Dan Barber was on stage and started telling a story about foie gras. Normally geese are force fed corn but at this farm that Dan had visited in Spain the experience was completely different. He told a beautiful story about how the geese were given all the food they wanted which fattened their livers and

Are you in the pre-planning stage of starting a food business, or have an established business whose growth you want to kick-start? Community Futures of Central Kootenays, Found Tree Product Design & Partners for Growth Advisory Services is proud to be presenting another Agri-Food Business Planning Workshop! WHEN: April 12 -13, 2016; 8:30AM-4:30PM WHERE: Community Futures of

With many new farmers getting into pasture poultry meat and/or laying flocks, we’re excited to be part of the upcoming Small Flock Chicken Workshops in Spruce Grove, AB and Red Deer, AB. Take your knowledge to the next level and learn about getting chicks started off on the right foot, how to manage for excellent egg quality, identifying

Chilliwack’s 1st Seedy Saturday will be happening March 12th 10 -2pm at The Local Harvest Market! Check out our event on Facebook HERE. Chilliwack Seedy Saturday is organized with The Local Harvest Market and partnered with so many amazing farms, farmers, community members and seed saving companies and experts – we can’t wait for this

We just met up at #VIMIXER2016 to talk about our favourite tools and we wanted to share what we learned from each other with this tool notes blog! Stefan Schmitz, Wolfram Tools www.wolframtools.com Stefan is making tools in the Cowichan Valley for local market gardeners & farmers – broadforks, wheel hoes, tilthers and more! He is interested in creating tools that

Name, Farm, Location? Russell Heitzmann and Calliope Gazetas, Umbella Farm, Courtenay BC What were your goals for this season and how did you work to achieve those? We had a financial goal that we set of gross sales just shy of $30,000. At the beginning of the season we said that our goal was ending

WHEN: February 27 & 28, 2016 WHERE: Tofino Botanical Gardens, Tofino, BC COST: Suggested Donation – $5/Workshop or $20/Weekend Workshop Pass PURCHASE TICKETS HERE!  The West Coast Farm & Garden Show will showcases regional farmers, growers & backyard enthusiasts producing food on the West Coast.  While farming is not a term you hear every day

We’re growing the next generation of ecological farmers in Alberta! Join us February 25th in Olds, AB at 7pm at the Land and Science Building at Olds College. There will be a little networking, a little learning, a little sharing, a little food, a little enjoyment of libations and A LOT of fun! This event

It was a remarkable day to gather and talk about our passion for stewarding the land, getting our hands dirty, and savouring the most nourishing, delectable food ever! We were thrilled to have @ 125 people in attendance throughout the day, travelling from all over the South Interior, Vancouver Island and the Lower Mainland to be

The world is starved for people able to enrich the planet while improving soil and human ecology. You’ve dreamed of making a livelihood growing food and raising livestock, but are unsure of how to take the next step. This summer at LINNAEA FARM we offer a week long program to inoculate you with ideas and