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Comox, BC:  Join us for a Sunday afternoon – Monday morning hangout, field tour, and party with the Birds and the Beans at one of the most beautiful farms in Comox. DATE & TIME: Sunday, July 27 @ 2:30 – Monday, July 28 @ 12:00pm DETAILS & WHAT TO BRING: You might have guessed already

Photos and text exerpt by Audra Mulkern. Audra Mulkern is a cook, writer and photographer.  Audra writes and photographs “The Female Farmer Project” – a chronicle of in-depth stories about the rise of women working in agriculture around the world.  The Female Farmer Project has garnered national recognition, and has been featured in several magazines. Visit Audra’s website to learn more: audramulkern.com.

Join us on Sunday, July 20th in Mara, BC at Wild Flight Farm! This will be Wild Flight’s 2nd year hosting a young agrarians event on their farm. Wild Flight mentors and employees many new farmers in training annually. We are grateful for their farm and the work they do. Farm Tour: 3pm Farm Games

Chuckleberry is a commercial organic farm and an intentional community where people practice living in connection with the land and with one another.  Its seven acres are home to green buildings, innovative renewable energy technologies, a thriving micro-greens business, and workshops of many kinds. What: The folks at Chuckleberry have received more than 100 new

Here’s a young agrarian story that will give you hope and remind you what this network is all about… there’s even a role for you to play, so read on! Anyone who made it to the YA Koots Mixer this March will remember the Full Cycle Food Program and the amazing gardening and hot lunch

Over the last few months our region’s young agrarians have had lots of reasons to connect.  From the joys of the YA Koots Mixer and Farm Food Fork gatherings to local community food events, from Seedy Saturdays to the demands of understanding what Bill 24 will mean for our “zone”… all us farmers, foodies, and

Come on down to share the springs tasty bounty! Mason Street City Farm will be hosting a potluck for farmers and foodies alike on Thursday June 26 at 6:00pm. Folks will be free to tour the site, including the vegetable plant nursery and aquaponic systems. The Mason Street City Farm is a quarter acre market

Armstrong, BC: Dear farmers and farm supporters from far and wide, join us for an evening of friends, delicious local food, music and fun at Fresh Valley Farms. It’s going to be worth the drive! Please leave your dogs at home, but do bring your farm-y & food loving friends, musical instruments, camping gear and

Job posting: Assistant Director, Operations, UBC Farm, Vancouver, BC The Centre for Sustainable Food Systems at UBC Farm is seeking an Assistant Director, Operations. This individual will be responsible for overseeing all aspects of daily operations and business development initiatives at the Centre for Sustainable Food Systems at UBC Farm, with the overarching goal to

Reblogged from our dear friends at Over Grow the System. Photo above of Foster from The Birds & The Beans in the Comox Valley on Vancouver Island. SEA TO SEED : A Sailboat Tour Of Farming, Music And Regenerative Culture from Over Grow The System on Vimeo. Over Grow The System is excited to be on