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Join us for an afternoon farm workshop that will help you create a profitable smalll-scale agricultural venture – and show you how to make your existing farm more profitable. You will also learn about efficient farm design, crop planning, growing techniques, record keeping and more. This workshop is ideal for: New and veteran food producers Ranchers who also grow

Bar U.J. Ranch & Farm Ltd. has 250 cows for sale and land for rent. The purchase of these cows includes and opportunity to use our ranch land at a very reasonable price. This package together with our mentorship would be an excellent way to optimize the benefits of a cow herd that works and

This is the fourth and final post in a series of skill share videos from Edible Garden Project in North Vancouver, BC! Holly Rooke, Farm Manager for the North Shore Neighbourhood House’s Edible Garden Project, provides an introduction to growing salad greens using intensive planting practices. Including: timing, tools, and tips. www.ediblegardenproject.com North Shore Food Charter

This post is the third in a series of four fabulous skill share videos from Edible Garden Project in North Vancouver, BC. Enjoy! Learn this how to harvest your basil plants the correct way. This quick tip from Holly Rooke, Farm Manager for the North Shore Neighbourhood House’s Edible Garden Project, will encourage more growth

The Vancouver Urban Farming Society is pleased to host the 6th Annual Vancouver Urban Farming Forum on November 26. The theme for 2016 is Sustainable Futures: Sowing Knowledge, Skills & Connection. Get Tickets: http://bit.ly/VUFF2016 About the Vancouver Urban Farming Forum Community building and opportunities to share and mingle will be at the heart of the Forum

Everyone should have access to healthy food, soil, and community. We enact this vision by cultivating engaging gardens and programs that catalyze healthy eating, ecological stewardship, and community celebration. This urban farm job position will help Fresh Roots steward two 1⁄2 acre schoolyard market gardens on school grounds in the heart of East and South

This volunteer internship opportunity allows participants to take part in growing and harvesting food on a community engaged farm. Our innovative Schoolyard Farms, the first of their kind in Canada, provide an opportunity to interact with a diversity of individuals through food. Interns will gain hands-on experience in harvesting produce, field preparation, and crop maintenance

This post is the second in a series of helpful skill share videos from the Edible Garden Project in North Vancouver.  Holly Rooke, Farm Manager for the North Shore Neighbourhood House’s Edible Garden Project, has managed greenhouse production for many season. Learn her tips and tricks for pruning and training tomatoes to maximize your harvest

This post is the first in a series of skill share videos from the Edible Garden Project in Vancouver, BC! Stay tuned for more practical farm & garden how-to videos. The heat of summer can make germinating carrots challenging! Holly Rooke, Farm Manager for the North Shore Neighbourhood House’s Edible Garden Project, walks us through a

By Natasha van Bentum, Director, Give Green Canada (G2) Originally published on the Tides Canada blog on August 3, 2016. Last autumn, Give Green Canada (G2) began research for a new chapter around foodland and farmland to add to the Green Legacies Guide. The Guide, a collaboration with the Land Trust Alliance of BC, is a robust resource for