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FARM JOB: ARMSTRONG, BC – Fresh Valley Farms, Farm Hand

Posted by Michalina Hunter on April 06, 2021

Fresh Valley Farms in Armstrong, BC is seeking a Farm Hand! ABOUT FRESH VALLEY FARMS Fresh Valley Farms produces certified organic beef, pork, chicken, and turkey on pasture for sale in a monthly mixed meat CSA box. We’re in our 8th year of the current incarnation of the business, but the farm has been in the family for 99 years! This is a multi-generational farm, with grand-parents, parents, the primary operators, and their children, all living and working on the land. We farm two quarter sections that are mostly forested, with about 80 acres of arable land in a mix … Continue reading FARM JOB: ARMSTRONG, BC – Fresh Valley Farms, Farm Hand →

FARM JOBS: Cawston, BC – Back Achers Organics/Twisted Hills Craft Cider, Farm Worker & Cider Tasting Room Associate

Posted by Michalina Hunter on March 05, 2021

Back Achers Organics/Twisted Hills Craft Cider in Cawston, BC is seeking an Organic Farm Worker and a Cider Tasting Room Associate for the 2021 season! ABOUT Back Achers Organics/Twisted Hills Craft Cider Back Achers Organics is comprised of 17 acres of mixed tree fruits in Cawston BC. In conjunction with our farm Back Achers we operate our cidery Twisted Hills. Our farm and cidery are both certified organic by PACS and we are proud stewards of our land. DESIRED QUALITIES As we prepare for a upcoming 2021 season, we look forward to adding a couple of friendly and knowledgeable new … Continue reading FARM JOBS: Cawston, BC – Back Achers Organics/Twisted Hills Craft Cider, Farm Worker & Cider Tasting Room Associate →

FARM JOB: Mara, BC – Wild Flight Farm, Greenhouse Lead

Posted by Michalina Hunter on March 01, 2021

Wild Flight Farm in Mara, British Columbia is seeking a Greenhouse Lead! ABOUT Wild Flight Farm Wild Flight Farm is a 24-acre certified organic mixed vegetable farm in Mara, BC that has grown into a successful business over the past 25 years. This firmly-established family farm has a strong following at year-round farmer’s markets in the communities of Salmon Arm and Revelstoke. Produce is also shipped weekly to organic home delivery services in Kelowna and Vernon. Over the years the farm has developed to include 13 high tunnels and a large heated house for seedling production. We grow all our … Continue reading FARM JOB: Mara, BC – Wild Flight Farm, Greenhouse Lead →

[FILLED] FARM JOB: Lake Country, BC – O’Rourke Peak Cellars, Market Gardener

Posted by Michalina Hunter on February 22, 2021

This position has been filled. View more Farm Jobs and Apprenticeships on our Job Board O’Rourke Peak Cellars in Lake Country, British Columbia is seeking a Market Gardener! ABOUT O’Rourke Peak Cellars We are a Lake Country, B.C, winery with a vision of providing our guests with the very best wine and food experiences. Our market garden is just over 0.5 acre with 2 large supporting green houses on site. All produce is grown with the aim to be utilized in our seasonal menu’s. The garden supplies our on site restaurant farm fresh produce where our chefs have a garden … Continue reading [FILLED] FARM JOB: Lake Country, BC – O’Rourke Peak Cellars, Market Gardener →

Bringing the Salmon Home: The Columbia River Salmon Reintroduction Initiative

Posted by Michalina Hunter on February 18, 2021

Indigenous-Led Vision Bringing the Salmon Home: The Columbia River Salmon Reintroduction Initiative is an Indigenous-led collaboration of the Syilx Okanagan Nation, Ktunaxa Nation, Secwépemc Nation, Canada and British Columbia. Salmon have been blocked from returning to the Canadian portion of the upper Columbia River for more than 80 years. The long-term vision is to return salmon stocks for Indigenous food, social and ceremonial needs, and to benefit the region’s residents and ecosystems as a whole. Learn more about this Initiative… Indigenous Rights and Responsibility Reintroducing salmon concerns Indigenous rights and responsibility. This Initiative is located in unceded Indigenous territories. Life-altering losses … Continue reading Bringing the Salmon Home: The Columbia River Salmon Reintroduction Initiative →

FARM JOB: Cawston, BC – Honest Food Farm, Farm help

Posted by Michalina Hunter on February 16, 2021

Honest Food Farm in Cawston, BC is seeking farm help for the 2021 season! ABOUT Honest Food Farm We are a small, diverse, organic farm nestled in the semi desert Similkameen Valley. Our little town, Cawston, is known to be the organic capitol of Canada. We have been farming with our family for 23 years. Our roots take us back to one of the pioneering families in the organic movement in BC, Zebroff’s Organic Farm, growing organically since 1973. Our emphasis is growing using traditional and nature inspired principles, the fundimental elements of the grass root organic movement. We produce … Continue reading FARM JOB: Cawston, BC – Honest Food Farm, Farm help →

FARM JOB: Cawston, BC – Snowy Mountain Farm, Orchard Farm Hand

Posted by Michalina Hunter on February 11, 2021

Snowy Mountain Farm in Cawston, BC is seeking a Orchard Farm Hand for the 2021 season! ABOUT Snowy Mountain Farm Snowy Mountain Farm is a 25 acre organic farm located 10 minutes south of Cawston, BC. The setting is picturesque and quiet, sitting at the foot of Snowy Mountain and within walking distance of the Similkameen River, great for cooling down on hot summer days. We have 12 acres of orchard, growing a diverse collection of new and heritage varieties of apples, quince, pears, plums, peaches, apricots, and nectarines and plan on planting an additional small vineyard this year. Most … Continue reading FARM JOB: Cawston, BC – Snowy Mountain Farm, Orchard Farm Hand →

FARM JOB: Cawston, BC – Snowy Mountain Farm, Orchard Manager

Posted by Michalina Hunter on February 11, 2021

Snowy Mountain Farm in Cawston, BC is seeking a permanent Orchard Manager! ABOUT Snowy Mountain Farm Snowy Mountain Farm is a 25 acre organic farm located 10 minutes south of Cawston, BC. The setting is picturesque and quiet, sitting at the foot of Snowy Mountain and within walking distance of the Similkameen River, great for cooling down on hot summer days. We have 12 acres of orchard, growing a diverse collection of new and heritage varieties of apples, quince, pears, plums, peaches, apricots, and nectarines and plan on planting an additional small vineyard this year. Most of the work on … Continue reading FARM JOB: Cawston, BC – Snowy Mountain Farm, Orchard Manager →

LAND OPPORTUNITY: 3.5 recently cultivated acres, SE Kelowna, BC

Posted by Tessa Wetherill on February 11, 2021

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 This lovely 4.2 acre Southeast Kelowna farm (Black Raven Farm) is fully deer fenced and has farm gated access from Saucier Road. It is irrigated good soil with approximately 3.5 acres available to lease. Former crops grown on this property include wine grapes, red and golden delicious apples, and Blackberries, Blueberries, Haskaps. The berries have been removed and approximately 2 acres of fall rye planted on the upper … Continue reading LAND OPPORTUNITY: 3.5 recently cultivated acres, SE Kelowna, BC →

LAND OPPORTUNITY: Raven’s View Farm, Peachland, BC

Posted by Tessa Wetherill on February 09, 2021

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 This 4+ acre previously certified organic farm includes a 2-acre stone fruit (peaches/plums) orchard and 2+ acres of rich arable land available to be cultivated. Located in Peachland, BC, the orchard currently produces stone fruit for sale to master chefs in the Central Okanagan and Peachland Farmers Market. The land, which is on the unceded territory of Sylix People of the Okanagan Nation, has been farmed by the … Continue reading LAND OPPORTUNITY: Raven’s View Farm, Peachland, BC →