The Farmland Access Research Program is a community-based participatory research project that aims to advance solutions for sustainable community-based land management for food security in British Columbia. We are investigating the potential of alternative models of land tenure and access to support the preservation of an actively farmed land base, the establishment of new farmers, the transition of outgoing farmers, and the strengthening of regional food systems. The research employs a food sovereignty framework. A fundamental principle of food sovereignty is community-based control over local food systems and the productive resources including land. The research aims to identify land access models and policy mechanisms that enable community-based management of the land for regional food security.