BUSINESS MENTORSHIP NETWORK
October 1, 2025
Whether you need business basics or strategic planning for long-term growth, Young Agrarians knows that gaining business development skills is...
2025-10-010
Equinox Gathering by A YEAR IN 8 SEASONS – Stratford/KW, ON
September 20, 2025
St. Clements, Ontario
St. Clements, Ontario
Tap into Fall’s wisdom over seasonal snacks, an expressive art reflection and a bonfire ‘Jam Ceremony‘ infused with embodied practice,...
2025-09-2020.75
Ecological farm tour and farmers social at New Moon Community Homestead
August 23, 2025
Join us! August 23rd NFU-O Middlesex Farm Tour and Social at New Moon Community Homestead The National Farmers Union of...
2025-08-230
Feast Fellowship
July 1, 2025
about the Feast Fellowship From July 2025 – January 2026, 8 farmer fellows will participate in responsive gender- and sexuality-affirming...
2025-07-010
Apply to Community Development Fund: Up to $500,000 in Ontario
Application Deadline:
May 31, 2025
May 31, 2025
Are you working on a project for your community? Submit it between April 15 and May 31, 2025. Up to...
2025-05-310
Food Price Inflation and Farmer Livelihood
May 22, 2025
Canadian farmers have seen no benefit from rising grocery store prices since 2020. Instead, they are being squeezed by corporate...
2025-05-220
Advance Payments Program
Application Deadline:
May 15, 2025
May 15, 2025
The Advance Payments Program is a federal loan guarantee program which provides agricultural producers with easy access to low-cost cash...
2025-05-150
Test Marketer: Build Your Market
May 1, 2025
During April and May as a Test Marketer, you will be developing your market and sales channels while working a...
2025-05-010
Test Cropper: Put It Together On A Small Scale
May 1, 2025
Test Croppers receive a small plot of land so they can continue to develop their growing skills. They continue to...
2025-05-010
Start-up Farmer
May 1, 2025
Start-up farmers have completed a successful year as a Test Cropper and have acquired the tools, machinery and skills they...
2025-05-010
Nourish: Farming for People, Profit & the Planet
March 1, 2025
Scarborough, ON
Scarborough, ON
This year’s NFU-O Annual General Meeting (AGM) and Convention will be held on Saturday, March 1st, 2025 at the University...
2025-03-010
Holistic Marketing & Business Planning
February 5, 2025
This interactive online course steps you through the basics of using the Holistic Management decision-making framework to guide you in...
2025-02-05350
Organic Seed Production
February 3, 2025
Organic Vegetable Seed Production is a self-directed, online, 8 week, comprehensive intermediate course focused on delivering the science and business...
2025-02-03500
Holistic Cropping Planning
January 30, 2025
In this course, you will learn how to effectively manage your cropland and cropping practices to increase soil fertility and...
2025-01-30350
Free School for Farmworkers: Athletes In Overalls – Movement Health & Injury Prevention
January 28, 2025
Anyone who has farmed for a day, a week, a month, or a full season knows that farming is a...
2025-01-280
Holistic Grazing Planning
January 22, 2025
In this course, you will learn the key grazing planning principles and practices for improving land health and productivity. You...
2025-01-22350
Guelph Organic Conference
January 22, 2025
A diverse and inspiring lineup dedicated to advancing organic agriculture and sustainable food systems.
2025-01-220
Part 4: Financial Barriers to Climate Action Implementation
January 13, 2025
Financing is one of the most common challenges local governments face when looking to put their climate plans into action....
2025-01-130
Foundations of Holistic Management
January 7, 2025
Learn how to more effectively manage your farm or ranch for the triple bottom line (social, environmental, and financial sustainability)....
2025-01-07350
Mental Health ASIST Training for Individuals
December 10, 2024
ASIST, from LivingWorks, is a 2-day intensive, interactive and practice-dominated course designed to help individuals recognize the risk of suicide,...
2024-12-10290
Interconnected: EFAO’s 11th Annual conference
December 3, 2024
EFAO’s annual conference draws farmers, growers, and food producers from across the food system for two days of intensive learning,...
2024-12-030
Part 3: Institutional and Political Barriers to Climate Action Implementation
December 2, 2024
When it’s time to start implementing local climate plans, a set of challnges often arise that are political and institutional...
2024-12-020
Elements of Truth: Before Reconciliation
November 27, 2024
kinSHIFT workshops are for non-Indigenous learners wishing to cultivate meaningful relationships with Indigenous peoples but unsure where to begin. Expect...
2024-11-27500
VALUING FARMING, LAND & PEOPLE: NFU National Convention 2024
November 21, 2024
Join in on democracy in action! Policy debates on issues brought by the membership, leadership elections, (re)kindling connections, dancing &...
2024-11-21150225
Elements of Truth: Before Reconciliation
November 20, 2024
kinSHIFT workshops are for non-Indigenous learners wishing to cultivate meaningful relationships with Indigenous peoples but unsure where to begin. Expect...
2024-11-20500
Mental Health ASIST Training for Individuals
November 19, 2024
ASIST, from LivingWorks, is a 2-day intensive, interactive and practice-dominated course designed to help individuals recognize the risk of suicide,...
2024-11-19290
Elements of Truth: Before Reconciliation
November 18, 2024
kinSHIFT workshops are for non-Indigenous learners wishing to cultivate meaningful relationships with Indigenous peoples but unsure where to begin. Expect...
2024-11-18500
Elements of Truth: Before Reconciliation
November 13, 2024
kinSHIFT workshops are for non-Indigenous learners wishing to cultivate meaningful relationships with Indigenous peoples but unsure where to begin. Expect...
2024-11-13500
Toward Just and Affordable Food Systems: Food Secure Canada Conference
November 11, 2024
Food Secure Canada is pleased to announce its upcoming event Convening 2024: Toward Just and Affordable Food Systems taking place...
2024-11-11161
How to Start Farming: An Introductory Course for the Farm Curious
November 7, 2024
Join Young Agrarians for How to Start Farming: An Introductory Course for the Farm Curious, starting on Thursday, November 7th....
2024-11-07100200
Elements of Truth: Before Reconciliation
November 6, 2024
kinSHIFT workshops are for non-Indigenous learners wishing to cultivate meaningful relationships with Indigenous peoples but unsure where to begin. Expect...
2024-11-06500
Financial Planning
November 5, 2024
Learn how to work on your business, not just in your business. This step-by-step financial planning approach will help you...
2024-11-05350
Part 2: Technical Barriers to Climate Action Implementation
November 4, 2024
Municipalities face significant challenges in advancing their climate initiatives due to several technical barriers. A lack of in-house expertise often...
2024-11-040
New Farmer Training Training Program – Term 4
November 4, 2024
November 4, 6, 11,13, 18 & 20: Build a foundation to start a successful farm enterprise. This program will not...
2024-11-040
Elements of Truth: Before Reconciliation
November 4, 2024
kinSHIFT workshops are for non-Indigenous learners wishing to cultivate meaningful relationships with Indigenous peoples but unsure where to begin. Expect...
2024-11-04500
Business Mentorship Network
November 1, 2024
Do you love farming but feel overwhelmed managing your farm business? Are you running a new farm or taking over...
2024-11-01100
Mental Health First Aid
October 30, 2024
Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) is a training program designed to equip participants with the knowledge, skills, and confidence needed...
2024-10-30250
Manitoba Beef and Forage Conference
October 30, 2024
The format this year will be a one-day event in Portage la Prairie, where participants can expect the same great...
2024-10-3060125
A Farmer’s Guide to Year-Round Content Creation
October 29, 2024
Are your summers filled with endless to-do lists, leaving little time for marketing, nevermind content creation? Join Chelsea Finn of...
2024-10-290
Vegetable Crop Planning
October 28, 2024
What are you growing, how much, and where? Angie Koch of Fertile Ground Farm will share her over 15 years...
2024-10-280
Land Linking Workshop
October 27, 2024
Join Young Agrarians in Kelowna, BC, for a workshop on the nuts and bolts of land access. Young Agrarians Land...
2024-10-270
Indigenous Seedkeeper Practices
October 25, 2024
Curious to learn how to harvest seeds from your garden? This workshop will provide you with teachings and techniques to...
2024-10-250
OFF SEASON REALITIES virtual teach-in
October 24, 2024
We will be thinking through strategies for finding off-season work, grounding ourselves in shared understanding of the inherent exploitation of...
2024-10-240
Small Farm Equipment & Maintenance Workshop at Ignatius Farm
October 23, 2024
Are you curious about what equipment is available/useful on a small farm? This workshop will demonstrate various tractor implements and...
2024-10-2320
Seed Saving Webinar
October 21, 2024
Do you want to produce some of your seed on-farm? In this webinar you will learn what crops are easiest...
2024-10-210
Elements of Truth: Before Reconciliation
October 21, 2024
kinSHIFT workshops are for non-Indigenous learners wishing to cultivate meaningful relationships with Indigenous peoples but unsure where to begin. Expect...
2024-10-21500
Maximizing Efficiency & Productivity Using Greenhouse Technology at Liberty Way Farm
October 21, 2024
If you are considering potential investments in greenhouse infrastructure and technology, and the business case for how technology can support...
2024-10-211520
Introduction to Soil Health Analysis
October 18, 2024
Looking to develop your understanding of soil health and the results of a soil test? Join us Friday, October 18th...
2024-10-180
Cover Cropping and Rotational Grazing – BC Regional Gathering: Kootenays
October 18, 2024
On October 18th, join local producers and industry experts in Creston for a hands-on exploration of the benefits of cover...
2024-10-180
Organic Grain Markets Webinar-Harvest 2024
October 17, 2024
Back by popular demand, our annual Organic Grain Markets Webinar! This webinar provides an opportunity for producers to hear the...
2024-10-1721
Seed Saving Workshop at Shelldale Farm Park
October 16, 2024
Want to save seeds? Join Rebecca Ivanoff – Seed Program Manager at EFAO – as she walks us through knowing...
2024-10-160
Mental Health SafeTALK Training for Individuals
October 15, 2024
SafeTALK, from LivingWorks, is a half-day alertness training that prepares anyone 15 or older, regardless of prior experience or training,...
2024-10-1570
Part 1: Social Barriers to Climate Action Implementation
October 7, 2024
In this first webinar of the series, we will explore social barriers that often hinder the implementation of effective and...
2024-10-070
Panel Discussion on Value-added Production
October 7, 2024
Are you considering branching out into value added farm goods? Hear about the experiences of our panel of farmers who...
2024-10-070
Elements of Truth: Before Reconciliation
October 7, 2024
kinSHIFT workshops are for non-Indigenous learners wishing to cultivate meaningful relationships with Indigenous peoples but unsure where to begin. Expect...
2024-10-07500
Region 1 National Farmers Union Convention
October 6, 2024
Join us for the Region 1 Convention hosted for the first time in Region 1 District 3 (Nova Scotia). The...
2024-10-060
Intro to Beekeeping: Putting the Bees to Bed
October 5, 2024
This class will focus on the process of preparing the colonies for winter. Hive wrapping, merging, and common winter beekeeping...
2024-10-0559
Regenerative Grazing Field Day at Hawk Feather Farm
October 3, 2024
Join us for an insightful afternoon at Hawk Feather Farm, where we’ll explore their regenerative approach to grass-fed beef and...
2024-10-031015
Business Bootcamp
October 2, 2024
Already dreaming about next season? Want to have a rockin’ business plan to start it off right? Join Young Agrarians...
2024-10-02250350
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Acknowledgments
The Government of Canada is supporting the National Farmers Union for this project through Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s AgriDiversity Program, an initiative under the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership.
Le gouvernement du Canada soutient l’union nationale des fermiers dans ce projet par l’intermédiaire du programme Agri-diversité d’Agriculture et Agroalimentaire Canada, une initiative dans le cadre du Partenariat canadien pour une agriculture durable.
