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Farmers w 4+ yrs experience looking to start market garden

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  • Lower Mainland - Fraser Valley -
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Land Seeker Details

Training
  • General farming (3 years+) - Organic vegetable growing
  • Other experience/agricultural/business training - Coordinated sales campaign of 9,000kg local organic daikon btw 10+ farms and food producers
Do you have a business plan?
Yes - Drafted one and currently in YA business bootcamp
Do you have financial resources available to start your farm?
Yes - Loan and personal savings
Do you have access to other financial resources (such as a financial partner, loan, etc.) to start your farm?'
No

Project

Farm Name
Grounded Farm
Farm Project Description

Ling Yin was a full-time farmer running his own CSA program on a half-acre organic farm for 4 years in Hong Kong. Before that, he spent another 4 years working on different farms. Angeline was a weekend volunteer on a 1-acre organic farm for 6 years in Hong Kong. We worked together on projects promoting local agricultural produce, such as HK Robert Go. The HK Robert Go project involved 13 Hong Kong farms and 30 restaurants and shops, and the sale of more than 10,000 catties (6,000kg) of daikon. In 2021, we moved to Vancouver. We have been growing vegetable and herb crops in our home garden and in a community garden plot. We have spent almost 2 years learning about the climate, researching local organic agriculture, and networking with other farmers. We have also organized five farm tours and a charity daikon sale, and attended a course taught by an experienced local no-till farmer. Ling Yin is teaching a gardening course in Vancouver, as well as volunteering regularly on an organic vegetable farm. We aim to start a diversified vegetable and fruit farm in the coming 1-2 years. Our growing method is best described as regenerative and no-till. We aim to enable carbon sequestration, make healthy food accessible in a business model that is financially and personally sustainable for the farmer, conduct public education about sustainability and food security, and establish community through food.

Preferred Arrangement
  • Transfer / Succession -
  • Sale of Land -
Duration of the desired agreement
Permanent
Ideal date to obtain land by
2024
Participant in BC Land Matching Program
Yes

Land & Features Desired

Total Land Size (acres)
5
Wooded Area (acres)
No
Cultivable Area (acres)
3
Possibility to expand area currently available (acres)
No
Zoning
ALR
Preferred current state of the surface of the cultivable area

Having some vegetation (not bare soil)

Open to landowner residing on property
No
Need farm buildings
Yes - Barn preferred
Need fenced land
No
Need farm machinery and tools
Yes - If available
Need established water source and infrastructure
Irrigation water
Need on-site housing
Yes - Small family home preferred
Production type
  • Vegetable - Mixed generic and Asian vegetables
  • Orchard/Fruit - Apples, pears, and stone fruit
Type of agriculture
  • Organic -
Soil needs
Will acquire commercial insurance
No - N/A, we intend to become the property owners
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