General farming (3 years+) - Vegetable growing for farm markets. Cow/calf operation including haying and irrigation. 4 yrs growing and informing people about amaranth and its benifits
Do you have a business plan?
No - I have a plan to expand my growing and harvesting expertise for this unique and viable food alternative and supplement.
Do you have financial resources available to start your farm?
No - I take care of my self and live within my means.
Do you have access to other financial resources (such as a financial partner, loan, etc.) to start your farm?'
No
Project
Farm Name
Pederson Farms
Farm Project Description
To grow amaranth and expand knowledge of its uses and benifits. To build a supply of seed for larger future ventures. To innovate and develop better methods of harvest and threshing a crop with a history that goes back 8000 years.
Preferred Arrangement
Lease -
Duration of the desired agreement
1 to 5 years
Ideal date to obtain land by
May 1 2025
Participant in BC Land Matching Program
Yes
Land & Features Desired
Total Land Size (acres)
2 acres
Wooded Area (acres)
No
Cultivable Area (acres)
2 acres
Possibility to expand area currently available (acres)
Yes - In future years if things work out
Zoning
Either
Preferred current state of the surface of the cultivable area
Organically certifiable, free of pesticides, herbicides, chemical pollutants. Land has to be workable, not covered in rocks or stumps and relatively level, not steeply inclined or ripped up. Be good to have access to water
Open to landowner residing on property
Yes - As long as there is room for individual and independent movement for both parties . To be determined
Need farm buildings
No
Need fenced land
No
Need farm machinery and tools
No
Need established water source and infrastructure
I use a low pressure low volume drip irrigation system
Need on-site housing
Yes - I live in a travel trailer full time year round. If possible I would like to live on the land over the summer months while I farm it.
