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Announcing Young Agrarians Land Linking and Business Mentorship Network!

Posted by Kristen Nammour on November 06, 2014

Howdy all! I’m Kristen Nammour and I am just wrapping up my second year of farming at Sea Bluff Farm, which is a certified organic 6 acre mixed vegetable farm that maintains year round production. In addition to two seasons of farming, I have a business background in marketing and administration and am excited to have joined the Young Agrarians team to act as the program coordinator for the Land Linking and Business Mentorship Network. Young Agrarians will host a series of Land Linking workshops throughout BC that will bring together new and established farmers, as well as community stakeholders … Continue reading Announcing Young Agrarians Land Linking and Business Mentorship Network! →

Farming as a Political Act

Posted by Shannon Jones on March 31, 2014 2 Comments

Amherst, Nova Scotia: When my partner Bryan and I were first starting Broadfork Farm, we took a farm business planning course (through Everdale). One of the classes was devoted to Risk Management. It sounded like it was going to be boring and dry, but instead it was one of my favourite parts of the business planning process. We were encouraged to think about all the different risks that could jeopardize our farm business. We listed weather risks, production risks, marketing risks, financial risks, personal relationship risks, and policy risks. For each risk, we needed to come up with actions to … Continue reading Farming as a Political Act →