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Farm friends needed for North Okanagan agricultural park

BX Swan Lake Community Association is forming a Friends of sncəcmałqtn Agricultural Park committee for the East Vernon Road property
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The newly established sncÉ™cmaÅ‚qtn Agricultural Park is a 55.5 hectare property in the BX.

Some volunteer hands are needed to harvest plans for community agriculture.

The BX Swan Lake Community Association is forming a Friends of sncÉ™cmaÅ‚qtn Agricultural Park committee for the East Vernon Road property.

The park's name, sncÉ™cmaÅ‚qtn, translates to 'place of small crops or garden.' 

Now Friends of the Park are needed to help steer its future.

"We are looking for people that have one or more of the following:" said association president Jeffry Williamson.

Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥¢ practical hands-on experience related to farming and farm infrastructure

Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥¢ farm management experience

Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥¢ an education background

Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥¢ experience in plant and invasive weed identification

Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥¢ experience in ecological land stewardship

Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥¢ a reasonable level of fitness and mobility

Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥¢ capable of working with farm/garden hand tools

Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥¢ a strong community spirit

The committee will provide day to day support to the park on-site coordinator, support other community groups and tenants of the park, engage in on site projects, maintenance and supervision, and organize and participate in onsite community events. 

It will also advise the sncÉ™cmaÅ‚qtn (BXR) project working group of the Regional District of North Okanagan on longer term actions, budget priorities and day to day operations.

Those with the time and interest are invited to email .



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