A Review of Farmland Trusts: Communities Supporting Farmland, Farming, and Farmers (2010)
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This report discusses the role that farmland trusts can play in addressing concerns regarding farmland preservation, farm viability, and local food sovereignty.

This detailed toolkit supports municipalities and regional districts with tools, information, and examples to encourage sustainable food production for the benefit of their community.

Written by a Vancouver Island small-scale organic farmer, this booklet walks farmers through a step-by-step process for developing a business plan. It is designed with spaces and tables so when the farmer completes the process the booklet forms a personalized business plan.

This two-page fact sheet describes community farms and the B.C. Community Farms Program.

Providing a general overview of several opportunities and barriers facing B.C. Community Farms, this feasibility study looks at securing land, support for farmers (including housing), and long-term land tenure.

Developed in collaboration with Simon Fraser University, this Community Farms Survey Report identifies key operational strategies used by more than 20 B.C. farms that are leaders in sustainable farming practices, cooperative farm management, and farmland preservation.

Rental agreements help farmers secure land when they do not have capital to purchase land, a common situation in many parts of B.C. This guide explains, in simple language, four types of written legal land use agreements for farmers and landowners, including agreement templates.

This collection of tools is intended to help ranchers stem the fragmentation of ranchlands and rural communities, diversify ranching operations, and maintain long-term family ownership of agricultural lands.

The guide offers procedures and information to help farm groups develop a plan for achieving their farm’s environmental, social and economic goals. Templates, tables, and resources are included.