Other experience/agricultural/business training - Managing a demonstration garden growing ancestral crops
Do you have a business plan?
No
Do you have financial resources available to start your farm?
No - Grants
Do you have access to other financial resources (such as a financial partner, loan, etc.) to start your farm?'
No
Project
Farm Name
Ancestral FoodWays Collective Society Farm
Farm Project Description
Ancestral FoodWays Collective Society (AFW) is a community-based organization seeking agricultural land in the Greater Vancouver / B.C. area to grow traditional Indigenous foods, with a primary focus on corn and the Three Sisters food system (corn, beans, and squash). AFW operates a Cultural and Food Hub that provides community members with access to traditional foods and supports cultural continuity through food. We are committed to modeling Indigenous food sovereignty as a living practice and to conserving biocultural heritage through traditional seed saving and regenerative growing methods.
Our goal is to grow enough corn to supply our tortilla shop social enterprise, which generates revenue to sustain the program and create community economic opportunities. We work in close partnership with Tsleil-Waututh Nation School, Strathcona Community Centre, and the Food Justice Institute at Collingwood Neighbourhood House.
We are looking for a landholder who shares our values around sustainable, culturally grounded agriculture and who is open to a collaborative, long-term land access agreement facilitated through the B.C. Land Matching Program.
Preferred Arrangement
Registered Lease on Title -
Lease -
Transfer / Succession -
Other -
Duration of the desired agreement
Long term; negotiable
Ideal date to obtain land by
Land & Features Desired
Total Land Size (acres)
3-20 acres
Wooded Area (acres)
Yes - 10
Cultivable Area (acres)
3-10
Possibility to expand area currently available (acres)
No
Zoning
ALR
Preferred current state of the surface of the cultivable area
Diverse ecosystem is preferred: mixture of cleared land and forest with natural creeks.
Open to landowner residing on property
Yes
Need farm buildings
No
Need fenced land
No
Need farm machinery and tools
No
Need established water source and infrastructure
Relatively low water needs--will develop a rainwater capture system
Need on-site housing
Yes - On-site housing preferred but not essential, depending on location
Production type
Vegetable - corn, beans, squash, potatoes and medicinal plants.
