Posted on November 21, 2022
Young Agrarians is celebrating the ninth year of the Business Mentorship Network (BMN) program. The BMN offers business mentorships to a diverse array of new and young farmers across BC. Through one-on-one mentorship, peer networks and online workshops young farmers develop the skills necessary to operate ecologically sustainable and financially viable farm businesses. The 2022 Mentee
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Registration is now open for the Farm Resilience Mentorship Program (FaRM)! Network and learn alongside other farmers in this free and flexible peer-to-peer program. FaRM provides free resources, mentorship, and peer-to-peer learning and networking opportunities in these three Beneficial Management Practices (BMP) streams: Advanced Nitrogen Management Advanced Grazing Systems Cover Cropping FaRM is a comprehensive
...Continue reading →Posted on November 16, 2022
Young Agrarians is hiring a Communications Coordinator! Location: Western Canada Application Extended! 5pm, Friday December 9th, 2022 ABOUT YOUNG AGRARIANS Young Agrarians (YA) is an educational resource network for new and young ecological farmers in Canada. YA recognizes the Indigenous lands and territories that we work on and alongside. YA is committed to providing programs
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We have more land opportunities than what is listed here! Get in touch with a Land Matcher at land@youngagrarians.org to access our full land inventory and B.C. Land Matching Program support in your region. ABOUT THE LAND Located on the outskirts of the town of Terrace, on the edge of the Kitsumkalum River and Spring Creek running through the property
...Continue reading →Posted on November 7, 2022
Young Agrarians is celebrating the ninth year of the Business Mentorship Network (BMN) program. The BMN offers business mentorships to a diverse array of new and young farmers across BC. Through one-on-one mentorship, peer networks and online workshops young farmers develop the skills necessary to operate ecologically sustainable and financially viable farm businesses. The 2022 Mentee
...Continue reading →Posted on November 7, 2022
On Sunday, October 23rd 2022, we gathered with 15 farm and tool enthusiasts for an outdoor Land Social and Tool School at Linden Lane Farms in Krestova (near Nelson). Linden Lane Farms operates on leased family land, as well as two other properties in the area, with agreements supported through the BC Land Matching Program.
...Continue reading →Posted on November 4, 2022
Alternative Land Use Options in the North Join us for a special in-person panel discussion on alternative ways to grow food on “marginal” land! Today, new farmers are needed more than ever – but it’s getting harder and harder to start farming. With farmers aging out of production, high land prices on class 1 land,
...Continue reading →Posted on November 3, 2022
We have more land opportunities than what is listed here! Get in touch with a Land Matcher at land@youngagrarians.org to access our full land inventory and B.C. Land Matching Program support in your region. ABOUT THE LAND Located in Nanoose Bay, a small seaside community on the east coast of Vancouver Island, this 18-acre farm is home to
...Continue reading →Posted on November 2, 2022
Young Agrarians is celebrating the ninth year of the Business Mentorship Network (BMN) program. The BMN offers business mentorships to a diverse array of new and young farmers across BC. Through one-on-one mentorship, peer networks and online workshops young farmers develop the skills necessary to operate ecologically sustainable and financially viable farm businesses. The 2022 Mentee
...Continue reading →Posted on October 26, 2022
Do you get energized from being around beginner farmers? Do you enjoy having someone work alongside you and teaching the knowledge and skills needed to run a farm? Do you love sharing your farm story and giving farm tours? If you answered yes, then being a Host Farm Mentor in the Young Agrarians Apprenticeship Program
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