General farming (3 years+) - Farm intern and farm manager at multiple farm across BC as well as France, New Mexico and Montana where I did apprenticeship programs in various fields (AOC cheesemaking, agrotourism, market gardens, shepherding). Partner is from a ranching family from Northern BC and has lots of experience in business planning as well as general homesteading.
Do you have a business plan?
No - No specific business plan although could be worked with land owners if needed.
Do you have financial resources available to start your farm?
Yes - We have been saving for land and planning to hopefully acquire land within the next 5 years but in the mean time are willing to allocate some for investing in other projects.
Do you have access to other financial resources (such as a financial partner, loan, etc.) to start your farm?'
No
Project
Farm Name
Nomadic homesteaders
Farm Project Description
Project can include various elements depending on the land type, land size, area, and arrangement with owners. If the land owners have a vision i'd be happy to partake, if they wish to do land stewardship for someone to take over to keep the land going, that would be a great match as well.
Project could include livestock (meat/fibers/dairy) at a small to medium scale for rotational grazing (and also ancestral uses), direct to consumer sales, vegetable gardens and small orchard either for food sufficiency or markets/agrotourism, and homesteading experiments in food security to be implemented as things grow. Or simple land steward ship.
Mainly looking at partnering up with land owners who are in need of help or seeking people to join them to start or fulfill their vision of a self-working sustainable farm embracing the Land they live on. Ideally with possibility of private winter quarters/rental arrangement as we seek to live where we work and not commute.
Preferred Arrangement
Lease -
Transfer / Succession -
Business Partnership -
Sale of Land -
Other - or other private arrangements
Duration of the desired agreement
1-5 years
Ideal date to obtain land by
For moving in and starting to work Summer to Fall 2026. For acquiring, at this point there is not really a time frame as I have been locked out of the real estate market for 10 years and not really in a hurry to get anything rushed.
Land & Features Desired
Total Land Size (acres)
10-100+
Wooded Area (acres)
Yes - Ideally for land conservation, edible forest, wood management and firewood access.
Cultivable Area (acres)
1 to 2 acres
Possibility to expand area currently available (acres)
No
Zoning
Either
Preferred current state of the surface of the cultivable area
Either old farm that wasn't worked for many years and needs to be revamped.
Or start from scratch.
Open to landowner residing on property
Yes
Need farm buildings
Yes - if possible but ok if not
Need fenced land
Yes - If it exists good, if not I have lots of experience in fence building in remote areas.
Need farm machinery and tools
Yes - I am into small-scale farming so farm machinery is not that important although tractor/excavators can help greatly depending on the project. Otherwise have most of my own tools.
Need established water source and infrastructure
Some water access ideal.
Need on-site housing
Yes - Would need private winter quarters/rental arrangement as we seek to live where we work and not commute. Have RV that can be living quarters in Summer.
Production type
Vegetable - Greens, Root vegetables, ancient heirloom varieties,
Livestock - Cattle - if project leads to that
Livestock - Sheep - if project leads to that
Poultry - Layers -
Poultry - Broilers -
Orchard/Fruit -
Greenhouse -
Bees -
Type of agriculture
Organic -
Other - organic non-certified, with strong emphasis on permaculture aspects
Soil needs
Could always be amended with manure but some should be good for growing veggies and root vegs, and some can be mixed for rotational chickens or sheep. Really depends on the land. Not fixed on an idea as mentioned before.
