So excited to have Joel Salatin speaking in Langley Saturday, November 8th, 2014! Thanks to the Langley Sustainable Agriculture Foundation for putting together this great event. Their last workshop in the fall on small lot agriculture had an amazing turn-out of 415 people! Interest is on the rise for sustainable methods for managing land and

Last weekend, Heather Ramsay of Umi Nami Farm in Metchosin offered a comprehensive workshop on small engine maintenance. She told us how to take good care of our rototillers, mowers and other small gas machines before winter sets in. Many thanks to Heather for sharing her journey into learning about machine maintenance and giving us

New Farms, Big Success! New documentary featuring: Jean-Martin Fortier, Kristin Kimball, and Lauren Rathwell When: Saturday, October 25th, 2014 at 6pm, 7:30pm, and 9pm Where: The Cultch, 1895 Venables St, Vancouver, BC Price: $13 Trailer:  New Farms, Big Success presents three amazing, ecologically responsible farms in the USA and Canada. Their unique business plans eliminate

The North Shore Neighbourhood House’s Edible Garden Project (EGP) is building a Schoolyard Market Garden at Sutherland Secondary School. Imagine learning science and math in the vegetable beds and compost piles, languages over a fresh picked meal to share, and art surrounded by a bountiful garden. Students, teachers, and community members will benefit from transforming

Heather Ramsay is a young farmer and business partner at Uminami Farm in Metchosin. She wants you to know: “Uminami Farm isn’t just me…it’s owned and co-run by Yoshiko Unno (the boss :-).  We also have three employees (one currently on maternity leave) and a host of volunteers, who are all integral members of the

To register please go to: http://easternontariomixer.brownpapertickets.com/ Young Agrarians is excited to grow into other parts of Canada. After attending a Young Agrarians Mixer on Vancouver Island this past Spring, Ayla Fenton is organizing a mixer in the area where she farms, near Kingston, Ontario. Please help us get the word out and make this event a

An enterprise budget is used to estimate the profitability of growing a particular crop or raising livestock. It comprises a list of income and expenses, based on certain assumptions. Enterprise budgets are also useful in conducting breakeven analyses and selecting a mix of enterprises on a farm. Researchers at the Institute for Sustainable Food Systems

To REGISTER, please go to: http://muskokamixer.brownpapertickets.com Click here to join this event on Facebook. Please help us get the word out by sharing it with your friends and networks. MUSKOKA MIXER! Wrap the growing season with a young farmer social at Grenville Farms! We’re bringing together as many beginning and young(ish) farmers, as well as friends

Learn More About Urban Agriculture! Location: Vernon’s Okanagan College Cafeteria When: October 18th. 8:00 am to 6:30 pm. Registration includes lunch and snacks throughout the day as well as a registration package and name tag. Come prepared to take lots of notes and ask lots of questions. **Please Arrive at 8:00am to Sign-in.** **Latecomers will miss the beginning

Re-posted from Hans Peter Meyer’s blog! HPM is very involved with the food and farm world on Vancouver Island. We’re excited to have him involved with the network. Check out this great blog post on The Birds & The Beans. That’s farmer Jay Baker-French hiding behind the BIG kohlrabi from The Birds & The Beans,