Posted 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.
...Continue reading →Posted on January 16, 2025
Calling all market gardeners! You’re invited to a Production, Policy and Community Mixer on Saturday, February 22 in Merville, BC. This event will be co-hosted by Young Agrarians and the National Farmers Union (NFU), a direct-membership, farmer-led organization that has advocated for food systems rooted in social and economic justice as well as agroecology and
...Continue reading →Posted on January 14, 2025
Join us on February 22nd to learn all about perennial plant propagation! This free, full-day event in Slocan Park will feature four different speakers sharing their extensive propagation knowledge – from growing trees from seed, rooting hardwood cuttings, multi-grafting fruit trees, and growing native plants. This event will also feature a Scion Exchange – an
...Continue reading →Posted on January 9, 2025
Join Pascale Schittecatte, Young Agrarians’ B.C. Land Matching Program Manager, and Nyree Marsh, Young Agrarians’ Columbia Basin Land Matcher, to learn how to communicate effectively while sharing land! Communication can make or break a land sharing agreement: good communication can open up worlds of possibility, while poor communication can cause the arrangement to fall apart.
...Continue reading →Posted on January 9, 2025
Join us to hear stories from farmers in the process of farm transition! With many farmers retiring from farming, transition agreements (where one farmer is looking to pass on the management of their land and farm to a new generation) are becoming more and more common. Farm transitions can be a great solution for both
...Continue reading →Posted on January 8, 2025
WHAT DO YOU WANT POLICYMAKERS TO KNOW ABOUT THE FUTURE OF FARMING? Let’s talk about it. You’re invited to a series of virtual brainstorming and consultation sessions on February 4 and 13, 2025 to share your experiences, ideas, and insights into how the provincial and national policy landscape can better serve new and young farmers.
...Continue reading →Posted on January 7, 2025
WHAT DO YOU WANT POLICYMAKERS TO KNOW ABOUT THE FUTURE OF FARMING? Let’s talk about it. You’re invited to a series of virtual brainstorming and consultation sessions on February 6 and 11, 2025 to share your experiences, ideas, and insights into how the provincial and national policy landscape can better serve new and young farmers.
...Continue reading →Posted on December 20, 2024
CURIOUS ABOUT FARMER MENTORSHIP PROGRAMS? LOOKING FOR TECHNICAL SUPPORT FOR YOUR FARM? UNSURE WHERE TO START? JOIN THE CONVERSATION! With approximately ⅔ of new farmers in Canada not coming from family farm backgrounds, many have limited access to inter-generational knowledge. making it tougher to weather unpredictable weather changes, assess soil conditions, predict market demands and
...Continue reading →Posted on December 20, 2024
LOOKING FOR OPERATING CAPITAL? WANT TO UNDERSTAND FARM CAPITAL IN CANADA? INTERESTED IN NEW APPROACHES TO ACCESS FUNDING FOR FARMING? In Canada, the agricultural sector is at a crossroads, with new, young, and underrepresented farmers facing significant challenges to accessing the capital needed to succeed. The third installment of the “Breaking Barriers: Growing Future Farmers”
...Continue reading →Posted on December 20, 2024
NEED MORE SUPPORT? TRYING TO NAVIGATE EVERYDAY CHALLENGES, LIKE ACCESS TO HOUSING, LABOUR, CAPITAL AND LAND? WANT TO KNOW WHAT OTHER FARMERS ARE DOING? JOIN US TO FIND OUT! As the agricultural landscape evolves, so too does the need for innovative responses to support new, young, and underrepresented farmers. This second instalment of the “Breaking
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