Posted on November 22, 2024
Laughing Apple Farm on Salt Spring Island, BC is seeking a Field Crew! ABOUT Laughing Apple Farm Who we are: Laughing Apple Farm is located in a scenic and quiet spot on Salt Spring Island in British Columbia. We have been farming here for 26 years and have developed efficient organic methods for producing a
...Continue reading →Posted on November 21, 2024
Interested in Indigenous Food Sovereignty (IFS) in BC? This discussion paper by Tea Creek covers the agrarian heritage of First Nations, the importance of IFS and how to scale it up, and showcases 13 Indigenous food projects across the province. Supporting IFS benefits everyone by improving environmental, social, and economic outcomes, as well as fulfilling
...Continue reading →Posted on November 19, 2024
This blog post is a contribution from Mary Modeste, a participant of Tea Creek’s farming program. “My name us Mary Modeste. I had the opportunity to go up to Kitwanga, BC to experience and learn new tools at Tea Creek. As part of the program this summer, we travelled for a few days to visit
...Continue reading →Posted on November 19, 2024
“This was our grocery store,” says Jared Qwustenuxun Williams, traditional foods champion and chef, educator, and consultant at Qwustenuxun Consulting, gesturing to the estuary land we are standing on. This area where the Quw’utsun (Cowichan) River meets the sea was an incredibly productive food source. It provided food and medicine in such abundance that it
...Continue reading →Posted on November 14, 2024
Join us for an info session to learn about the Young Agrarians Apprenticeship Program. Meet some of the amazing host farm mentors, ask questions about their farms, learn more about the kinds of apprenticeships they offer and what a typical day is like for their apprentices. Bring your questions! By attending this session, you will
...Continue reading →Posted on November 14, 2024
Young Agrarians is celebrating the eleventh year of the Business Mentorship Network (BMN) program in BC and the third year of the program in the Prairies! The BMN offers farm business mentorship to a diverse array of new and young farmers. The mentorship is offered over the course of a year. Through one-on-one mentorship, peer
...Continue reading →Posted on November 11, 2024
Young Agrarians is celebrating the eleventh year of the Business Mentorship Network (BMN) program in BC and the third year of the program in the Prairies! The BMN offers farm business mentorship to a diverse array of new and young farmers. The mentorship is offered over the course of a year. Through one-on-one mentorship, peer
...Continue reading →Posted on November 7, 2024
We always have new land opportunities coming into our inventory, some of which aren’t on our blog yet! Get in touch with a Land Matcher at bclmp@youngagrarians.org to learn about the latest opportunities and to access free B.C. Land Matching Program services in your region. ABOUT THE LAND Located in Kitwanga, BC, within the territory
...Continue reading →Posted on November 6, 2024
We always have new land opportunities coming into our inventory, some of which aren’t on our blog yet! Get in touch with a Land Matcher at bclmp@youngagrarians.org to learn about the latest opportunities and to access free B.C. Land Matching Program services in your region. ABOUT THE LAND Located just 15 minutes from Golden in
...Continue reading →Posted on November 1, 2024
YOU DIDN’T MISS THIS AMAZING OPPORTUNITY as the deadline for applications has been extended to November 15th, 2024. Apply Today! Are you a start-up farm that is in its first 5 years in business? Or, are you taking over the family farm and looking for support to develop your farm business? Young Agrarians supports young
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