1. Some
FACTS
about
Agriculture
in
the
Fraser
Valley
Vancouver
Food
Policy
Council,
Jan
22,
2014

2. How
good
an
agriculture
area
is
the
Fraser
Valley?
Really
good
soil,
abundant
water,
good
climate,
close
to
diverse
urban
populaFons
One
of
the
top
locaFons
in
the
world
for
greenhouse
vegetables,
small
berries,
mushrooms,
dairy
Over
200
commercial
products
grown
In
2011,
the
Fraser
Valley
produced
3.7%
of
all
of
Canada’s
gross
farm
receipts
on
0.16%
of
its
farmland

3. Is
the
land
within
the
ALR
vacant
and
idle?
Not
surveyed
-­‐
outside
parcels
6%
Unavailable
for
farming
-­‐
land
use,
11%
Unavailable
for
farming
-­‐
land
cover,
4%
Available
&
potenFal
for
farming,
25%
Limited
potenFal
for
farming
,
4%
Farming
support,
2%
Farmed,
48%

4. How
much
land
would
we
need
in
the
ALR
in
the
Fraser
Valley
if
the
populaFon
of
Metro
Vancouver
were
to
be
more
food
self-­‐sufficient?
1400000
1200000
all
agriculture
land
needed
to
grow
enough
food
for
the
populaFon
of
Metro
Vancouver
including
rangeland,
dryland
crops
and
irrigated
land
1000000
hectares
800000
600000
all
land
with
access
to
irrigaFon
needed
to
grow
all
the
fruits
and
vegetables
required
for
the
populaFon
of
Metro
Vancouver
400000
200000
0
esFmate
of
all
agriculture
land
in
Metro
Vancouver
and
the
FVRD

5. Is
the
food
grown
here
more
expensive
than
imported
food?

6. Is
there
an
age
crisis
in
farmers
in
BC?

7. Are
farmers
doing
poorly
financially?

8. Are
farmers
able
to
expand
their
farm
businesses
in
the
Fraser
Valley?