Foreign land buyers hollow out Dunster, BC

  DUNSTER – Purchases of swathes of farmland in the Robson Valley by wealthy American businessmen have some in BC demanding restrictions on foreign and corporate ownership of agricultural land. The issue centres on the small, remote community of Dunster, where Fraser River Landholdings Ltd. has purchased approximately 3,850 acres...
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Building a Life Boat

Ben Kadel of the Life Boat Academy on South Pender Island first contacted the Foodlands Cooperative seeking knowledge, ideas, and expertise on how to own land in common for community good. Heather took it on to work with the group to purchase 47 acres of mixed wooded hills and beautiful …
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The Legal Literacy Guide

In the summer of 2021 the Foodlands Cooperative of BC published Your Land, Your Legacy: A Farm and Foodlands Owner’s Guide. The Guide is expressly designed for owners of farm and food-provisioning lands who wish to create a legacy by preserving their land for generations to come. The Legal...
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True Potato Seed Project

Here at Lohbrunner Community Farm we are passionate about sustainable farming and land stewardship. Along with that comes a strong desire to actively work on solutions for farmers and gardeners in the face of climate change. After participating in a Crop-Climate project put on by the folks at heritagepotato.ca a...
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