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IOPA is no longer accepting applications for this position. Islands Organic Producers Association (IOPA) has posted a new marketing position for Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands region. About IOPA The Islands Organic Producers Association is a community of island farmers committed to organic agriculture. IOPA was founded in 1990 as a non-profit association and is a

By Michael Ekers and Charles Levkoe Originally published in the Ecological Farmers Association of Ontario’s March-April 2016 newsletter, Volume 37, Issue 2. Are agricultural internships and volunteer positions strictly about addressing farms’ labour needs or are they a new model of farmer education and social movement building that is taking place beyond the confines of urban

Event Coordinator Contract for COABC Conference 2017 The Certified Organic Associations of BC (COABC) is seeking to contract an experienced event coordinator to work closely with a committee to plan and host a three day conference in Nanaimo, BC in February 2017. The COABC Conference provides educational and networking opportunities for new and established organic

About Earth Apple Farm Earth Apple is located at Glen Valley Organic Farm Coop, which is close to the town of Fort Langley, but just inside the border of Abbotsford right beside the Fraser River. The farm is surrounded by river, forest, pasture, fields and is lush with life- wild, cultivated and edible! Earth Apple

This position has been filled. Job Description: Assist in the making of cider, promotion and sales, and production line for Tod Creek Cider, and in other marketing duties as needed. This position is as an assistant position and over time, this positions expectation is to grow into the production manager. Check out Tod Creek Cider online: www.todcreekcider.com On

By Michael Ekers and Charles Levkoe Originally published by Ecological Farmers Association of Ontario in Ecological Farming in Ontario, Volume 36, Issue 5. There are increasing numbers of interns, apprentices and volunteers working on small- and medium sized ecological farms across Ontario, but also across North America and Europe.  More and more, farmers are looking

Overview Established in 2008, the Farmlands Trust (Greater Victoria) Society [FLT Society] is a charitable not-for- profit society interested in preserving farmland and protecting local food security in Greater Victoria. The FLT Society’s mission is to enhance farming capacity in the Greater Victoria area by protecting local farmland, protecting eco-sensitive and culturally special areas, producing

About Yasodhara Ashram: Yasodhara Ashram is yoga retreat and study centre, supporting the potential of transformation and offering yoga programs year round. Stewarding 115 acres of land that include lightly managed forests and more intensive gardens and grounds, the Ashram is a vibrant and beautiful place of retreat and seclusion. Located on the edge of

Job Postings for Cowichan Green Community in this post: Seed Incubator Farm Partcipants Cow-Op.ca Market Assistant Summer Student The Cowichan Green Community is a not-for-profit, community based environmental and food-security organisation in Duncan, BC. Our food security projects include the creation of food policy documents such as the Cowichan Food Charter and the Cowichan Food

Position: Nursery Intern Duration: 6 weeks, starting June 20th. Possible extension to 8 weeks. What we offer: During the course of the 6-8 week period, the intern will work with a small team and be integral to our apple nursery. You will learn how to graft and propagate apple varieties, and other fruits, with the bud