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CALLING ALL LOCAL FARMERS AND FOOD LOVERS: Join Southlands Heritage Farm, Young Agrarians and Vancouver Urban Farming Society for a farmers market followed by a make-your-own-pizza night. Farmers are invited to sell farm-fresh goods at Southlands Heritage Farm’s Salmon Berry Day of celebration Farmer’s Market. Food-lovers and farm-supporters are invited to come and enjoy the market, community fun and potluck! Bring ingredients

People in the Comox Valley are eager to buy more locally-grown farm products. On Saturday May 14 from 1-5 PM, the Cumberland Community Schools Society is hosting a Growing for Market Workshop. Participants will learn how to run a profitable business growing fresh vegetables without a lot of land or expensive equipment. When: Saturday May

Note: The University of Guelph is undertaking a study of CSAs across Canada. If you would like to participate in this study by completing a survey, you can contact Dr John Devlin (details below) and he will send you a unique link to a survey. It will take about 30mins. The results of this research will be a great

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

Position: Organic Market Garden Grower/Packer Duration: Late April to early November 2016 Must be able to commit to working full-time to the end of October. Description: The work varies from week to week but will include transplanting, weeding, harvesting, and preparation of produce for market. Experience is an asset but we are happy to train people with a positive

Farmsteading 101; An intensive workshop in the lovely Slocan Valley, with Verge Permaculture, Brought to you by The West Kootenay Permaculture Co-op , (your friends at Kootenay Food!) Workshop Friday & Saturday May 13+14 Rob & Michelle Avis own & operate two successful businesses: Verge Permaculture & Adaptive Habitat. They are not farmers, but have

Join us for a potluck to share delicious food and meet fellow farmers and food lovers interested in sustainable farming in the Sundre area. Learn about Young Agrarians and what its up to in Alberta. When: Friday, May 13th | 6pm – 9pm What to Bring: Bring your best potluck dish, bring your story about sustainable food and farming

By Katie Selbee For us, starting a farm-based cidery began with two community-minded landowners on Pender Island who wanted to see something beneficial happening on their parcel of ALR land. Fortuitously, the land had a neglected heritage orchard on it; and also fortuitously, the landowners love craft cider—because we’d been dreaming about opening a land-based

Earthwise Society is a not for profit, charitable organization that has been a leader in community-based environmental education for over 30 years.  The Society operates a demonstration garden of sustainable landscape practices and an organic teaching farm in South Delta.   Earthwise has an exciting opportunity for an energetic and articulate individual who is passionate about making

A conversation with the co-founders of the Maritime Farm Apprentice and Worker Network