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BUSINESS BOOTCAMP FOR NEW FARMERS – NEXT COHORT STARTS JANUARY 15!

Posted by Chantelle Chan on December 19, 2024

The Business Bootcamp is an eleven-week program, packed full of content and activities that will guide you through writing your farm business plan. Registration in the course includes access to a 40 page printable workbook, over 35 video tutorials, a curated list of more than 80 of our favourite business planning resources, and 20+ hours of virtual support and instruction, all broken down into easily digestible weekly modules. Each week will include pre-recorded videos, a worksheet, and a 2-hour online session The Business Bootcamp will cover everything from writing a mission statement to creating a financial plan to defining a marketing … Continue reading BUSINESS BOOTCAMP FOR NEW FARMERS – NEXT COHORT STARTS JANUARY 15! →

YA BUSINESS MENTORSHIP NETWORK – The Farm Next Door

Posted by Melanie Buffel on July 10, 2024

Young Agrarians is celebrating the tenth year of the Business Mentorship Network (BMN) program in BC and the second year of the program in the Prairies! If you are a new farmer or the next generation to take on your family farm and need support to figure out the business aspects of your farm consider applying for the 2024/2025 cohort. The BMN offers business mentorships to a diverse array of new and young farmers/ranchers/producers. Through one-on-one mentorship, peer networks and online workshops new farmers develop the skills necessary to operate ecologically sustainable and financially viable farm businesses. Apply for the … Continue reading YA BUSINESS MENTORSHIP NETWORK – The Farm Next Door →

YA BUSINESS MENTORSHIP NETWORK – The Yellow House Farm

Posted by Melanie Buffel on June 27, 2024

Young Agrarians is celebrating the tenth year of the Business Mentorship Network (BMN) program in BC and the second year of the program in the Prairies! If you are a new farmer or the next generation to take on your family farm and need support to figure out the business aspects of your farm consider applying for the 2024/2025 cohort. The BMN offers business mentorships to a diverse array of new and young farmers/ranchers/producers. Through one-on-one mentorship, peer networks and online workshops new farmers develop the skills necessary to operate ecologically sustainable and financially viable farm businesses. Apply for the … Continue reading YA BUSINESS MENTORSHIP NETWORK – The Yellow House Farm →

Meet Pinette of Fairfolk Farm!

Posted by Chantelle Chan on April 19, 2024

Pinette Robinson was a part of the Business Bootcamp for New Farmers program, and we wanted to share her perspectives with the new and aspiring farmers in our network. Want more stories of other farmers? Check out the links at the bottom of this post!  Please share a bit about yourself and about your farm! What do you grow or want to grow? My name is Pinette Robinson (she/her). I own and operate Fairfolk Farm with my husband Brandon (he/him). We are currently growing mixed vegetables that we sell at farmers markets. In the spring of 2024 we will be … Continue reading Meet Pinette of Fairfolk Farm! →

Meet Brian Tattam of Tattam Valley Farms!

Posted by Chantelle Chan on April 19, 2024

Brian Tattam was a part of the Business Bootcamp for New Farmers program, and we wanted to share his perspectives with the new and aspiring farmers in our network. Want more stories of other farmers? Check out the links at the bottom of this post! Please share a bit about yourself and about your farm.  What do you grow or want to grow?  My name is Brian Tattam (he/him), and I grew up in the Cowichan Valley on a dairy farm. My family does not dairy farm anymore, but still owns the 100 acres. The land has been in the … Continue reading Meet Brian Tattam of Tattam Valley Farms! →

Meet Trent Romanow of Cluck and Clove Farm!

Posted by Chantelle Chan on April 19, 2024

Trent Romanow was a part of the Business Bootcamp for New Farmers program, and we wanted to share his perspectives with the new and aspiring farmers in our network. Want more stories of other farmers? Check out the links at the bottom of this post! Please share a bit about yourself and about your farm. What do you grow or want to grow? Trent Romanow (he/him), father of 3 boys 3, 5 and 10. My partner Katie and I have a 40 acre farm, Cluck and Clove Farm, just west of Edmonton. We have only 1 acre in production. We … Continue reading Meet Trent Romanow of Cluck and Clove Farm! →

Meet MC Pace of Salt + Sickle Homestead

Posted by Chantelle Chan on April 19, 2024

MC Pace was a part of the Business Bootcamp for New Farmers program, and we wanted to share their perspectives with the new and aspiring farmers in our network. Want more stories of other farmers? Check out the links at the bottom of this post! Please share a bit about yourself and about your farm. My name is MC Pace [they/them], and I am currently gearing up for my second year of farming. I grow food and flowers on 7 acres in the Annapolis Valley (Sipekne’katik), upon Unceded Mi’kima’ki (Nova Scotia). What is the name of your farm? Salt+Sickle Homestead. … Continue reading Meet MC Pace of Salt + Sickle Homestead →

Meet Guru Khalsa of Earthmother Farm!

Posted by Chantelle Chan on April 19, 2024

Guru Khalsa was a part of the Business Bootcamp for New Farmers program, and we wanted to share his perspectives with the new and aspiring farmers in our network. Want more stories of other farmers? Check out the links at the bottom of this post! Please share a bit about yourself and about your farm. What do you grow or want to grow? Hi, my first name is Gurudayal, and I generally go by Guru (he/him). My farm’s name is Earthmother Farm, and we are based near Owen Sound, Ontario. My parents purchased this farm property over a decade ago … Continue reading Meet Guru Khalsa of Earthmother Farm! →

Nov 28, 2023: ONLINE – Better Together: Cooperative Solutions for Farmers

Posted by Chantelle Chan on October 31, 2023

Join Emi Do, YA’s Co-op Coordinator, for a hands-on look at how collaboration fits into your farm  Are you feeling intimidated about the prospect of tackling your farming enterprise on your own? This session is a great place to get your collaborative juices flowing. Explore the myths, challenges, and opportunities of the cooperative model. Hear from farmers that are actively in co-ops about how they’re using collaboration to tackle the barriers to farming in our current food landscape – and make their farms, lives, and communities work.  Date: Tuesday, November 28, 2023  |  7-8:30 PM PST Location: Online on Indigenous … Continue reading Nov 28, 2023: ONLINE – Better Together: Cooperative Solutions for Farmers →

Are you on the MAP?

Posted by Lizzy Karp on November 20, 2013 1 Comment

Mapping resources for new entrants into sustainable agriculture We are proud to  launch our UMap, an online farmer resource map created for the Young Agrarians community. The first of it’s kind in Canada, the resource map pulls together 13 different search categories of information into one mapping platform with a focus on certified or uncertified organics and farmers in start-up. Located at youngagrarians.org/umap, the resource map acts as an online hub to connect and engage Young Agrarians by highlighting a diverse array of projects across British Columbia. While the baseline data for the map has been pulled together through research, … Continue reading Are you on the MAP? →