Tag Archives: Peachland

FARMER LOOKING FOR LAND: Seeking land to grow pizza – Peachland, BC

Posted by Pascale Schittecatte on March 26, 2024

We have more land seekers and 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 FARMER Patricia Guest has been a visionary farmer, chef and food security supporter since 1979. She started one of the first agri-tourism operations in the Okanagan, which she ran from 1990 to 2003. She has been on a mission to introduce farm-fresh, local and organic ingredients to anyone who will listen. After starting My Country Garden in Kelowna in 1990, Patricia wrote a food and … Continue reading FARMER LOOKING FOR LAND: Seeking land to grow pizza – Peachland, BC →

FARM JOBS: Westbank, BC – Paynter’s Fruit Market, Farm Crew

Posted by Michalina Hunter on January 15, 2021

paynters fruit market

Paynter’s Fruit Market in Westbank, BC is seeking full-time and part-time Farm Crew Members for the 2021 season! ABOUT Paynter’s Fruit Market We have 15 acres garden and 15 acres orchard. Some of our produce in the garden include, cucumbers, zucchini, salad mix, tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, eggplant, sweet and hot peppers, yellow watermelon, musk melons, kale, herbs and much more. Our orchard includes peaches, apples, pears, plums and apricots. Our farm team harvests everything by hand every morning and bring it directly to our fruit stand located on the farm. We value supporting our community and our community supports us! … Continue reading FARM JOBS: Westbank, BC – Paynter’s Fruit Market, Farm Crew →

[Filled] FARM JOB: SUMMERLAND, BC – Garnett Hollow Organic Farm, Horticultural Worker

Posted by Michalina Hunter on March 15, 2020

Garnett Hollow Organic Farm, farm job, summerland, okanagan

This position has been filled. View more farm jobs and apprenticeships here.  Garnett Hollow Organic Farm in Summerland BC, is seeking a Horticultural Worker for the 2020 season!  ABOUT Garnett Hollow Organic Farm Garnett Hollow Organic Farm is nestled beside Eneas Creek in Garnett Valley, Summerland, BC. On two acres beside the house, we produce Asparagus and a variety of Leafy Greens in the field and have two greenhouses and hoop tunnels to extend the season for Tomatoes, Peppers, Cucumbers and Zucchini as well as for propagation. We lease 10 acres on a beautiful bench above the property where we grow main crop root veggies, a wide variety … Continue reading [Filled] FARM JOB: SUMMERLAND, BC – Garnett Hollow Organic Farm, Horticultural Worker →

Filled ~ FARM JOB: SUMMERLAND, BC – Medley Organics

Posted by Michalina Hunter on February 10, 2020 1 Comment

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This job has been filled. View more farm jobs here.  Medley Organics in Summerland BC, is seeking a Farm Worker for the 2020 season!  ABOUT Medley Organics Very productive expanding small farm business on 2 leased pieces of land in beautiful Summerland, BC. Small acreage very established, new larger piece full of projects this year and for the future. In my 7th year of operation growing a wide variety of vegetables for the Penticton farmers’ market and some of the great restaurants of the region. Farm is certified organic. Desired Qualities Looking for a motivated worker(s) that is self motivated, independent, hard working. Looking for someone who: has at … Continue reading Filled ~ FARM JOB: SUMMERLAND, BC – Medley Organics →

Essay: A Fairy Tale Retold (or: the challenges of leasing farmland)

Posted by Jordan Marr on December 11, 2012 3 Comments

The Homestead Organic Farm on a late November Afternoon

My partner Vanessa and I (and that’s partner in both the professional sense and the hubba-hubba one) do not own the land we’re farming. We’re on a lease at The Homestead, an organic farm in Peachland that has been under the care of Joe and Jess Klein for nearly 30 years. That we would start out our farming careers on leased land was inevitable. Much of BC’s best farmland is also coveted real estate. And so, land prices being what they are (Keith Richards high), and returns on farming being what they are (Barry White low), the die is cast … Continue reading Essay: A Fairy Tale Retold (or: the challenges of leasing farmland) →