Welcome to Friends of Urban Agriculture in Lantzville (FUAL) Society's website.

Take a minute to explore this site. We have been working on some exciting projects. Please contact us with your comments, questions and concerns about Agriculture in our Community. 

Together we can make Lantzville a celebrated place to grow food!

Beer and Burger a BIG SUCCESS!!

Thank-you so much to all 135 people who came out and shared tonights wonderful event with us! Thank-you to all the local businesses who donated to our Silent Auction:

Riso Foods
Occasional Occasions
Slegg Lumber
Pyramid Stables
Coastal Water Store
Simone's Ceramic Art (A farmer's market vendor)
Mexi's Pottery (A farmer's market vendor)
First Choice Landscape Supply
Jaan Designs
Lousie Negrave, CGA
Against the Grain Woodworking
Ele's Escape by the Sea
Karen Mostad
Joanne Drummond
Jemco Food Distributors
Lantzville Legion 257
Dirk Becker
Jordan Gail
Marjorie Stewart

Alpha Dog House

Sanctuary Studios

Marjorie Stewart

Lantzville Fibre Art

Affinity Jewellery and Design

Seaside Community Society

Keller's Jewelers

We have raised enough for start up costs for the Lantzville Farmer's Market!

Lantzville Farmer's Market

Thats right! Lantzville has it's very own farmer's market. Check out the Farmer's Market tab for more info!

Council Meeting

The latest information coming from the District of Lantzville. The proposed bylaw 60.23 is on the agenda for the next meeting April 16th at 7:00 pm.
Come out and see what changes have been proposed. The District has changed the venue, this meeting will be held at the Lantzville Legion as staff expects a large attendance.

FUAL Delegation to Council, Monday April 2nd, 2012

Fuals Manure Maven Workshop Delegation

A member of Fual has become Lantzvilles very own Manure maven. Jamie Wallace, a spokesperson for Fual, attended a Manure maven workshop last month in Abbostford which was hosted by LEPS (Langely Environmental Partnership Society).

The Manure Maven Workshop was started in 2006 by LEPS in partnership with the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment. Together they produced the Land Management Guild for Horse Owners and Small lot farmers.

The Horse Manure Composting Program was born to provide horse owners with  resources and technical assistance.

Since its inception the program has grown substantially, serving property owners across the provinces of BC and Alberta as well as the states of  Washington, Florida and California.

It is estimated that there are 96 horses within the district of Lantzvilles boundaries at seventeen different facilities producing 4450 lbs per day or 1.624 million pounds of manure per year.

What are our options ?

• Ban horses
• Require that all manure be exported
• Embrace and encourage safe handling and composting methods

Lantzville council has identified the importance of safe manure handling and its potential threat to our community. The Manure Maven workshop is endorsed by the Ministry Of Agriculture and Environment and reduces the likelihood of harm when using safe composting practices. These guidelines turn a byproduct into a resource and protect water systems.

Fual wants to provide horse owners, and anyone else interested in composting horse manure with the tools needed to compost safely. FUALS first Manure maven workshop will be held April 29th 2012 at Pyramid Stables in Lantzville.

To pre-register for the workshop email Jamie Wallace at jfcwallace@shaw.ca

Some of the topics we will cover:

• Why should we compost?
• Manure’s benefit when composted
• Agricultural Waste Control Regulations
• How Do I Compost?
• The Composting Process
• How Do I Know It’s Done?
• Troubleshooting composting problems

Beer and Burger Night at the Legion

To use the great words of Jamie Wallace (our spokesperson)..."What a great excuse to go have a Beer and Burger".  Well said!  Come out and support the creation of a farmers market right here in Lantzville.

We are hosting a Beer and Burger Fundraiser in Partnership with the Lantzville Legion on Friday April 27th! We will have silent auction items from local Lantzville businesses, 50/50 tickets and much more.

If want to buy from and support local farmers - come out to this event so we can provide a venue!

Contact Virginia at 933-4204 for tickets or more info.

Upcoming workshop...

Check out our Education section for our latest workshops!!

Upcoming Events

Friends of Urban Agriculture Lantzville (FUAL) is working on some exciting projects. Keep checking here for updates about our upcoming workshops, a farmers market in lantzville and some fundraising events.