MAR 24, 2024: LYTTON, BC – Pruning Workshop with Kanaka Bar Indian Band
Posted by Michalina Hunter on March 06, 2024
You’re invited to a pruning workshop and potluck at Kanaka Bar! Join us for a day in the orchard learning how to prune various types of fruit trees, led by local farmer Ashala Daniel of Solstedt Organics. Afterwards we will enjoy a potluck lunch. We can’t wait to gather with you and celebrate spring together. WHEN: March 24, 2024 | 10am-3pm LOCATION: T’eqt”aqtn’mux & Nlaka’pamux Territories. 2693 Siwash Road, Lytton BC (10 mins south of Lytton). Park at the Community Building (first building on the righthand side) REGISTER: This event is free, but if you want to support more events … Continue reading MAR 24, 2024: LYTTON, BC – Pruning Workshop with Kanaka Bar Indian Band →
APR 27-28 2024: CAWSTON, BC – Work Party at the Lower Similkameen Community Food Hub, Farm and Garden
Posted by Michalina Hunter on February 21, 2024
We’re back with another work party at the Lower Similkameen Community Food Hub, Farm and Garden! Come out to lend a hand with spring farm work and building infrastructure to grow Indigenous food sovereignty. Everyone is welcome to attend. There are a variety of tasks to do such as seeding, transplanting, building, cooking for the volunteers, and more. We can’t wait to gather with you and celebrate spring together! DATE: April 27-28, 2024. Join for the whole weekend or as much as you’re able. (If you’d like to drop in to help leading up to the event, contact Dixon and … Continue reading APR 27-28 2024: CAWSTON, BC – Work Party at the Lower Similkameen Community Food Hub, Farm and Garden →
Meet Fern of Fern’s Flowers Garden!
Posted by Chantelle Chan on March 18, 2024
This is the second of a four-part series of farmer interviews conducted by students in a Community Service Learning course at the University of Alberta. Nayeon Kim interviewed Fern of Fern’s Flower Garden, and wrote this heartfelt blog post. We’re delighted to share these farmer stories with you! Fern says she wasn’t born with a green thumb, but her beautiful flower garden says otherwise. Once you start talking to Fern you’ll quickly realize how passionate she is about growing flowers and building community! Fern is a first-time farmer who founded Fern’s Flowers Garden in 2022 with her husband, Kevin. Together, … Continue reading Meet Fern of Fern’s Flowers Garden! →
LAND OPPORTUNITY: Sunny 1 acre for lease in Creston, BC
Posted by Nyree Marsh on March 18, 2024
We have more land opportunities than what is listed here! Get in touch with a Land Matcher at land@youngagrarians.org to access our full land inventory and B.C. Land Matching Program support in your region. ABOUT THE LAND One acre of gently sloped land is available at the edge of Creston, BC in the rural neighbourhood of Canyon. The available land is a gentle, western-facing slope with excellent sun exposure that has been regularly cut for hay over the past several years. The soil is silty clay and a small spring runs through the edge of the lower pasture. ABOUT THE … Continue reading LAND OPPORTUNITY: Sunny 1 acre for lease in Creston, BC →
JOB: Remote, Canada – CBAN, Campaigner
Posted by JoHana Harcourt on March 18, 2024
The Canadian Biotechnology Action Network (CBAN) is seeking a Campaigner based in Canada! This position is full-time, for a two-year term (with 6-month probation period) with the possibility to become permanent. Application deadline: April 26, 2024 ABOUT CBAN The Canadian Biotechnology Action Network (CBAN) brings together 15 groups to research, monitor and raise awareness about issues relating to genetic engineering in food and farming, under our banner of “Collaborative Campaigning for Food Sovereignty and Environmental Justice.” CBAN members include farmer associations, environmental and social justice organizations, and regional coalitions of grassroots groups. CBAN is a project on the shared platform … Continue reading JOB: Remote, Canada – CBAN, Campaigner →
FARM JOB: North Okanagan, BC – Wild Flight Farm, Organic Farm Crew
Posted by JoHana Harcourt on March 15, 2024
Wild Flight Farm in North Okanagan, BC is seeking an Organic Farm Crew! ABOUT Wild Flight Farm Wild Flight Farm is a 24-acre certified organic mixed vegetable farm in Mara, BC that has grown into a successful business over the past 30 years. This firmly-established family farm has a strong following at year-round farmer’s markets in the communities of Salmon Arm and Revelstoke. Produce is also shipped weekly to organic home delivery services in Kelowna and Vernon. Over the years the farm has developed to include 13 high tunnels and a large heated house for seedling production. We grow all … Continue reading FARM JOB: North Okanagan, BC – Wild Flight Farm, Organic Farm Crew →
YA Business Mentorship Network – Buttercup Sandwich Florals
Posted by Melanie Buffel on March 14, 2024
Young Agrarians is celebrating the tenth year of the Business Mentorship Network (BMN) program in BC and the second year of the program in the Prairies! If you are a new farmer or the next generation to take on your family farm and need support to figure out the business aspects of your farm consider applying for the 2024/2025 cohort. The BMN offers business mentorships to a diverse array of new and young farmers/ranchers/producers. Through one-on-one mentorship, peer networks and online workshops new farmers develop the skills necessary to operate ecologically sustainable and financially viable farm businesses. Apply for the … Continue reading YA Business Mentorship Network – Buttercup Sandwich Florals →
YA Business Mentorship Network – Tuff Ranching
Posted by Tori Ames on March 12, 2024
Young Agrarians is celebrating the tenth year of the Business Mentorship Network (BMN) program in BC and the second year of the program in the Prairies! If you are a new farmer or the next generation to take on your family farm and need support to figure out the business aspects of your farm consider applying for the 2024/2025 cohort. The BMN offers business mentorships to a diverse array of new and young farmers/ranchers/producers. Through one-on-one mentorship, peer networks and online workshops new farmers develop the skills necessary to operate ecologically sustainable and financially viable farm businesses. Apply for the 2024/2025 program here – applications processed … Continue reading YA Business Mentorship Network – Tuff Ranching →
LAND OPPORTUNITY: 1+ acres to lease for flowers, vegetables and more – Nanoose Bay, BC
Posted by Kiyomi Ito on March 11, 2024
We have more land opportunities than what is listed here! Get in touch with a Land Matcher at land@youngagrarians.org to access our full land inventory and B.C. Land Matching Program support in your region. ABOUT THE LAND Situated in Nanoose Bay on Vancouver Island, this land boasts 60 years of dedicated family farming history. The 30-acre property was home to mixed vegetables and chickens and featured a bountiful farm stand that was a gem for the neighbourhood. The farmers who brought this property to life are now retired, and the land is in the hands of a new, young family, who wish to … Continue reading LAND OPPORTUNITY: 1+ acres to lease for flowers, vegetables and more – Nanoose Bay, BC →
LAND ACCESS STORIES: Rake and Radish Farm – Saanich, BC
Posted by Kat Roger on March 11, 2024
ABOUT RAKE & RADISH FARM Rake and Radish Farm is a small-scale ecological veggie, flower and berry farm on unceded lək̓ʷəŋən and W̱SÁNEĆ territories (Saanich, BC). Leasing farmer Ardeo Mann (they/them) was matched to this land through the B.C. Land Matching Program in 2020 and has been offering gorgeous produce, education and safe(r) spaces for their communities ever since. Ardeo runs Rake and Radish Farm to serve human, plant and pollinator communities using ecological practices. Ardeo’s mission at Rake and Radish is to “grow vegetables in an environmentally, financially and emotionally sustainable manner and ensure they are reaching a diverse … Continue reading LAND ACCESS STORIES: Rake and Radish Farm – Saanich, BC →
FARM JOB: Markham, ON – Joyfully Organic Farm, Crew Manager
Posted by JoHana Harcourt on March 11, 2024
Joyfully Organic Farm in Markham, Ontario is seeking a Crew Manager! ABOUT Joyfully Organic Farm Joyfully Organic Farm is a skilled, successful and dynamic Certified Local Organic vegetable farm in the Greater Toronto Area. We have a deep love of amazing food + strong farming practices. We have a large community of customers who share our love of eating well. We provide food for prominent Farmers Markets in Toronto, a large CSA, and wholesale relationships with local food purveyors. We practice an innovative model of farming that focuses on lean operation efficiencies, bio-intensive planting, high yields per acre, multi-succession planting … Continue reading FARM JOB: Markham, ON – Joyfully Organic Farm, Crew Manager →
FARM JOB: Markham, ON – Joyfully Organic Farm, Farm Staff
Posted by JoHana Harcourt on March 11, 2024
Joyfully Organic Farm in Markham, Ontario is seeking Farm Staff! ABOUT Joyfully Organic Farm Joyfully Organic Farm is a skilled, successful and dynamic Certified Local Organic vegetable farm in the Greater Toronto Area. We have a deep love of amazing food + strong farming practices. We have a large community of customers who share our love of eating well. We provide food for prominent Farmers Markets in Toronto, a large CSA, and wholesale relationships with local food purveyors. We practice an innovative model of farming that focuses on lean operation efficiencies, bio-intensive planting, high yields per acre, multi-succession planting and … Continue reading FARM JOB: Markham, ON – Joyfully Organic Farm, Farm Staff →