5-10 acres
About
Message- Opportunity available:
- On-farm employment
- Mentoring
- Internship
- Available facilities and equipment:
- Housing
- Greenhouse
- Irrigation capacity
- Agricultural machinery
- Cold storage
- Processing facilities
- Preferred arrangement model:
- MOU
- Available acreage:
- 5-10 acres
- 1 acre or less
- 2-5 acres
- Soil type on farm:
- Clay loam
- Sandy loam
- Current farming practices:
- Ecological production, but not certified
- Current land use:
- Fallow
- Woodlot
- Fruit/berries/grapes
- Other use
- Preferred farming experience for farmer:
- Grew up on a farm in Canada
- Grew up on a farm outside of Canada
- Practical farming experience (including work as a farm intern or employee)
- Desired farming practices by a new farmer:
- Certified organic
- Ecological production but not certified
- Agricultural products I am interested being cultivated on my property:
- Fruit/berries/grapes
- Herbs
- Vegetables
- Seeds, seedlings or nursery stock
- Hay or forage
- Years experience of new farmer:
- 1-2 years
- 3-5 years
- 6-10 years
Farm description
We focus on medicinal herbs, wildcrafting and related value added products, conservation and farmstay. We plant and care for trees, and restore wetlands. We do not kill any animals and we are seeking people who share our values.We are preparing to put a conservation easement on the farm. We're interested in a cooperative farming approach.
Farm opportunity
Currently we have a job and housing available, but we are also looking to build a long term relationship on the farm. See job posting. https://hcof.ca/job-for-youth-organic-farm-assistant/ We are also part of a not for profit (the Langford Conservancy) that runs the Langford Schoolhouse, a rural community hub with a certified kitchen, which allows for the preparation of value added food products. The Langford Conservancy works to foster an inclusive community and we do outreach to migrant farm workers and seniors. We also a a job opening with this organization. See https://lconserv.ca/job-for-youth/