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LAND OPPORTUNITY: Lavender Business for Lease – Cobble Hill, BC

Posted by Kiyomi Ito on January 15, 2024

*Application for this opportunity has closed. If you’re ready to farm and would like to explore land opportunities, please reach out to the Vancouver Island Land Matcher, Kiyomi, at kiyomi@youngagrarians.org.* We have more land opportunities than what is listed here! Get in touch with a Land Matcher at land@youngagrarians.org to access our full land inventory and B.C. Land Matching Program support in your region. ABOUT THE LAND The Damali Lavender Farm was established in 2005. Located in Cobble Hill, BC, in the heart of the Cowichan Valley, the farm currently has approximately 2.5 acres of established lavender patches. Damali grows over 25 varieties of … Continue reading LAND OPPORTUNITY: Lavender Business for Lease – Cobble Hill, BC →

YA Business Mentorship Network – Blooms on 7 Flower Farm

Posted by Tori Ames on October 17, 2023

Ashley and Brianna Sims picking flowers at Blooms on 7 Flower Farm

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! 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 and online workshops new farmers develop the skills necessary to operate ecologically sustainable and financially viable farm businesses. Applications for mentees across Western Canada are open October 1st to 31st, 2023.  Check out the Business Mentorship Network page for more information! Apply Now to … Continue reading YA Business Mentorship Network – Blooms on 7 Flower Farm →

YA Business Mentorship Network – Busy Bea Florals

Posted by Tori Ames on October 12, 2023

Busy Bea Florals

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! 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 and online workshops new farmers develop the skills necessary to operate ecologically sustainable and financially viable farm businesses. Applications for mentees across Western Canada are open October 1st to 31st, 2023.  Check out the Business Mentorship Network page for more information! Apply Now to … Continue reading YA Business Mentorship Network – Busy Bea Florals →

YA Business Mentorship Network – Busy Bea Florals

Posted by Tori Ames on June 29, 2023

Young Agrarians is celebrating the ninth year of the Business Mentorship Network (BMN) program in BC and the expansion of the program across the Prairies! The BMN offers business mentorships to a diverse array of new and young farmers. Through one-on-one mentorship, peer networks and online workshops young farmers develop the skills necessary to operate ecologically sustainable and financially viable farm businesses. Applications open for Mentees across Western Canada in October 2023. Mentor applications are accepted year-round. Check out the Business Mentorship Network page for more information! Want to learn more about our Mentees (or Mentors)? Below you’ll find a Q&A where you can learn all … Continue reading YA Business Mentorship Network – Busy Bea Florals →

YA Business Mentorship Network – Blooms on 7 Flower Farm

Posted by Tori Ames on May 18, 2023

Brianna and Ashley Sims on Blooms on 7 Flower Farm smiling in a field of flowers

Young Agrarians is celebrating the ninth year of the Business Mentorship Network (BMN) program in BC and the expansion of the program across the Prairies! The BMN offers business mentorships to a diverse array of new and young farmers. Through one-on-one mentorship, peer networks and online workshops young farmers develop the skills necessary to operate ecologically sustainable and financially viable farm businesses. Applications open for Mentees across Western Canada in October 2023. Mentor applications are accepted year-round. Check out the Business Mentorship Network page for more information! Want to learn more about our Mentees (or Mentors)? Below you’ll find a Q&A where you can learn all … Continue reading YA Business Mentorship Network – Blooms on 7 Flower Farm →

AUG 28, 2022: Courtenay, BC – Land Social at Wild Bee Florals

Posted by Azja Jones Martin on June 10, 2022

You’re invited to an outdoor Land Social at Wild Bee Florals in Courtenay, 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 learn from leasing farmer Thanu about Wild Bee Florals, a cut flower operation on two neighbouring properties in Courtenay, on a total of one acre of leased land. Thanu reached out to start a conversation about a search for land through the B.C. Land Matching Program in 2019 when she was planning her … Continue reading AUG 28, 2022: Courtenay, BC – Land Social at Wild Bee Florals →

Apply Now for KPU Farm Schools 2021

Posted by Michalina Hunter on October 22, 2020

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Kwantlen Polytechnic University Farm Schools is accepting applications for their 2021 Tsawwassen First Nation and Richmond Farm School programs! All backgrounds and experiences welcome, no prerequisites required. Click Here to Apply – kpu.ca/farmschools   KPU Farm Schools consists of Tsawwassen First Nation and Richmond. Each farm school offers its own distinct 7-8 month program that provides students with a strong foundation in the principals and practices of regenerative farming. These programs focus on hands on, experiential learning alongside industry professionals, supported by classroom learning to prepare students for a career in the industry.  Which Farm School is right for you? Tsawwassen First … Continue reading Apply Now for KPU Farm Schools 2021 →

FARM JOB: LADNER, BC – River and Sea Flowers, Field Crew

Posted by Michalina Hunter on January 15, 2019

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River and Sea Flowers in Ladner, BC is looking for Field Crew for the 2019 season!  ABOUT RIVER AND SEA FLOWERS River and Sea Flowers is a certified organic family farm producing cut flowers on beautiful Westham Island in Delta BC, 30 km from Vancouver. We grow a huge diversity of flowers and foliage on a one acre field as well as in a few hoophouses. We use a range of hand tools as well as tractors and other equipment which we share with 3 other farm operations on our family’s 50 acre parcel. Our flowers are distributed to Vancouver florists, at farmers … Continue reading FARM JOB: LADNER, BC – River and Sea Flowers, Field Crew →