General farming (3 years+) - Bison and pig farming
Do you have a business plan?
Yes - Yes I had one when we first started farming now we have updated tailored towards growing
Do you have financial resources available to start your farm?
No - Just current livestock and what we have put into it
Do you have access to other financial resources (such as a financial partner, loan, etc.) to start your farm?'
Yes - A investor, loan or grant would be great to scale our farm and meat operations to the next level
Project
Farm Name
Carissa williamson
Farm Project Description
Looking for more land to put more bison, the demand for bison meat is very high and we have not even done any marketing around the okanagan and Shuswap area, just word of mouth from the ones they have see in our small pasture we have.
We are looking to upscale and start direct to consumers restaurants etc.
Eventually a mobile meat delivery van for customers
Preferred Arrangement
Registered Lease on Title -
Lease -
Business Partnership -
Duration of the desired agreement
Looking for 5 year and possible can look at purchasing etc when the time is right
Ideal date to obtain land by
As soon as it is possible.
Land & Features Desired
Total Land Size (acres)
100 acres minimum
Wooded Area (acres)
Yes - Yes bison can go in pretty much any pasture as long as bales are fed to them they are not picky.
Cultivable Area (acres)
Possibility to expand area currently available (acres)
No
Zoning
Preferred current state of the surface of the cultivable area
Open to landowner residing on property
Yes
Need farm buildings
No
Need fenced land
Yes - We can do a better fence if needed ourselves we have all the tools and machinery to do so
Need farm machinery and tools
No
Need established water source and infrastructure
Water is needed weather a pond, spring or well, my husband is an electrician and solar tech so he can do up water heating etc if needed, or float switches etc. the will eat snow in the winter if there is snow over water.
