About this Event
Join Ve-Jane (Metro Vancouver-Fraser Valley Land Matcher) in Surrey on November 2nd 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!
Jenny Liu, Regional Agrologist, will also be there to discuss funding opportunities, resources available, and important regulations for farmers, including Agricultural Land Commission rules, right to farm, and water regulations. There will be lots of time for Q&A with Jenny and the B.C. Land Matching Program team.
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.
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: it is a 7-minute walk from the 503 bus stop at Fraser Hwy/160 St, and the 503 bus line connects 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, presentation from Jenny Liu, and Q&A
3:15 – 4 pm: Introduction Circle & Networking
ACCESSIBILITY: If you have any accessibility needs, please get in touch with us at [email protected].
CANCELLATIONS: Please let us know if you have registered for this event but are no longer able to attend. You can cancel your registration anytime through Eventbrite, via the link in your registration confirmation email, or by contacting [email protected]
QUESTIONS? Email Dani at [email protected]
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
15996 84 Ave, 15996 84 Avenue, Surrey, Canada
CAD 0.00
