Agriculture-related degree - Bachelor of Land and Food Systems, UBC (honours)
Apprenticeship - Both farmers have apprentices on different market garden and/or livestock farms
General degree - Bachelor in Geography
General farming (3 years+) - Sam has farmed for 5 seasons, Daryl-lee for 3 on organic, small-scale, market-garden and herbal medicine farms
Do you have a business plan?
Yes
Do you have financial resources available to start your farm?
Yes
Do you have access to other financial resources (such as a financial partner, loan, etc.) to start your farm?'
Yes - Grants, loans, investors would be wonderful but we have yet to thoroughly explore that option
Project
Farm Name
Wild Melody Herbal Farm
Farm Project Description
Wild Melody Farm is a small-scale organic, medicinal herb farm that provides tea blends, tinctures, salves and other value-added herbal products to the local community and beyond, selling both in markets and online. We grow a variety (15+) of medicinal herbs using no-till, regenerative practices to care for the soil and grow vibrant herbal medicine. We want to give back to the land and each other through growing, wild-crafting and sharing herbal medicine in a way that works in harmony with nature.
Preferred Arrangement
Lease -
Transfer / Succession -
Business Partnership -
Sale of Land -
Duration of the desired agreement
At least 3 years, up to 10 years
Ideal date to obtain land by
Winter/Spring 2025 or Winter Spring 2026
Participant in BC Land Matching Program
Yes
Land & Features Desired
Total Land Size (acres)
At least 3 acres, with the possibility to expand
Wooded Area (acres)
Yes - At least 1 acre, with the possibility to expand
Cultivable Area (acres)
At least 2 acre, with the possibility to expand
Possibility to expand area currently available (acres)
Yes
Zoning
Either
Preferred current state of the surface of the cultivable area
Formerly organic, no-till, healthy, nutrient rich sandy loam soils. Many herbs also need low nitrogen or boggy soils - we are open to many different soil types.
Open to landowner residing on property
Yes - As long as we have a good relationship
Need farm buildings
Yes - Drying shed/ Tool shed
Need fenced land
Yes - Only if deer present an issue in that area
Need farm machinery and tools
Yes - We would love to have access to a tractor and other implements, but this is not necessary for us to farm
Need established water source and infrastructure
Established irrigation infrastructure; headlines with outlets near the feilds with enough pressure to irrigate at least 1 acre of crops through overhead
