Farm Commons
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Jan 9, 2025 – Save the date! Join us March 9 for a Community Meeting to hear from several other communities in BC who have created community-owned farmland models – land trusts, corporate models, coops, and various hybrids. So far, we’ll welcome and chat with: Heather Pritchard – Founder of Farmfolk Cityfolk and Foodlands Cooperative of BC More details to come!
————————————————————————————————– Oct 1, 2024 We’ve been listening to you and others, and we’ve been watching the risks and losses across Canada (and beyond) in the world of agriculture and community spaces. Capitalism reigns supreme, and land costs are threatening food production, along with the challenges of climate change, soil erosion, cost of labour and inputs, urban development of arable farmland, and more.
We’re planning a community forum to learn from land trusts and other models that exist around BC (and beyond), to hear about what’s working, what’s not, and how we can share in this. Our goal is to explore:
Is there an opportunity to create a collaborative or regional entity (or does one exist that may be expanded) to include future land acquisitions? No need to re-invent the wheel. What can be learned and shared between us? |
And so we’re exploring conversations with interested & knowledgeable folks around the province about community ownership of community assets, as we are moving forward on building what we are calling a “Farm Commons“, a (hugely) scaled-up version of our pilot project at One Tiny Farm. The inspiration is sparkling!
