Why share land? The number of farmers in B.C. has been declining for several decades, and thousands of local farms have disappeared. Farm operators are ageing out of farming and retiring, but with the cost of farmland at an all-time high, many new farmers can’t afford to buy land and continue their legacy. That’s why the B.C. Land Matching Program exists, and our annual educational land sharing workshops offer an opportunity for farmers and landholders to connect with each other and learn how to share land.
Join Ve-Jane (Metro Vancouver-Fraser Valley Land Matcher) to learn how you can access land for farming or make your land available to a farmer. Ve-Jane will guide you through a self-assessment activity to help you create an action plan for your own land sharing journey. You’ll leave the workshop with the knowledge, resources and connections needed to turn your plan into reality.
We need all hands on deck to tackle the challenges facing the agriculture sector in B.C. – come learn how land sharing can be part of the solution, and how you can get involved!
REGISTER: Please RSVP here -
https://youngagrarians.org/events/nov-2-2025-land-sharing-surrey-bc/
DATE: Sunday, November 2, 2025 • 1-4 pm PST
LOCATION: Katzie, Kwantlen, Semiahmoo, Sto:lo, and Tsawwassen Territories. Surrey Library (Fleetwood Branch), 15996 84 Ave, Surrey, BC
DIRECTIONS/PARKING/TRANSIT:
The Fleetwood Branch library is located at the corner of 84 Ave and 160 St, off of the Fraser Highway in Surrey. The library is transit-accessible via TransLink, with stops nearby for buses that connect to the SkyTrain Expo Line at Surrey Central Station.
For those driving to the event, there is parking available in the library parking lot. Carpooling is encouraged – if you are looking for or can offer a ride to or from the event, you can organize carpooling through the Facebook event (coming soon). Please do not bring pets to the event. Kids are welcome! More information below.
SCHEDULE:
1 pm: Arrival (light refreshments will be available)
1 – 3:15 pm: Land Sharing Workshop, including self-assessment activities and Q&A
3:15 – 4 pm: Introduction Circle & Networking
ACCESSIBILITY: If you have any accessibility needs, please get in touch with us at
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The B.C. Land Matching Program is funded in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley by the Government of Canada and the Province of British Columbia under the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership, a federal-provincial-territorial initiative, with additional support from Bullitt Foundation and the Real Estate Foundation of BC.
You may also like the following events from Young Agrarians:
- Next Saturday, 18th October, 01:00 pm, Oct 18, 2025: Land Sharing Workshop – Cranbrook, BC in Cranbrook
- Next month, 4th November, 05:00 pm, Apprenticeship Program Host Farm Info Session in Brandon, Manitoba
- Next month, 15th November, 01:00 pm, Nov 15, 2025: Land Sharing Workshop – Summerland, BC in Summerland
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