Young Agrarians is celebrating the eleventh year of the Business Mentorship Network (BMN) program in BC and the third year of the BMN in the Prairies! The BMN offers farm business mentorship to a diverse array of new and young farmers. The mentorship is offered over the course of a year. Through one-on-one mentorship, peer networks
...Continue reading →Young Agrarians is hiring a full-time Manitoba and Apprenticeship Program Manager Location: This is a remote position based in Manitoba. Please include your location in your application. We welcome applicants interested in the Apprenticeship Program Manager portion of the role from other Prairies provinces, as there is a possibility to split this into its own
...Continue reading →We always have new land opportunities coming into our inventory, some of which aren’t on our blog yet! Get in touch with a Land Matcher at bclmp@youngagrarians.org to learn about the latest opportunities and to access free B.C. Land Matching Program services in your region. ABOUT THE LAND Located just off of Highway 7 in
...Continue reading →This position has been filled. View more Farm Jobs and Internships on our Job Board Tea Creek Training and the Indigenous Food Sovereignty Association are seeking a Fundraiser! The Job: Work as a primary fundraiser for our two Indigenous led organizations, Tea Creek Training and the Indigenous Food Sovereignty Association Hours: Part-time- approximately 20 hours/week,
...Continue reading →City Beet Farm in Vancouver, British Columbia is seeking a Farm Hand! ABOUT City Beet Farm City Beet Farm is a small-scale urban farm located in the Mount Pleasant, Riley Park, and Southlands neighbourhoods of Vancouver on unceded Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh territory. We grow vegetables and cut-flowers on 15 sites made up of front
...Continue reading →Enjoy listening to this Farmer Podcast Club episode. On this month’s episode of the Farming in British Columbia podcast, host Jordan Marr sits down with Colin Dring, Researcher at Royal Roads University in Victoria, B.C., and Darcy Smith, B.C. Program Manager at Young Agrarians. Released October 23, 2024 From the episode highlights: “Colin and Darcy, panelists
...Continue reading →“I realized we needed major changes in our approach, and that meant confronting my own weaknesses—things like financial management, planning, and forecasting. I wanted to improve in those areas and sought out help, which led me to the Young Agrarians business mentorship program. It’s been exactly what I needed.” – Anna Brown of Tapestry Homestead,
...Continue reading →Fairmeade Estate in Langley, BC is seeking a seasonal vineyard assistant! ABOUT Fairmeade Estate Fairmeade was named in 1940 by the Galspie family from Vancouver’s Shaugnessy neighbourhood. Over time Mrs. Galaspie grew the show farm into a producer of championship dairy cattle. Today, the 157 acre farm includes the 1940’s Farm Lodge, three workers cottages,
...Continue reading →“Metanoia applied for Young Agrarians’ Business Mentorship Network program because in our excitement to develop a volunteer based, community urban farm, we didn’t want to do it alone, and knew that there are many other people doing similar work to us that could act as invaluable resources in our journey.” – Metanoia Farmers Worker Cooperative
...Continue reading →Reporting to the Executive Director, the Indigenous Food Sovereignty Program Manager will work in collaboration with Klinse-za Cultural Society and Amisk Farm to oversee the day-to-day operations of the agricultural training program (I-FEAST). The program manager will also coordinate community programming centred around Indigenous food sovereignty and cultural revitalization. Amisk Farm is an Indigenous-owned and
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