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FARMING OPPORTUNITY: Shelter Farm Seeking Farmers – Port Alberni, BC

Posted by Kiyomi Ito on March 28, 2023

About The Land Shelter Farm is located on a 172-acre ALR property in the Alberni Clayoquot Regional District (ACRD). Historically, the farm was a conventional agriculture, potato farm. The Port Alberni Shelter Society has been farming it as a market garden for the past few years. Our current labour pool can only successfully farm 2 of our large annual crop fields, leaving the 3rd field fallow and open to be farmed. It is a 0.8-acre of cultivated field, fully enclosed with 8′-high fencing. In addition, 80+ acres of grassland is available that could be cultivated as well. The vast majority … Continue reading FARMING OPPORTUNITY: Shelter Farm Seeking Farmers – Port Alberni, BC

SEPT 19, 2021: Port Alberni, BC – Land Social at Shelter Farm

Posted by Azja Jones Martin on July 27, 2021

You’re invited to a socially-distanced outdoor Land Social at Shelter Farm in Port Alberni, 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 and farm interns are up to – join us for the event.  Shelter Farm hosts Shelter Farm Training Institute, which provides formal Market Gardening training to farm interns. This training is delivered through a combination of in-class learning at North Island College and hands on experiential training at Shelter Farm using the latest production methods and tools available to Market Gardeners. Graduates … Continue reading SEPT 19, 2021: Port Alberni, BC – Land Social at Shelter Farm