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FARM JOB: 100 Mile House, BC – Community Place Garden & Horse Lake Coop Farm, Summer Student Garden Worker

Posted by JoHana Harcourt on May 08, 2023

Community Place Garden & Horse Lake Coop Farm in 100 Mile House, BC are seeking a Summer Student Garden Worker! ABOUT Community Place Garden & Horse Lake Coop Farm The South Cariboo Sustainability Society and Horse Lake Farm Coop obtained a Federal Grant for a Summer Student to work in the community garden (Community Place Garden or CPG) and Horse Lake Farm. CPG is a town-sized lot in 100 Mile House where we grow vegetables and provide a green space for local community activities as well as the elementary school next door also uses it as part of its program. … Continue reading FARM JOB: 100 Mile House, BC – Community Place Garden & Horse Lake Coop Farm, Summer Student Garden Worker →

FARM JOB: 100 Mile House, British Columbia – Big Rock Ranch, Farm Hands

Posted by JoHana Harcourt on March 17, 2023

Big Rock Ranch in 100 Mile House, British Columbia is seeking Farm Hands for the 2023 season! ABOUT Big Rock Ranch Big Rock Ranch is a 148-acre farm, a short 15 minute drive from the historic town of 100 Mile House, in Buffalo Creek BC. The farm is surrounded by picturesque rolling hills, lakes and cattle. Here we grow many varieties of fruits and vegetables on 5 acres, care for honey bees, have 2 lovely horses, and 3 wonderful farm dogs. We sell our produce at the South Cariboo Farmers Market, in a CSA box program and to local restaurants/grocery … Continue reading FARM JOB: 100 Mile House, British Columbia – Big Rock Ranch, Farm Hands →

FARM JOBS: 100 MILE HOUSE, BC – Big Rock Ranch, Farm Hands

Posted by Michalina Hunter on February 18, 2021 2 Comments

Big Rock Ranch in 100 Mile House, BC is seeking Farm Hands for the 2021 season! About Big Rock Ranch Big Rock Ranch is a 148-acre farm, a short 15 minute drive from the historic town of 100 Mile House, in Buffalo Creek BC. Here we grow many varieties of vegetables on 2 acres, raise heritage chickens for eggs, care for our hive of honey bees, have 3 lovely horses, and 2 wonderful farm dogs.. We sell our produce at the South Cariboo Farmers Market, in a CSA box program and to local restaurants/grocery stores from Spring to Fall every … Continue reading FARM JOBS: 100 MILE HOUSE, BC – Big Rock Ranch, Farm Hands →

Transition Case Story: Horse Lake Farm Co-op

Posted by Darcy Smith on October 05, 2020 1 Comment

TURNING A FARM INTO A CO-OP – HORSE LAKE FARM CO-OPERATIVE For current farmers who value the community they’ve built on their land, the thought of selling the farm may be out of question. Turning a farm business into a co-operative, especially one that will eventually own the land, can be a way to formalize the community approach to farming and ensure the land will be available for future generations of farmers. This is a story about how co-operative structures can provide a long-term sustainable solution to transition. This story begins in the 1970’s with a group of folks active … Continue reading Transition Case Story: Horse Lake Farm Co-op →

FARM JOBS: 100 MILE HOUSE, BC – Big Rock Ranch, Farm Hands

Posted by Michalina Hunter on February 19, 2020

Big Rock Ranch in 100 Mile House, BC is seeking Farm Hands for the 2020 season! Big Rock Ranch Big Rock Ranch is a 148-acre farm, a short 15 minute drive from the historic town of 100 Mile House, in Buffalo Creek BC. Here we grow many varieties of fruits and vegetables on 1 acre, raise heritage chickens for eggs, grow mushrooms, care for our 2 hives of honey bees, have 3 lovely horses, 2 awesome farm dogs and a fierce little kitty. We sell our produce at the South Cariboo Farmers Market and to local restaurants/grocery stores from Spring to … Continue reading FARM JOBS: 100 MILE HOUSE, BC – Big Rock Ranch, Farm Hands →

SEPT 8, 2019: BUFFALO CREEK, BC – Land Social! Farm Tour, Potluck & Leasing Discussion at Big Rock Ranch

Posted by Michalina Hunter on July 22, 2019

Join us at Big Rock Ranch in Buffalo Creek (near 100 Mile House), BC for a farm tour, potluck social, and discussion on farming on leased land! Come get inspired and learn about the incredible farming that can be done on leased land! Farmers Robin and Johan have built up a hugely productive farm in the few years they been leasing this land, and we are lucky to be able to spend the day learning on-site about their experiences building the farm and business! They focus heavily on season extension in an area that gets frost almost every month of the year, and still manage to produce vegetables weeks … Continue reading SEPT 8, 2019: BUFFALO CREEK, BC – Land Social! Farm Tour, Potluck & Leasing Discussion at Big Rock Ranch →

FARM JOB: 100 MILE HOUSE, BC – Big Rock Ranch, Farm Hand

Posted by Michalina Hunter on June 24, 2019

Big Rock Ranch in 100 Mile House, BC is seeking a Farm Hand! Big Rock Ranch Big Rock Ranch is a 148-acre farm, a short 15 minute drive from the historic town of 100 Mile House, in Buffalo Creek BC. Here we grow many varieties of fruits and vegetables on 1 acre, raise heritage chickens for eggs and meat on pasture, care for our 2 hives of honey bees, have 3 lovely horses, 2 awesome farm dogs and a fierce little kitty. We sell our produce, eggs and meat at the South Cariboo Farmers Market, the Clearwater Farmers Market, and to … Continue reading FARM JOB: 100 MILE HOUSE, BC – Big Rock Ranch, Farm Hand →

JOB: Young Agrarians Central & Northern B.C. Land Matcher

Posted by Michalina Hunter on April 04, 2019

Young Agrarians BC is hiring a Land Matcher for the Central & Northern B.C. region! Are you a connector? An intuitive networker? That person in your friend group who always has the dirt on hot jobs and cool apartments? Do complete strangers tell you their life story at the drop of a hat? Did you once set up your friends from college, and now they’ve got kids and you gave a speech at their wedding and they send you a thank you card every year? Young Agrarians needs someone with that magic matchmaking quality to connect farmers seeking land with farmland … Continue reading JOB: Young Agrarians Central & Northern B.C. Land Matcher →

FEB 9-10, 2019: WILLIAMS LAKE MIXER

Posted by Robin Hunt on February 01, 2019 6 Comments

Join us for our first ever Central B.C. winter mixer at Thompson Rivers University, Williams Lake Campus! Based on your feedback and insights we’ve crafted an awesome program for this year’s Williams Lake Mixer with two full days of workshops and sessions you will be sure to sharpen your farm and business skills, and build connections with other new farmers. We will have two streams of content that will kick start new farmers, and that will deepen the knowledge and success of those with a few seasons in their pocket. Saturday night we will host a community Potluck and hear your stories at … Continue reading FEB 9-10, 2019: WILLIAMS LAKE MIXER →