All posts by Jennifer Sparling

YA APPRENTICESHIP 2025: ERICKSON, MB – TAMARACK FARMS

Posted by Jennifer Sparling on February 20, 2025

Are you interested in learning how to grow, harvest and clean a diversity of crops? Are you interested in native seed production and ready to jump in a tractor to spend your days in the beautiful outdoors?  Tamarack farms is excited to offer production apprenticeship just for you! About the Farm Tamarack Farms is located on Treaty 2 territory, near Erickson, MB and Rolling River First Nation.  Tamarack Farms is a family farm business located near Erickson, Manitoba. In 1979, Carol and Harvey Pengelly started Tamarack Farms. Ryan Pengelly and Alexandra Lozada returned to take over the farm in 2014. … Continue reading YA APPRENTICESHIP 2025: ERICKSON, MB – TAMARACK FARMS →

YA APPRENTICESHIP 2025: Winnipeg, MB – FortWhyte Farms

Posted by Jennifer Sparling on February 20, 2025

Do you want to learn how to grow and raise a variety of vegetables and livestock? Are you interested in learning more about CSAs? FortWhyte Farms is excited to offer a hands-on apprenticeship just for you! About the Farm FortWhyte Farms is located in Winnipeg, Manitoba – Treaty 1 Territory FortWhyte Farms is a 20-year-old, award-winning social enterprise and working farm that bridges communities, creates learning and employment opportunities for youth, and grows healthy food for our community. Over the years, it has evolved from small apiaries and aquaponics to a non-certified organic Market Garden and regenerative agriculture practices. They … Continue reading YA APPRENTICESHIP 2025: Winnipeg, MB – FortWhyte Farms →

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 APPRENTICESHIP 2025: MINNEDOSA, MB – RUSTY OAK SIMMENTAL

Posted by Jennifer Sparling on December 12, 2024

Do you love animals, want to learn more about regenerative livestock management practices and raise food for your community? Rusty Oak Simmental is excited to offer a hands-on apprenticeship just for you! About the Farm Rusty Oak Simmental is located near Minnedosa, MB – Treaty 2 Territory Rusty Oak Simmental is a beautiful family farm run by a whole family;  Barry Ross lives and works on the land and farms with his family and his brother’s family.   They are a regenerative beef operation that consists of 120 cow calf pairs. After twenty five years experience raising sheep and a … Continue reading YA APPRENTICESHIP 2025: MINNEDOSA, MB – RUSTY OAK SIMMENTAL →

YA APPRENTICESHIP 2025: SHERWOOD PARK, AB – BLOOMS ON 7

Posted by Jennifer Sparling on December 10, 2024

Have you been dreaming of calling a field of flowers your workplace? Are you interested in floral horticulture, fuzzy alpacas and creating joy-filled farm experiences for your community? Blooms on 7 is excited to offer a hands-on apprenticeship opportunity just for you! About the Farm and the Mentors Blooms on 7 is  located just south of Sherwood Park, Alberta (15 minute drive, east of Edmonton)  – Treaty 6 Territory Blooms on 7 Flower Farm was started by Brianna Sims in the spring of 2021. Like many of us, in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic, Brianna began to consider her … Continue reading YA APPRENTICESHIP 2025: SHERWOOD PARK, AB – BLOOMS ON 7 →

YA APPRENTICESHIP 2025: LOCKPORT, MB – JONATHAN’S FARM

Posted by Jennifer Sparling on December 10, 2024

Are you interested in the CSA model? Do you want to learn how to grow a cornucopia of fresh, tasty, beautiful looking, high quality vegetables? Jonathan’s Farm is excited to offer a hands-on apprenticeship just for you! About the Farm Jonathan’s Farm is located near Lockport, Manitoba and is a 10 minute drive north of Winnipeg, MB – Treaty 1 Territory Jonathan’s Farm was established in 2008 and today grows fresh vegetables for 450+ CSA (community supported agriculture) members of the local community. Their produce is grown on 5 highly productive acres and they are able to uniquely offer their … Continue reading YA APPRENTICESHIP 2025: LOCKPORT, MB – JONATHAN’S FARM →

YA APPRENTICESHIP 2025: OAKBANK, MB – OAK KNOLL FARM

Posted by Jennifer Sparling on December 04, 2024

Are you interested in the farm to table movement? Do you want to learn how to grow and raise a variety of vegetables, fruit, flowers and livestock? Oak Knoll Farm is excited to offer a hands-on apprenticeship just for you! About the Farm Oak Knoll Farm is located near Oakbank, Manitoba and is a 10 minute drive northeast of Winnipeg, MB – Treaty 1 Territory Jan and Ralph Regehr purchased Oak Knoll Farm in September of 2016 with the goal of starting a regenerative farm to supply Jan’s restaurant, Pineridge Hollow, with locally grown, spray free vegetables and naturally pasture … Continue reading YA APPRENTICESHIP 2025: OAKBANK, MB – OAK KNOLL FARM →

YA APPRENTICESHIP 2025: STARBUCK, MB – PHIL’S HONEY

Posted by Jennifer Sparling on December 02, 2024

Are you bee curious and eager to learn more about honey production and beekeeping? Phil’s Honey is excited to offer a hands-on apprenticeship opportunity just for you! About the Farm Phil’s Honey located near Starbuck, Manitoba (25 minute drive, west of Winnipeg)  – Treaty 1 Territory Phil’s Honey is a family business going back over a hundred years! Phil Veldhuis took over his grandmother’s hives in 1984, and the rest is history.  Both Phil and life-partner Vona Guiler come from beekeeping families. They have now have over 1200 hives producing about 250 barrels of honey annually. The majority of honey … Continue reading YA APPRENTICESHIP 2025: STARBUCK, MB – PHIL’S HONEY →

YA APPRENTICESHIP 2025: SPRINGSTEIN, MB – ZINN FARMS

Posted by Jennifer Sparling on November 28, 2024

Do you love animals, want to learn more about regenerative livestock management practices and raise food directly for your community? Zinn Farms is excited to offer a hands-on apprenticeship just for you! About the Farm Zinn Farms is located near Springstein, Manitoba (25 minute drive, west of Winnipeg)  – Treaty 1 Territory Zinn Farms is located on 20 acres in Springstein, Manitoba. The mother/son team of Monika and Andreas Zinn established the farm over fifteen years ago, and have each been farming their entire lives. They love working with animals and direct marketing their products. Their animals have always been … Continue reading YA APPRENTICESHIP 2025: SPRINGSTEIN, MB – ZINN FARMS →

YA Apprenticeship 2024: Alcomdale, AB – Rosy Farm

Posted by Jennifer Sparling on November 07, 2024

Are you an aspiring young farmer looking for mentorship with an experienced team at an organic haskap orchard and U-pick? Rosy Farm may be the place for you. About the Farm Rosy Farm is an organic, regenerative haskap orchard with 27 acres in production of their overall 76 acres, with plans to expand another 7 acres in the spring. They harvest haskaps for wholesale, farmers markets (summer & year round) and retail.  Farm operations are supported by a seasonal team of apprentices, interns, farm workers, marketing and social media staff, so you will also have a team to support you. … Continue reading YA Apprenticeship 2024: Alcomdale, AB – Rosy Farm →