Tag Archives: Apprenticeship

YA APPRENTICESHIP 2024: BALMORAL, MB – FOSTERING CHANGE FARM

Posted by Justin Girard on December 19, 2023 3 Comments

Farming opportunity to get your hands dirty in 2024 farming with the folks at Fostering Change Farm! Spend time working with cows, pigs, chickens, and goats and enjoy your summer in a fun farm adventure between the big beautiful lakes in the middle of Manitoba. ABOUT FOSTERING CHANGE FARM Fostering Change Farm is located near Balmoral, Manitoba – Treaty 1 Territory Fostering Change Farm is a small farm in the Interlake area of Manitoba comprised of 80 acres of land of which 40 acres are forest, 30 acres are meadow and 10 acres are marsh (primarily a reclaimed gravel pit). … Continue reading YA APPRENTICESHIP 2024: BALMORAL, MB – FOSTERING CHANGE FARM →

YA APPRENTICESHIP 2024: DUNREA, MB – DUNREA FARMING COMPANY

Posted by Justin Girard on December 19, 2023

Dreaming of gardening in the prairies this summer with a very supportive farm family and in community? Dunrea Farming Company offers a wholesome homesteading apprenticeship with a focus on market gardening and a background of grain production. About the Farm Dunrea Farming Company are located on Treaty 1 territory near Dunrea, MB.  Dunrea Farming Company is spearheaded by Kara Burrell with support from her spouse Brian Meaud (who owns and operates a 4th generation grain farm). They live and farm with their 2 school age children, near the Souris River, north of Margaret Manitoba and just a few miles north west … Continue reading YA APPRENTICESHIP 2024: DUNREA, MB – DUNREA FARMING COMPANY →

YA APPRENTICESHIP 2024: PIPESTONE, MB – POPLARVIEW STOCK FARM

Posted by Justin Girard on December 18, 2023

Do you want to saddle up and experience working on a larger cattle ranch? Poplarview Stock Farm uses regenerative principles to care for their big herd of cows on the beautiful prairie landscape. You will get to handle a lot of bovine this year if you choose to work on this cattle ranch. ABOUT POPLARVIEW STOCK FARM Poplarview Stock Farm is located near Pipestone, Manitoba– Treaty 2 Territory Poplariew is located 10 miles east of Pipestone in Southwestern Manitoba. The family is Melissa and Trevor Atchison and their 2 kids, Reese and Wyatt. Trevor’s parents Lloyd and Joan and his … Continue reading YA APPRENTICESHIP 2024: PIPESTONE, MB – POPLARVIEW STOCK FARM →

YA APPRENTICESHIP 2024: BINSCARTH, MB – GRIP-FAST FARMS

Posted by Justin Girard on December 18, 2023

Are you an aspiring rancher looking to gain an ecological cattle and goat management experience?  Grip-Fast Farms is excited to offer an apprenticeship just for you. About the Farm Grip-Fast Farms is located on Treaty 2 territory, near Binscarth, MB. Grip-Fast Farms is a fourth generation family farm operation. The farm is a mixed operation with a focus on regenerative agriculture. Currently they have a herd of about 100 cows and 20 goats on 6 quarters of owned land and they rent an additional 300 acres as well. They produce grass finished beef and goat which is marketed direct to … Continue reading YA APPRENTICESHIP 2024: BINSCARTH, MB – GRIP-FAST FARMS →

YA APPRENTICESHIP 2024: CARTWRIGHT, MB – BOUNDY FARMS LTD.

Posted by Justin Girard on December 18, 2023 4 Comments

Do you love working with animals and have you always wanted to work on a farm with livestock? Baby cows? Baby lambs? Baby chicks? Nick and Angela  from Boundy Farms welcome you to come get the feel for working with multiple species of livestock on their family farm. You will even get little peaks into a native grassland prairie paired with poly crops that will give you a summer to learn all about raising animals in a way that can benefit the land! ABOUT BOUNDY FARMS Boundy Farms is located near Cartwright, Manitoba – Treaty 1 Territory The goal on … Continue reading YA APPRENTICESHIP 2024: CARTWRIGHT, MB – BOUNDY FARMS LTD. →

YA APPRENTICESHIP 2024: CLEARWATER, MB – THE DOGS RUN FARM

Posted by Justin Girard on December 18, 2023 4 Comments

Do you dream of starting your own farm but don’t know where to start. The Dogs Run Farm is excited to offer an exciting apprenticeship to help you learn what it takes to start your farming journey. About the Farm The Dog’s Run Farm is located on Treaty 1 territory near Clearwater, MB.  The Dog’s Run Farm encompasses just under twelve acres on a beautiful valley, with a small unnamed creek, or run, at the bottom, plus 37 acres of rented pasture. Their two farm dogs enjoy roaming the creek, which from a birds eye view resembles a dog’s head. This is … Continue reading YA APPRENTICESHIP 2024: CLEARWATER, MB – THE DOGS RUN FARM →

YA Apprenticeship 2024: Brisco, BC – Patty’s Greenhouse

Posted by Marsha Shack on December 15, 2023

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Are you an aspiring, young farmer interested in learning how to operate a commercial greenhouse using regenerative agriculture principles? Patty’s Greenhouse could be the apprenticeship for you. About the Farm Patty’s Greenhouse is a family owned and operated in Brisco, BC. We grow a wide range of vegetables in a 5 acre garden at the base of the Columbia Wetlands.  We use both greenhouses, hoop houses, and vegetable gardens to provide year round produce through our delivery service to the Columbia valley (Golden and Invermere). With over 25 years of experience of farming using sustainable practices and organic fertilizers to … Continue reading YA Apprenticeship 2024: Brisco, BC – Patty’s Greenhouse →

YA APPRENTICESHIP 2024: ROBLIN, MB – SKINNER NATIVE SEEDS

Posted by Justin Girard on December 15, 2023

Are you an aspiring ecological farmer AND interested in prairie restoration? Skinner Native Seeds has been growing and collecting native grass and wildflower seed for 25 years and is excited to offer an apprenticeship with a focus on native seeds and prairie restoration projects! About the Farm Skinner Native Seeds is located on Treaty 2 and 4 territory near Roblin and Inglis, MB.  Skinner Native Seeds is a multi-generational family farm located in the beautiful Manitoba Parkland region near Asessippi Provincial Park and is located on the northern most region of the prairie ecosystem. The family has many years experience … Continue reading YA APPRENTICESHIP 2024: ROBLIN, MB – SKINNER NATIVE SEEDS →

2024 APPRENTICESHIP: Flatbush, AB – Chickadee Farm

Posted by Michalina Hunter on December 12, 2023

Are you an aspiring regenerative farmer looking for hands-on experience on an organic herb farm? Chickadee Farm might be the place for you! About Chickadee Farm Chickadee Farm is a second-generation family farm located near the community of Flatbush, Alberta, on the banks of the Pembina River. We grow herbal teas and culinary herbs and raise sheep and chickens (for home consumption). We have been certified organic since 2003. We also wildcraft medicinal teas in the forests around our farm and community. At our farm we are on a journey to incorporate regenerative practices at the scale of a large … Continue reading 2024 APPRENTICESHIP: Flatbush, AB – Chickadee Farm →

YA Apprenticeship 2024: W̱SÁNEĆ territory (Saanich)- The Plot Market Garden

Posted by Marsha Shack on December 12, 2023 2 Comments

Are you a young, aspiring regenerative farmer looking for experience with a mixed vegetable CSA and market garden? The Plot Market Garden might be the place for you! About the Farm The Plot is a 2-acre mixed vegetable farm that has been in operation for 6 years and is located on two different parcels on W̱SÁNEĆ territory (Saanich). About 3/4 – 1 acre is on our home farm where we, Emily & Tyler the farm owners live, another acre is leased land, just 5 minutes drive away from our home farm.  We started farming regeneratively in Saanich on the property … Continue reading YA Apprenticeship 2024: W̱SÁNEĆ territory (Saanich)- The Plot Market Garden →