Name? Kira Kotilla Where do you farm? Just north of Courtenay What do you farm? Mixed vegetables, vegetable seed, poultry (in the near future) What type of business structure is your farm? Sole proprietorship. But I am also a member of the new Merville Organics co-operative. What is your land tenure? Are there special relationships that allow for this? I

Wanted: hard-working, positive, creative thinkers Harvest Crew Manager – Full Time Vegetable Harvesters -Full Time Weeders – Full Time Numerous employment opportunities at Makaria Farm for our 2015 season (and beyond)! No farm experience is necessary. We hire hard-working people who can dedicate themselves to maintaining our high standards and growing our farm business for a full

Name? Steve Meggait Where do you farm? 5 km north of Armstrong What do you primarily farm? Beef (breeding to finishing), pork (breeding to finishing), broiler chickens, grains and hay. What type of business structure is your farm? Currently a sole proprietorship, with plans to incorporate. What is your land tenure? Are there special relationships that allow for this? I’m

Preface… “Farming is a profession of hope.” Brian Brett Over the last few weeks Young Agrarians and West Kootenay Permaculture Co-op have been working hard preparing for upcoming land-themed events in the Koots. (Learn about the events here.) Everyone involved is earnest about seeing that the events really serve the needs of local farmers, aspiring

JOB DESCRIPTION: Earthwise Organic Farm Intern The not-for-profit Earthwise Society operates the Earthwise Farm as a teaching/ demonstration farm in Tsawwassen. The position of Organic Agriculture Intern will provide experience for a recent graduate to acquire hands on skills in all aspects of organic farm operations. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Carry out farm operations including planting, maintaining, and harvesting

Pure Country Stock Farm is the home of Darcy and Candace Goodrich and children Ronan(11), Bodi(9) and Emily(7). We are located 3.5kms North of Rock Creek, BC along Hwy33, which is 1.5 hours South of Kelowna or 45 minutes East of Osoyoos. We have 210 acres of irrigated hay and pasture land, and are working

A challenging contract role for an experienced sales, marketing and customer service coordinator on FarmFolk CityFolk and Vancouver Farmers Markets’ distribution system team. About FarmFolk CityFolk and Vancouver Farmers Market Society FarmFolk CityFolk (FFCF) is a not-for-profit society and Canadian registered charity. Since 1993, FarmFolkCityFolk has worked to cultivate local, sustainable, food systems across British

Positions (2): Farm Hand from April-December, 2015 Farm Hand from May-December, 2015 Location : Ladner, BC **Other open positions on our website: http://cropthornefarm.com/employment/**  Job Description You are a self motivated, results orientated person with a positive attitude who can work comfortably in a fast paced farm environment. You enjoy being outside, working as a part of a team, doing various

Hey Kootenay farmers and farm-curious folks! Here in the Creston Valley the robins are hanging around, our Stellar Seeds order is going in, and we’re pretty sure that spring is near. While winter hangs on, it feels like we should be do some indoor gathering – shared learning and dreaming for the season ahead! So,

Hosted by Young Agrarians in partnership with the Langley Sustainable Agriculture Foundation: 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