The BC Farmers’ Markets Conference is a once-a-year opportunity to get together with your farmers’ market peers to share best practices, learn from industry experts, build connections and gain inspiration to carry you through the 2022 farmers’ market season. We’ll be bringing together farmers’ market organizers, farmers, vendors, partners and community collaborators seeking to engage […]
Young Agrarians' third annual LAND FORUM is here! We were thrilled to see so many of you in the community this summer at our on-farm Land Socials. The B.C. Land Matching Program team is super excited to welcome you back to learn together and take a deeper dive into information and interactive sessions about land […]
Join FarmFolk CityFolk for a virtual event exploring all things Seed Libraries! Learn about basic and advanced seed saving, growing and saving regionally adapted seeds, community engagement for seed returns, native plant seeds in your seed library, and streamlining your record keeping processes. Whether you are new to seed saving, a home gardener, starting a […]
Come and learn practical methods of regenerating soil life and about the synergy between biodynamic, organic and regenerative agriculture. Presented by the Biodynamic Agriculture Society of British Columbia. Program: Welcome, Coffee and Registration 9:30am to 10:00am Tour of Refeed farm operation 10:00am to 10:30am Synergy between Biodynamic/ Organic/Regenerative Agriculture Approaches . Discussion of cover crop […]
With costs rising, numbers of farmers dropping and a corporate world thriving like we’ve never seen before, the NFU wants to invite you to join us as we confront concentration in our food system! Organizing, education, action and solidarity are needed in order to push for change and we invite you to join in on […]
Hatch Your Farm + Food Business is a six-part workshop designed and delivered by food industry experts Good to Grow, in collaboration with BC Association of Farmers’ Markets, with support from Vancity. Date of Workshop: Tuesday January 17, 2023 Time: 9am to 5pm Location: Hastings Room at the PNE Grounds – 2901 E Hastings St, […]
This webinar panel digs into how co-operatives in British Columbia are making farmland accessible for sustainable farming. Panelists will discuss why they formed a co-op, what it is all about, what the key challenges are, and how their co-ops are addressing these. Learn more and register at: nfu.ca/event/how-to-access-farmland-using-cooperative-models Webinar Chair Antonio Gomes runs Cavaleiro Farm in […]
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. BC’s agriculture industry is unique in its diversity and the Show attracts an attendance from […]
Organic BC is hosting its 2nd annual Beer Night, a Zoom-based hangout on Thursday, February 2nd between 7pm and 9pm. The event last year was a real hit, and this year's agenda will be equally non-serious! The sole point of the hangout is to do just that, so bring your favourite bevvie (or two, or […]
Join Organic BC, Kootenay Organic Growers Society, and Kootenay & Boundary Farm Advisors for a chance to gather, network and find out what's happening in the organic sector. Discuss organic and regenerative agriculture with regional producers, and talk to provincial organizations about future opportunities and policy outlooks for organic farmers in the province. And, hear […]
Join Dru Yates (Consultant, E.S. Cropconsult Ltd.) and Josh Andrews (Nutrient Management Specialist, BCMAF) for a 2-hr virtual workshop on nitrogen management. In this workshop, participants will: Apply the Four R’s of nutrient management to field vegetable scenarios (with a focus on the south coast of BC), Interpret post-harvest nitrate test values, Navigate the BC […]
Looking to improve fruit size and yields in your orchard or garden fruit trees? Wondering how to balance growth and fruiting? Join Organic BC for a half-day pruning workshop with tree fruit horticulturist, Molly Thurston. The workshop will start at Claremont Ranch Organics, with mature and mid-sized apple and pear trees. From there, you’ll continue […]
