General farming (3 years or less) - Market garden and greenhouse, haskap orchard, elderberry orchard, permaculture medicinal hemp farm
General farming (3 years+) - equine care and boarding, equine training
Do you have a business plan?
Yes - working with a business mentor to solidify business plan logistics and details
Do you have financial resources available to start your farm?
Yes - savings, potential investor
Do you have access to other financial resources (such as a financial partner, loan, etc.) to start your farm?'
Yes - open to loan, investor, grant
Project
Farm Name
Sadie's Acres
Farm Project Description
Sadie's Acres is a family-run farm and retreat center focused on organic, regenerative practices to support the health and abundance of the land, the animals, and the community. A garden space, food forest and greenhouse will grow an abundance of vegetables and fruit to sell at local markets/CSA boxes and to provide nourishment to guests attending retreats. Gourmet mushrooms will be cultivated both indoors and on the land to provide an additional food option for the community and guests on the farm. To encourage the biodiversity and abundance of the land, plants that attract local pollinators will be placed around food growing areas and throughout the property. The retreats will consist of Equine Facilitated Learning, Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy, and spending time on the land / out in nature to support healing, regulation, and integration. Hay will be grown and harvested on the property to provide food for our own animals, as well as horses being boarded by local community members. Surplus hay will be sold to other local farmers. In addition to growing fruits and vegetables, there will be chickens and ducks to supply eggs, goats for milk, and sheep for their wool. The combination of animals and plants on the farm using rotational grazing and land resting practices will support the soil health and ensure the vision for the farm is sustainable. Once established, the farm will be open to the public for educational workshops- teaching others proper land stewardship, appropriate animal husbandry practices, food security, including year-round food production, and self-sustainability - all from a holistic, regenerative perspective to help preserve the future of farming.
A note to potential land owners- we are responsible, adaptable, and flexible in regards to seeing this dream come to fruition
Preferred Arrangement
Lease -
Transfer / Succession -
Sale of Land -
Duration of the desired agreement
5 - 10 years, open to longer
Ideal date to obtain land by
Spring 2024
Participant in BC Land Matching Program
Yes
Land & Features Desired
Total Land Size (acres)
30 - 160
Wooded Area (acres)
Yes - 10 - 40
Cultivable Area (acres)
20 - 100
Possibility to expand area currently available (acres)
Yes - open to expansion for hay and forage
Zoning
Either
Preferred current state of the surface of the cultivable area
organic, fertile, well drained, ideal would be naturally irrigated or sub-irrigated
Open to landowner residing on property
Yes - with respectful boundaries
Need farm buildings
Yes - Ideally would include any or all of the following: pole barn, shed, shelters, workshop to fix machinery, store tools and equipment, food processing area, food storage
Need fenced land
Yes - perimeter fence, cross fencing, paddock areas preferable but can add
Need farm machinery and tools
Yes - would be beneficial to have access to tractor and implements for hay and working the land
Need established water source and infrastructure
Adequate to supply gardens, greenhouse, orchard/food forest, animals, hay, living
Need on-site housing
Yes - Would be ideal, but we do have our own tiny house
Production type
Vegetable - market garden variety
Livestock - eggs
Hay & Forage -
Orchard/Fruit -
Greenhouse -
Mushroom -
Type of agriculture
Certified Organic -
Organic -
Soil needs
organic, fertile black soil, open to soil that needs amending
