Blog Category: Thompson Okanagan

APR 12-13, 2025: CAWSTON, BC – Work Party at Ntamtqen Community Garden & Food Hub

Posted by Michalina Hunter on February 25, 2025

Young Agrarians is excited for a third work party at Ntamtqen Community Garden and Food Hub -formerly the Lower Similkameen Community Food Hub, Farm and Garden! Come out to lend a hand with spring farm work and building infrastructure to grow Indigenous food sovereignty. Everyone is welcome to attend. There are a variety of tasks to do such as potting up and planting fruit trees, pruning, irrigation, greenhouse work, transplanting seedlings, helping in the kitchen and more. We can’t wait to gather with you and celebrate spring together! DATE: April 12-13, 2025. Join for the whole weekend or as much … Continue reading APR 12-13, 2025: CAWSTON, BC – Work Party at Ntamtqen Community Garden & Food Hub →

LAND OPPORTUNITY: 1.5 to 7.5 acres for vegetables, orchard, or vineyard – West Kelowna, BC

Posted by Haley Schonhofer on February 10, 2025

We always have new land opportunities coming into our inventory, some of which aren’t on our blog yet! Get in touch with a Land Matcher at bclmp@youngagrarians.org to learn about the latest opportunities and to access free B.C. Land Matching Program services in your region. ABOUT THE LAND This expansive 7.5-acre property, centrally located in the City of West Kelowna, is now available for a new or expanding farm business! Surrounded by vineyards and orchards and situated on the Okanagan Wine Trail, this property has been family-owned for multiple generations. Historically, the property has transitioned between several farming operations – … Continue reading LAND OPPORTUNITY: 1.5 to 7.5 acres for vegetables, orchard, or vineyard – West Kelowna, BC →

FARM JOB: Kelowna, BC – Helens Acres, Farm apprentice

Posted by JoHana Harcourt on February 05, 2025

Helens Acres in Kelowna, BC is seeking a Farm apprentice! ABOUT Helens Acres Helen Acres is a 24 acre nonprofit farm that grows all of its produce to be donated to local Food Bank agencies. We focus primarily on vegetables, but have a small portion of fruit like raspberries, Saskatoon berries, and strawberries. Our focus is on potatoes, carrots, and onions, but we also provide other pieces of nutrition for our clients like lettuce, Swiss chard, kale, zucchini, and cucumbers, etc. The physical setting of our form is located in the heart of Kelowna and is a Stones throw from … Continue reading FARM JOB: Kelowna, BC – Helens Acres, Farm apprentice →

Mar 1, 2025: ARMSTRONG, BC – Pastured Poultry Production and Policy Primer at Fresh Valley Farms

Posted by Kat Roger on January 31, 2025

You’re invited to a Pastured Poultry Production and Policy Primer at Fresh Valley Farms in Armstrong, B.C. co-hosted by Young Agrarians and the Small-Scale Meat Producers Association (SSMPA). Join us if you want to learn about raising poultry, connect with other poultry farmers or share your experiences and ideas for provincial and national farm policy. We will gather at Fresh Valley Farms, a fourth-generation certified organic farm run by Annelise Grube-Cavers and Steve Meggait, who raise beef, chicken, turkey and heritage pork on pasture.  The day will start with an introduction circle, followed by a primer on the SSMPA from … Continue reading Mar 1, 2025: ARMSTRONG, BC – Pastured Poultry Production and Policy Primer at Fresh Valley Farms →

FARM JOB: Grindrod, BC – Shuswap Organics, Field Crew

Posted by JoHana Harcourt on January 29, 2025

Shuswap Organics in Grindrod, BC is seeking a Field Crew! ABOUT Shuswap Organics Shuswap Organics grows six acres of certified organic mixed vegetables on a sixteen acre farm on the banks of the Shuswap River in Grindrod, BC. Grindrod is about 15 minutes away from the town of Enderby, 20min from Salmon Arm, and 40min from Vernon. You can find a shady spot by the river to eat your lunch or have a quick dip to cool off at the end of the day. We grow and sell fresh crops (like greens, herbs, beets, carrots, cucumbers, etc) from May to … Continue reading FARM JOB: Grindrod, BC – Shuswap Organics, Field Crew →

FARM JOB: Mara, BC – Wild Flight Farm, Field Assistant

Posted by JoHana Harcourt on January 28, 2025

Wild Flight Farm in Mara, BC is seeking a Field Assistant! ABOUT Wild Flight Farm Wild Flight Farm is the largest organic market vegetable farm in BC’s North Okanagan and has 24 acres under cultivation. We grow a wide variety of vegetables for market, online sales, and wholesale outlets on about half of that area each season, alternating with green manures on the remaining land. We use several mechanical tools/tractors to cultivate and harvest our crops along with the usual hand planting, weeding, and harvesting methods. The rural location in the North Okanagan/Shuswap is within a 30-minute drive of the … Continue reading FARM JOB: Mara, BC – Wild Flight Farm, Field Assistant →

FARM JOB: Vernon, BC – Silverstar Veggies, Field Crew Member

Posted by Lourdes Still on January 23, 2025

Silverstar Veggies in Vernon, B.C. is seeking a Field Crew Member! ABOUT Silverstar Veggies We are a 2.5 acre mixed vegetable and herb farm based within city limits in Vernon, B.C. 2025 will be our fifth year in operation. We are not certified organic, but we grow to similar standards, producing healthy crops from healthy soil. We operate on rented land, which was matched through the Young Agrarians Land Matching Program. Over the course of the season we produce over 30 different crops to sell to our CSA customers, stores, restaurants and at a Farmers market. We farm using a … Continue reading FARM JOB: Vernon, BC – Silverstar Veggies, Field Crew Member →

FARM JOB: Lake Country, BC – Rose Hill Orchard, Orchard Lead / Market Lead / Market Staff and Orchard Crew

Posted by JoHana Harcourt on January 22, 2025

Rose Hill Orchard in Lake Country, BC is seeking a Orchard Lead, Market Lead, Market Staff and Orchard Crew! ABOUT Rose Hill Orchard Rose Hill Orchard and Cidery is a 10-acre regeneratively-farmed mixed fruit orchard in Lake Country, BC. We grow cherries, apples, peaches, plums, grapes, apricots, walnuts, haskaps, strawberries and asparagus! From May to November, we sell our fruit through our popular u-pick program, as well as in our on-farm market, through our value added products, fresh pressed juice, and cider. Our production process is guided by regenerative principles, for example by free ranging rotational grazing our animals through … Continue reading FARM JOB: Lake Country, BC – Rose Hill Orchard, Orchard Lead / Market Lead / Market Staff and Orchard Crew →

YA Apprenticeship 2025: Kelowna, BC – Lentelus Farms and Creekside Meats

Posted by Tessa Thompson on January 15, 2025

Are you a young, aspiring farmer interested in learning about regenerative meat production from field to fork, including meat processing? Lentelus Farms may be the apprenticeship for you! ABOUT LENTELUS FARMS  Lentelus Farms is an agroecological family farming business on Vancouver Island and more recently Kelowna as well. We strive to practice a form of agriculture that is regenerative and restorative to the lands which we farm. During the growing season, all of our animals are raised out in our pastures. These pastures have been seeded with a diversity of species to allow the livestock to browse a variety of … Continue reading YA Apprenticeship 2025: Kelowna, BC – Lentelus Farms and Creekside Meats →

LAND OPPORTUNITY: 2-acre turn-key blueberry farm with space to grow – Lake Country, BC

Posted by Haley Schonhofer on January 09, 2025

We always have new land opportunities coming into our inventory, some of which aren’t on our blog yet! Get in touch with a Land Matcher at bclmp@youngagrarians.org to learn about the latest opportunities and to access free B.C. Land Matching Program services in your region. ABOUT THE LAND On the outskirts of Lake Country overlooking Wood Lake, this beautiful turn-key blueberry farm is now available for lease! The available farmland is around three acres, two of which are planted with blueberry bushes. Planted in 2019, there are currently 2,000 blueberry bushes on the property. The planted species are Blue Crop, … Continue reading LAND OPPORTUNITY: 2-acre turn-key blueberry farm with space to grow – Lake Country, BC →