Posted on September 16, 2019
We have more land opportunities than what is listed here! Get in touch with a Land Matcher at land@youngagrarians.org to access our full land inventory and B.C. Land Matching Program support in your region. ABOUT THE LAND When Susan and Walter moved to Barnes Creek Ranch in 1972, there was about 20 ares in production, a little house with no
...Continue reading →Posted on September 16, 2019
KELOWNA LAND LINKING WORKSHOP Date: Saturday, November 2, 2019 | 1-6pm Location: First Lutheran Church, 4091 Lakeshore Rd, Kelowna, B.C. Syilx Territory Refreshments & snacks provided. Please RSVP: Register now – and don’t forget to join the Facebook event and share with your community! You can offer or request ride sharing in the Facebook event discussion, too. Questions about this event,
...Continue reading →Posted on September 13, 2019
Enjoy listening to your weekly Farmer Podcast Club episode. D&B Podcast Episode 98 – Livestock Handling Techniques: The D&B Supply Show Released Nov 27, 2018 Curt Pate, of Curt Pate Stockmanship, joins Matt this week to talk about low-stress livestock handling. Teaching people how to be nice to their cattle is the simple way to
...Continue reading →Posted on September 12, 2019
NELSON LAND LINKING WORKSHOP Date: Saturday, November 16, 2019 | 1-6pm Location: North Shore Hall – 675 Whitmore Rd, Nelson, B.C. Sinixt, Ktunaxa and Syilx Territory Refreshments & snacks provided. Please RSVP: Register now – and don’t forget to join the Facebook Land Linking event and share with your community! You can offer or request ride sharing in the Facebook event discussion, too. Questions
...Continue reading →Posted on September 12, 2019
PRINCE GEORGE LAND LINKING WORKSHOP Date: Sunday, October 20, 2019 | 1-6pm Location: NUSC Event Space (Building 6, room 6-250), 3333 University Way, Prince George, B.C. LHEIDLI T’ENNEH TERRITORY Please RSVP: Register now – and don’t forget to join the Facebook Land Linking event and share with your community! You can offer or request ride sharing in the
...Continue reading →Posted on September 10, 2019
What is your name, where do you farm, and who are your mentors? My name is Kim Watt and I run Thimble Hill Orchard and Nursery, just outside Nelson B.C. My business mentor is Chris Bodnar of Close to Home Organics in Abbotsford, and my production mentor is Richard Walker of Silver Moon Food Forest
...Continue reading →Posted on September 9, 2019
Golden Tree Farm on Salt Spring Island, BC is seeking a Lead Farmer for their Market Garden Operation! About Golden Tree Farm Golden Tree Farm is a family farm and a small intentional community located on Salt Spring Island, B.C. We steward over 30 acres in berry fruit, orchard, meadow, hay, mixed vegetables, hogs and chickens as well
...Continue reading →Posted on September 6, 2019
Community Futures Wildfire Business Transition Program Business and Not-For-Profit Training The Wildfire Business Transition – Self-Directed Training Program is intended to help businesses and not-for-profits (organizations) impacted by the 2017 wild fire season to identify their training needs and provide financial and advisory support to meet those needs. Courses such as the “The Market Gardener’s Master
...Continue reading →Posted on September 3, 2019
Enjoy listening to your weekly Farmer Podcast Club episode. 365- On Beeing- 99% Invisible Farmers have known for centuries that putting a hive of honeybees in an orchard results in more blossoms becoming cherries, almonds, apples and the like. Yet it’s only in the last 30 years that pollination services have become such an enormous
...Continue reading →Posted on August 29, 2019
Enjoy listening to your weekly Farmer Podcast Club episode. The Science of Holistic Grazing- Down to Earth: The Planet to Plate Podcast Released July 16, 2019 Richard Teague is Professor in the Department of Ecosystem Science and Management at Texas A&M University. He shares with us his deep understanding of the science of holistic management,
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