Enjoy listening to this Farmer Podcast Club episode. This month, we are featuring an episode of The Winter Growers Podcast, where host Clara Coleman sits down with Kamal Bell, the founder of Sankofa Farms, to discuss advanced farming techniques and the human element of sustainability. Released June 13th 2022 From the show notes: “Sankofa Farms is
...Continue reading →ABOUT YANKEE FLATS MEATS Yankee Flats Meats is owned and operated by two farming families, the Keenans and the McKnights, who were matched to each other through the B.C. Land Matching Program (BCLMP) in 2022. What started out as a land lease for the McKnights’ custom cut-and-wrap processing unit has blossomed into a remarkable business
...Continue reading →Looking for land in Alberta? Check out this 40 or 80 acres for sale or lease in Camrose. ABOUT THE LAND I have 41 acres of primarily pasture land with an “eco-built” off-grid cabin on it. It is located 10km south of Camrose above the Battle River Valley at the west end of Dried Meat
...Continue reading →There is an island in the Salish Sea that connects to another smaller Island. These two Islands are connected by two long sandy beaches that surround a lagoon that is situated directly between the islands. Not many places on our coast are more appealing for a canoe village site. There are a dozen or so
...Continue reading →You’re invited to a farm tour and potluck at Steel Pony Farm near Red Deer, Alberta! Get to know Mike Kozlowski and his team at Steel Pony, who specialize in no-till vegetable production and are a host farm in the Young Agrarians Apprenticeship Program. You’ll have the chance to learn how they provide their community
...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 This charming four-acre vineyard in Kaleden, BC
...Continue reading →You’re invited to a Farm Tour and Potluck at Babylon Farm in Surrey, B.C. If you’re curious about what land matching and sharing is all about – or just want to check out what your local farmers are up to – join us for the event. Come out to connect with other farmers and food
...Continue reading →You’re invited to a farm tour & potluck near North Battleford, Saskatchewan! Join us for an afternoon at Prairie Garden Seeds and meet Rachelle and Jim Ternier, the father-daughter team behind the operation. They have been providing well-adapted quality seeds to zone 2 and 3 climates since 1986, growing 95% of their catalogue on their
...Continue reading →On Saturday July 6th the Treaty Land Sharing Network (TLSN) officially expanded into the western half of Treaty Six territory — also known as central Alberta. Eighty people gathered on Brenda Bohmer’s beautiful 640 acre farm near Bawlf to welcome the TLSN into this region. The TLSN is a grassroots group of farmers, ranchers, and
...Continue reading →Young Agrarians is celebrating the tenth year of the Business Mentorship Network (BMN) program in BC and the second year of the program in the Prairies! If you are a new farmer or the next generation to take on your family farm and need support to figure out the business aspects of your farm consider
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