Tag Archives: Nanaimo

FARM JOB: Nanaimo, BC – Empress Acres, Organic & Regenerative Farming Associate

Posted by JoHana Harcourt on April 17, 2024

Empress Acres in Cedar (outside of Nanaimo), BC is seeking an Organic and Regenerative Farming Associate! ABOUT Empress Acres The farm is located in Cedar on 69 acres with stunning mountains and farm vistas. We are using about 10 acres of the farm for farming. We grow produce, mostly vegetables, and a few strawberries on a 2 acre field and in a greenhouse. We grow flowers, mostly field sunflowers, and some sweet peas, snapdragons, cosmos and zinnias, on a 4 acre field. We also have about 375 hens roaming over several acres for pastured eggs. We have a Kubota tractor … Continue reading FARM JOB: Nanaimo, BC – Empress Acres, Organic & Regenerative Farming Associate →

FARM JOB: Nanaimo, BC – The Good Place Abattoir, Poultry Processing Team Members

Posted by JoHana Harcourt on April 16, 2024

The Good Place Abattoir in Nanaimo, BC is seeking Poultry Processing Team Members! ABOUT The Good Place Abattoir After raising birds for a number of years, I have experienced the challenges that arise when it’s time to process them. Providing my community with quality pasture-grown meat is my priority, but so is ensuring the animals are treated with respect and care during that process. This is where the idea for The Good Place Abattoir was born. I want to make a change for the better, and I believe that will happen with action. For that reason, I have built a … Continue reading FARM JOB: Nanaimo, BC – The Good Place Abattoir, Poultry Processing Team Members →

FILLED – FARM JOB: Nanaimo, BC – Growing Opportunities Farm Community Cooperative, Farm Produce Marketing Assistant

Posted by JoHana Harcourt on July 21, 2023 2 Comments

This position has been filled. View more Farm Jobs and Apprenticeships on our Job Board —————————————————————————————————————— Growing Opportunities Farm Community Cooperative in Nanaimo, BC is seeking a Farm Produce Marketing Assistant! ABOUT Growing Opportunities Farm Community Cooperative We farm at the picturesque privately-owned Cline/Westwood Farm in South Nanaimo. Established in 1864, this is one of the oldest farms in the Nanaimo region. We grow a wide variety of crops throughout the growing season including strawberries, celery, celeriac, kohlrabi, cabbage, cauliflower, tomatoes, tomatillos, kale, egg plant, squash, Swiss chard, various culinary herbs and much more. Growing Opportunities Farm Community Co-op believes … Continue reading FILLED – FARM JOB: Nanaimo, BC – Growing Opportunities Farm Community Cooperative, Farm Produce Marketing Assistant →

FARM JOB: Nanaimo, BC – Growing Opportunities Farm Community Co-op, Various Summer Job Openings

Posted by JoHana Harcourt on June 19, 2023

Growing Opportunities Farm Community Co-op in Nanaimo, BC, has various summer job openings available! ABOUT Growing Opportunities Farm Community Co-op We farm at the picturesque privately-owned Cline/Westwood Farm in South Nanaimo. Established in 1864, this is one of the oldest farms in the Nanaimo region. We grow a wide variety of crops throughout the growing season including strawberries, celery, celeriac, kohlrabi, cabbage, cauliflower, tomatoes, tomatillos, kale, egg plant, squash, Swiss chard, various culinary herbs and much more. Growing Opportunities Farm Community Co-op believes in a community-based food system that is equitable, empowering and capable of regenerating the land through hands-on … Continue reading FARM JOB: Nanaimo, BC – Growing Opportunities Farm Community Co-op, Various Summer Job Openings →

FILLED – FARM JOB: Nanaimo, BC – Growing Opportunities Farm Community Co-operative, Community Outreach and Field Support Coordinator

Posted by JoHana Harcourt on June 07, 2023

This position has been filled. View more Farm Jobs and Apprenticeships on our Job Board Growing Opportunities Farm Community Co-operative in Nanaimo, BC is seeking a Community Outreach and Field Support Coordinator! ABOUT Growing Opportunities Farm Community Co-operative We farm at the picturesque privately-owned Cline/Westwood Farm in South Nanaimo. Established in 1864, this is one of the oldest farms in the Nanaimo region. Growing Opportunities Farm Community Co-op believes in a community-based food system that is equitable, empowering and capable of regenerating the land through hands-on opportunities for people of all skills and abilities. Our projects celebrate diversity and strive … Continue reading FILLED – FARM JOB: Nanaimo, BC – Growing Opportunities Farm Community Co-operative, Community Outreach and Field Support Coordinator →

FARM JOB: Nanaimo, BC – Big Bang Cider, Farm Hand

Posted by Michalina Hunter on April 20, 2023

Big Bang Cider in Nanaimo, BC is seeking a Farm Hand for the 2023 season! ABOUT Big Bang Cider Big Bang Cider is a small orchard-based cidery located in Nanaimo, BC. We are a new start-up farm and planted our orchard in May of 2020. We’re expecting our first harvest this summer. The apple varieties we planted have been specifically selected, for hundreds of years, to produce delicious, complex, and balanced ciders. We currently have 5.5ac of high density trees planted. At Big Bang Cider we want to reinvent how people think about cider. Cider starts with quality selected root … Continue reading FARM JOB: Nanaimo, BC – Big Bang Cider, Farm Hand →

FILLED – FARM JOB: Nanaimo, BC – Growing Opportunities Farm Community Co-op, Farm Production Manager

Posted by JoHana Harcourt on January 12, 2023

This position has been filled. View more Farm Jobs and Apprenticeships on our Job Board Growing Opportunities Farm Community Co-op in Nanaimo, BC is seeking a Farm Production Manager! ABOUT Growing Opportunities Farm Community Co-op Growing Opportunities has an urban farm in Nanaimo BC with ~8 acres in production. We produce mainly field vegetables to sell through a seasonal CSA, community food box programs, and at farm markets. Growing Opportunities focuses on the use of hand tools but does have a BCS for some bed prep activities. The farms are not certified organic but do employ organic practices to improve … Continue reading FILLED – FARM JOB: Nanaimo, BC – Growing Opportunities Farm Community Co-op, Farm Production Manager →

FARM JOB: Nanaimo, BC – Growing Opportunities Farm Community Co-op, Farm Manager – Education Coordinator

Posted by Michalina Hunter on July 18, 2022 1 Comment

Growing Opportunities Farm Community Co-op in Nanaimo, BC is seeking a Farm Manager – Education Coordinator! ABOUT Growing Opportunities Farm Community Co-op Growing Opportunities has two urban farm locations in Nanaimo BC with ~8 acres in production. We produce mainly field vegetables to sell to community food box programs and at farm markets. This position will collaborate with VI Blueberries (https://www.facebook.com/viblueberries/) to manage the blueberry pick for ~6 weeks. Growing Opportunities focuses on the use of hand tools but does have a BCS for some bed prep activities. The farms are not certified organic but do employ organic practices to … Continue reading FARM JOB: Nanaimo, BC – Growing Opportunities Farm Community Co-op, Farm Manager – Education Coordinator →

LAND OPPORTUNITY – Home and Land Share for Self-Sufficiency – Gabriola Island, BC

Posted by Azja Jones Martin on February 23, 2022 3 Comments

ABOUT THE LAND This is an opportunity is to share a home and 1/2 property on Gabriola Island. The land has southern exposure with a gentle slope and sandy/loamy soil. Approximately 1/4 acre is fenced for gardening and is available for use. The home is a 3 bedroom, 2 bath, double wide modular home. ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY I am looking for a housemate for team effort on this small piece of great property for gardening and self sustainability. I will be away for 5-6 months and home for 5-6 months of each year, and am looking for a responsible housemate … Continue reading LAND OPPORTUNITY – Home and Land Share for Self-Sufficiency – Gabriola Island, BC →

FILLED – LAND OPPORTUNITY: Market Garden with Polytunnel and Farmhouse – Parksville, BC

Posted by Azja Jones Martin on January 22, 2022

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 Approximately 2.75 acres on a 12 acre farm property is available for lease beginning for the 2023 growing season. The 2.75 acres has a separate driveway from the landholder’s side of the property, and includes about one acre which is currently in mixed vegetable cultivation, a 100×20 foot poly-tunnel on angle iron tracks so the structure can be moved every few yers, as well as about … Continue reading FILLED – LAND OPPORTUNITY: Market Garden with Polytunnel and Farmhouse – Parksville, BC →