This is a 480 acre property on 2 separate titles (owned free and clear). The property is completely off grid, 4-5 km from highway 16. The landholders acquired the property 10 years ago. There is one (bumpy) road on and off the property (public access). The property is in a valley bottom primarily. There has been quite a bit of logging, some agriculture. Th previous owner set up canals, which are in need of some repair. A new land user would need to bust up beaver dams and excavate to get the canals going better. The property has great natural meadow (canary grass) and boasts a beautiful ecosystem. There is lots of nice forest and the landholders have done some logging but have also replanted. Some incredibly rich, mineral-dense soil. There is a lot of fencing and cross fencing on the property, both of which are in need of repair. The property is surrounded by crown land where other folks graze cattle. An incoming ground crop farmer would need to improve the fencing to keep cattle out.
The previous owner had finished grass-finished cattle.
The landholders would like to preserve the ecosystem, reduce local food insecurity, and see experimental crops grown on the land (pine nut, boreal rice, spelt, etc). They would also love to see beekeeping on the property. They would love to work with someone who knows how to manage the land and water in an integrated way, for example, working with instead of against beavers. Preference for biodynamic farming.
Ecstew, BC
CA