Community Farms - Presentation

Location: The Kwantlen University College, Langley Campus (20901 Langley Bypass in Langley, BC) - see map.

Community Farms: Alternate ways to own or access farmland.

With land prices escalating in an already hot market, how can farmers continue to farm and new farmers access land? Heather Pritchard and Ramona Scott present a cornucopia of possible BC grown solutions on the farmland question. The Community Farms Program is a joint venture of FarmFolk/CityFolk and TLC (The Land Conservancy). It aims to expand local food production in BC by: helping new farmers access affordable land; researching the best practices of existing collectively-owned farms; and creating a network of potential farmers, landowners, and community organizations. By bringing these parties together to share their experiences and knowledge, the program will create alternative agricultural models that can be replicated throughout BC.