Come to picturesque Turtle Valley and checkout Ranfurly Farm. A mixed family farm with pasture raised poultry, a market garden, sheep, cattle, and farmers with five to forty-five years of farming experience. We freerange our pastured poultry in rotation behind our cattle and sheep, and have a 2-acre market garden with a moveable greenhouse. Monday,

We’re thrilled to be working with young farmer Ayla Fenton from Ontario. Ayla is coordinating a Young Agrarians mixer in her area fall 2014. For more info on the event – check out this blog post: Young Agrarians Eastern Ontario Mixer This profile first appeared on the National Farmers Union blog. Name: Ayla Fenton Age: 24 Farm name: Manager at

Dan Kretschmar is a young farmer and member of the National Farmers Union. Dan attended the Young Agrarians Vancouver Island Mixer in March 2014. Dan is organizing the first Young Agrarians Mixer in Ontario October 18-19th! The mixer will feature a day-long workshop with rockstar, six-figure, small-lot farmer Jean-Martin Fortier. Name: Dan Kretschmar Age: 29 Farm name: Grenville

Willow Springs Organic Farm is tucked at the far south end of the Salmo Valley, in a part of the Kootenays called Pend D’Oreille.  At Willow Springs, Willy and his sweetheart Les grow food for their community year-round, off-grid.  They manage a full market garden and keep animals, including horses.  The farm is a place

Comox, BC:  Join us for a Sunday afternoon – Monday morning hangout, field tour, and party with the Birds and the Beans at one of the most beautiful farms in Comox. DATE & TIME: Sunday, July 27 @ 2:30 – Monday, July 28 @ 12:00pm DETAILS & WHAT TO BRING: You might have guessed already

Photos and text exerpt by Audra Mulkern. Audra Mulkern is a cook, writer and photographer.  Audra writes and photographs “The Female Farmer Project” – a chronicle of in-depth stories about the rise of women working in agriculture around the world.  The Female Farmer Project has garnered national recognition, and has been featured in several magazines. Visit Audra’s website to learn more: audramulkern.com.

Join us on Sunday, July 20th in Mara, BC at Wild Flight Farm! This will be Wild Flight’s 2nd year hosting a young agrarians event on their farm. Wild Flight mentors and employees many new farmers in training annually. We are grateful for their farm and the work they do. Farm Tour: 3pm Farm Games

Chuckleberry is a commercial organic farm and an intentional community where people practice living in connection with the land and with one another.  Its seven acres are home to green buildings, innovative renewable energy technologies, a thriving micro-greens business, and workshops of many kinds. What: The folks at Chuckleberry have received more than 100 new

Here’s a young agrarian story that will give you hope and remind you what this network is all about… there’s even a role for you to play, so read on! Anyone who made it to the YA Koots Mixer this March will remember the Full Cycle Food Program and the amazing gardening and hot lunch

Over the last few months our region’s young agrarians have had lots of reasons to connect.  From the joys of the YA Koots Mixer and Farm Food Fork gatherings to local community food events, from Seedy Saturdays to the demands of understanding what Bill 24 will mean for our “zone”… all us farmers, foodies, and