Young Agrarians is hiring an Apprenticeship Program Coordinator in Alberta! Location: Remote Office. Candidate must live in Alberta. Please indicate where in Alberta you live on your application. Deadline for Applications: October 7, 2024. We will be processing applications as they are received, and the position will start ASAP when we find the right candidate.

Are you a farmer located in B.C. wondering how to honour the Indigenous lands you steward? kinSHIFT hosts essential online trainings about cultivating stronger relationships with Indigenous peoples and places, and we’ve received funds to subsidize the cost for BC farmers. Discount codes of 50% or 90% off are available for people who work on

Enjoy listening to this Farmer Podcast Club episode. In this episode of The Market Gardener Podcast, Stephanie Wang of Le Rizen in Quebec discusses the challenges in our food and agriculture systems and explores solutions for achieving global food sovereignty. Released May 9, 2024 As highlighted in the episode description: “Stephanie Wang, farmer, activist, and author, specializes

Enjoy listening to this Farmer Podcast Club episode. On this episode of the Growing for Market Podcast, Megan Neubauer of Pure Land Farm in McKinney, Texas, discusses how to make pick-your-own more profitable than other markets. Released July 9, 2024 From the show notes: “Pick-your-own is an underused marketing channel for local vegetable and flower

On a sunny July day, participants from across Alberta and beyond gathered for a series of farm tours that showcased regenerative grain farming practices. These farms were located near Rolling Hills, Alberta, which is in the southern part of the province and within the irrigation district. First stop was a farm growing organic oats, potatoes,

Young Agrarians is hiring a Policy Jam Coordinator! Location: Remote office. The ideal candidate will live in or near the City of Ottawa, however we are accepting applications from people living in surrounding communities. Deadline for Applications: Friday September 6, 2024. This position starts in October 2024. Are you organized? Do you enjoy event planning

Enjoy listening to this Farmer Podcast Club episode. This month, we are featuring an episode of The Winter Growers Podcast, where host Clara Coleman sits down with Kamal Bell, the founder of Sankofa Farms, to discuss advanced farming techniques and the human element of sustainability. Released June 13th 2022 From the show notes: “Sankofa Farms is

ABOUT YANKEE FLATS MEATS Yankee Flats Meats is owned and operated by two farming families, the Keenans and the McKnights, who were matched to each other through the B.C. Land Matching Program (BCLMP) in 2022. What started out as a land lease for the McKnights’ custom cut-and-wrap processing unit has blossomed into a remarkable business

You’re invited to a farm tour and potluck at Steel Pony Farm near Red Deer, Alberta! Get to know Mike Kozlowski and his team at Steel Pony, who specialize in no-till vegetable production and are a host farm in the Young Agrarians Apprenticeship Program. You’ll have the chance to learn how they provide their community

On Saturday July 6th the Treaty Land Sharing Network (TLSN) officially expanded into the western half of Treaty Six territory — also known as central Alberta. Eighty people gathered on Brenda Bohmer’s beautiful 640 acre farm near Bawlf to welcome the TLSN into this region. The TLSN is a grassroots group of farmers, ranchers, and