Richmond Farm School
The Richmond Farm School is part of the KPU Farm Schools Program which is operated by the Institute for Sustainable Food Systems. The program aims to inspire community-focused, small-scale organic regenerative agriculture through knowledge mobilization and hands-on training.
The Richmond Farm School aims to inspire community-focused, small-scale organic, regenerative agriculture through hands-on training. Our goal is to empower individuals to take their first step towards becoming farmers and positively contribute to robust regional food systems. The Farm School will take place at the 8-acre KPU Research and Teaching Farm on the Garden City Lands in Richmond and will operate on 1/4 acre of land to provide participants the opportunity to engage in learning about small-scale organic vegetable production. This scale of vegetable production encourages intensive management, quick turn-around of crops and low capital investments.
Participants will also have the opportunity to collaborate with KPU Farm in order to experience large-scale infrastructure and certified organic practices.