Farm Apprenticeships & Internships

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

YOUNG AGRARIANS APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM – Looking for hands-on farm experience? Young Agrarians and our network of exceptional mentor farmers in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba are offering advanced, full-immersions, hands-on paid apprenticeships in regenerative agriculture. We carefully screen host farms, and prospective apprentices complete an application process to apply.

OTHER INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES  – Check out the blog below. These internship opportunities are not a part of the Young Agrarians Apprenticeship Program. Please note that we do not have the capacity to screen host farms. For new and young farmers looking for training opportunities, we highly recommend screening the potential farm to ensure that you are entering into a fair exchange that meets your needs and expectations. Try asking the farm for references from past apprentices or ask people in the community if you are unsure.

Check out these great resources for internships and apprentices on the SOIL website, and visit the Young Agrarians UMAP for more ways to find farm internships or jobs.

POST A PAID INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITY – Got a great paid internship 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.


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APRIL 28, 2025: ONLINE – Understanding Treaty Relationships in Your Farming Journey

Posted by Lourdes Still on April 23, 2025

It’s essential for all of us involved in agriculture to understand the Treaty relationships that shape the land we farm on. These relationships are foundational—not only to the histories and present-day realities of the places we farm—but also to how we imagine a just and regenerative future in agriculture. Join us for a powerful and grounding conversation with Amy Seesequasis, an Independent Treaty Relationship Consultant, as we explore what it means to live and work on Treaty land. Amy will guide us through the basics of Treaty history, Indigenous land stewardship, and how settlers and non-Indigenous people can honour and … Continue reading APRIL 28, 2025: ONLINE – Understanding Treaty Relationships in Your Farming Journey

YA APPRENTICESHIP 2025: Winnipeg, MB – FortWhyte Farms

Posted by Jennifer Sparling on February 20, 2025

Do you want to learn how to grow and raise a variety of vegetables and livestock? Are you interested in learning more about CSAs? FortWhyte Farms is excited to offer a hands-on apprenticeship just for you! About the Farm FortWhyte Farms is located in Winnipeg, Manitoba – Treaty 1 Territory FortWhyte Farms is a 20-year-old, award-winning social enterprise and working farm that bridges communities, creates learning and employment opportunities for youth, and grows healthy food for our community. Over the years, it has evolved from small apiaries and aquaponics to a non-certified organic Market Garden and regenerative agriculture practices. They … Continue reading YA APPRENTICESHIP 2025: Winnipeg, MB – FortWhyte Farms

YA APPRENTICESHIP 2025: LOCKPORT, MB – JONATHAN’S FARM

Posted by Jennifer Sparling on December 10, 2024

Are you interested in the CSA model? Do you want to learn how to grow a cornucopia of fresh, tasty, beautiful looking, high quality vegetables? Jonathan’s Farm is excited to offer a hands-on apprenticeship just for you! About the Farm Jonathan’s Farm is located near Lockport, Manitoba and is a 10 minute drive north of Winnipeg, MB – Treaty 1 Territory Jonathan’s Farm was established in 2008 and today grows fresh vegetables for 450+ CSA (community supported agriculture) members of the local community. Their produce is grown on 5 highly productive acres and they are able to uniquely offer their … Continue reading YA APPRENTICESHIP 2025: LOCKPORT, MB – JONATHAN’S FARM

YA APPRENTICESHIP 2025: OAKBANK, MB – OAK KNOLL FARM

Posted by Jennifer Sparling on December 04, 2024

Are you interested in the farm to table movement? Do you want to learn how to grow and raise a variety of vegetables, fruit, flowers and livestock? Oak Knoll Farm is excited to offer a hands-on apprenticeship just for you! About the Farm Oak Knoll Farm is located near Oakbank, Manitoba and is a 10 minute drive northeast of Winnipeg, MB – Treaty 1 Territory Jan and Ralph Regehr purchased Oak Knoll Farm in September of 2016 with the goal of starting a regenerative farm to supply Jan’s restaurant, Pineridge Hollow, with locally grown, spray free vegetables and naturally pasture … Continue reading YA APPRENTICESHIP 2025: OAKBANK, MB – OAK KNOLL FARM

2025 APPRENTICESHIP: Flatbush, AB – Chickadee Herbs Farm

Posted by Michalina Hunter on November 19, 2024

Are you an aspiring regenerative farmer looking for hands-on experience on an organic herb farm? Chickadee Farm is offering an apprenticeship that may be the one for you! About Chickadee Farm Chickadee Farm is a second-generation family farm located near the community of Flatbush, Alberta, on the banks of the Pembina River. They grow herbal teas and culinary herbs and raise sheep and chickens (for home consumption). They have been certified organic since 2003. Chickadee Farm also wildcraft medicinal teas in the forests around their farm and community. Chickadee Farm is on a journey to incorporate regenerative practices at the scale … Continue reading 2025 APPRENTICESHIP: Flatbush, AB – Chickadee Herbs Farm

YA APPRENTICESHIP 2025: WINNIPEG, MB – ALMOST URBAN VEGETABLES

Posted by Justin Girard on November 12, 2024

Have you been wanting to up your food-growing game? Are you looking for a market garden experience to boost your skills and knowledge and create connections to start your farming journey? Almost Urban Vegetables is a farm close to Winnipeg offering an apprenticeship spot in 2025! About the Farm Almost Urban Vegetables is located on Treaty 1 territory near Winnipeg, MB.  Marilynn Frith and Bruce Berry are the owners and farmers of Almost Urban Vegetables, which is a market garden producing over 40 varieties of vegetables and herbs. Their goal is to produce nourishing food with as little use of … Continue reading YA APPRENTICESHIP 2025: WINNIPEG, MB – ALMOST URBAN VEGETABLES

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EVENT RECAP: Farm Tour and Potluck at Steel Pony Farm

Posted by Marsha Shack on September 11, 2024

Touring a vegetable farm at the beginning of September is a bit like showing up to a BBQ after everyone has eaten – if you dig around you might be able to find some salad and a sausage left.  This was the analogy Mike Kozlowski from Steel Pony Farm opened the tour with, getting a few chuckles from the crowd.  We were in luck, there were still some carrots, pumpkins, kale, beets and onions in the field, a fraction of the over 30 veggies produced on the 8 acre plot located in Treaty 7-Battle River Territory, just south of Red … Continue reading EVENT RECAP: Farm Tour and Potluck at Steel Pony Farm

NOTES FROM THE FIELD: Eric Moser – Almost Urban Vegetables

Posted by Jennifer Sparling on September 09, 2024

After a wonderful farm tour at Almost Urban Vegetables, Jenn, our Manitoba Apprenticeship Coordinator, sat down with apprentice Eric Moser to hear about his season. Marilynn Frith and Bruce Berry are the owners and farmers of Almost Urban Vegetables, which is a market garden producing over 40 varieties of vegetables and herbs. Their goal is to produce nourishing food following organic standards, with as little use of fossil fuel as possible. The farm was started in 2007 to provide food for their family and a little extra to take to market, which has grown to provide seasonal vegetables to 80 families plus a farmers market. “A lot of time … Continue reading NOTES FROM THE FIELD: Eric Moser – Almost Urban Vegetables

NOTES FROM THE FIELD: Kate McCauley – The Plot Market Garden

Posted by Marsha Shack on August 22, 2024

The summer is in full swing for apprentices in the Young Agrarians Apprenticeship Program, who are busy learning about regenerative agriculture on farms across British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba. Curious about their experiences in the Apprenticeship Program? Read on to hear from one of our apprentices, and check out our other Notes from the Field blogs! Meet Kate McCauley  – originally from Ontario, she moved out west this summer to learn more about agriculture from Emily Harris and Tyler Browne, owners of The Plot Market Garden (The Plot). The Plot is a 2-acre mixed vegetable farm that has been … Continue reading NOTES FROM THE FIELD: Kate McCauley – The Plot Market Garden

NOTES FROM THE FIELD: Deirdre Madill – Dunrea Farming Co.

Posted by Jennifer Sparling on August 20, 2024

Our Manitoba Apprenticeship Coordinator, Jennifer, sat down with Deirdre Madill, an apprentice in the Young Agrarians Apprenticeship Program to ask her about her experience apprenticing at the Dunrea Farming Co. homestead in Manitoba. Here’s what she had to report! There has been lots of weeding and harvesting – she has enjoyed going out in the morning to dig potatoes and cut garlic scapes, which are her new favourite! “They are wonderful and now I am hooked,” she beamed.  She thought she would like picking flowers, chamomile specifically, more. But, by the time she’d get to the end of the row, … Continue reading NOTES FROM THE FIELD: Deirdre Madill – Dunrea Farming Co.