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from Urban Farmer Curtis Stone and we want to build a germination chamber,” Bos says. They bought a flame-weeder, a walk- behind tractor and attachments. YouTube videos taught them to build a tiny house that provides additional income as a vacation rental.
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Agrarians has been a key influence on their farming careers. “Through meeting others, we began to see that this could be more than just a hobby, that it could be living for the two of us,” says Hunt. “We also obtained a mentor, Seann Dory, who met with us weekly for 30 hours. He started Sole Food Street Farms in Vancouver and is
running Salt and Harrow Farm on [Vancouver] Island.” Dory
remains available to them, even though the formal
mentorship is over.
“He said,
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‘You guys are doing really good, even if you feel like the weeds are out of control and there’s too much work.’ He’s been really good at grounding us and showing us that we’re not alone,” says Bos. “We usually call him around the burn-out
Big Rock Ranch greens flourish where cattle used to graze but success doesn’t come easily. “Part of the challenge right now is that we
point. … We say, ‘How do you guys do this in eight or 10-hour days?’ and he said, ‘We’re not. We’re doing 12-hour days just like you and it’s hard. It’s July but you will get to winter and have down time,’” Hunt adds. “We love it, but where’s the quality of life? We do try and find balance by taking Sundays off and away from the farm.”
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Recently, they submitted a one-minute video that saw them selected for a lifetime scholarship for The Market Gardener Master
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invested a lot,” says Hunt. “We’re seeing good sales, and our CSA members are happy, but it’s not easy. You have to start somewhere and ignite the interest in local farming, especially in a community like ours where people are still getting used to a profitable small-scale farm.” To that end, she’s chair and he’s a director of the South Cariboo Farmers’ Market Society. “We’ve talked to others who have reviewed our finances and what we’ve accomplished for a couple of people who just started this two years ago, [and] they say we are doing good,” adds Bos. “You have to set your financial goals and then work backwards. And it’s about determining the level of income you need or want.”
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Class, an online learning forum for tools like crop plans from Quebec small-scale organic vegetable grower and author Jean-Martin Fortier. It’s a big win because Fortier promotes human-scale, ecological and – as importantly – profitable agriculture. The couple’s future goal is for the farm to
support themselves and a couple of employees. But for now, Bos will continue monthly contract lighting jobs and Hunt may do some film work in the off-season to supplement their farm income and pay back a small loan used mostly for equipment like their 2018 853 BCS Walk Behind Tractor.
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