Posted on June 13, 2014
Armstrong, BC: Dear farmers and farm supporters from far and wide, join us for an evening of friends, delicious local food, music and fun at Fresh Valley Farms. It’s going to be worth the drive! Please leave your dogs at home, but do bring your farm-y & food loving friends, musical instruments, camping gear and
...Continue reading →Posted on May 30, 2014
Job posting: Assistant Director, Operations, UBC Farm, Vancouver, BC The Centre for Sustainable Food Systems at UBC Farm is seeking an Assistant Director, Operations. This individual will be responsible for overseeing all aspects of daily operations and business development initiatives at the Centre for Sustainable Food Systems at UBC Farm, with the overarching goal to
...Continue reading →Posted on May 28, 2014
Reblogged from our dear friends at Over Grow the System. Photo above of Foster from The Birds & The Beans in the Comox Valley on Vancouver Island. SEA TO SEED : A Sailboat Tour Of Farming, Music And Regenerative Culture from Over Grow The System on Vimeo. Over Grow The System is excited to be on
...Continue reading →Posted on May 15, 2014
I’m a lucky farmer. Not only do I get to farm, I get to work with other farmers, foodies and agriculture enthusiasts. In March, 2014, I had the enormous privilege of organizing the Young Agrarians Spring Farmer Mixer for Vancouver Island & the Gulf Islands. The Mixer was a hands-on, practical farmer education and networking
...Continue reading →Posted on May 14, 2014
Mixer evaluation question: Did you make new connections at the Mixer that will help you or someone you know? Answer: “Oh yeah! From people who will come help me build structures to a possible date! Fingers crossed!” On March 15-16, 2014 the Crawford Bay Elementary and Secondary School opened their beautiful building to Young Agrarian
...Continue reading →Posted on May 13, 2014
Saturday, May 24, 2014: Come and share an evening with us at Roots Up! Vegetable Farm. We run a small market garden in the Salmon Valley, leasing an acre of land and attending three of the areas farmers markets. Join us for a farm tour at 5pm where you can see how we farm on a
...Continue reading →Posted on May 8, 2014
Hello all! My name is Olivier Labrie, I am a prairie boy from Manitoba, and have been living in Montréal for the past 3 years where I have discovered the wonderful world of peri-urban farming here on the island. As a two time graduate in Botany and in Ecological Agriculture, the people I met and
...Continue reading →Posted on May 7, 2014
It was like summer camp for farmers, except it felt like winter and the food was better. The big barn-style building was jam-packed with about a hundred farmers, most of them in their early thirties or younger, absorbed in an in-depth workshop on greenhouse production of tomatoes and cucumbers. The previous day, an afternoon tour
...Continue reading →Posted on May 6, 2014
We hope you will be able to join us for the 2014 Annual Gathering of the BC Food Systems Network (BCFSN) from June 26-29th in Sorrento, BC. The Network respectfully acknowledges that Sorrento is situated on Indigenous land belonging to the Secwepemc Nation. The theme for this year is “Revisiting our Roots: Honouring our Bio-Cultural Heritage.” Registration for the Gathering is
...Continue reading →Posted on May 5, 2014
Register Here Join Vancouver Urban Farming Society this Saturday at UBC Farm – lets mix it up! **PLEASE BRING TOOLS TO EAT WITH: CUP, MUG, PLATE/BOWL, AND CUTLERY** 10 -10:30 | Breakfast 10:30 – 12:30 | Opening Circle & Networking, Intern Enrichment Program Idea Jam Along with some facilitated networking courtesy of our friends at
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