Rich fertilized topsoil with 10 years of horse manure and sheep mulch.
Description and historical use of land available for farming
Five acres has been fenced for sheep. There's a hay barn where we store hay for the horses. We've done root crops, various vegetable crops, flowers, herbs. We recently planted 20 apple trees on the land. There's a few different areas on the land that have been cultivated for growing food. The forested area has been our source of firewood for winter seasons.
Road Access
Yes
Electricity
Yes
Cell Service
Yes
Long-term goal or vision for land
Productive market garden, supplying food for Kaslo community. Potential for farm stand given prime land location. Ability to create community farming.
Known environmental hazards (wildfire area, flooding, etc.)
No
Current residents living on property
Yes
Availability of farm buildings
Yes - greenhouses, root cellar, barn
Land is fenced
Yes
Availability of farm machinery and tools
Yes
Water source
Other - spring fed water
Water rights to these sources
Yes - 2 water licenses - domestic and irrigation
On-site housing
Yes
Restricted access of visitors
No
Types of production you are open to
Vegetable -
Livestock - Sheep - small scale
Poultry - Layers -
Poultry - Broilers -
Orchard/Fruit -
Greenhouse -
Flower -
Bees -
Mushroom -
Nursery -
Practices preferred
Organic -
Agronomic potential
Good
Soil details
Texture - variable - clay and rocky but not in established garden space
Preferred arrangement
MOU -
Would you be willing to mentor or advise the entering farmer(s)?
