Foodlands Cooperative of BC

Published purpose

​The objective of the project is that Foodlands Cooperative of BC is a member-powered provincial co-operative that secures and holds land in trust while facilitating capacity building of community groups to make land accessible and manage it for food provisioning. The Foodlands Cooperative upholds and demonstrates the public and community interest for sustainable land use and the protection and utilization of food providing lands across BC. The intern will assist in 1) Meeting with legal experts, documenting and summarizing research, drafting reports. Participation in developing and maintaining a set of legal and regulatory resources for putting agricultural land into trust. Includes 2) Engaging with community members to promote our resources, including through social media. 3) Providing administrative assistance for the coordination of the team and the development of working groups of staff and current/past directors.