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March 3, 2013 – the day after Seedy Saturday! Join us at Ripple Farm for the first ever Comox Valley Young Agrarians potluck and skills share! Thank you Farmer Moss for organizing:) Event Facebook Page Link Arrive around 3:00PM for a hands-on soil-blocking demo in the greenhouse. Soil blocks are an awesome alternative to using

Here’s a wee photo stream of my experience during the wintery weekend of the first Young Agrarians Young   Farmer Mixer at the beautiful Summerhill Pyramid winery in Kelowna, BC.

Go Farmers in Armstrong! A crew of North Okanagan farmers are hosting their first Young Agrarians potluck this Thursday in Armstrong / Spallumcheen When: Thursday, February 7, 2013 Come around 6 PM, eat around 6:30 Bring a dish to share and something to eat it with: plates, cutlery, glasses, etc. Address: Pilgrim’s Produce, 1568 Eagle Rock

Potluck! Calling all young farmers, wanna-be farmers, foodies, friends -to the first Young Agrarians potluck in the Kootenays. Join us Friday, January 25th: It’s winter, it’s cold and dark, it’s a perfect time to gather to share food and cheer. Let’s put the Koots on the Young Agrarian map! Location: The Snoring Sasquatch  Map Link:

OUR FIRST YOUNG FARMER MIXER + SLEEPOVER!! Kelowna, BC – January 26-27, 2013 January – time to gather and network with other busy farm folk!!! We’re organizing to bring together @ 50+ young(ish) ecological farmers in Kelowna, B.C. at Summerhill Winery for two days of skills sharing and open conference space. TO REGISTER: http://youngagrariansmixer.eventbrite.com/ Summerhill Winery Map

Wild that it’s our 2nd Vancouver Island potluck celebration:) Yeah we’re growing! Saturday, December 8th, starts 6pm Join us at Haliburton Community Organic Farm in Saanich to fun the night up with an Eat In potluck-styles. Map Link Facebook Event Link Please bring a dish to share, something liquid and your good winter cheer. Think

I have a confession to make. I am in love: with seeds.  Just had to get that out. I am gaga for plants, I revel in tubers, rhizomes, and cuttings; but seeds are different. Seeds feel like wealth. They look like jewels. They taste like wellness. They grow with a passion all their own, guided

By Alicia Baddorf 9/10 of the bites we take start with seed. The range of seed diversity that exists is breathtaking, but consider this: over the past 80 years, we have lost 93% of variety in our food seeds. At the BCSeed Gathering in Richmond this November, a group of seed activists, farmers and concerned citizens

Join us this Friday, November 23rd: farmers, gardeners, friends and foodies for our next Vancouver farm tour + potluck! In collaboration with Vancouver Urban Farming Society  and Slow Food Vancouver we will be gathering to share food and joy- and feed each other! This time in Vancouver’s Downtown. 6pm: We will tour Local Garden’s new 6000 square

Good Morning Young Agrarians The Vancouver Urban Farming Society is hosting a  social this Saturday at Save-On Meats after their half-day farm forum at the Hive. The event is open to everyone and  the Facebook invite mentions “complimentary grub”- enticing indeed. The social follows the 2012 Vancouver Urban Farming Forum meaning scintillating  discussion will be