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Do you want to learn how to grow and raise a variety of vegetables? Are you interested in learning more about CSAs? Hnatiuk Market Gardens near Winnipeg, MB might be great place for you to learn these skills during a farm apprenticeship.
About the Farm
The farm is located on Treaty 1 Territory, the traditional gathering place of the Anishinaabe, Cree, Oji-Cree, Dakota and Dene people and the traditional homeland of the Métis people.
Hnatiuk Gardens is a generational market gardening farm in East St. Paul, Manitoba, just 10km northeast of Winnipeg.
They believe farming can and needs to be innovative to meet the ongoing challenges of modern times and looming environmental issues. They believe small community-based farms can play a large role in the broken food system, keeping food sources close by, locally owned, environmentally friendly, chemical-free, diverse, fresh, and affordable.
Currently they grow over 40 varieties of vegetables and fruits for their CSA (Community Shared Agriculture) program, and Farmer’s Market. All of the produce is grown without the use of synthetic chemical herbicides or pesticides
Website: https://www.hnatiukgardens.ca/
Workplace Culture
Graham works with his Father, Martin as the main owners and operators and mentors on the farm. They also have 2 full time seasonal returning staff as well as a couple more part time staff. They work 1 acre of no-till intensive beds, and 15 acres of field crops for both direct market and wholesale. The pace of work is steady and Graham is happy to give feedback where he sees improvements to work could be made.
About the Farmers
Graham Hnatiuk is an ecologist, bringing a nature-focused approach into the farm and is always testing new growing methods in their no-till test plot. He plans, curates and oversees the CSA program and Farmer’s Market. His side hustle is documenting biodiversity. He blogs about nature and ecological farming on his website.
Graham farms with his parents, Martin and Lori. Read about them here.
About the Apprenticeship
This apprenticeship is a unique opportunity to try your hand at growing a diversity of crops, learning a wide variety of vegetable production techniques.
During this apprenticeship you will learn everything involved in a vegetable market garden and CSA. In the spring there is greenhouse work with seedlings and field prep. Come summer there is planting and ongoing field maintenance, along with harvesting, washing and packaging of produce.
The apprenticeship will start the middle of May and end the beginning of October.
Part time and full time position available.
Only Part time position available: 10-20hrs/week Thursday, Friday, and Saturdays.
The job requirements are:
A willingness to learn and to try your best are the most important qualities the apprentice needs to have.
A valid full class 5 driver’s license is essential and access to a vehicle for commuting to the farm.
Apprentices are willing to learn these skills:
- Observing biodiversity
- Techniques to minimize tillage
- Seeding & transplanting
- Harvesting crops
- Getting harvest to market
- Techniques for managing fertility
- Working in a zero/low-till system
- Identifying desirable & undesirable plants
- Implementing weed control strategies
- Assessing crop health
Compensation
The wage will be $17/ hour
About the Community
Hnatiuk Market Gardens is located 10km from Winnipeg. Birds Hill Provincial Park is also close by for hiking and spending time in nature. Whiteshell Provincial Park as well as many beaches on Lake Winnipeg are great places to immerse yourself in nature.
Depending on where you are coming from in Winnipeg, Hnatiuk Gardens is on google maps.
Accommodation
There are no accommodations available. Apprentices are responsible for commuting to the farm daily.
We look forward to seeing you all!
