farmers looking for land
Umap content title
Go to map

Looking for land for vegetable farm

Located in
  • Lower Mainland - Fraser Valley -
  • Vancouver Island & Gulf Islands -

Land Seeker Details

Training
  • Agriculture-related degree - Bachelor in Agricultural business
  • General farming (3 years or less) - Working on an organic farm in Germany for 2 months, working on an organic farm in Ladner for the past year
  • Other experience/agricultural/business training - 2 years of working with seed potatoes, 3 years of being a harvest manager/adviser for organic vegetables
Do you have a business plan?
No - I am working on my business plan
Do you have financial resources available to start your farm?
Yes - I have savings
Do you have access to other financial resources (such as a financial partner, loan, etc.) to start your farm?'
No

Project

Farm Name
Farm Project Description

My name is Martin de Vries, I have about 6 years of experience working in agriculture. I spent the first five years of my career in the Netherlands and moved to Canada in 2022 to live closer to my family in-law. The first two years of my career I spent working with seed potatoes, after that I spend 3 years as a harvest manager/adviser for organic vegetables that would be processed into frozen or canned produce. In Canada I have been working on an organic farm in Ladner. I’m looking to start or continue an existing farm focused on growing vegetables. My main interest is in producing vegetables for wholesale and/or industrial markets. To start my own farm, my ideal would be to start small (5-10 acres) and sell only to wholesale. I’m flexible with the kinds of crops I want to grow depending on the demand in the market. If given the opportunity to decide my preferences are peas, green beans, celeriac, carrots, Leek, onions, potatoes, cabbage, sweetcorn and squash. Ideally, I would grow everything to be certified organic. My long-term dream is to grow my farm to about 50-100 acres. A personal interest of mine is plant and soil health, both physiologically as biologically. I believe a well-balanced and healthy soil makes for a healthy and resistant plant, which will result in less disease/pests and a higher yield. I know that this topic is complex, but that is what fascinates me so much about it throughout my years of studying and working. I envision my ideal starting location as a location within about an hour from Vancouver, about 5-10 acres in size and with some sort of barn where I can process, produce and store my vegetables and store some equipment. Ideally with space to grow.

Preferred Arrangement
  • Registered Lease on Title -
  • Lease -
  • License -
  • MOU -
  • Transfer / Succession -
Duration of the desired agreement
Ideal date to obtain land by

Land & Features Desired

Total Land Size (acres)
5-10 Acres to start
Wooded Area (acres)
No
Cultivable Area (acres)
5-10 Acres to start
Possibility to expand area currently available (acres)
Yes - 50-100
Zoning
ALR
Preferred current state of the surface of the cultivable area

Open to landowner residing on property
Yes
Need farm buildings
Yes - A barn to process and ideally store produce. Also to store equipment
Need fenced land
No
Need farm machinery and tools
Yes - depending on the size of the plot I need a tractor with some implements
Need established water source and infrastructure
Need on-site housing
No
Production type
  • Vegetable - Depending on the demand, but preferably crops like: peas, green beans, celeriac, carrots, Leek, onions, potatoes, cabbage, sweetcorn, squash
Type of agriculture
  • Certified Organic -
  • Organic -
Soil needs
Will acquire commercial insurance
Yes
Last modifed 8 months ago; never expires.