything into our current farm projects, and will probably not see it returning, but we are good at off grid and affordable/alternative living
Do you have access to other financial resources (such as a financial partner, loan, etc.) to start your farm?'
No - But would be interested in Support
Project
Farm Name
Fox n Eagle Farm
Farm Project Description
We (Kale n Jenn) are an earthy permaculture oriented couple looking to live in reciprocity with a piece of land and community. We are into creating tight energy loops to grow food for ourselves and the local folks in the area. We are open to building soil with livestock, compost teas, and crop rotations, utilizing organic standards that benefit both the land and us all!
Kale has 2 children of school age. They attend elementary in Courtenay, but we all have hopes of homeschooling in the future. We just had another little baby! He's super cute and wee, and will be an asset to any farm operations. We encourage nature based learning and wholistic growth!
All of us appreciate a simple and rustic life, and require few amenities. We are currently living in an RV in a barn that Kale built in a swamp in Black Creek, Vancouver Island. We arranged a 5 year lease with the help of the amazing Young Agrarians last year. Unfortunately, the landholders have decided to sell. We must be prepared to leave this summer.
While here we put in a lot of effort, including fencing 2.2 acres, building a huge barn with rain catchment, putting nearly half an acre of broom and rocky till into vegetable production, started a CSA weekly food box that ran for 16 weeks and serviced 7 families in the area, built a small greenhouse out of tarp garages, raised 30 plus Muscovy ducks for egg production, demolished a dilapidated old house, and attained farm status for the land holders. We don't mess about.
Preferred Arrangement
Lease -
Business Partnership -
Other - Work Trade
Duration of the desired agreement
1 to 5 years to start, or more!
Ideal date to obtain land by
March 2024
Participant in BC Land Matching Program
Yes
Land & Features Desired
Total Land Size (acres)
5 to 40 acres
Wooded Area (acres)
Yes - Please
Cultivable Area (acres)
1 to 5 acres
Possibility to expand area currently available (acres)
No
Zoning
Either
Preferred current state of the surface of the cultivable area
Kale builds gardens from scratch everywhere he goes, and has built several immaculate fences by hand over the years. We can work from raw! We can build barns, pens, coops, shelters, as needed, with permission.
Open to landowner residing on property
Yes - We are friendly! So are the dogs. And the ducks. And our hilarious chicken named peanut butter who follows us around!
Need farm buildings
No
Need fenced land
Yes - But we could fence it
Need farm machinery and tools
No
Need established water source and infrastructure
We would require a water tank to be purchased and placed on the land
