Blog Category: Co-operatives

2025 BUSINESS MENTORSHIP NETWORK – DEADLINE EXTENDED TO NOV 15TH

Posted by Melanie Buffel on November 01, 2024

YOU DIDN’T MISS THIS AMAZING OPPORTUNITY as the deadline for applications has been extended to November 15th, 2024. Apply Today! Are you a start-up farm that is in its first 5 years in business? Or, are you taking over the family farm and looking for support to develop your farm business? Young Agrarians supports young farmers with one-on-one mentorship to develop farm business skills. We are looking for farms in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba to join our amazing Business Mentorship Network for the 2025 season. MENTEES RECEIVE: 🌱 30 hours of business mentorship with an experienced farmer 🌱 … Continue reading 2025 BUSINESS MENTORSHIP NETWORK – DEADLINE EXTENDED TO NOV 15TH

2025 BUSINESS MENTORSHIP NETWORK – APPLY NOW!

Posted by Tori Ames on October 17, 2024

Ready to Grow Your Farm Business? Are you a new farmer or taking over as the next generation on your family farm? Do you love farming but feel overwhelmed managing your farm business? Join the Business Mentorship Network to be paired with an experienced farm mentor who can help support you in your farm business journey.  Applications are open for the 2025 Young Agrarians Business Mentorship Network for farmers from BC, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba! APPLY BY OCTOBER 31st, 2024! The Young Agrarians Business Mentorship Network is going into its eleventh year in BC and its third year in the … Continue reading 2025 BUSINESS MENTORSHIP NETWORK – APPLY NOW!

Nov 28, 2023: ONLINE – Better Together: Cooperative Solutions for Farmers

Posted by Chantelle Chan on October 31, 2023

Join Emi Do, YA’s Co-op Coordinator, for a hands-on look at how collaboration fits into your farm  Are you feeling intimidated about the prospect of tackling your farming enterprise on your own? This session is a great place to get your collaborative juices flowing. Explore the myths, challenges, and opportunities of the cooperative model. Hear from farmers that are actively in co-ops about how they’re using collaboration to tackle the barriers to farming in our current food landscape – and make their farms, lives, and communities work.  Date: Tuesday, November 28, 2023  |  7-8:30 PM PST Location: Online on Indigenous … Continue reading Nov 28, 2023: ONLINE – Better Together: Cooperative Solutions for Farmers

2024 BUSINESS MENTORSHIP NETWORK – DEADLINE EXTENDED!

Posted by Melanie Buffel on October 31, 2023

Ready to Grow Your Farm Business? Are you a new farmer, operating a new farm or taking over as the next generation on your family farm? Do you need guidance to grow your business? Do you live in BC, Alberta, Saskatchewan or Manitoba? Apply NOW for the Young Agrarians Business Mentorship Network! APPLICATION DEADLINE EXTENDED TO NOV 13, 2023 The Young Agrarians Business Mentorship Network is going into it’s tenth year in BC and second year in the Prairie provinces.  The BMN pairs new and seasoned farmers to cultivate the skills for running ecologically sustainable and financially viable businesses. Mentors … Continue reading 2024 BUSINESS MENTORSHIP NETWORK – DEADLINE EXTENDED!

2024 BUSINESS MENTORSHIP NETWORK – APPLY NOW!

Posted by Melanie Buffel on October 23, 2023

Ready to Grow Your Farm Business? Are you a new farmer, operating a new farm or taking over as the next generation on your family farm? Do you need guidance to grow your business? Do you live in BC, Alberta, Saskatchewan or Manitoba? Apply NOW for the Young Agrarians Business Mentorship Network! APPLICATION DEADLINE OCT 31st, 2023 The Young Agrarians Business Mentorship Network is going into it’s tenth year in BC and second year in the Prairie provinces.  The BMN pairs new and seasoned farmers to cultivate the skills for running ecologically sustainable and financially viable businesses. Mentors support you … Continue reading 2024 BUSINESS MENTORSHIP NETWORK – APPLY NOW!

Why I Still Believe in Co-ops

Posted by Emi Do on September 19, 2023

There was a moment at a Young Agrarians farm potluck many moons ago, where I felt in my gut, “I think these are my people.” Maybe it was the unabashed way folks were chowing down on food, or the laugh lines etched into tired suntanned faces. My guess, though, is that I felt like I was among folks who, like me, were unwilling to let the big problems of the world get in the way of carving out a solution: action-oriented, spirited, and full of grit.  Fifteen years later, whether due to aching backs, low profit margins, or the looming … Continue reading Why I Still Believe in Co-ops

JOB: GABRIOLA ISLAND, BC – AGI CO-OP ONLINE MARKET MANAGER

Posted by JoHana Harcourt on December 27, 2022

JOB: AGI Co-op Online Market

ABOUT THE AGI CO-OP ONLINE MARKET  The Agi Co-op Online Market is an initiative of the Gabriola Agriculture Co-operative—a non-profit Community Services Co-op established in 1932—to develop collective initiatives addressing local food security and farm viability on Gabriola Island and in the local region.  Our Online Market is an online ordering system designed to improve access to and distribution of Gabriola, Mudge Island and Vancouver Island regionally grown and processed foods. We provide buyers a catalogue of available local food and artisan products that includes information about who, how, and where the product was grown, processed or handmade. We receive … Continue reading JOB: GABRIOLA ISLAND, BC – AGI CO-OP ONLINE MARKET MANAGER

LAND FORUM NOV 9-19, 2020 – ONLINE!

Posted by Michalina Hunter on October 16, 2020 5 Comments

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Every fall, our land matchers look forward to our Land Linking Workshops, where we gather land seekers and landholders to network and talk land access. While we’re not meeting in person this year, we’re excited to offer our first annual online Land Forum!  WHEN: November 9 -19th, 2020  WHERE: Online on unceded Indigenous territories across what is today known as B.C. Join us from the comfort of your couch, office, tractor, compost heap – wherever you find yourself able to tune in! RSVP: Register for the Land Forum and you’ll get access to links for all the webinars. Register for … Continue reading LAND FORUM NOV 9-19, 2020 – ONLINE!

JULY 14, 2019: MERVILLE, BC – Farm Tour, Potluck, Weeding Party & Co-op Discussion with Tendergreens Farm

Posted by Michalina Hunter on June 06, 2019

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Join us at Tendergreens Farm in Merville, BC (Vancouver Island) for a farm tour, weeding party, discussion on co-operatives, and potluck social! Come out to beautiful “Deep Merville” and get a tour of Tendergreens Farm, one of the four farms that make up Merville Organics Growers’ Cooperative.  Jay will talk about adventures in starting up a low-budget farm from a field of grass, farming on leased land, transitioning to certified organic, and farming solo.  We’ll do a bit of social weeding to chat and meet new people (and help Jay get on top of those weeds!) and then sit down for a … Continue reading JULY 14, 2019: MERVILLE, BC – Farm Tour, Potluck, Weeding Party & Co-op Discussion with Tendergreens Farm

Feb. 2: Stettler, AB – Creating a Farmers Co-operative workshop

Posted by Dana Penrice on January 18, 2019

Working together is not exactly a new concept to agriculture in Alberta. The vast majority of agricultural producers are willing to drop whatever they are doing if a neighbour, friend or family member needs a hand. There are also producers in Alberta who have found it benficial to take things one step further by creating a co-operative with other producers. Rural Routes to Climate Solutions has partnered up with the Alberta Community and Co-operative Association (ACCA) to host a full day workshop for agricultural producers to learn how to form their very own co-operative that will help producers save on … Continue reading Feb. 2: Stettler, AB – Creating a Farmers Co-operative workshop