SOIL Sustainable Farm Apprenticeship Guide
So You Want to Be a Farmer – podcast by Deconstructing Dinner
Voices of Experience Videos – Made possible by the New York Beginning Farmers Resource Centre. Experienced farmers give advice to new farmers
INTERNSHIPS/APPRENTICESHIPS/MENTORSHIP
Manitoba Forage and Grassland Association: Grazing Clubs
Collaborative Regional Alliance of Farmer Training (CRAFT) Ontario - If you’re ready for a full, hands-on experience that will immerse you in ecological farming then you’ve come to the right place. In this website you’ll find everything you need to apply for a full-season farming internship that could launch your organic farming career.
Falls Brook Centre / New Brunswick Organic Farm Apprenticeship Program - The FBC Organic Farm Apprenticeship opportunity is a hands-on experiential program that is designed to encourage and develop sustainable lifestyle living skills and rural self-reliance. We focus on creating a learning and teaching experience from the production of our own food.
FarmStart – (Ontario) An organization supporting new farmers by facilitating connections with incubator farms, workshops, and other programs
FarmLink – (Ontario) A matchmaker service linking mentors with aspiring farmers and land-owners with land-seekers
Step-Up Program - STEP UP is an on-farm mentorship program for those interested in learning Farm Business Management Skills in a hands-on setting.
World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms (WWOOF) - WWOOF is an exchange in return for volunteer help, WWOOF hosts offer food, accommodation and opportunities to learn about organic lifestyles.
ATTRA: Sustainable Farming Internships and Apprenticeships - Directory of on-the-job learning opportunities in sustainable and organic agriculture in the U.S. (and some in Canada).
Soil Apprenticeships – Similar to WWOOF
Biodynamic Farmers and Gardeners Association: Trainings and Apprenticeship Opportunities in North America
The Farm School - Student farmers gain practical skills and direct farming experience that enables them to take a next step toward establishing their own farming enterprise, join a working farm as a manager or assistant, teach at a farm education program, manage conservation lands, run a community garden, work in a farm advocacy organization or supplement a professional career.
International Rural Exchange - International Rural Exchange (IRE) is an independently operated agricultural exchange program that offers young people an opportunity to experience both the agricultural and cultural aspects of a foreign country. IRE offers an outbound program for Canadians wishing to go overseas as well as an inbound program for those wishing to experience farming in Canada.
Providence Farm (British Colombia) - Offers many programs new farmers will find relevant.
Camphill Communities (Worldwide) - Camphill is dedicated to creating communities where the values of service, sharing, spiritual nourishment, and recognition of each individual’s gifts and contributions offer a model of renewal for the wider society. Camphill communities involve agriculture as a main part of daily life and community work.
WORKSHOPS AND TRAINING
Harvest Moon Society Prairie Culture – Permaculture Design Certificate and a variety of farming and sustainable living workshops
Canadian Farm Business Management Council Agriwebinars – a variety of farm management and skill-building webinars
CONFERENCES
Direct Farm Marketing Conference (MB)
MAFRD's web-site listing upcoming conferences This is a Google calander. Be sure to click on Agenda to get a more readable listing.
Guelph Organic Conference - yearly conference held at the University of Guelph in Ontario
SCHOOLS AND COURSES
Canadian:
University of Manitoba: Natural Systems Agriculture - technical knowledge provided based on research directed by Martin Entz including: Increasing Crop Diversity, No-till Cropping Systems, Organic Crop Production, Reduced Chemical Cropping Systems, Cover Crops and Green Manures, Perennial Crops in Rotation, Perennial Grain Crops,
University of Manitoba Continuing Education: Prairie Horticultural Certificate - This program focuses on those subject areas of horticulture specific to the prairies especially with respect to production and market conditions, climate, crop type, pests, disease and other relevant prairie topics.
University of Manitoba: Bachelor of Science in Agroecology - Agroecology is for those with a passion for our planet, including management and conservation of the environment and our natural and agricultural resources
University of Manitoba: Beekeeping for the Hobbyist - Non-credit course offered jointly by the Department of Entomology, University of Manitoba and Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives.
Assiniboine Community College (Brandon): Organic Inspector Distance Ed Course - This certificate program offers professional development skills training to organic farm and processing facility inspectors or evaluators of organic certifying bodies.
Nova Scotia Agricultural College: Certificate of Specialization in Organic Agriculture - Distance Education must complete four of the eligible courses to receive certificate: Transition to Organic Agriculture, Composting and Compost Use, Principles of Organic Horticulture, Organic Field Crops Management, Organic Livestock Production
University of Guelph: Bachelor of Science with Major in Organic Agriculture - an experiential program that emphasizes contact with organic entrepreneurs, development of independent analytical and decision making skills, and problem solving in a real world setting.
University of Saskatchewan: Organic Weed Management Continuing and Distance Ed Course
Distance Education Certificate Program from St. Laurence College in Kingston: Sustainable Local Food for All Canadians - Courses include "From Field to Fork: Introduction to Local and Global Food Systems," and "Sustainable Local Food Models from Around the World: Canadian Applications.
International:
Cornell University (Ithaca New York): Organic Agriculture - forward thinking university with a lot of organic research being accomplished
Agroecos: Master in European Agroecology (Takes place in four European Countries) - The European Master Agroecology is a two-year program, professionally oriented, to study interactions among agricultural, food and environmental sciences in a socially oriented and action driven perspective.
Emerson College (East Sussex, England): Biodynamic/Organic Agriculture Diploma - two year practical diploma program at a Rudolf Steiner college with 6 month farm practicum included in study.
Food For Thought and Action: A Food Sovereignty Curriculum - A practical way to strengthen a growing food sovereignty movement that includes consumers, farmers, environmentalists and faith communities.
