Tag Archives: Young Agrarians

Growing Future Farmers Engagement Tool: Policy Brief

Posted by Ayla Fenton on April 18, 2025

[EN; texte français ci-dessous] Engagement Tool: Growing Future Farmers Policy Brief  The upcoming 2025 Federal Election presents a unique opportunity to address the pressures and challenges confronting new farmers.  In consultation with new and equity-seeking farmers and farming organizations across the country, we have developed a National New Farmer Framework report.  Pre- and post-election is a great time to engage your local representatives to discuss how agricultural policy can better support new farmers and farm renewal for the future! Check out our pre-election Growing Future Farmers policy brief for download.  You can use this resource for speaking points, or even … Continue reading Growing Future Farmers Engagement Tool: Policy Brief →

We’re hiring! Saskatchewan Manager

Posted by Taina Uitto on April 17, 2025

Young Agrarians is hiring a Saskatchewan Manager Location: This is a remote position based in Saskatchewan. Please include your location in your application. Please also view our Manitoba and Apprenticeship Program Manager posting as there may be an opportunity to combine the Apprenticeship Program portion of this role with this one. Deadline for Applications: April 30, 2025. This position will start when we find the right candidate. Help Us Grow the Next Generation of Farmers in the Prairies! 🌾🐓🌻 Are you passionate about cultivating the next generation of farmers in Saskatchewan? Do you thrive on developing innovative projects in the … Continue reading We’re hiring! Saskatchewan Manager →

FARM JOB: Lundar, Manitoba – Adagio Acres, Mill Operator

Posted by JoHana Harcourt on April 17, 2025

Adagio Acres in Lundar, Manitoba is seeking a Mill Operator! ABOUT Adagio Acres Adagio Acres grows organic oats and forage crops and then cleans, mills, and packages those crops for retail and direct to consumer sale. We also purchase other organic grains like lentils, beans, flax, buckwheat, and corn from farmers around Manitoba to clean/mill and market. The vast majority of the work is in the mill, running machinery, packaging grain products, inventory traceability, and cleaning. We would consider also providing more extensive farm work (cropping, fencing, working with livestock, etc.) or potentially responsibility in sales and marketing for an … Continue reading FARM JOB: Lundar, Manitoba – Adagio Acres, Mill Operator →

YA BUSINESS MENTORSHIP NETWORK – CROCUS HILL GARDEN

Posted by Katheryn Loewen on April 17, 2025

“We [share] a common goal of growing food for our local communities, providing good jobs, and taking care of the land around us.” – Julie Maxwell and Thomas Maduck of Crocus Hill Garden, Saskatchewan Young Agrarians is celebrating the eleventh year of the Business Mentorship Network (BMN) program in BC and the third year of the BMN in the Prairies! The BMN offers farm business mentorship to a diverse array of new and young farmers. The mentorship is offered over the course of a year. Through one-on-one mentorship, peer networks and online workshops new farmers develop the skills necessary to operate … Continue reading YA BUSINESS MENTORSHIP NETWORK – CROCUS HILL GARDEN →

FARM JOB: Armstrong, B.C. – WILD ANTHO, Apiary Technician

Posted by JoHana Harcourt on April 15, 2025

WILD ANTHO in Armstrong, B.C. is seeking an Apiary Technician! ABOUT WILD ANTHO Our farm is located in the beautiful fields and wild lands of the North Okanagan/Shuswap on the unceded, ancestral territories of the Syilx Nation and the Secwepemc Nation. We breed queen bees, produce bee stock, provide pollination services, and produce honey. Our honey is raw and kept as close to its natural state every step of the way. The honey is unpasteurized to preserve the natural qualities of raw honey, and all of the subtle floral flavours. Our bee yards are primarily located on organic farms, and … Continue reading FARM JOB: Armstrong, B.C. – WILD ANTHO, Apiary Technician →

FARM JOB: Duncan, BC – Under the oak farm, Occasional farm labour

Posted by JoHana Harcourt on April 15, 2025

Under the Oak Farm in Duncan, BC is seeking occasional farm labour! ABOUT Under the oak farm We are an uncertified organic and permaculture farm. We utilized grazing, agroforestry, intensive market gardening, wildcrafting and permaculture food forests and polycultures. We purchased our land in 2015 and are still homesteading and building our infrastructure. We have a farm wide permaculture plan that we are slowly implementing and have equipment on farm regularly as we build roads and put in irrigation lines. We are close to town, if fact blocks from the new hospital. And we sell through our farmstand, cow-op, the … Continue reading FARM JOB: Duncan, BC – Under the oak farm, Occasional farm labour →

YA BUSINESS MENTORSHIP NETWORK – EBSA SILGA’S FARM

Posted by Tori Ames on April 15, 2025

Young Agrarians is celebrating the eleventh year of the Business Mentorship Network (BMN) program in BC and the third year of the BMN in the Prairies! The BMN offers farm business mentorship to a diverse array of new and young farmers. The mentorship is offered over the course of a year. Through one-on-one mentorship, peer networks and online workshops new farmers develop the skills necessary to operate ecologically sustainable and financially viable farm businesses. Applications for Mentees across Western Canada open in October 2025. Mentor applications are accepted year-round. Check out the Business Mentorship Network page for more information! Meet a … Continue reading YA BUSINESS MENTORSHIP NETWORK – EBSA SILGA’S FARM →

We’re hiring! Manitoba and Apprenticeship Program Manager

Posted by Taina Uitto on April 11, 2025

Young Agrarians is hiring a full-time Manitoba and Apprenticeship Program Manager Location: This is a remote position based in Manitoba. Please include your location in your application. We welcome applicants interested in the Apprenticeship Program Manager portion of the role from other Prairies provinces, as there is a possibility to split this into its own role. Deadline for Applications: April 28, 2025. This position will start in early June 2025. Help Us Grow the Next Generation of Farmers in the Prairies! 🌾🐓🌻 Are you passionate about building vibrant food systems, supporting new farmers, and cultivating community from the ground up? … Continue reading We’re hiring! Manitoba and Apprenticeship Program Manager →

LAND OPPORTUNITY: Up to 3 Acres of Prepped Land – Pitt Meadows, BC

Posted by Ve-Jane Duong on April 10, 2025

We always have new land opportunities coming into our inventory, some of which aren’t on our blog yet! Get in touch with a Land Matcher at bclmp@youngagrarians.org to learn about the latest opportunities and to access free B.C. Land Matching Program services in your region. ABOUT THE LAND Located just off of Highway 7 in Pitt Meadows, this opportunity offers two plots totaling 3 acres of cleared land, ready for a new project! The plots are situated on a 100-acre blueberry farm that has been in operation for 40 years, and they will benefit from proximity to the established blueberry … Continue reading LAND OPPORTUNITY: Up to 3 Acres of Prepped Land – Pitt Meadows, BC →

JOB: REMOTE – Tea Creek Program Developer- Fundraiser

Posted by Michalina Hunter on April 10, 2025

Tea Creek Training and the Indigenous Food Sovereignty Association are seeking a Fundraiser! The Job: Work as a primary fundraiser for our two Indigenous led organizations, Tea Creek Training and the Indigenous Food Sovereignty Association Hours: Part-time- approximately 20 hours/week, year round Wage: We value program development and fundraising. There are two options, 1) on our payroll on our pay grid ($35+/hr), plus performance bonuses. Or, 2) negotiated contract rates. Expected compensation $35,000 – $57,000 Location: Remotely with site visits to Kitwanga, BC 2-4 times/year (work travel is covered) Start Date: ASAP Main Duties & Responsibilities Managing funder relationships, agreements, … Continue reading JOB: REMOTE – Tea Creek Program Developer- Fundraiser →