Atlantic Canada farms
Farm #1
Be part of a small family owned and operated organic vegetable farm located in the foot hills of Foster Mountain overlooking Picket Lake on the scenic Kingston Peninsula. Live on this farm comprised of 170 acres of woodland and 15 acres of cleared fields of which about 2 acres are planted in vegetables annually.
Although your main focus will be on organic vegetables, you will also learn about caring for a variety of farm animals which provide the farm with with eggs and meat. You will have a wide diversity of learning opportunities including: animal husbandry (cattle, hogs, chickens, hens, sheep etc), tractor and farm equipment work, succession planting, irrigation, greenhouse management, sales, marketing, fencing, building construction and maintenance, and woodlot management. During your stay you will be provided with a private heated cabin with washroom and shower facilities. You would also have the opportunity to explore the surrounding towns and the historic City of Saint John during your free time. A stipend and completion bonus is provided.
Location: Kingston, NB, approximately 30 km from St. John.
Farm #2
Farm work seems to offer an incredibly rewarding and demanding work environment and life experience...
A Nova Scotian family farm since 1992, we specialize in growing certified organic vegetables and culinary herbs primarily for restaurants in the Halifax area, as well as selling at the thriving Halifax Farmers Market. Vegetable crops grow on six acres in the field, as well as in greenhouses and high tunnels.
Put theory into practice with hands on learning of: compost making, soil and bed preparation, biodynamic preps, cover cropping, crop rotation, high tunnel building and improvement, energy management, season extension, seeding and planting, drip, overhead and irrigation by hand, trellising and pruning, crop-specific harvesting, cooking with fresh produce and quality ingredients, and setting up and selling at the local farmers market.
We offer full room and board with a stipend.
A warm welcome to those who enjoy hard work, tasty food, good conversation and music, and living with a diverse group of people.
Location: Maitland, NS, approximately 75 km from Halifax.
Farm #3
Sweet Clover Farm, in beautiful Valleyfield, PEI (near Montague), welcomes apprentices wanting to learn about organic farming and sustainable living from an experienced organic farmer. Our 65 acre, certified organic, traditional Island farm offers the opportunity to learn about farm planning, seeding, planting, cultivating, harvesting, marketing, care of chickens and a Clydesdale horse, and sustainable living. You can also learn about carpentry and food preservation, if you're interested. We produce vegetables, dried beans and grains, which are sold at the Charlottetown Farmers' Market. We are particularly interested in couples, families or friends who want a place to farm and who are interested in sustainable community. Gary Clausheide has been farming organically for 25 + years, and has been engaged in research on ways to help the soil regenerate its own fertility. Pamela Courtenay-Hall is a professor in philosophy and environmental studies at UPEI. Enjoy beautiful rivers nearby and wonderful local beaches, unknown to tourists, 20-30 min. away. We also have ocean kayaks and a canoe. There is an indoor swimming pool, an exercise facility and other amenities in Montague, 10 min. away.
Great food, private accommodations (apartment or trailer with electricity), and a stipend of $100 per week or more is negotiable if the apprentice is dedicated.Location: Valleyfield, PE, approximately 40 km from Charlottetown, and 10 km from Montague.
Farm #4
Garden and grow along with this farming family who work on grain, hay, chickens, beef cows, market garden, and a new orchard. This is a special opportunity to learn organic farming principles from planting, cultivating, and harvesting to baking and other small scale processing with a flourmill and bakery on the farm. The farm also has a very successful home delivery program. Live in a separate space and share meals (and household chores) with the family.
Location: Speerville, NB, approximately 95 km from Fredericton, and 19 km from Woodstock.
Farm #5
Come live and work on this beautiful, 120 acre farm. Enjoy rolling hills, next to the Kennetcook River, just one hour from Halifax, NS. I am an experienced farmer, with 18 years farming and 6 years studying permaculture, and I am pleased to welcome apprentices onto my farm.
The focus on this farm is permaculture -- developing human scale, self-reliant food and shelter systems. This is a great challenge, and there are lots of design and infrastructure changes happening now that you can help with. If the apprentice is keen, this could be a permaculture apprenticeship. There are also currently 2 acres of market gardens, and you will have the opportunity to learn about working with draft horses, milking goats, haying, and keeping bees. Many apprentices also enjoy joining me at the farmers' market.
A minimal stipend is negotiable, depending on experience.
Location: Windsor, NS, approximately 60 km from Halifax.
Farm #6
This hilltop farm overlooks the Avon River in beautiful, scenic Nova Scotia. Be part of a mixed farm that includes cows, chickens, pigs, pleasure horses and a market garden. Meat, eggs, flowers, herbs and vegetables are raised for a weekly Farmer's market. Hay and grain crops are also produced on the farm. These farmers of 15 years offer hands on experience in all aspects of production. A warm welcome for those who enjoy hard work, wonderful food and living the good life. Apprentices live and share meals with family.
Location: Summerville, NS, approximately 80 km from Halifax, and 30 km from Windsor.
Farm #7
Take this opportunity to learn from two award winning organic farmers who farm 10 acres of vegetable rotation, 1000 acres sustainable woodlot, 17km from Sussex, NB. Join this very knowledgeable couple (who also happen to be retired teachers and love to teach) with commercial market gardening, herb cultivation, forestry management, marketing at the farmers market and to up-scale restaurants and local retail outlets. Apprentices live in a camp and eat meals with the family.
Location: South Branch, NB, approximately 68 km from Moncton, and 30 km from Sussex.
Farm #8
This is a great opportunity for someone to learn to do it all from a highly experienced farmer, artist, bookbinder, costumer, community organiser and teacher. On this ocean side 3 acre farm they grow vegetables, herbs and garlic, raise laying hens and bake dog biscuits! Products sold at many stores, the vibrant Halifax Farmers market and through custom orders. The farm also has a great web business for its certified organic pet bakery. Lots of fun to be had with Katie the dog and a daily break to swim at the beach. Some meals shared, non-smokers preferred.
Location: Clam Harbour, NS, approximately 75 km from Halifax.
Farm #9
This old family farm produces organic beef, hay, feed and eggs as main crops as well as self-sufficient gardening, conventional honey, lamb and goat. They have a few hundred acres of mixed farmland, old orchard and wood lot in the Annapolis Valley with lots of opportunity to learn new skills such as animal birthing, vegetable growing, livestock care, marketing, and food preservation. They are looking for 1-2 flexible apprentices and are willing to help the apprentice(s) in their special areas of interest. Live and eat with the family. Their goal is to be able to make a living from the farm but also to make the farm a better, healthier place for everyone. For apprentices interested in the business part of the farming, the opportunity to run the market garden is available. We’ll provide the assistance to make it happen.
Location: Bridgetown, approximately 170 km from Halifax
Farm #10
Watershed Farm has been a mixed vegetable and herb farm for 7 years (formerly NSOGA certified organic) and is located 12 km from Bridgewater, NS on a drumlin hilltop with a sweeping view. The farm includes 250 acres of woods (Forest Stewardship Council certified) as well as a river and lake. Of the eighteen cleared acres on the hilltop, approximately 4 acres have been cultivated in the past for market gardening. There is a chicken house, small orchard, two large root cellars and a large greenhouse. The remainder of the cleared area is in pasture, with two irrigation ponds and a lower meadow. The farm has a wind generator, solar panels and an inter-tie with NS Power. Accommodation is available in a modest cabin, along with a negotiable stipend.
The farm is situated on grounds run by Pollination Project, a social enterprise, that has just completed its first season presenting workshops, seminars and events in Arts, Ecology, Health and Society. There are two strawbale buildings and a purpose built workshop space and dorm on the property. There are plans to expand the facility and the number of programs offered each year. Watershed Farm is situated in an area where the demand for organic produce outstrips the supply. There are a number of vibrant farmer's markets in the area and considerable interest in a CSA operation. In addition, there is the opportunity of feeding the workshop participants for events held on the farm itself.
Location: 12 km from Bridgewater, NS
Farm #11
Welcome to our certified organic farm by the shores of Shediac Bay in the heart of Acadie. Grande-Digue is a rural paradise only 20 minutes from Moncton.
Our farm consists of 5 acres of extremely diverse mixed vegetables, herbs and annual fruits including a wide selection of heirloom crops. We also have a greenhouses, an old apple orchard, wild blueberries and an additional 30 acres of 'wilderness' woodland, bog and alders with trails.
Education is a cornerstone of our business, so you can expect a truly in-depth learning experience with guided project work, weekly discussions and the opportunity to gain more responsibility as time passes. Our goal is to provide you with a firm grounding in organic farming and in return we ask that you commit yourself to the growth and well-being of our farm through hard work and passion for local, organic agriculture.
You will live in a trailer approx 1km from the farm house located in a beautiful area overlooking the farmhouse, farmland and the bay.
Location: Grande Digue, NB, approximately 34 km from Moncton, and 12 km from Shediac.
Farm #12
Be part of a team on this beautiful 10 acre farm near Hartland New Brunswick along the beautiful Saint John River. The farm is situated on a hill with amazing views of the Saint John river and surrounding land including views of the longest covered bridge in the world. The property is waterfront (where canoes and kayaks can be docked).
You will live with dedicated farmers with over 9 years experience, producing much of your own food and helping managing an organic herb farm. This farm is busy providing self guided garden tours, walks, access to herbal education, advice on starting your own herbal, vegetable, or flower garden, flower-cutting gardens, designer perennials, many veggies, some assorted fruits, fresh & dried herbs (culinary, medicinal, aromatic), herbal tea blends, to the public. You will take part in soil building, general gardening and landscaping, farm markets and farm gate sales, food preparing, food processing, winter storage and cooking on this beautiful homestead property.
If you spend a season on this farm you can learn about land stewardship, self sufficiency, the magic of herbs and if you are looking to focus on building repair/maintenance and small construction you would be most welcome.
Location: Upper Brighton, NB, approximately 125 km from Fredericton, and 40 km from Woodstock.
Farm #13
Live in a separate farm house next to this experienced and welcoming farming family on 120 acres of cleared land and 100 acres of woodland. This farm is located about 10 miles from Petitcodiac. The farm has a big farm house, machine sheds, grain bins, pig barn, and miles of walking trails. You will also enjoy the company of other visiting apprentices and WWOOFers–there's always new people to meet.
Be part of farrowing 18 sows, marketing most of the finished pigs directly to customers. Help raise chickens, turkeys and some pigs on pasture and produce 120 acres of certified organic hay and grains. Learn how to drive a tractor, sell at a farmer’s market, carpentry, building and machine maintenance and about woodlot management. There is a real diversity of skills you can learn. Stipend is negotiable.
Location: Steeves Settlement, NB, approximately 50 km from Moncton.
Farm #14
Localmotive Farm consists of 45 acres, including forest, pastures, and vegetable gardens. We produce vegetables and eggs for sale through our CSA, at Farmer's Markets, and some wholesaling. The farm is located near the towns of Stewiacke and Shubenacadie, about half way between Truro and Halifax. We are also close to the Shubenacadie Wildlife Park. Our location is very private, situated at the end of a road, on top of a hill overlooking the surrounding countryside.
We are a young couple with a 2 year old and another child on the way. Jody has a B.Sc. in Agriculture (Plant Science) with a specialization in Organic Agriculture. Keith works as a musician. We offer experience in all aspects of market garden management, as well as knowledge in food preservation, chicken care, composting, minor construction and music. We believe in living "the good life"; that is to say, we work hard and make sacrifices so that we can do what we love and live within our dreams. Jody grew up on a farm but this is our fourth year on this farm. Things are coming together but the ideas and projects are endless, and we could use a little help and input!
Interns will have separate accommodations in a trailer. No dogs please, but there is barn space if you have a horse or other animal. We will eat supper together, and share in the cooking. We are omnivores but our diet is vegetarian friendly. A stipend will be offered to interns that are able to stay for the duration of the growing season (minimum 4 months).
We look forward to hearing from you!
Location: Near Stewiacke, NS, approximately 40 km from Truro.
Farm #15
A 75 acre farm with lowland dykes on the Saint Croix River and large upland meadows. Great views, wonderful walking, large garden plots, hay fields and a raspberry u-pick opening this year! Cherry trees, small apple orchard, rhubarb, ponds, cats, dogs, horses on farm with ocean swimming, flea markets, music jams all close by.
We welcome apprentices to work in organic vegetable production, and also others with mechanical skills or organizational skills - to operate equipment, maintain records, try new techniques and crops, and do some construction. All will have the opportunity to learn various facets of farming in general, with an emphasis on food production.
Great food, comfortable beds, good company! Lots to learn and experience.
Location: Windsor, NS, approximately 60 km from Halifax.
Farm #16
This 300 acre organic farm is located in the small village of St. Nobert, NB (just 20km from ocean beaches). While learning the basics of farming–taking care of the livestock, seeding, plowing, harvesting, planting and cultivating in the vegetable gardens–you'll have the opportunity to walk in the woods, go for a bike ride, and really get live the life of an organic farmer.
The farm has cattle, goats and chickens, but the main focus is on the market garden; the vegetables are sold at the farmer’s markets in Dieppe and in Moncton. There is a small green house on the farm, and plans to build a bigger one this summer. There's also a few apple trees and extensive woodlots.
One position is available from May to late-October, where you will be living in the farm house. Languages spoken are English and German, or practice your French with community members. Web access is also available. We've had apprentices for several years now, and it's been a great experience with many staying involved with the farm beyond the season.
Location: St. Norbert, NB, approximately 51 km from Moncton.
Farm #17
Learn the production, business, marketing and recordkeeping sides of farming by apprenticing on our certified organic market garden. We are located at the tip of the Bay of Fundy near Truro, Nova Scotia. Our production focuses on salad greens, heirloom tomatoes and other unique veggies.
We are entering our sixth year of commercial market gardening, previously selling at the Farmers Market, but last year started a Community Shared Agriculture program. We are shifting the marketing focus to the CSA. By choice we balance the farm business with off-farm work and a precocious toddler. Our location is close to Truro and has easy access to Halifax, beaches and other farms. Accommodation is an airstream trailer with access to all amenities in our 130 year old farmhouse. Most meals shared. We love to cook good food and can accommodate vegetarians.
Singles or couples welcome, stipend offered.
Location: Lower Onslow, NS; 10km from Truro.
Farm #18
Our small farm is a stone's throw from South Harbour, between Cape Breton Highlands National Park and a long, pristine ocean beach. Nearest villages are Dingwall and Cape North. From an acre of market gardens we sell berries, asparagus and other vegetables to local and summer residents, including a dozen CSA customers, and to a resort hotel.
Beauty is important to us. You will help us turn the farm into a set of display and demonstration gardens. Most tasks are simple and repetitive, few are strenuous. Weeding, transplanting, carrying firewood, trailblazing. You may also be asked to help with the local museum's 'Settlers Gardens', a great opportunity to contribute to the community while learning some northern Cape Breton history.
Kayaking, hiking, swimming, biking are available at our doorstep. Vegetarians and non-vegetarians welcome. No cigarette smoking, indoors or out. We ask for a commitment of four hours of dedicated work a day, six days a week; or five hours a day, five days a week. Apprentices may stay in the house and take meals with us, or preferably, with warm weather, stay in our small cabin, using the house for showers and meals. A small monthly stipend will be offered. Because the nearest public transportation is a two-hour drive away, it would be very helpful (if not essential) for you to have your own transporation. English, French, some (Swiss) German spoken.
Location: South Harbour, Cape Breton, NS, approximately 175 km from Sydney, and 5 km from Cape North.
Farm #19
Come learn seed saving! We're a small, diverse and mostly human powered farm near Middleton in the heart of the fertile Annapolis Valley. Our family moved to the farm in 2006 and in 2008 I started my seed company. I'm now going into my third year of serious seed production and with your help I hope it will be the best yet!
We have on old farmstead on 87 acres with about 7 acres of fields and about 1 acre of intensive gardens. In 2009 I grew about 500 different vegetable varieties for seed with more planned for 2010. Plans for this year include our first greenhouse, expanding the gardens, setting up our yurt, and putting on several seed saving courses. I could use the most help with tending and maintaining the seed gardens, but we also have fruit and nut trees, jersey cows, free roaming hens and a couple of goats.
Accommodations are in a suite in one of the barns, with a bathroom and shared kitchen. You're welcome to eat with the family as well if we're making something special. We can provide a small monthly stipend.
Location: Middleton, NS, about 64 km from Wolfville and 150 km from Halifax
Farm #20
Mountain Meadow farm is surrounded by forested wilderness, that includes a provincial wilderness area, the Cape Breton Highlands and the North River Provincial Park. Not far away, there is access to the ocean and beach walks. There are numerous trails on the farm for hiking, as well as a swimming pond.The farm is close to Baddeck, which has many amenities and opportunities for entertainment. We have very interesting neighbours, including the descendants of original Scottish settlers who still speak Gaelic, back-to-the-landers, and young couples who are new homesteaders.
Come enjoy the 200 acres of regenerating Acadian forest, which comprise a large portion of the farm. There are horses, goats, cats and dogs. On 15 acres of cleared land, I grow 1-10 acres (depending on the year) of organic vegetables, cut flowers and herbs to sell locally at the farm gate, to restaurants, and at a small local market. There is a lot to learn, but I'm also hoping to learn from my apprentices. I'm open to new ideas, and there's room on this farm to try new things. I'm also open to longer term arrangements.
Room and board is provided, with a private bedroom and shared bathroom and kitchen facilities. The farm house is a modernized older structure, with lots of character. Apprentices are also welcome to set up in a vintage Airstream trailer, if they prefer. I am not able to offer a wage or stipend.
We are located 30 minutes from Baddeck, and 10 minutes from community computer access.
Farm #21
Established in 1980, certified organic since 1987, our farm offers an abundance of learning opportunities for a dedicated, hard-working apprentice. Come learn about mixed vegetable production, seed potatoes, small fruits, tree fruits, greenhouse production and pastured, rare breed poultry. We do our own breeding, hatching and raising, and slaughter at a NB provincially inspected slaughter facility. We are also very active in the agricultural community, and have served on many regional and national agricultural organizations and committees. Also, we work with “at risk” youth and ex-offenders to give them an opportunity to stabilize, learn life skills, have a support system, and reach their full potential as individuals. They may be here as residents or day participants. The ideal is “local farm production for local consumption”.
There are also plenty of opportunities for recreation in our area. The farm is located on Keswick Ridge, ½ hour from Fredericton, NB., and 5 minutes from the Mactaquac Provincial Park with swimming, boating, walking and cross country ski trails, golf course, camping. Our own property also offers swimming as it is on the Mactaquac Arm. The Mactaquac Fish Hatchery (salmon) and Hydro Electric generating station are open to tours. We have a beautiful view of the area from our farm and amazing sunsets.
Location: Keswick Ridge, NB, approximately 26 km from Fredericton.
Farm #22
Come join three young friends on our picturesque farm, just outside the historic town of St. Andrew's-by-the-Sea, NB. We are in our fourth year of farming, growing two acres of mixed vegetables for a CSA, farmer's market, and an award winning local restaurant. We have two greenhouses, a small but growing orchard, and 50 acres of hayfields, forest, ponds, and sandy beach - it's only a five minute walk from hard work in the field to a cool dip in the ocean! Enjoy vegetarian meals with us in the farm house, and spend the nights in the spare room, or in our homemade yurt nestled in the woods.
When we aren't working directly with the plants, we often have side projects on the go, usually related to 'off the grid' living. We love to share our ideas and experience, and are hoping for an apprentice who takes pride in their work, and is passionate about sustainable farming and living. A stipend is available, varying based on experience.
Location: St. Andrews, NB, approximately 94 km from St. John.
Farm #23
Come work and learn with us, on our now Certified Organic Farm. Our farm is 75 acres, of hay, garden, pasture and forest. We raise heritage livestock, which include Berkshire swine, and Jacobe sheep, along with cross-bred meat sheep, various breeds of heritage poultry, and SE Arabian horses. There is also a market garden, and hay fields to be processed throughout the Spring Summer and Fall. Our two house and two barns are surrounded by apple trees.
The area has many trails for nature tours. We are located 15 minutes from the Town of Windsor, and 45 minutes from Halifax. We are a relatively new operation, with several years experience. We have owned our farm for 10 years, and have grown our fields and gardens organically. Organic production, along with a great love for animals, is what we have decided to give back to the land and people.
Our belief is to help promote a better way of life and natural growth for all our livestock, garden, and all around the farm.
Location: Scotch Village, NS, approximately 70 km from Halifax, and 18 km from Windsor.
Farm #24
Get in on the first growing season on a small farm in the western Annapolis Valley with an experienced organic farmer!
I am an artist and activist as well as a farmer, I trained as a school teacher and taught elementary school for 5 years in BC. I farmed in BC for 8 years before establishing my own small farm in the Kootenays. My new farm in Nova Scotia consists of six acres on the Annapolis River between Annapolis Royal and Bridgetown. There is pasture, 1 1/2 acre of new garden, a hoophouse, many outbuildings and old orchards. Located on the river with a canoe for those hot afternoons, the garden has been cover cropped and ready for its first season.
Composting, cover cropping, market gardening, rotating the cows on pasture, milking and selling vegetables at the local market will be the focus of the apprenticeship. You can also learn cheese making and canning, and if you're inclined, tractor work or welding. There are several carpentry projects that could be part of the work week. Large house, full of character, with several spacious rooms to choose from. Excellent farm library and 10 minute bike ride to town. Beautiful pebble beach on the Bay of Fundy close by.
Location: Granville Ferry, NS, approximately 195 km from Halifax, and 4 km from Annapolis Royal.
Farm #25
Join us on our farm, located on the south slope of the beautiful Tobique River valley, New Brunswick. We have 285 acres, 115 in fields and the balance in woods. We are both retired, with family next door, and striving to be as self-sufficient as possible. Our apprentices will be welcomed to live with our family.
Ours is a mixed farm that offers many learning opportunities - we raise Belted Galloway beef cattle, a Jersey and a Canadian milk cow, totally grass fed. Our poultry (raised for eggs and meat) and pigs are raised on pasture plus grain. The work horses eat mostly grass/hay. Apprentices can also help with raising raspberries and potatoes for sale, and we have a garden and apple trees for own use. We also cut our own firewood and logs to be processed in our own mill for farm building projects.
The nearby town Perth-Andover, offers many recreation options, including a swimming pool, tennis court, basketball court, organized baseball/softball teams, etc. You can also enjoy canoeing on the Tobique River, country roads to cycle.
Location: Tilley, NB, approximately 175 km from Fredericton, and 17 km from Pearth-Andover.
Farm #26
An apprentice is welcome to join our family in working our two farms, 5 km apart, in the Margaree River Valley in beautiful Cape Breton. Here, we strive to live as sustainably as possible, with little impact on the environment.
An apprentice on our farm will have the opportunity to learn about the complete process of growing vegetables for a CSA and Farmers Market, from starting seeds, transplanting, and direct seeding, to garden maintenance and harvesting. You'll also have the opportunity to learn about the CSA concept and marketing for direct to customer sales.
Also, learn to work with our team of Belgian Draft Horses, covering every aspect of horsemanship from feeding, shoeing, hitching, and doing specific tasks such as plowing, discing, cultivating, raking hay and spreading manure. Apprentices will also get to work with the horses for logging. We also have various other livestock, and you'll learn about raising beef, lamb, laying hens and pork. In the spring, you'll be able to help with calving and lambing. We are also expecting a new fowl in July. There is also lots of fencing and various other tasks to be done that the apprentice can learn about all throughout the year.
Location: Margaree, Cape Breton, NS, approximately 120 km from Port Hawkesbury.
Farm #27
We are a small mixed organic farm (3 tons of produce grown yearly), on the 101 highway between Digby and Weymouth, NS, and we have 25+ years of experience to share with an apprentice. Our farming methods are French intensive, intensive grazing, permaculture and intercropping. We manage 12 sq ft of greenhouses, and sell wholesale, CSA’s, Farmers’ market and at the farm gate. You will stay with us and work side by side, learning and refining techniques.
We are bilingual here and have a university close by. We benefit from full beach view and access. On our farm, we try to design our practices effectively, to benefit our environment, and we believe in making the world a better place. Our goal is to be able to give an apprentice a good intensive training, leaving them with a positive experience.
Location: Plympton, NS, approximately 240 km from Halifax, and 20 km from Digby.
Farm #28
Hope Seeds is part of a 200 acre farm in the rolling hills of the St. John River Valley, New Brunswick. 100 acres of sustainably-managed hardwood lot provides maple sap, firewood, lumber and lovely walks. Hayfields and pasture provide for our small beef herd. Small fruit orchards and a pond enrich the homestead, dotted with small barns, woodworking shop, and 1870's farmhouse. We're about 10 km (a hilly bike ride) from the closest post office, gas station and convenience store, and 20 minute drive from "town" with more amenities. Our local community centre offers regular community events, suppers, yoga class, etc.
Our certified organic business is focused on heritage and rare seed production, both on our own farm and through contracting local growers to produce for us. Apprentices will get a unique experience in the increasingly forgotten but crucial art of seed saving - from planting to harvest, cleaning and storage. We market our seeds through our website and catalogue, engaging customers around North America. In 2010 we'll be expanding the fresh produce side of our business with a small CSA, restaurant sales and farm market stand.
Live with your fellow apprentice in your own camper/trailer, and enjoy the fruits of your labour with farm-fresh meals and food preservation activities. Visit other local organic farms for a rich experience in market gardening, heritage livestock husbandry, apple orcharding, straw-bale construction and more. A small stipend is negotiable. If you have been thinking (not just dreaming!) of farming for a while, perhaps done some WWOOFing and want to dig a little deeper, then get in touch!
Location: Knowlesville, NB, approximately 150 km from Fredericton, and 64 km from Woodstock.
