Yarrow Ecovillage has certified organic farmland available for lease in the scenic eastern end of the Fraser Valley, near Chilliwack, BC. These fertile, well drained, irrigated plots range in size from half an acre to over 10 acres. Two one acre plots are already in production. Houses and barn spaces are becoming available too. If you are serious about farming, wish to know more about leasing and about becoming a member of our village coop please email the farm team.

The Yarrow EcoVillage Farm was established in 2003. In 2004 the farm was granted Organic Certification. It is located in Yarrow, BC, which is part of Chilliwack, midway between Abbotsford and downtown Chilliwack, on the road to Cultus Lake. The farm has ten hectares (twenty acres) of land in the Agricultural Land Reserve and two hectares (five acres) zoned Rural Residential. The Yarrow EcoVillage Society Cooperative owns the property. The cooperative was formed by a group of people dedicated to the idea of creating an ecovillage.

The Heinrichs family started the farm in the 1930s. It was a typical Mennonite farm of that era, with the farmhouse on the road and the farm buildings and fields extending beyond. A forty-head dairy farm, it was farmed by George Heinrichs, son of the original owner, until the late 1970s.

The Yarrow EcoVillage cooperative purchased the property in 2002. In 2003, a small group of eco-village members formed a farming partnership which leases the land from YES. During our first farming season, we cultivated two acres and planted a variety of organically grown vegetables. We applied for and received, Third-year Transitional Organic status. This was possible because the land had been in pasture for many years and had been free of toxic chemicals during that time.

We have blueberries and black and red current bushes, in addition to about 30 varieties of organic vegetables and blackberries. We have several varieties of apples (Northern Spy, Gravestein and Melba); hazelnuts and walnuts. We received full organic certification in June, 2004. All products of the farm are certified organic.

Contact the farm team.