Agri-food Database

Land Reference Documents

Land/Environment/Ecology

• Alberni Agricultural Land Use Inventory (2016)
• Soils of Southeast Vancouver Island, Technical Report

Water

• Water for Growth - ACRD’s Agricultural Use of Water project, Final Report (2017)
• Brochures: Rainwater Harvesting, Farm-scale Water Harvesting, and Waterwise Landscaping
• ACRD Council for Agricultural Water Supply and Producer-led Monitoring Project, Final Report (2023)

Emergency

• ACRD Farm Emergency Plan Template and Guide
• Mitigation and Action Plan for Agriculture (Covid-19)

Marketing

• Regional Buy-Local Branding Concept (2015)
• Guide to Farm Gate Stands in the Alberni Valley
• Growers Guide 2023 (Alberni Valley and West Coast)
• Growers Guide 2025 (Alberni Valley)
• Summary of Results, Rapid Farmers’ Market Assessment (2015)

Food Access

• Alberni Valley Community Food Offerings pamphlet

Marine

• Support for Shellfish and Marine Plant Culture in the ACRD

Meat Processing

• Class B Abattoir Feasibility Study (2016)
• ACRD Request for Designation under the Meat Processing Regulations (2018)

Residential Production

• Grow Local Program Survey Results (2018)
• Grow Local Program Survey Results (2018)s

Coast Specific

• Interim Report - Coastal Addendum 2018
• What you Can Do - Cheat sheets to support coastal agriculture
• Coastal Communities Food Policy Report (2020)

Indigenous Specific

• A Drum in One Hand, a Sockeye in the Other
• Traditional Nuu-chah-nulth Food Harvesting and Preparation
• Nuu-chah-nulth Seasonal Round
• We Are Nuu-chah-nulth (video)

Local History/Context/and Statistics

• Our Food, Our Home, Our Resilience - an Alberni-Clayoquot Photobook
• Agricultural food sufficiency in Alberni-Clayoquot
• Vital Signs Reports: Alberni Valley and West Coast
• Agriculture in Brief - ACRD
• Alberni Valley Community Food Assessment (2013)
• Alberni Valley Community Food Assessment (2013)

Local Policy Documents

• ACRD Zoning Bylaws and Official Community Plans
• ACRD Strategic Plan
• Tofino Sustainable Community Action Plan
• Alberni Valley Agricultural Plan and Coastal Addendum
• Alberni Valley Food Charter

Local, ACRD Agri-Food Programming

General Programs

System Change Project Reports

• Demonstrating the Value of Regional Agricultural Support

Local Farmers' Markets

Local Community Gardens

Local Events

Alberni Valley

Coastal Communities

Local Education and Training

Provincial/Federal Regulations

BC Website Resources

Production

Farm Business

• New Farm Start-up Guide
• Taking Stock - A Processor Business Planning Workbook

Community Agriculture

• Checklist for Purchase or Operation of Community Greenhouses
• Developing a Community Food Production Project
• Urban Farming Guidebook

Processing

• Taking Stock - A Processor Business Planning Workbook

Markets

• Selling BC Food to BC’s Government Supported Facilities (2021)
• Farm Diversification by Agri-Tourism (2017)

Other

• Mental Health Resources for the Agriculture Sector
• The Countryside and You - Understanding what it means to live in an agricultural area

Marine Foods

• Coastal Marine Strategy, What We Heard Report (2023)
• Recommendations, BC Wild Salmon Advisory Council

Indigenous

• Indigenous Food Sovereignty and Security in a Changing Climate

BC Agri-Food Funding and Programs

Grants, General

Grants - Specific to Producer Businesses

Grants - Indigenous Applicants

Loans

BC and Federal Programs

BC-Wide Training/Education

• SlaughterRight Training Manual
• Guide to On-Farm Demonstration Research

Employment/Labour

• Guide to Developing a Agricultural Employee Handbook

Regional Districts and Agriculture

BC-Wide Agri-Food Organizations

Other Online Databases

Advocacy

• Demonstrating the Value of Regional Agricultural Support