Tag Archives: Sustainable Agriculture

FARM JOB: ABBOTSFORD, BC – Field House Farms, Farm Hand

Posted by Michalina Hunter on February 13, 2019

Field House Farms in Abbotsford, BC is seeking a farm hand for the 2019 season. About Field House Farms After a challenging yet successful 2018 season on multiple farm properties, we are excited to be moving onto ONE farm location starting winter 2018! This property is 5 acres, and located 12 minutes down the road from our tasting room in Abbotsford BC. We are looking for a passionate person to join our team and work with our Lead Farmer. The ideal candidate would be able to start with us by April 1st. The farmhand will be working closely with our lead … Continue reading FARM JOB: ABBOTSFORD, BC – Field House Farms, Farm Hand →

FARM JOB: VICTORIA, BC – LifeCycles Project, Welland Orchard Coordinator

Posted by Michalina Hunter on February 08, 2019

The Welland Community Orchard in Victoria, BC is seeking a part time Orchard Coordinator for maintenance and community engagement. About the Welland Community Orchard The Welland Legacy Park houses a community orchard that is among the largest & most diverse in Canada. Together with the Town of View Royal and dozens of volunteers, LifeCycles is working to create a new model of public park stewardship, protecting and nurturing this local treasure. The park was once the backyard of Rex Welland, a well known local conservationist. For over twenty years Rex transformed his yard into a mixed orchard featuring more than 150 … Continue reading FARM JOB: VICTORIA, BC – LifeCycles Project, Welland Orchard Coordinator →

FARM JOB: TSAWWASSEN, BC – Institute for Sustainable Food Systems at KPU, Organic Ag Research Assistant

Posted by Michalina Hunter on February 08, 2019

The Institute for Sustainable Food Systems at Kwantlen Polytechnic University is currently seeking applicants for the position of Organic Agriculture Research Assistant- Soil & Plant Sciences. ABOUT THE INSTITUTE FOR SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEMS The Institute for Sustainable Food Systems (ISFS) is a research and extension unit at Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU)– Richmond campus. Through our integrated program of applied research, extension programming, and community engagement, we investigate and support regional food systems as a key element of sustainable communities. We focus predominantly on British Columbia but also extend our programming to other regions. Organic Agriculture Research The ISFS is involved … Continue reading FARM JOB: TSAWWASSEN, BC – Institute for Sustainable Food Systems at KPU, Organic Ag Research Assistant →

FARM JOB: VANCOUVER, BC – Nelson Park Community Garden, Maintenance Assistant

Posted by Michalina Hunter on February 07, 2019

The Nelson Park Community Garden in Vancouver, BC is seeking a part time Community Garden Maintenance Assistant for the 2019 season. About The Nelson Park Community Garden The Nelson Park Community Garden Association is a Non-Profit Community Garden located in Nelson Park in Vancouver’s West End. We are made up of 83 Garden Plots individually maintained by members of the neighborhood, and two small communal show gardens. This park is also the home to Mole Hill and the West End Farmer’s Market. This year for the first time, in an effort to maintain the common areas of the garden, we are … Continue reading FARM JOB: VANCOUVER, BC – Nelson Park Community Garden, Maintenance Assistant →

APPRENTICESHIP: LYTTON, BC – Stein Mountain Farm

Posted by Michalina Hunter on February 07, 2019

Stein Mountain Farm in Lytton, BC is seeking an apprentice for the 2019 season! About Stein Mountain Farm We are located in the Fraser Canyon in a beautiful , natural, off grid setting. We have been farming organically since 1985. We are a family farm working together to grow quality produce for the Vancouver markets. We grow heirloom tomatoes, peppers, garlic, onions, eggplants, cucumbers, carrots, beets, squash, basil, melons. We have 60 varieties of heirloom apples. We grow cherries, plums, pears, apricots. We use a tractor and tiller for cultivation and bed making, and rely on hand weeding, hoeing, wheel hoe for … Continue reading APPRENTICESHIP: LYTTON, BC – Stein Mountain Farm →

APPRENTICESHIP: LYTTON, BC – Sapo Bravo Organics

Posted by Michalina Hunter on February 07, 2019

Sapo Bravo Organics in Lytton, BC is seeking an apprentice for the 2019 season! About Sapo Bravo Organics This 5 acre certified organic farm is off-grid, on the side of a mountain, 12 miles down a dirt logging road from the town of Lytton, BC. Half of the farm is orchard, producing cherries, peaches, apricots, plums, apples and pears. The other half is ground crops, all heat lovers. Tomatoes, eggplants, hot peppers, heirloom melons, winter and summer squash, celeriac, basil, onions, cardoon, fennel, radicchio and a field of flowers. Very minimal machinery is used – only a small tractor for tilling the fields, building … Continue reading APPRENTICESHIP: LYTTON, BC – Sapo Bravo Organics →

FARM JOB: COURTENAY, BC – Tannadice Farms Ltd, Farm Worker

Posted by Michalina Hunter on February 06, 2019

Tannadice Farms Ltd in Courtenay, BC is hiring for a permanent Farm Worker position! About Tannadice Farms Ltd We produce pork, beef and poultry. We market to store, butcher shops and restaurants on Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands. Tannadice Farms has established a method of farming that is ethical, sustainable and healthful. Quite simply, it’s how we feel farming should be done. We take great care of our animals because we know that the way your food is produced has a profound effect on its nutritional value. Healthy animals produce healthy meat. Desired Qualities Livestock and equipment operation experience. Must … Continue reading FARM JOB: COURTENAY, BC – Tannadice Farms Ltd, Farm Worker →

APPRENTICESHIP: PEMBERTON, BC – Rootdown Farm

Posted by Michalina Hunter on February 04, 2019

Rootdown Farm in Pemberton, BC is seeking an intern for the 2019 season! About Rootdown Farm We are an organic farm nestled in the Pemberton Valley among the Coast Range mountains of BC. We grow a variety of vegetables and market them locally to the Pemberton and Whistler communities through a weekly CSA Harvest Box program, restaurants and grocery retailers. We are committed to providing the finest of Pemberton produce and enjoy good food and hard work. Our farm team is responsible for planting, weeding, harvesting and processing 25+ varieties of vegetables. Additionally, we grow about 1 acre of seed garlic. Rootdown Farm … Continue reading APPRENTICESHIP: PEMBERTON, BC – Rootdown Farm →

FARM JOB: PEMBERTON, BC – Ice Cap Organics, Field Crew

Posted by Michalina Hunter on February 01, 2019

Ice Cap Organics in Pemberton, BC is hiring for a Field Crew Position for the 2019 season! About Ice Cap Organics We grow over 50 vegetable varieties in the field and in a few greenhouses, and have added strawberries, fresh cut flowers and 100 laying hens to the operation on 5 acres. We use a rainflo implement attached to our John Deere 5055E for making raised beds with landscape fabric for transplants and for direct seeded crops we cultivate with an Allis Chalmers belly mounted cultivator and hand tools. We sell our vegetables at two busy Vancouver markets (West End on Saturdays, and Kitsilano … Continue reading FARM JOB: PEMBERTON, BC – Ice Cap Organics, Field Crew →

FARM JOBS: CHILLIWACK, BC – Aslan Organics, Farm Hands

Posted by Michalina Hunter on January 31, 2019

Aslan Organics in Chilliwack, BC is hiring two Farm Hands for the 2019 season! About Aslan Organics Shane and Emma of Aslan Organics are agrarians committed to the local production and access of Certified Organic vegetables and Heritage Rainbow eggs. Our privilege of farming in the Fraser Valley of British Columbia is a dream we thought we would have to wait for most of our life to experience. Yet, we find ourselves nestled at the Yarrow Ecovillage living out this discovery of self and purpose. Desired Qualities Aslan Organics expands its team this year, adding two positions of Farm Hands to … Continue reading FARM JOBS: CHILLIWACK, BC – Aslan Organics, Farm Hands →