Posts tagged ‘Agricultural Land Reserve’

10.22.18How We Can Regrow Sustainable Agriculture in BC
Investing in British Columbia’s Food Security
British Columbia is facing an agricultural crisis. Sixty percent of farmers in BC are over age 55, and the new young generation of farmers cannot take over. At the same time as baby boom era farmers are retiring, speculation has […]

7.18.18Why Farmland Protection is Not Enough
Report Outlines Ways to Fully Use BC’s Agricultural Land Reserve
BC can expect to face a future of rising food prices and food shortages unless it protects and fully utilizes its Agricultural Land Reserve farmlands. A new report from the Institute for Sustainable Food Systems at Kwantlen University, shows why […]

6.10.17Who Are the 21st Century Farmers?
British Columbia’s Agricultural Future
A new report from Statistics Canada provides a snapshot of farmers and farming in Canada. In a year that has seen baby boom generation farmers retire at a rapid rate, it comes as no surprise that the average age of […]

4.18.17Happy Birthday Agricultural Land Reserve
Next Steps for the ALR: Achieving Food Security for BC
The Agricultural Land Reserve gave British Columbia the potential for food security with two objectives: preserve farmland and encourage farming. Today, the second half of that goal remains unfulfilled. However, a study of the economics of small-scale farming points the […]

12.6.16Can Local Agriculture Drive Economic Development?
Surrey Study Shows What is Possible
British Columbians often give several reasons why local food is the best choice for everyone: Locally grown food tastes better, has greater nutritional value, protects the environment, strengthens genetic diversity, and develops the local economy. The last point raises an […]