Farm Apprenticeships

Check out our programs, tools and resources below to start learning and training on farms:

2020 ALBERTA APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM – Young Agrarians, Organic Alberta and our network of exceptional mentor farmers are offering advanced, full-immersions, hands-on apprenticeships in regenerative agriculture. We carefully screen host farms, and prospective apprenticeship complete an application process to apply. 

FIND AN APPRENTICESHIP – Looking for hands-on farm education? Check out our listings of apprenticeships below. Please note that we do not have the capacity to screen host farms. Don’t see your dream opportunity listed here? Visit the Young Agrarians UMAP for more ways to find farm apprenticeships.

POST AN APPRENTICESHIP OPPORTUNITY – Got a great apprenticeship opportunity on your farm? Submit the opportunity to us, and we’ll post it on our blog and social media channels to help spread the word.

APPRENTICESHIP RESOURCES FOR FARMS AND NOVICE FARMERS –

For new and young farmers looking for opportunities: Please screen your potential apprentice host to ensure that you are entering into a fair exchange that meets your needs and expectations. Try asking the farm for references of past apprentices, or ask people in the community if you are unsure. Check out these great resources for apprentices on the SOIL website.

For farms offering apprenticeships: By posting at Young Agrarians, the expectation is that you are offering a fair and equitable opportunity, that complies with labour regulations in your province or territory (e.g. see BC regulations here). All provinces have different rules on apprenticeship vs. employment regulations. Please check out these best practices from SOIL on labour laws, education, interview questions, contracts, and more.

Looking to submit a job instead of an apprenticeship? Click here.

Happy farming!

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Apprenticeship Opportunities

Meet Your Future Farmers – Alberta Apprenticeship Program

Posted by Kolby Peterson on April 29, 2020

We want to introduce the 2020 Apprenticeship Cohort to you, our YA community. They’re a pretty big deal. This crew is committing to a season of learning and working on some top-notch regenerative farms in Alberta. They are committing to long days, short nights, sore muscles, muddy boots, and sunburn. They are also committing to the cultivation of life in many forms, fresh food in abundance, skill-building, enriching experiences, and irreplaceable community bonds that are part-and-parcel of farming. When we can gather again, be sure to give them a warm handshake and hello. Erika Dickson – Lazy T & Lady’s Hat Farm Hi, my … Continue reading Meet Your Future Farmers – Alberta Apprenticeship Program →

APPRENTICESHIPS: LILLOOET, BC – One Love Farm

Posted by Michalina Hunter on March 16, 2020

Looking for a farming apprenticeship in BC? Check out One Love Farm in Lillooet, BC! About One Love Farm Our farm is located on a very scenic and rural Mountain Bench in the rugged Fraser Canyon. We are located twenty minutes from the town of Lillooet, B.C. Town offers an organic sourdough bakery, a well-stocked grocery store and a health food store. We are in a rain shadow but have access to pure gravity fed mountain spring water; providing great conditions for growing and working in. We farm with respect for the land, environment and our customers by only using organic and sustainable growing … Continue reading APPRENTICESHIPS: LILLOOET, BC – One Love Farm →

GreenPAC Parliamentary Internship for the Environment

Posted by Michalina Hunter on March 09, 2020

Apply now for the 2020-2021 GreenPAC Parliamentary Internship for the Environment! The GreenPAC Parliamentary Internship for the Environment, with support from the Sustainability Network, offers young leaders (aged 18-30) the chance to gain invaluable training and experience from Canada’s top environmental champions on Parliament Hill. The program runs from September 2020-June 2021 and includes a monthly stipend totalling $25,000. Interns work full-time in the Parliament Hill office of a Member of Parliament (MP) with a proven record of environmental leadership. Reflecting GreenPAC’s commitment to nonpartisanship, host MPs come from across the political spectrum and from every major national political party. During this time, Interns … Continue reading GreenPAC Parliamentary Internship for the Environment →

Buy from SPUD.ca in March & Support Women Farmers!

Posted by Michalina Hunter on March 08, 2020

Gender Equality For Food Sustainability In celebration of all the hard-working women in the food system, SPUD.ca is donating 25% of all sales from eight highlighted women-led vendors to Young Agrarians! Thank you SPUD.ca! Buy from any of their women-owned vendors this month and a portion of your purchase will support aspiring women farmers in BC and Alberta. Get groceries, grow a farmer! >> Shop SPUD’s Women-Owned Businesses << Funds raised will go towards the Young Agrarians B.C. Business Mentorship Network, and the Alberta Apprenticeship Program, which pair up new and seasoned farmers to cultivate skills for running ecologically sustainable and financially viable businesses. Get … Continue reading Buy from SPUD.ca in March & Support Women Farmers! →

APPRENTICESHIPS: GOLDEN, BC – Goonieland Permaculture Farm

Posted by Michalina Hunter on February 25, 2020

Goonieland Permaculture Farm in Golden, BC is seeking apprentices for the 2020 season! About Goonieland Permaculture Farm We are located on the edge of the Rocky Mountains near Golden BC. Our land is mostly forested hillside where we are building a Permaculture farm-stead. We started with bare land and have in the past 8 years built a functioning though still under construction farm-stead. We built an “Earthship” (rammed earth tire wall/hempcrete/off-grid home.) Set up an outdoor kitchen with pizza oven and gardens. Planted an orchard/food forest with 30 fruit trees, hazelnuts and other edible plants. We put in (and are still … Continue reading APPRENTICESHIPS: GOLDEN, BC – Goonieland Permaculture Farm →

FARM APPRENTICESHIPS: NELSON, BC – Chuckleberry Farm

Posted by Michalina Hunter on February 10, 2020

Chuckleberry Farm in Beasley, near Nelson, BC is accepting applications for their Organic Microgreen & Farming Business Internship for the 2020/21 season! About Chuckleberry Farm Chuckleberry is located on a pristine 18-acre property in the Selkirk Mountains, 10 miles west of Nelson British Columbia. The land is south sloping with a very generous south exposure supporting a unique micro climate great for organic gardening & orchards as well as passive solar, photovoltaic power and annualized Geo Solar Building. Chuckleberry is a certified organic community farm that operates year round from our in ground earthship that is largely heated and powered by the sun.  The earthship supports … Continue reading FARM APPRENTICESHIPS: NELSON, BC – Chuckleberry Farm →

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HERB INTERNSHIPS: BLACK CREEK, BC – Ravensong Seeds & Herbals

Posted by Michalina Hunter on February 10, 2020

Ravensong Seeds & Herbals, in Black Creek, BC, is seeking interns for the 2020 season! Internship Details Join us for an internship this season at Ravensong Medicine Garden, located in the beautiful Comox Valley, Vancouver Island BC. After over a decade of growing our seeds and herbs on leased land on the Saanich Peninsula, we have relocated up Island to Black Creek where we are putting roots down on our very own property. Over the course of the next growing season we will be visioning, designing, and beginning to create the new medicine garden on two acres. Learn all about herb growing, … Continue reading HERB INTERNSHIPS: BLACK CREEK, BC – Ravensong Seeds & Herbals →

HERB APPRENTICESHIPS: BRENTWOOD BAY, BC – Fireweed Farm & School

Posted by Michalina Hunter on February 10, 2020

Fireweed Farm & School, in Brentwood Bay, BC, is accepting applications for their 2020 Herbal Apprenticeship Program! PROGRAM DETAILS Your guides The Fireweed School Herbal Apprenticeship Program was created by Jessy Delleman in 2015. Jessy has been offering the program for the past consecutive five years, and each year the program evolves as its teachings become more deeply infused and guided by the wisdom of the medicine plants. Jessy has been working full time with the plants as a herbalist and herb grower since 2008, and dabbling in their magic long before that. Her passion is the reception of direct … Continue reading HERB APPRENTICESHIPS: BRENTWOOD BAY, BC – Fireweed Farm & School →

FARM APPRENTICESHIP: OYAMA, BC – 4 Elements Farm

Posted by Michalina Hunter on February 06, 2020

4 Elements Farm in Oyama, BC is seeking an apprentice for the 2020 season! About 4 Elements Farm Hands on learning on a small organic vegetable family farm, In the Okaganan. Located in Oyama BC, Our farm is walking distance to 2 lakes and minutes away from a rail trail that takes you to Kelowna or Vernon. There will be lots of opportunities to learn while working along side experienced farmers, on the development of this new farm. Accommodation is in your own or shared RV on a beautiful 15 acre property along a creek and wetland. We use a variety … Continue reading FARM APPRENTICESHIP: OYAMA, BC – 4 Elements Farm →

Filled ~ FARM APPRENTICESHIP: GUELPH, ON – Ignatius Farm

Posted by Michalina Hunter on February 05, 2020

The deadline for applications has passed. We thank all those who applied and we have made our hiring decisions. For current Ignatius Jesuit Centre employment please see: https://ignatiusguelph.ca/get-involved/employment/ Check back with us in January 2021 for our 2021  Farm Internship program! View more farm jobs and apprenticeships here.  Looking for a farming apprenticeship in Ontario? Check out Ignatius Farm in Guelph! About Ignatius Farm Ignatius Farm grows certified organic produce for Community Shared Agriculture (CSA) members, farmers’ markets, local businesses and service agencies. The programs include community gardens, acreage rentals, internships and farmer training, working shares, volunteer opportunities, and seasonal community events. The Ignatius Jesuit Centre … Continue reading Filled ~ FARM APPRENTICESHIP: GUELPH, ON – Ignatius Farm →