All posts by Justin Girard

YA APPRENTICESHIP 2024: BALMORAL, MB – FOSTERING CHANGE FARM

Posted by Justin Girard on December 19, 2023 3 Comments

Farming opportunity to get your hands dirty in 2024 farming with the folks at Fostering Change Farm! Spend time working with cows, pigs, chickens, and goats and enjoy your summer in a fun farm adventure between the big beautiful lakes in the middle of Manitoba. ABOUT FOSTERING CHANGE FARM Fostering Change Farm is located near Balmoral, Manitoba – Treaty 1 Territory Fostering Change Farm is a small farm in the Interlake area of Manitoba comprised of 80 acres of land of which 40 acres are forest, 30 acres are meadow and 10 acres are marsh (primarily a reclaimed gravel pit). … Continue reading YA APPRENTICESHIP 2024: BALMORAL, MB – FOSTERING CHANGE FARM →

YA APPRENTICESHIP 2024: WINNIPEG, MB – ALMOST URBAN VEGETABLES

Posted by Justin Girard on December 19, 2023 2 Comments

Have you been wanting to up your food-growing game? Are you looking for a farm experience to boost your skills and knowledge and create connections to start your farming journey? Almost Urban Vegetables is a farm close to Winnipeg offering an apprenticeship spot in 2024! About the Farm Almost Urban Vegetables is located on Treaty 1 territory near Winnipeg, MB.  Marilynn Frith and Bruce Berry are the owners and farmers of Almost Urban Vegetables, which is a market garden producing over 40 varieties of vegetables and herbs. Their goal is to produce nourishing food with as little use of fossil … Continue reading YA APPRENTICESHIP 2024: WINNIPEG, MB – ALMOST URBAN VEGETABLES →

YA APPRENTICESHIP 2024: DUNREA, MB – DUNREA FARMING COMPANY

Posted by Justin Girard on December 19, 2023

Dreaming of gardening in the prairies this summer with a very supportive farm family and in community? Dunrea Farming Company offers a wholesome homesteading apprenticeship with a focus on market gardening and a background of grain production. About the Farm Dunrea Farming Company are located on Treaty 1 territory near Dunrea, MB.  Dunrea Farming Company is spearheaded by Kara Burrell with support from her spouse Brian Meaud (who owns and operates a 4th generation grain farm). They live and farm with their 2 school age children, near the Souris River, north of Margaret Manitoba and just a few miles north west … Continue reading YA APPRENTICESHIP 2024: DUNREA, MB – DUNREA FARMING COMPANY →

YA APPRENTICESHIP 2024: CARTWRIGHT, MB – FRESH ROOTS FARM

Posted by Justin Girard on December 19, 2023 4 Comments

Are you an aspiring farmer who wants to gain experience growing amazing food for an amazing community? Fresh Roots Farm is excited to offer a meaningful apprenticeship to help you on your farming journey.  2022 Apprentice, Hin About the Farm Fresh Roots Farm is located on Treaty 1 territory near Cartwright, MB.  Michelle Schram and Troy Stozek have been farming since 2011, on a quarter section inherited from Michelle’s grandparents. They decided to try and make a living from the land, laying down “fresh roots” along with optimism for a modern yet traditional style of food production. They rent another quarter … Continue reading YA APPRENTICESHIP 2024: CARTWRIGHT, MB – FRESH ROOTS FARM →

YA APPRENTICESHIP 2024: LANGRUTH, MB – BAR VI RANCH

Posted by Justin Girard on December 18, 2023

Do you love animals, want to learn more about regenerative ranching practices and raise food directly for your community? Bar VI (6) Ranch is excited to offer a hands-on apprenticeship just for you!     ABOUT BAR VI RANCH Bar VI Ranch is located near Langruth, Manitoba– Treaty 1 Territory Bar VI is a fourth generation cow/calf ranch located 7 miles east of Langruth Manitoba, and sits on the edge of beautiful Lake Manitoba. The family is Kris and Clorissa Egilson and their 2 kids Lochlan and Adelyn (ages 5 and 2). Kris and Clorissa began to manage the 1600 … Continue reading YA APPRENTICESHIP 2024: LANGRUTH, MB – BAR VI RANCH →

YA APPRENTICESHIP 2024: RUSSELL, MB – CRESCENTWOOD FARMS

Posted by Justin Girard on December 18, 2023

Are you interested in a farming experience in 2024? Are you ready to jump in the tractor to learn how to operate it and spend your days in the beautiful outdoor elements? Crescentwood Farms is excited to offer an exciting grain production apprenticeship to help you connect and learn from farmers directly on the land. About the Farm Crescentwood Farms is located on Treaty 2 territory near Russell, MB.  Crescentwood Farms is a 1400 acre grain Farm 10 km north of Russell/Manitoba, located within the beautiful Riding Mountain Biosphere Reserve. The farm grows hard red Spring Wheat, Oats, Malt Barley, … Continue reading YA APPRENTICESHIP 2024: RUSSELL, MB – CRESCENTWOOD FARMS →

YA APPRENTICESHIP 2024: PIPESTONE, MB – POPLARVIEW STOCK FARM

Posted by Justin Girard on December 18, 2023

Do you want to saddle up and experience working on a larger cattle ranch? Poplarview Stock Farm uses regenerative principles to care for their big herd of cows on the beautiful prairie landscape. You will get to handle a lot of bovine this year if you choose to work on this cattle ranch. ABOUT POPLARVIEW STOCK FARM Poplarview Stock Farm is located near Pipestone, Manitoba– Treaty 2 Territory Poplariew is located 10 miles east of Pipestone in Southwestern Manitoba. The family is Melissa and Trevor Atchison and their 2 kids, Reese and Wyatt. Trevor’s parents Lloyd and Joan and his … Continue reading YA APPRENTICESHIP 2024: PIPESTONE, MB – POPLARVIEW STOCK FARM →

YA APPRENTICESHIP 2024: BINSCARTH, MB – GRIP-FAST FARMS

Posted by Justin Girard on December 18, 2023

Are you an aspiring rancher looking to gain an ecological cattle and goat management experience?  Grip-Fast Farms is excited to offer an apprenticeship just for you. About the Farm Grip-Fast Farms is located on Treaty 2 territory, near Binscarth, MB. Grip-Fast Farms is a fourth generation family farm operation. The farm is a mixed operation with a focus on regenerative agriculture. Currently they have a herd of about 100 cows and 20 goats on 6 quarters of owned land and they rent an additional 300 acres as well. They produce grass finished beef and goat which is marketed direct to … Continue reading YA APPRENTICESHIP 2024: BINSCARTH, MB – GRIP-FAST FARMS →

YA APPRENTICESHIP 2024: CARTWRIGHT, MB – BOUNDY FARMS LTD.

Posted by Justin Girard on December 18, 2023 4 Comments

Do you love working with animals and have you always wanted to work on a farm with livestock? Baby cows? Baby lambs? Baby chicks? Nick and Angela  from Boundy Farms welcome you to come get the feel for working with multiple species of livestock on their family farm. You will even get little peaks into a native grassland prairie paired with poly crops that will give you a summer to learn all about raising animals in a way that can benefit the land! ABOUT BOUNDY FARMS Boundy Farms is located near Cartwright, Manitoba – Treaty 1 Territory The goal on … Continue reading YA APPRENTICESHIP 2024: CARTWRIGHT, MB – BOUNDY FARMS LTD. →

YA APPRENTICESHIP 2024: CLEARWATER, MB – THE DOGS RUN FARM

Posted by Justin Girard on December 18, 2023 4 Comments

Do you dream of starting your own farm but don’t know where to start. The Dogs Run Farm is excited to offer an exciting apprenticeship to help you learn what it takes to start your farming journey. About the Farm The Dog’s Run Farm is located on Treaty 1 territory near Clearwater, MB.  The Dog’s Run Farm encompasses just under twelve acres on a beautiful valley, with a small unnamed creek, or run, at the bottom, plus 37 acres of rented pasture. Their two farm dogs enjoy roaming the creek, which from a birds eye view resembles a dog’s head. This is … Continue reading YA APPRENTICESHIP 2024: CLEARWATER, MB – THE DOGS RUN FARM →