Blake Hall is herdsman for Prairie Gold Pastured Meats and runs a unique herdshare program which direct markets grass-finished beef and pastured pork into Red Deer and Calgary, AB. Blake recently attended the National Farm Union‘s Youth Retreat in Nanoose Bay on Vancouver Island (BC) where he rocked out with us at the Young Agrarians Vancouver

Take a look at a topographical map of the Shuswap…you’ll probably notice a large number of lakes, long ranges of undulating hills and mountains. Look closer on Google earth and you may even notice a large conglomeration of houseboats puttering up Seymour Arm, perhaps a long line of cars hemmed in behind one of a

What: Webinar and In-Person Presentation and Discussion When: March 19, 2014 Time: 9:00am – 10:30am (presentation from 9:00 – 9:45, discussion from 9:45 – 10:30) Where: MacMillan 350 UBC Vancouver or Remotely via Webinar Please join myself and Dr. Hannah Wittman for a presentation and discussion of preliminary findings from our research on farmland demand

The Farmland Protection Coalition and the University of Victoria Environmental Law Centre welcome you to join us for an evening of ideas and action to protect the future of food, farming and the Agricultural Land Reserve: Tuesday, February 4 @ 7pm University of Victoria Hickman Building Rm 105 All Welcome, featuring: Deborah Curran, UVic Faculty of

Garry and Wendy Lowe of Twin Meadows Organics have long been champions of environmentally responsible and financially sustainable farming. Their highly successful operation near McBride, BC has served as model for farming in the north central interior – a model they are eager and willing to share with the next generation of farmers. Garry and

Are you a farmer looking for land? Are you a landowner looking for farmers? You’re invited to a Land Linking Workshop and Potluck! Join us Saturday, November 23rd from 2pm – 6pm in Cowichan, BC for a workshop on the nuts and bolts of land linking. During the workshop, we’ll network, review legal frameworks for

Young Agrarians & Kootenay Farm School Present: Are you a farmer looking for land? Are you a landowner looking for farmers? You’re invited to a Land Linking Workshop and Potluck! Join us Saturday, November 16th from 2pm – 6pm in Creston, BC for a workshop on the nuts and bolts of land linking. If lucky,

Its incredible how busy our South Interior Okanagan Young Agrarians hub has been all year long. Young Farmers and Friends have been rocking an event every month since they got going January of this year. From participating as Iron Chefs at the Armstrong IPE this summer, to picking rocks out of a field, tasting beer,

Our Friend Kathryn Hettler from Pilgrims’ Produce has a lovely apartment and job opportunity she wanted to share with our community. The Apartment: For Rent Nov. 1st New 2 bdrm independent, above ground, suite at organic farm on Eagle Rock Rd near Armstrong. F/S, W/D, microwave. $800/mo includes utilities and wifi. Non-smoking. May only be

Dennis J. Dennis is a Masters Candidate at UBC Land & Food Systems. We are so excited about the farmland demand survey that Dennis is working on! Please fill out the survey and help us get a better grasp of who is looking for land. I am carrying out a survey on barriers faced by