Feb 22, 2025: MERVILLE, BC – Production, Policy and Community Mixer for Market Gardeners
Posted by Kat Roger on January 16, 2025
Calling all market gardeners! You’re invited to a Production, Policy and Community Mixer on Saturday, February 22 in Merville, BC. This event will be co-hosted by Young Agrarians and the National Farmers Union (NFU), a direct-membership, farmer-led organization that has advocated for food systems rooted in social and economic justice as well as agroecology and international agrarian solidarity since 1969. Join us to hear stories from successful market gardeners, share resources, connect with other farmers and food lovers, share a delicious meal and build community around vegetable farming in BC. This event will also provide you with an opportunity to … Continue reading Feb 22, 2025: MERVILLE, BC – Production, Policy and Community Mixer for Market Gardeners
FEB 22, 2025 – Slocan Park, BC – Perennial Propagation Fair & Scion Exchange
Posted by Kim Watt on January 14, 2025
Join us on February 22nd to learn all about perennial plant propagation! This free, full-day event in Slocan Park will feature four different speakers sharing their extensive propagation knowledge – from growing trees from seed, rooting hardwood cuttings, multi-grafting fruit trees, and growing native plants. This event will also feature a Scion Exchange – an opportunity to swap plant cuttings (aka scionwood) with others in the community. Bring cuttings of your favorite trees and shrubs, and take home new varieties to add to your own garden or orchard. Do you have an heirloom fruit tree you think others should try … Continue reading FEB 22, 2025 – Slocan Park, BC – Perennial Propagation Fair & Scion Exchange
FEB 18, 2025: ONLINE – Communication Skills for Land Sharing
Posted by Danika Watson on January 09, 2025
Join Pascale Schittecatte, Young Agrarians’ B.C. Land Matching Program Manager, and Nyree Marsh, Young Agrarians’ Columbia Basin Land Matcher, to learn how to communicate effectively while sharing land! Communication can make or break a land sharing agreement: good communication can open up worlds of possibility, while poor communication can cause the arrangement to fall apart. In this online webinar, you’ll learn what makes for good communication, and how to practice it in your own land-sharing relationship. The webinar will cover: what ‘good communication’ means, how to practice self-awareness, how to raise issues, how to listen effectively, how to move towards … Continue reading FEB 18, 2025: ONLINE – Communication Skills for Land Sharing
FEB 25, 2025: ONLINE – Farm Transition Stories: Panel Discussion
Posted by Danika Watson on January 09, 2025
Join us to hear stories from farmers in the process of farm transition! With many farmers retiring from farming, transition agreements (where one farmer is looking to pass on the management of their land and farm to a new generation) are becoming more and more common. Farm transitions can be a great solution for both generations: the retiring farmer gets to pass on their legacy, and the incoming farmer can take over an established farm, meaning lower start-up costs. So, what does a farm transition actually look like? In this webinar, you’ll hear stories from three farmers involved in their … Continue reading FEB 25, 2025: ONLINE – Farm Transition Stories: Panel Discussion
FEB 4 OR 13, 2025: ONLINE – PRAIRIES VIRTUAL FARMER POLICY CIRCLES
Posted by JoHana Harcourt on January 08, 2025
WHAT DO YOU WANT POLICYMAKERS TO KNOW ABOUT THE FUTURE OF FARMING? Let’s talk about it. You’re invited to a series of virtual brainstorming and consultation sessions on February 4 and 13, 2025 to share your experiences, ideas, and insights into how the provincial and national policy landscape can better serve new and young farmers. Since 2012, Young Agrarians (YA) has worked to support the growing wave of new and young people coming into agriculture. Through hands-on program delivery, YA’s farmer-to-farmer approach supports farmers to tackle barriers ranging from access to land and capital, to technical and regulatory requirements, to … Continue reading FEB 4 OR 13, 2025: ONLINE – PRAIRIES VIRTUAL FARMER POLICY CIRCLES
FEB 6 AND 11, 2025: ONLINE – B.C. VIRTUAL FARMER POLICY CIRCLES
Posted by Kat Roger on January 07, 2025
WHAT DO YOU WANT POLICYMAKERS TO KNOW ABOUT THE FUTURE OF FARMING? Let’s talk about it. You’re invited to a series of virtual brainstorming and consultation sessions on February 6 and 11, 2025 to share your experiences, ideas, and insights into how the provincial and national policy landscape can better serve new and young farmers. Since 2012, Young Agrarians (YA) has worked to support the growing wave of new and young people coming into agriculture. Through hands-on program delivery, YA’s farmer-to-farmer approach supports farmers to tackle barriers ranging from access to land and capital, to technical and regulatory requirements, to … Continue reading FEB 6 AND 11, 2025: ONLINE – B.C. VIRTUAL FARMER POLICY CIRCLES
MAR 5, 2025: ONLINE – GROWING KNOWLEDGE & ADAPTATION SUPPORTS
Posted by Melana Roberts on December 20, 2024
CURIOUS ABOUT FARMER MENTORSHIP PROGRAMS? LOOKING FOR TECHNICAL SUPPORT FOR YOUR FARM? UNSURE WHERE TO START? JOIN THE CONVERSATION! With approximately ⅔ of new farmers in Canada not coming from family farm backgrounds, many have limited access to inter-generational knowledge. making it tougher to weather unpredictable weather changes, assess soil conditions, predict market demands and volatility, and adapt. This capacity is essential for new farmers, many of which have limited access to capital and access to land, to stay afloat in a changing agricultural landscape. In this final instalment of the Breaking Barriers: Growing Future Farmers Webinar Series, we will … Continue reading MAR 5, 2025: ONLINE – GROWING KNOWLEDGE & ADAPTATION SUPPORTS
FEB 12, 2025: ONLINE – ACCESSING CAPITAL
Posted by Melana Roberts on December 20, 2024
LOOKING FOR OPERATING CAPITAL? WANT TO UNDERSTAND FARM CAPITAL IN CANADA? INTERESTED IN NEW APPROACHES TO ACCESS FUNDING FOR FARMING? In Canada, the agricultural sector is at a crossroads, with new, young, and underrepresented farmers facing significant challenges to accessing the capital needed to succeed. The third installment of the “Breaking Barriers: Growing Future Farmers” webinar series will shine a light on this critical issue, emphasizing the need for comprehensive support to empower the next generation of farmers. At the heart of the struggle for many aspiring farmers is the concept of market failure in Canadian agriculture. This failure manifests … Continue reading FEB 12, 2025: ONLINE – ACCESSING CAPITAL
MAR 15-16, 2025: PARHAM, ON – NATIONAL POLICY JAM / JAM POLITIQUE NATIONAL
Posted by Ayla Fenton on December 20, 2024
[EN; texte français ci-dessous] Calling all new farmers and farm policy nerds! You’re invited to the “Breaking Barriers: Growing Future Farmers” National Policy Jam in eastern Ontario this March 15 and 16, 2025. Join us to connect and mobilize around policy action to support new farmers across Canada. The gathering will be a coast to coast convening of new and young farmers, farmer organizations, farm policy leaders and allies looking to learn, connect and mobilize around better supports for new and young farmers, including access to land, capital, knowledge, and wrap-around supports. About the Policy Jam The Policy Jam will … Continue reading MAR 15-16, 2025: PARHAM, ON – NATIONAL POLICY JAM / JAM POLITIQUE NATIONAL
FARM JOB: PEMBERTON, BC – Laughing Crow Organics , Full Time Field Crew
Posted by JoHana Harcourt on January 23, 2025
Laughing Crow Organics in Pemberton, BC is seeking a Full Time Field Crew! ABOUT Laughing Crow Organics Laughing Crow organics operates on 15 acres of leased land in the traditional and unceded territory of the Lil’Wat and Statimc People. We grow vegetables and flowers for two farmers markets in the sea to sky a 200+ CSA delivery service and two agritourism events, The Pemberton sunflower maze and a U-Pick pumpkin patch. We use tractors, grow mostly on bare ground with overhead irrigation, enjoy mechanical cultivation for weed control. We have 4 poly tunnels for delicate crops like tomatoes and cucumbers. … Continue reading FARM JOB: PEMBERTON, BC – Laughing Crow Organics , Full Time Field Crew
How To Start Farming In Alberta
Posted by Michelle Lam on January 23, 2025
A starter kit for those wondering how to start farming in Alberta. Young Agrarians (YA) is a farmer to farmer educational resource network for new and young ecological, organic and regenerative farmers in Canada. Read more about us here. Young Agrarians recognizes the unresolved Indigenous land title and rights in the diverse territories in what is today called Canada. As we live and work in the context of and in response to a colonial system of laws and policies, it is important to acknowledge the historical and ongoing impact of agriculture and land enclosure on Indigenous lands and food systems. In … Continue reading How To Start Farming In Alberta
FARM JOB: Nelson, BC – Mystic Valley Farm, Farm Hand
Posted by Lourdes Still on January 23, 2025
Mystic Valley Farm in Nelson, B.C. is seeking a Farm Hand! ABOUT Mystic Valley Farm Our vision is to grow natural, nutrient dense food, in a sustainable way, closely in tune with the natural rhythms of the world around it, while building the entire ecosystem of the Farm in a holistic way. We want to support and educate the local community in the importance of local small scale agriculture and work together to help create abundance for all. We use the classic Market Garden farm model, growing a diverse range of vegetables. We don’t own a tractor or heavy machinery … Continue reading FARM JOB: Nelson, BC – Mystic Valley Farm, Farm Hand
FARM JOB: Vernon, BC – Silverstar Veggies, Field Crew Member
Posted by Lourdes Still on January 23, 2025
Silverstar Veggies in Vernon, B.C. is seeking a Field Crew Member! ABOUT Silverstar Veggies We are a 2.5 acre mixed vegetable and herb farm based within city limits in Vernon, B.C. 2025 will be our fifth year in operation. We are not certified organic, but we grow to similar standards, producing healthy crops from healthy soil. We operate on rented land, which was matched through the Young Agrarians Land Matching Program. Over the course of the season we produce over 30 different crops to sell to our CSA customers, stores, restaurants and at a Farmers market. We farm using a … Continue reading FARM JOB: Vernon, BC – Silverstar Veggies, Field Crew Member
FARM JOB: Saanichton, BC – Silver Rill Corn, Lead Farm Hand / Field Operations Supervisor
Posted by JoHana Harcourt on January 23, 2025
Silver Rill Corn in Saanichton, BC is seeking a Lead Farm Hand / Field Operations Supervisor! ABOUT Silver Rill Corn Silver Rill Corn has been operating in Saanichton for almost 100 years. Each year we grow approx 60 acres of premium quality non-GMO sweet corn that is hand-picked daily. Additionally, we grow 20 acres of other vegetables such as carrots, beets, peas, beans, kale, swiss chard, broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, cantaloupe, squash, watermelon, pumpkins, strawberries, loganberries, tayberries, and marionberries. The majority of our produce is sold directly to customers in our market that is open 7 days a week from June … Continue reading FARM JOB: Saanichton, BC – Silver Rill Corn, Lead Farm Hand / Field Operations Supervisor
FARM JOB: Lake Country, BC – Rose Hill Orchard, Orchard Lead / Market Lead / Market Staff and Orchard Crew
Posted by JoHana Harcourt on January 22, 2025
Rose Hill Orchard in Lake Country, BC is seeking a Orchard Lead, Market Lead, Market Staff and Orchard Crew! ABOUT Rose Hill Orchard Rose Hill Orchard and Cidery is a 10-acre regeneratively-farmed mixed fruit orchard in Lake Country, BC. We grow cherries, apples, peaches, plums, grapes, apricots, walnuts, haskaps, strawberries and asparagus! From May to November, we sell our fruit through our popular u-pick program, as well as in our on-farm market, through our value added products, fresh pressed juice, and cider. Our production process is guided by regenerative principles, for example by free ranging rotational grazing our animals through … Continue reading FARM JOB: Lake Country, BC – Rose Hill Orchard, Orchard Lead / Market Lead / Market Staff and Orchard Crew
FARM JOB: Bella Coola, BC – Winter Sun Farm, Farm Crew
Posted by JoHana Harcourt on January 22, 2025
Winter Sun Farm in Bella Coola, BC is seeking a farm crew! ABOUT Winter Sun Farm Winter Sun Farm is a certified organic mixed farm growing vegetables on 2.5 acres and raising pigs and chickens on rotational pasture. We grow a wide variety of vegetables, eggs and meat that we sell to the community via an online store, a CSA program and a weekly farmers’ market. We are committed to growing nutritionally dense food using regenerative practices that enhance biodiversity and promote soil health. WSF uses innovative intensive small-scale market gardening tools that minimize soil disturbance and optimize labor. DESIRED … Continue reading FARM JOB: Bella Coola, BC – Winter Sun Farm, Farm Crew
YA APPRENTICESHIP 2025: DELORAINE, MB – GWM FARMS
Posted by Jennifer Sparling on January 21, 2025
Are you interested in large scale regenerative agriculture? Are you ready to jump in a tractor and spend your days in the beautiful outdoors? GWM Farms is excited to offer an regenerative grain production apprenticeship just for you! About the Farm GWM Farms is located on Treaty 2 territory, 9 miles NW of Deloraine, MB. GWM Farms is a 3300 acre, multigenerational regenerative grain farm operated by Darren Maddess, along with his parents Gary and Wendy, wife Robyn and their two children Teagan and Ethan. On this family farm, three generations work to grow wheat, oats, fall rye, grass seed, … Continue reading YA APPRENTICESHIP 2025: DELORAINE, MB – GWM FARMS
YA BUSINESS MENTORSHIP NETWORK – Meet a Mentor: Bluesette Campbell
Posted by Katheryn Loewen on January 20, 2025
Check out one of the mentors available for mentorship in this year’s BMN cohort. Want to read more? Head over to our BMN Blog for more mentorship stories. Meet a Mentor: Bluesette Campbell of B-C Ranch in Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan Bluesette Campbell grew up on a sheep ranch in south central Montana. She now lives on and is an owner of the B-C Ranch Inc., a third-generation cattle ranch near Meadow Lake, SK, with her husband, Mark. They have two boys, Andrew (22) and Birch (19). For over 20 years, they have successfully been in business with Mark’s brother, Scott, … Continue reading YA BUSINESS MENTORSHIP NETWORK – Meet a Mentor: Bluesette Campbell
LAND OPPORTUNITY: 29 acres of land for farming – Langley, BC
Posted by Danika Watson on January 17, 2025
We always have new land opportunities coming into our inventory, some of which aren’t on our blog yet! Get in touch with a Land Matcher at bclmp@youngagrarians.org to learn about the latest opportunities and to access free B.C. Land Matching Program services in your region. ABOUT THE LAND Conveniently located in Langley, 29 acres of land are available for farming! The available land has been cleared, but it has not been farmed in quite a while, so some work will be needed to prepare the space for farming. There is some gentle topography on the property that the landholders are … Continue reading LAND OPPORTUNITY: 29 acres of land for farming – Langley, BC