Posted by Justin Girard on November 12, 2024
Dreaming of gardening in the prairies this summer with a very supportive farm family and in community? Dunrea Farming Company offers a wholesome homesteading apprenticeship with a focus on market gardening and a background of grain production. About the Farm Dunrea Farming Company are located on Treaty 1 territory near Dunrea, MB. Dunrea Farming Company is
...Continue reading →Posted by Justin Girard on November 12, 2024
Have you been wanting to up your food-growing game? Are you looking for a market garden experience to boost your skills and knowledge and create connections to start your farming journey? Almost Urban Vegetables is a farm close to Winnipeg offering an apprenticeship spot in 2025! About the Farm Almost Urban Vegetables is located on
...Continue reading →Posted by Justin Girard on November 12, 2024
Are you an aspiring ecological farmer AND interested in prairie restoration? Skinner Native Seeds has been growing and collecting native grass and wildflower seed for 25 years and is excited to offer an apprenticeship with a focus on native seeds and prairie restoration projects! About the Farm Skinner Native Seeds is located on Treaty 2
...Continue reading →Posted by Jennifer Sparling on November 7, 2024
Are you an aspiring young farmer looking for mentorship with an experienced team at an organic haskap orchard and U-pick? Rosy Farm may be the place for you. About the Farm Rosy Farm is an organic, regenerative haskap orchard with 27 acres in production of their overall 76 acres, with plans to expand another 7
...Continue reading →Posted by Alieka Beckett on October 18, 2024
Young Agrarians is looking for farmers and ranchers in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba who are ready to invest in the next generation of regenerative land stewards! By learning to teach, host farms will have the opportunity to watch a new farmer acquire the skills they need to get on the land and contribute
...Continue reading →Posted by Taina Uitto on September 24, 2024
Young Agrarians is hiring an Apprenticeship Program Coordinator in Alberta! Location: Remote Office. Candidate must live in Alberta. Please indicate where in Alberta you live on your application. Deadline for Applications: October 7, 2024. We will be processing applications as they are received, and the position will start ASAP when we find the right candidate.
...Continue reading →Posted by Marsha Shack on September 11, 2024
Touring a vegetable farm at the beginning of September is a bit like showing up to a BBQ after everyone has eaten – if you dig around you might be able to find some salad and a sausage left. This was the analogy Mike Kozlowski from Steel Pony Farm opened the tour with, getting a
...Continue reading →Posted by Jennifer Sparling on September 9, 2024
After a wonderful farm tour at Almost Urban Vegetables, Jenn, our Manitoba Apprenticeship Coordinator, sat down with apprentice Eric Moser to hear about his season. Marilynn Frith and Bruce Berry are the owners and farmers of Almost Urban Vegetables, which is a market garden producing over 40 varieties of vegetables and herbs. Their goal is to produce nourishing food following organic standards, with as
...Continue reading →Posted by Marsha Shack on August 22, 2024
The summer is in full swing for apprentices in the Young Agrarians Apprenticeship Program, who are busy learning about regenerative agriculture on farms across British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba. Curious about their experiences in the Apprenticeship Program? Read on to hear from one of our apprentices, and check out our other Notes from the
...Continue reading →Posted by Jennifer Sparling on August 20, 2024
Our Manitoba Apprenticeship Coordinator, Jennifer, sat down with Deirdre Madill, an apprentice in the Young Agrarians Apprenticeship Program to ask her about her experience apprenticing at the Dunrea Farming Co. homestead in Manitoba. Here’s what she had to report! There has been lots of weeding and harvesting – she has enjoyed going out in the
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