Tag Archives: Farm Tour

JULY 26, 2025: Lacombe County, AB – Farm Tour and Grazing Workshop with Ellis Nature Centre

Posted by Lourdes Still on May 28, 2025

Join us for a day of community building and land stewardship education at Ellis Nature Centre! Young Agrarians invites you to an inspiring afternoon at Ellis Nature Centre, a non-profit hub for conservation, environmental education, and sustainable agriculture nestled in the heart of Lacombe County. With roots in the original 1906 Ellis family homestead, this vibrant site manages over 480 acres of agricultural land while advancing wildlife research, adaptive grazing practices, and community education. We are excited to be joined by the Canadian Forage and Grassland Association (CFGA), who will lead with an engaging talk about rotational grazing systems. They … Continue reading JULY 26, 2025: Lacombe County, AB – Farm Tour and Grazing Workshop with Ellis Nature Centre →

JUNE 17, 2025: Saskatoon, SK – Garden Tour & Composting Workshop with CHEP Good Food

Posted by Lourdes Still on May 27, 2025

Join us at CHEP Good Food’s ketayak community kistikana for a hands-on evening learning the basics of composting with Lisa Howse, Projects Coordinator at the Saskatchewan Waste Reduction Council. Lisa brings many seasons of experience and a deep passion for waste reduction to this fun, accessible, and informative workshop. Whether you’re just getting started or curious about integrating composting into your farm, garden, or yard, this session is for you! We’ll dig into: How composting works Tips for setting up your own system Common compost challenges and solutions How composting connects to land care and food sovereignty We’ll have time … Continue reading JUNE 17, 2025: Saskatoon, SK – Garden Tour & Composting Workshop with CHEP Good Food →

JUNE 21, 2025: Dapp, AB – Farm Tour and Regenerative Agriculture 101 with Triple Lyoness Farm

Posted by Lourdes Still on May 14, 2025

Join us for a day of learning, good food, and community building! At this event, you’ll get a chance to learn about the basics of regenerative agriculture and see firsthand how Triple Lyoness Farm weaves together multiple aspects of regenerative farming  — from a mixed livestock operation to productive vegetable gardens to a riparian area protection project. We’re excited to be joined by Sierra Berg from Rural Routes to Climate Solutions, who will lead with an engaging talk that provides an overview of regenerative agriculture. You’ll learn how climate solutions not only build resilience and protect biodiversity but also open … Continue reading JUNE 21, 2025: Dapp, AB – Farm Tour and Regenerative Agriculture 101 with Triple Lyoness Farm →

JUNE 20, 2025: Oakbank, MB – Farm Tour and Cover Cropping Workshop with Wild Earth Farms

Posted by Lourdes Still on May 07, 2025

Join us on June 20 for a tour of Wild Earth Farms, where we’ll explore the ups and downs of working cover crops into a vegetable rotation. Wild Earth Farms grows over 100 varieties of vegetables, herbs and fruits on their small 20 acre farm near Oakbank, Manitoba. We’ll discuss the farm’s cover cropping goals for the year, and tour a section of land that was cover-cropped in 2024, talking through our observations and sharing cover crop stories. Manitoba Agriculture’s Vegetable Extension Specialist, Tom Gonsalves, will also be on hand to demonstrate and discuss water infiltration. There’ll be plenty of … Continue reading JUNE 20, 2025: Oakbank, MB – Farm Tour and Cover Cropping Workshop with Wild Earth Farms →

APR 12-13, 2025: CAWSTON, BC – Work Party at Ntamtqen Community Garden & Food Hub

Posted by Michalina Hunter on February 25, 2025

Young Agrarians is excited for a third work party at Ntamtqen Community Garden and Food Hub -formerly the Lower Similkameen Community Food Hub, Farm and Garden! Come out to lend a hand with spring farm work and building infrastructure to grow Indigenous food sovereignty. Everyone is welcome to attend. There are a variety of tasks to do such as potting up and planting fruit trees, pruning, irrigation, greenhouse work, transplanting seedlings, helping in the kitchen and more. We can’t wait to gather with you and celebrate spring together! DATE: April 12-13, 2025. Join for the whole weekend or as much … Continue reading APR 12-13, 2025: CAWSTON, BC – Work Party at Ntamtqen Community Garden & Food Hub →

EVENT RECAP: Farm Tour and Potluck at Steel Pony Farm

Posted by Marsha Shack on September 11, 2024

Touring a vegetable farm at the beginning of September is a bit like showing up to a BBQ after everyone has eaten – if you dig around you might be able to find some salad and a sausage left.  This was the analogy Mike Kozlowski from Steel Pony Farm opened the tour with, getting a few chuckles from the crowd.  We were in luck, there were still some carrots, pumpkins, kale, beets and onions in the field, a fraction of the over 30 veggies produced on the 8 acre plot located in Treaty 7-Battle River Territory, just south of Red … Continue reading EVENT RECAP: Farm Tour and Potluck at Steel Pony Farm →