All posts by JoHana Harcourt

FARM JOB: Pemberton, BC – Rootdown Organic Farm, Organic Farm Field Crew

Posted by JoHana Harcourt on December 12, 2024

Rootdown Organic Farm in Pemberton, BC is seeking an Organic Farm Field Crew – with Optional Lead Roles! ABOUT Rootdown Organic Farm Rootdown Farm is a Certified Organic mixed veggie farm in the beautiful Pemberton Valley that strives for environmental, economic, and social sustainability in all its operations. Established in 2009, we grow and sell 30+ different types of vegetables within Whistler and Pemberton through various sales channels (CSA harvest boxes, restaurants, grocery stores). We are committed to serving the communities of Pemberton and Whistler with high quality, healthy food. We use a couple of small tractors, a walk behind … Continue reading FARM JOB: Pemberton, BC – Rootdown Organic Farm, Organic Farm Field Crew →

FARM JOB: Salt Spring Island, BC – Laughing Apple Farm, Field Crew

Posted by JoHana Harcourt on November 22, 2024

Laughing Apple Farm on Salt Spring Island, BC is seeking a Field Crew! ABOUT Laughing Apple Farm Who we are: Laughing Apple Farm is located in a scenic and quiet spot on Salt Spring Island in British Columbia. We have been farming here for 26 years and have developed efficient organic methods for producing a diversity of food year-around on a small scale. We have 3 acres under cultivation for vegetables, six greenhouses for year-around production, two 200 square ft heated spaces for year-around production of lettuce and microgreens, 500+ apple trees, ~ 30 plums/pears/peach trees, 70 cherry trees, strawberries, … Continue reading FARM JOB: Salt Spring Island, BC – Laughing Apple Farm, Field Crew →

FARM JOB: Springstein, Manitoba – Zinn Farms, Farmer’s Market Sales and Inventory Manager

Posted by JoHana Harcourt on November 20, 2024

Zinn Farms in Springstein, Manitoba is seeking a Farmer’s Market Sales and Inventory Manager! ABOUT Zinn Farms Zinn Farms is a pasture based farm raising Heritage pork, chicken, and eggs. We raise our pigs farrow to finish and are shipping pigs all year around. During the summer our pigs and chickens are running on pasture, while in the winter the pigs are kept in the barn (breeding stock) and in canvas covered hoop shelters with deep bedding. The layer chickens are also in the barn during the winter. We use a small 23 hp tractor, a large 165 hp tractor, … Continue reading FARM JOB: Springstein, Manitoba – Zinn Farms, Farmer’s Market Sales and Inventory Manager →

FARM JOB: Saanichton, BC – Island View Farm, Farm Manager

Posted by JoHana Harcourt on October 28, 2024

Island View Farm in Saanichton, BC is seeking a Farm Manager! ABOUT Island View Farm This is a new farm on land that requires some extra love to build a thriving web of soil, pollinators, plants and community, and the farm manager will be well supported and equipped in this work. Their primary responsibility will be to develop a ½ acre market garden (with room to expand into another ½ acre and future commercial greenhouse), and connecting this production to on and off site sales channels (including an on site farm market). The farm operation is part of a 10 … Continue reading FARM JOB: Saanichton, BC – Island View Farm, Farm Manager →

FARM JOB: Lillooet, BC – Golden Cariboo Honey, Beekeeper

Posted by JoHana Harcourt on October 09, 2024

Golden Cariboo Honey in Lillooet, BC is seeking a Beekeeper! ABOUT Golden Cariboo Honey Golden Cariboo Honey is a family operated apiary that has been keeping bees in the Lillooet region for over 70 years. We produce and sell: Nucleus Colonies – made in the spring to be supplied to other commercial apiaries all over western Canada Queens – Bred from Canadian winter hardy stock, made available across Canada from May-August Bee Pollen – Sold bulk to health food suppliers Honey – Processed and bottled here at home, sold locally. The health and vitality of our hives is of the … Continue reading FARM JOB: Lillooet, BC – Golden Cariboo Honey, Beekeeper →

FARM OPPORTUNITY: Urban Microgreen Farm For Sale – Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan

Posted by JoHana Harcourt on October 02, 2024

Looking to run a microgreens business in Saskatchewan? Check out this Urban Microgreen Farm For Sale in Moose Jaw. ABOUT THE BUSINESS We are an established Microgreen Farm in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. For the past four years we have been providing Moose Jaw, Regina and areas with fresh microgreens weekly. We have a wonderful list of dedicated restaurant, market stores and individual customers that have supported us over the years and we would love to pass along the opportunity to a new owner. We hope to mentor whomever is interested to pass on our growing schedule and practices. We are … Continue reading FARM OPPORTUNITY: Urban Microgreen Farm For Sale – Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan →

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

Posted by JoHana Harcourt on September 29, 2024

Content warning: This post includes mentions of genocide and the residential school system. Today on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, our hearts go out to the survivors of residential schools, and we remember the children who did not make it home. We recognize the intergenerational impacts that these schools and the colonial policies that accompanied them have on Indigenous communities –  the reverberations of which continue to this day. Also known as Orange Shirt Day, we wear orange as a symbol of how generations of Indigenous children had their cultures, families, and freedoms stripped from them. Orange Shirt … Continue reading National Day for Truth and Reconciliation →

FARM JOB: Creston, BC – Kootenay Meadows, Assistant Dairy Manager

Posted by JoHana Harcourt on September 11, 2024

Kootenay Meadows in Creston, BC is seeking an Assistant Dairy Manager! ABOUT Kootenay Meadows We are an organic dairy, set in the beautiful Creston Valley. We are grass/forage based and produce 90% of our own feed. We process 100% of our milk on farm into artisanal cheese, glass bottled milk and other value added products. We have been certified organic since 2007, deeply believing in grad based dairy and responsible land stewardship. DESIRED QUALITIES Looking for someone willing to be: flexible a problem solver, observant to surrounding and takes initiative able to juggle multiple things, and able to keep a … Continue reading FARM JOB: Creston, BC – Kootenay Meadows, Assistant Dairy Manager →

JOB: Edmonton, AB – Inside Education, Agriculture Education Program Coordinator

Posted by JoHana Harcourt on August 16, 2024

Inside Education is seeking an Agriculture Education Program Coordinator in Edmonton, Alberta! ABOUT INSIDE EDUCATION Inside Education is seeking an enthusiastic, adaptable and talented educator – someone who can spark interest and engage others in learning about Alberta’s environment and natural resources. This position will complement our education program team to support teachers and inspire students with a focus on the topic of agriculture. Inside Education is Alberta’s largest environmental and natural resources education charity. Our mandate is to support K-12 school teachers and inspire their students when it comes to working towards a balanced, sustainable future for our economy, … Continue reading JOB: Edmonton, AB – Inside Education, Agriculture Education Program Coordinator →

FARM JOB: Gibbons, AB – Sundog Organic Farm, Veggie Farm Worker

Posted by JoHana Harcourt on August 15, 2024

Sundog Organic Farm in Gibbons, Alberta is seeking a Veggie Farm Worker! ABOUT Sundog Organic Farm We are a local organic vegetable farm in the Fort Saskatechewan-Gibbons area that grows a variety of veggies for market each week. Our farming practices begin with respect for the soil. Soil covers only a small part of the earth, and what we have has been built up over millennia to become the life-supporting substrate which we can grow food in. It is teeming with organisms, all of which work together to become a nutrient-dense matter that supports plant life (along with sun and … Continue reading FARM JOB: Gibbons, AB – Sundog Organic Farm, Veggie Farm Worker →