Outlaw Potatoes

  Rob Diether, 70, specializes in growing the Cariboo potato at the Horse Lake Community Farm Co-Op. Cariboo potatoes were ’decertified’ by federal authorities in the 1970s, making them illegal to grow commercially. Federal authorities have threatened the small Horse Lake Community Farm Co-Op, located 115 kilometres north of...
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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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Natasha van Bentum

Natasha van Bentum, Legacy & Outreach Advisor Natasha van Bentum (CFRE 1996-2019) is an international fund development and outreach practitioner with a focus on legacies and a keen interest in community food security, social finance and social entrepreneurship. Over the years, Natasha has been instrumental in promoting the creation of...
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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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