My name is Emma Holmes and I am co-managing Duck Creek Farm on Salt Spring Island. This is the same farm I got my start in market gardening 8 years ago, and I feel real lucky to be back growing food in this beautiful place. I’m co-farming with Sue Earle, who courageously took over Duck

People in the Comox Valley are eager to buy more locally-grown farm products. On Saturday May 14 from 1-5 PM, the Cumberland Community Schools Society is hosting a Growing for Market Workshop. Participants will learn how to run a profitable business growing fresh vegetables without a lot of land or expensive equipment. When: Saturday May

A conversation with the co-founders of the Maritime Farm Apprentice and Worker Network

Friendly soil-diggers! Friends of soil-diggers! Are you working on a farm this summer as an apprentice or fieldworker? FAWN creates bonds of fellowship and support for aspiring farmers, farm apprentices, and farm workers, as well as a platform for exchanging knowledge and opportunities. We do this through the magic of work-parties and really good cake.

The Agriculture Centre of Excellence at the University of the Fraser Valley is hosting a Food Processing Forum on April 26th from 1-3pm at UFV in Abbotsford. The forum will provide information about: new supplier opportunities for organic and conventionally farmed produce; the Global Food Safety Standard Initiative; CFIA standard guidelines on packaging; “Buy Local’ funding opportunities; an

By Sage Birley I grew up under the impression that people in the south didn’t care about the struggles faced by people in the North East of the province.  But my perspective was shifted while visiting Vancouver, when I found out Kristin Henry was willing to go on a hunger strike to stop the Site

By Jordan MW It didn’t take long for me to learn that I wasn’t alone in being drawn to organic farming by big ideas surrounding the food movement, yet I was surprised with the frustration that some farmers had with this trend of people flocking out of cities high on idealism with little to no experience.

Chilliwack’s 1st Seedy Saturday will be happening March 12th 10 -2pm at The Local Harvest Market! Check out our event on Facebook HERE. Chilliwack Seedy Saturday is organized with The Local Harvest Market and partnered with so many amazing farms, farmers, community members and seed saving companies and experts – we can’t wait for this

Note to readers: This event will be running again in early 2017. If you are interested contact Takota Coen at takota_coen@live.com or (780) 781-5929. Deep Roots Design is hosting a six-day Holistic Management course taught by HMI Certified Educators Brian Luce and Kelly Sidoryk that will provide participants with the tools and knowledge to make decisions towards a known

This episode, host Jordan Marr reviews the Salatin Semester, a comprehensive course featuring the teachings of Joel Salatin. He also talks soil blocks and DIY vacuum seeders with Eric Barnhorst.