Hey Vancouver Island farmers! Here at the Young Agrarians Vancouver Island Headquarters (OK, yeah, you guessed it, my farmhouse…) we are getting ready for an exciting spring, chock full of farmy events for the Vancouver Island region! We want to fill your calendar up with opportunities to meet up with other farmers, geek out on

KPU’s Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems will be hosting the 2nd Annual Small Farm Sessions on Saturday January 31st, 2015 at the Pacific Agriculture Show, Abbotsford BC. The day will be filled with technical sessions that aim to support our local small farmers with ideas and discussion that enhance business. Speakers include farmers and researcher

Healthy Land, Healthy People, Healthy Profits: Eco Farm Day 2015 Calling all current and future farmers in eastern Ontario and west Quebec! Eco-Farm Day 2015 is set to go on Saturday, February 28th, 8:30-4:30pm at the Ramada Inn in Cornwall, ON. Join us for a winter day full of food, friendship, and inspiration; a highlight

Young Agrarians BC Coordinator Sara Dent caught Frédéric Thériault  for an interview to learn more about him and his farm operation. We’re super excited to host Frédéric for three Rockstar Farmer Tour Workshops on Crop Planning for farm financial viability: Kelowna (Jan 25), Victoria (Jan 29) and Richmond (Feb 4). If you are in farm

Want Land? Got Land? Are you a farmer looking for land? Are you a landowner looking for farmers? We Want You! Join us for a workshop on the nuts and bolts of land linking. If lucky, you may meet your future farmer, or find the right owner with a great piece of land to farm

We’re excited to announce our 2015 Rockstar Farmer Tour Crop Planning Workshops! Come and learn how to attain profitability with Frédéric Thériault, Quebec Farmer and co-author of the Crop Planning for Organic Vegetable Growers Canadian Organic Growers book. A great follow-up workshop from our Spring 2014 tour with Jean-Martin Fortier on Six-Figure Farming for Small Plots.

Want Land? Got Land? Are you a farmer looking for land? Are you a landowner looking for farmers? We Want You! Join us for a workshop on the nuts and bolts of land linking. If lucky, you may meet your future farmer, or find the right owner with a great piece of land to farm

Come and learn how to attain profitability through crop planning with Frédéric Thériault, Quebec Farmer and co-author of the Canadian Organic Growers book Crop Planning for Organic Vegetable Growers! A great follow-up workshop from our Spring 2014 tour with Jean-Martin Fortier on Six-Figure Farming for Small Plots. Doors Open: 9:30am Workshop Starts: 10am-6pm Cost: $75, Tickets:

When: Friday, January 30th, 2015 – 9am-2:00pm Where: Old Barn Community Centre The Symposium is a day packed with presentations and discussions with students, UBC Faculty members and guest speakers on their exciting work in food sustainability. Registration for this day-long event is $5, and includes coffee, tea, snacks, and a warm and hearty lunch

Registration is open for the 4th annual Farmer 2 Farmer Conference! This year’s theme is “Animal, Vegetable, Management” (because we know success on the farm comes down to good management- not miracles!).  The conference workshops will be organized into these three streams: Animals/ livestock: including poultry, pork, and dairy Vegetable: including berries, soil management, and crop