Abundance Community Farm

Abundance Community Farm Creating a community agriculture model that combines farm and city living to build a sustainable future near Vancouver, BC.

Spooky nights as the moon wanes towards Samhain. Come celebrate with us Saturday! Check our feed for a free ticket link ...
10/25/2024

Spooky nights as the moon wanes towards Samhain. Come celebrate with us Saturday! Check our feed for a free ticket link 🌒

10/14/2024

Wrapping up another gardening season

10/14/2024

Young Agrarians is seeking farm business mentors in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba!

Are you an experienced farmer wanting to give back to the next generation? Is farm business planning, cashflow planning and business strategy your jam? Do you get excited about goal setting, record keeping, financial analysis and market research? Do you love listening to and supporting others on their learning journeys to reach their goals? If you answered yes, you might be a great fit as a Farm Business Mentor.

Business development skills and navigating business start-up is one of the biggest challenges facing new farmers. The Young Agrarians Business Mentorship Network provides new farmers with an opportunity to build their business knowledge and use it to grow their farm operations to achieve long-term viability.

Cultivate your leadership as a mentor, and put your hard-won skills and experience to use in coaching new farmers to achieve their goals. We offer a brief online Mentor Training program to support you to develop your mentoring/coaching skills in the context of farming.

Time Commitment: approximately 30 to 35 hours primarily in the winter/spring planning season with check-ins throughout the growing season and a wrap up process in the fall. This is a paid hourly position.

🌱Mentor applications are accepted year-round.
🌱Mentee applications are now open. Deadline to apply is October 31st, 2024

Learn more and apply here: https://youngagrarians.org/business-mentorship-network/

the philosophy of life I have tried to live by for pretty much all of my life ... is this a complete 'way' ...or would y...
09/23/2024

the philosophy of life I have tried to live by for pretty much all of my life ... is this a complete 'way' ...or would you add something?

Angels visited the farm last night 🪽
05/11/2024

Angels visited the farm last night 🪽

We are honoured and excited to host Sonz Youth Regional Immersion for 2 days this April 20-21, 2024!If you know families...
03/28/2024

We are honoured and excited to host Sonz Youth Regional Immersion for 2 days this April 20-21, 2024!

If you know families with boys 11 - 19 years old in the Lower Mainland, please invite them to explore this remarkable opportunity.

As boys become young men, it's imperative for them to have safe space to explore the edges of their identity. Positive peer and adult male role models are an important part of developing a healthy self-image and self-confidence as a teenage boy.

Sonz Youth is a group mentoring and rites of passage organization whose mission is to "support and celebrate the journey from boyhood to manhood". https://www.sonzyouth.org. They host exceptional events in wild nature for boys 11 - 19 years of age (and will accept boys as young as 9 if they're emotionally ready), as well as worldwide virtual programs. This two day gathering is designed to support boys and young men to develop self awareness, emotional intelligence, form healthy friendships and work together with mentors on the foundations of a healthy manhood.

During the two-day gathering, up to 25 boys and 10 mentors will gather at the farm to circle up and share, play experiential games, hike, do yoga, breathwork and meditation and generally have a blast. Sonz Youth uses a group mentoring model where no less than 2 mentors and 2 young men are together at any time. This ensures the safety and transparency of the entire group.

The weekend begins at 9am Saturday and ends at 5pm Sunday evening, food is provided and youth just need to bring their own bedding and outdoor gear, there will also be an opportunity to circle up with all participants and their families at each end of the experience.

We are excited to help Sonz Youth bring this important community work to our region! Would your son benefit from connection with positive mentors and peers and sharing a fun and sacred space?

Learn more here: https://www.sonzyouth.org/in-person-events

The seeding begins! Despite the fat white flakes falling from the sky today we started the first veggie seeding for the ...
03/03/2024

The seeding begins! Despite the fat white flakes falling from the sky today we started the first veggie seeding for the season ahead.

I’m thrilled to have our newest Abundance resident Johanne joining me in offering leadership in the garden.
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We began by picking up a truck load of premium compost from our friend Andrew at terra flora soil in Chilliwack. We use this in our seeding mix recipe. This year we are trying a different recipe that consists of compost and coconut coir on a 1:1 ratio, enough to fill the wheelbarrow, along with a few cups of sand and worm castings. This mix will provide the combination of water retention, drainage and nutrients to grow healthy seedlings.

We choose to use coconut coir (fibrous husks from coconuts) because it is a renewable product, unlike the peat moss found in most premixed seedling mixtures.

The mining of peat bogs can be likened to cutting down the old growth forest. Like forests of giant trees, peat bogs take centuries to form and they are the largest natural terrestrial carbon store on earth. Peat bogs sequester more carbon than all other vegetation types in the world combined. Destroying peat bogs is one of the biggest sources of CO2 and greenhouse gases.

We seeded some cool tolerant veggie varieties including onions, leeks and cabbages. We will also start a few flower varieties in preparation for a wedding at the farm this August.

The seeds are planted in trays that sit on top of heating pads. Heat and moisture are central to the process of germination. We will be sure to introduce you to the green babies soon after they emerge.
Looking forward to a great season ahead!!

Melanie 👩🏻‍🌾💖🙏🏼

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Friday 7pm - 12am
Saturday 10:30am - 12am
Sunday 10:30am - 5pm

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We welcome you to come experience our community culture in Agassiz.

Community Opening times: Friday 6PM - Sunday 6PM

Please arrived before 10:30am on Saturday morning for our group orientation.

Please always notify us before you’re arrival via FB message or email: [email protected]