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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Deer Crossing the Art Farm

Well, here we are! After case studies, feasibility reports, farm consultancies, legal documentation, meetings at the credit union, a draft “Smart Farm” zoning proposal, conference, council, and board presentations, a gut check by The Art Farm board, tons of help from Heather and the Foodlands Co-operative of BC, and countless …
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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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Interview with Agrarian Commons

The Agrarians Trust’s Taylor Plett interviewed our Directors Heather Pritchard and Amir Niroumand in 2021 and recently published the article on their blog. Agrarian Trust is well established in the United States. They seek to innovate in land ownership and access to transform the relationships to the land and each...
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You’ll Need A Plan

Often, when seeking advice, the first thing a new farmer hears is, “you need a business plan”. A business plan will lay the foundation for a successful farming operation: what to grow, how much to charge, how to market and distribute the product and who will buy it, and, perhaps …
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It’s Official!

The Foodlands Cooperative of BC has been approved by the BC government. Our founding members — FarmFolk CityFolk Society, Vancity Community Foundation, Fraser Common Farm Cooperative and the BC Farmer’s Market Association — will be joined by other advisory members to form the first board of directors of the new …
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The Foodlands Cooperative of BC

The Foodlands Cooperative of BC is at the forefront of encouraging alternative forms of land ownership to ensure our agricultural lands remain in production in perpetuity. We help landowners, farmers, and local communities develop and support community farm models, conserve farmland, and build healthy, local food...
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