Heather Ramsay is a young farmer and business partner at Uminami Farm in Metchosin. She wants you to know: “Uminami Farm isn’t just me…it’s owned and co-run by Yoshiko Unno (the boss :-).  We also have three employees (one currently on maternity leave) and a host of volunteers, who are all integral members of the

To register please go to: http://easternontariomixer.brownpapertickets.com/ Young Agrarians is excited to grow into other parts of Canada. After attending a Young Agrarians Mixer on Vancouver Island this past Spring, Ayla Fenton is organizing a mixer in the area where she farms, near Kingston, Ontario. Please help us get the word out and make this event a

An enterprise budget is used to estimate the profitability of growing a particular crop or raising livestock. It comprises a list of income and expenses, based on certain assumptions. Enterprise budgets are also useful in conducting breakeven analyses and selecting a mix of enterprises on a farm. Researchers at the Institute for Sustainable Food Systems

Learn More About Urban Agriculture! Location: Vernon’s Okanagan College Cafeteria When: October 18th. 8:00 am to 6:30 pm. Registration includes lunch and snacks throughout the day as well as a registration package and name tag. Come prepared to take lots of notes and ask lots of questions. **Please Arrive at 8:00am to Sign-in.** **Latecomers will miss the beginning

Get acquainted with the Yarrow Ecovillage and Groundswell Cohousing, our multi-generational housing community! Learn more about living in an intentional community that strives for sustainability works. Tours take about 2 hours, and are led by a small group of residents, the cost is a $10 donation.  Tour starts at 11 AM, October 11, November 8, December 13. Email welcome@yarrowecovillage.ca to

Uminami Farm specializes in Japanese produce and grows amazing year-round fruits and veggies. This is a not-to-be-missed opportunity to see the amazing greenhouses and growing methods used at Uminami! They sell their produce at the Moss Street Market in Victoria and always have the most exciting early cucumbers, melons, luscious greens and more! 3:00PM – Heather

Please join Left Fields Farm and Crannóg Ales to celebrate our newest seasonal ale, Spawning Sockeye Ale. It features our own wild hops, named “Sockeye”, in an american amber style ale. The PARTY is Saturday October 4, from 2-5 pm at the brewery. We’ll have music, food and information on salmon and the Adams River Sockeye run which

Our friends at Tamara Ranch are hosting a field day. Come enjoy this beautiful farm and its bounty. Invite your friends and family. If you want to learn more about the resident farmers and the Holistic Management practices they use for their farm please visit Blake’s rad blog post.  

Want to learn how to plough with a tractor, and horses? Join us at Deerfoot Farm for a ploughing workshop coordinated by David Boran. Please register as soon as possible so that David can organize the appropriate teachers, tools and tractors. This workshop is a great primer for the 37th Annual North Okanagan Ploughing Match

**PLEASE SHARE WITH YOUR NETWORKS** Join the Atlantic Canadian Organic Regional Network (ACORN) in Halifax, NS, from November 12-14th, for Honouring Our Roots, Sowing Our Future–ACORN’s 15th Annual Conference and Trade Show! Register online before Sunday, September 28th and receive the early-bird (discounted) rate and a chance to win a free night’s stay at the Halifax Harbourfront Marriott Hotel (the