Blog Category: Guides

How To Start Farming In British Columbia

Posted by JoHana Harcourt on June 02, 2025

A starter kit for those wondering how to start farming in British Columbia. Young Agrarians (YA) is a farmer to farmer educational resource network for new and young ecological, organic and regenerative farmers in Canada. Read more about us here. Young Agrarians recognizes the unresolved Indigenous land title and rights in the diverse territories in what is today called Canada. As we live and work in the context of and in response to a colonial system of laws and policies, it is important to acknowledge the historical and ongoing impact of agriculture and land enclosure on Indigenous lands and food systems. … Continue reading How To Start Farming In British Columbia →

New Resource – Hot Potato: Heat Safety Where You Work

Posted by JoHana Harcourt on May 05, 2025

FairShare CSA Coalition, Not Our Farm and University of Wisconsin-Extension have released a new video resource to help farm workers stay safe in hot conditions. In Hot Potato: Heat Safety Where You Work, they hear from farmers and agricultural service providers as they share their tips, practices, and policies related to extreme heat – from formal ways to institutionalize a culture of safety, to the many informal things one can do as individuals. Give it a watch below! They have also created a Hot Potato Resource Library, where you will find SOP’s, heat protocols and policies to help you navigate … Continue reading New Resource – Hot Potato: Heat Safety Where You Work →

How To Start Farming In Alberta

Posted by Mich Lam on January 23, 2025 6 Comments

A starter kit for those wondering how to start farming in Alberta. Young Agrarians (YA) is a farmer to farmer educational resource network for new and young ecological, organic and regenerative farmers in Canada. Read more about us here. Young Agrarians recognizes the unresolved Indigenous land title and rights in the diverse territories in what is today called Canada. As we live and work in the context of and in response to a colonial system of laws and policies, it is important to acknowledge the historical and ongoing impact of agriculture and land enclosure on Indigenous lands and food systems. In … Continue reading How To Start Farming In Alberta →

LAND ACCESS STORIES: Wildwood Farm – Pouce Coupe, BC

Posted by Kat Roger on October 20, 2024

ABOUT WILDWOOD FARM Wildwood Farm is a 160-acre, off-grid cooperative farm in Pouce Coupe, BC, started by Tim and Linda Ewert 50 years ago when they moved to the Peace Region with their young kids. Kolby Peterson, the farm’s successor, joined Wildwood in 2018 and after years of conversations, developed a lease-to-own agreement with Tim and Linda through the BC Land Matching Program (BCLMP) in 2022. Kolby and her partner Will live and work cooperatively with Tim and Linda on the land and recently brought a new community member into the world, their daughter Arlie.  Currently, Wildwood raises grass-fed cows, … Continue reading LAND ACCESS STORIES: Wildwood Farm – Pouce Coupe, BC →

Oct 29th 2024: ONLINE – A FARMER’S GUIDE TO YEAR-ROUND CONTENT CREATION

Posted by Chantelle Chan on October 01, 2024

Are your summers filled with endless to-do lists, leaving little time for marketing, let alone content creation? Join Chelsea Finn of Hunter Finn Creative Co. as she shows you how to develop a content strategy that fits your farming schedule. Discover how to capture quality content throughout the growing season to build a campaign for the top selling products from your farm. Imagine having a year’s worth of ready-to-use content from the photos already in your camera roll! Don’t miss this opportunity to build a strong, strategic marketing plan for the year ahead. Date: Tuesday, October 29th, 2024 Time: 6:00-7:30pm … Continue reading Oct 29th 2024: ONLINE – A FARMER’S GUIDE TO YEAR-ROUND CONTENT CREATION →

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

Posted by JoHana Harcourt on September 29, 2024

Content warning: This post includes mentions of genocide and the residential school system. Today on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, our hearts go out to the survivors of residential schools, and we remember the children who did not make it home. We recognize the intergenerational impacts that these schools and the colonial policies that accompanied them have on Indigenous communities –  the reverberations of which continue to this day. Also known as Orange Shirt Day, we wear orange as a symbol of how generations of Indigenous children had their cultures, families, and freedoms stripped from them. Orange Shirt … Continue reading National Day for Truth and Reconciliation →

LAND ACCESS STORIES: Yankee Flats Meats – Salmon Arm, BC

Posted by Kat Roger on July 18, 2024

ABOUT YANKEE FLATS MEATS Yankee Flats Meats is owned and operated by two farming families, the Keenans and the McKnights, who were matched to each other through the B.C. Land Matching Program (BCLMP) in 2022. What started out as a land lease for the McKnights’ custom cut-and-wrap processing unit has blossomed into a remarkable business collaboration providing immeasurable benefit to food security and farmer livelihoods across the Okanagan and Shuswap. Yankee Flats Meats specializes in high quality locally sourced, farm-to-table meats from family farms in the Okanagan and Shuswap that reflect the heart of their community. Their community-focused abattoir and … Continue reading LAND ACCESS STORIES: Yankee Flats Meats – Salmon Arm, BC →

LAND ACCESS STORIES: Common Acres Community Farm – Squamish, BC

Posted by Kat Roger on July 03, 2024

ABOUT COMMON ACRES COMMUNITY FARM Common Acres Community Farm is a community farm in Squamish, BC dedicated to local food production, community food security and affordable land access. Common Acres started out as a B.C. Land Matching Program (BCLMP) match in 2022 between Squamish Climate Action Network (Squamish CAN) and one acre of ALR land held by Easter Seals, and the community farm now subleases ¼ acre plots to new entrant farmers through the BCLMP. Current farm businesses on the land include Aura Rosa Florals and Local Roots Farm Market. Check out our features on Aura Rosa and Local Roots … Continue reading LAND ACCESS STORIES: Common Acres Community Farm – Squamish, BC →

LAND ACCESS STORIES: Make Do Acres – Burnaby, BC

Posted by Kat Roger on May 01, 2024

ABOUT MAKE DO ACRES Make Do Acres is an ecological micro-farm and creative gathering space located on unceded Sto:lo territory in Burnaby, B.C. Leasing farmer Jesse Orr was matched to 0.25 acres of land at Big Bend Urban Farm through the B.C. Land Matching Program for the 2023 season and is now entering her fourth farming season and her second season on the land. Make Do Acres grows mixed vegetables, flowers and medicinal herbs for veggie-lovers, herbalists and restaurants throughout Metro Vancouver. Farmer Jesse specializes in unique intercropping experiments and niche climate-resilient varieties. Jesse also creates installation plant-art exhibitions, hosts … Continue reading LAND ACCESS STORIES: Make Do Acres – Burnaby, BC →

LAND ACCESS STORIES: Local Roots Farm Market – Squamish, BC

Posted by Kat Roger on March 11, 2024

ABOUT LOCAL ROOTS FARM MARKET Local Roots Farm Market is a plant nursery, educational centre and local farm market in Squamish, B.C. Leasing sibling farmers Rebecca and Nick Bolkowy were matched to 0.5 acres of land through the B.C. Land Matching Program in March of 2022 and have been serving their local food community ever since. Local Roots has a plethora of offerings, whether it’s their nursery full of local, native and perennial plants, carefully selected ornamentals and hybrids or the beloved heirloom tomatoes that have sparked Rebecca and Nick’s devoted following for over a decade. Local Roots also supplies … Continue reading LAND ACCESS STORIES: Local Roots Farm Market – Squamish, BC →