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Business Bootcamp for New Farmers

Online

Do you have a farm dream, but don't know how to make it a reality? Join the Business Bootcamp for New Farmers starting January 15, 2025! This course is a great place to explore the viability of your farm dream, figure out the details of your first growing season, or investigate adding another enterprise to […]

Navigating CanadaGAP: Online Workshop Series

Online

Get CanadaGAP Certification Ready! Are you interested in pursuing CanadaGAP certification but are feeling overwhelmed by the process? Concerned that certification will mean increased paperwork and operational complexity? Join us for two online sessions, where we’ll demystify this food safety certification for fruit and vegetable producers and open the door to the significant marketing opportunities […]

Pacific Agriculture Show

Tradex Exhibition Centre

The Pacific Agriculture Show will showcase the latest and most innovative equipment and technology for the agriculture industry. Join thousands of farmers and agri-food producers in comparing and investigating what over 300 exhibitors have to make your operation more efficient.

Wholesale-Ready Workshop Series

The Wholesale-Ready Workshop Series is geared toward small and medium sized farmers in the North Okanagan and surrounding regions to network and share knowledge of how to grow for and sell to wholesale markets (e.g. distributors, institutions, processors, restaurants, caterers, schools etc.). This series will allow existing farmers to learn about opportunities to expand their […]

ONLINE – B.C. VIRTUAL FARMER POLICY CIRCLES

Online

You’re invited to a series of virtual brainstorming and consultation sessions for BC farmers on February 6 and 11, 2025 to share your experiences, ideas, and insights into how the provincial and national policy landscape can better serve new and young farmers. We want to hear from YOU about what resources you have accessed to […]

ONLINE – Communication Skills for Land Sharing

Online

Communication can make or break a land sharing agreement: good communication can open up worlds of possibility, while poor communication can cause the arrangement to fall apart. Join Pascale Schittecatte, Young Agrarians’ B.C. Land Matching Program Manager, and Nyree Marsh, Young Agrarians’ Columbia Basin Land Matcher, to learn how to communicate effectively while sharing land! […]

ONLINE – Farm Transition Stories: Panel Discussion

Online

With many farmers retiring from farming, transition agreements (where one farmer is looking to pass on the management of their land and farm to a new generation) are becoming more and more common. So, what does a farm transition actually look like? Join Tristan Banwell (Spray Creek Ranch), Robin Tunnicliffe (Sea Bluff Farm), Yann Assemat […]

National Policy Jam

RKY Camp 1194 Sugar Bush Ln, Parham, Ontario, Canada

Calling all new farmers and farm policy nerds! Join us for the “Breaking Barriers: Growing Future Farmers” National Policy Jam: a coast to coast  convening of new and young farmers, farmer organizations, farm policy leaders and allies looking to connect, learn and mobilize around better supports for new and young farmers. The Policy Jam will […]

2025 BC Organic Conference

Harrison Hot Springs

We're excited to announce our 2025 BC Organic Conference & Tradeshow! We hope you can join us from Tuesday, Nov. 25th - Thursday, Nov. 27th in Harrison Hot Springs to reconnect, exchange ideas and learn from experts. More details will be released as they become available. For now, you can learn more about our annual […]