Posted on May 7, 2024
You’re invited to a farm tour in Edmonton, Alberta! Come for the tour followed by an Oromo BBQ and potluck at Ebsa Silga’s farm. Join us for an afternoon of connecting and learning about how Ebsa Silga’s farm is growing nutritious and delicious food for the Oromo community from Ethiopia. See all the beautiful field
...Continue reading →Posted on May 1, 2024
You’re invited to a nursery tour in Carstairs, Alberta! Come for the tour, land walk and a potluck at ALCLA Native Plants. We are looking forward to gathering with you and celebrating summer solstice together. Join us for an afternoon of connection and learning about native plants with Latifa Pelletier-Ahmed and her team on June
...Continue reading →Posted on April 29, 2024
Calling all fungi-enthusiasts! Join us for a tour of Mr. Mercy’s Mushrooms and learn about mushroom production, followed by a potluck dinner in the garden. Mr. Mercy’s Mushrooms is a certified organic mushroom and spawn producer that has been operating in Kaslo, BC since 2017. On the farm tour you will have a chance to
...Continue reading →Posted on March 25, 2024
Join us for a farm tour and potluck at McCormack Farm in beautiful Burton, BC! With 175 acres in production, McCormack Farm is one of the largest farms in the region to be integrating silvopasture practices – the combination of tree crop production with rotationally-grazed livestock. This 120-year-old farm is in the process of planting
...Continue reading →Posted on March 6, 2024
You’re invited to a pruning workshop and potluck at Kanaka Bar! Join us for a day in the orchard learning how to prune various types of fruit trees, led by local farmer Ashala Daniel of Solstedt Organics. Afterwards we will enjoy a potluck lunch. We can’t wait to gather with you and celebrate spring together.
...Continue reading →Posted on February 21, 2024
We’re back with another work party at 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 seeding, transplanting, building, cooking for the
...Continue reading →Posted on February 16, 2024
Are you a newer grower looking to up your vegetable gardening game this year? Join us for a Garden Planning 101 workshop on March 31st at Bent Plow Farm just outside Nelson, BC! In this workshop you will learn the fundamentals of planning your vegetable garden for interior BC growing conditions. The class will cover
...Continue reading →Posted on February 16, 2024
Are you dreaming of growing beautiful vegetables? Do you love soil microbes? Is regenerating the land part of your farming vision? Then join us for the no-till for new farmers webinar to learn about no-till vegetable production with Farmer Jesse! When searching online for guidance on starting a no-till farm, the sheer volume of videos
...Continue reading →Posted on February 9, 2024
What an incredible Prairies Mixer weekend! Thank you to everyone who has participated and supported this gathering. The Young Agrarians (YA) team hosted 94 attendees across Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba for community building, knowledge sharing, and storytelling. Everyone’s enthusiasm to meet new folks, reconnect with their farming acquaintances and eagerness to learn new things made
...Continue reading →Posted on February 8, 2024
Are you dreaming of growing food on the prairies? Have you been dropping hints to your friends to join you? Looking for land, but don’t know how to make it a reality? The third of three stories on how to find farmland on the prairies features Ross MacDonald of 98 Ranch – Ross is a
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