Participant in BC Land Matching Program
Yes - This landowner is registered with the BC Land Matching Program. Contact nyree@youngagrarians.org with your questions about this land opportunity.
Total land size in acres
1.5-2 acres
Cultivable Area
Whole area
Expansion potential (acres)
No
Current use
- Not used for agriculture -
State of the surface of the cultivable area
Mainly flat, but has a slightly lower section that gets swampy in wet season. Long grasses and weeds growing. Four smaller trees at the very edge of property.
Description and historical use of land available for farming
It may have been a hay field at one time long ago. It has not been worked in about a decade. It was just tilled once and then left to overgrow.
Road Access
No - Road will need to be made/drive over grass of front yard.
Electricity
No - The workshop has electricity. Possibility for use of one bay of shop.
Cell Service
No - No cell service in the area. We do have wifi that extends to the shop. Possibility for setting up wifi extender to reach part of the land area.
Long-term goal or vision for land
We have a young family and we want to make a pump track and large garden on the land one day. However, we don't have time or tools right now to fence the property in or work the land. So our vision is that the land gets used in someway until we are ready to use it ourselves. We just don't want to see it sitting there in the back when someone could use it! We see time land sharing timeline lasting 1-5 years.
Known environmental hazards (wildfire area, flooding, etc.)
No
Current residents living on property
Yes - Family of 3, one dog, one cat, chickens.
Availability of farm buildings
No - No farm buildings, but possibility of using one bay in the shop.
Availability of farm machinery and tools
No
Water rights to these sources
Yes - Not sure what this means exactly.. but we pay a toll and tax each year for our water to SPID.
On-site housing
No - No on-site housing. We are possibility open to an RV part time, however, we are on a septic. So not sure what that could look like. But we are open to ideas.
Restricted access of visitors
Yes - Not open to the public. Only previously agreed upon people to access property.
Types of production you are open to
- Vegetable -
- Livestock -
- Grain -
- Seed -
- Hay & Forage -
- Mixed -
- Flower -
- Greenhouse -
- Bees -
- Mushroom -
- Nursery -
Agronomic potential
I don't know
Soil details
- Slope orientation and degree of slope (specify) -
- Unknown -
Preferred arrangement
- Registered Lease on Title -
- Lease -
- License -
Would you be willing to mentor or advise the entering farmer(s)?
No
Do you require references from the farmer(s)?
Yes - References from various places to speak to personal character, criminal record check as we have a young child.
Agreement duration
1-5 years
