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BC • British Columbia • 
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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 participatory workshops with stories and...
2024-11-13500
Training
BC • British Columbia • 
 in-person • en

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 participatory workshops with stories and...
2024-11-18500
Training
ON • Ontario • 
 in-person • en

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, and learn how to intervene...
2024-11-19290
$290.00
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Training
BC • British Columbia • 
 in-person • en

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 participatory workshops with stories and...
2024-11-20500
Event
SK • Saskatchewan • 
 hybrid • EN|FR

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 & music, inspiring speakers, Indigenous-led workshops,...
2024-11-21150225
$150 – $225
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Training
BC • British Columbia • 
 in-person • en

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 participatory workshops with stories and...
2024-11-27500
Training
 virtual • en

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 in nature. Municipal governments often...
2024-12-020
Event
ON • Ontario • 
 in-person • en

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, idea-sharing, networking and celebration with...
2024-12-030
Training
 in-person • en

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, and learn how to intervene...
2024-12-10290
$290.00
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Training
 virtual • en

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). Improve your ability to observe...
2025-01-07350
$350.00
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Training
 virtual • en

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. Municipal governments are limited in...
2025-01-130
Training
 virtual • en

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 will learn the steps to...
2025-01-22350
$350.00
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Event
ON • Ontario • 
 in-person • en

Guelph Organic Conference

January 22, 2025
A diverse and inspiring lineup dedicated to advancing organic agriculture and sustainable food systems.
2025-01-220
Training
 virtual • en

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 resilience as well as increase...
2025-01-30350
$350.00
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Training
 virtual • en

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 of organic vegetable seed production....
2025-02-03500
$500.00
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Training
 virtual • en

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 your marketing and business planning....
2025-02-05350
$350.00
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Training
ON • Ontario • 
 in-person • en

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 minimum of 5 hours a...
2025-05-010
Training
ON • Ontario • 
 in-person • en

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 access produce from the onsite...
2025-05-010
Grant
ON • Ontario • 
 in-person • en

Start-up Farmer

Application Deadline:
May 1, 2025
Start-up farmers have completed a successful year as a Test Cropper and have acquired the tools, machinery and skills they need to manage a larger...
2025-05-010

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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.

Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership / Partenariat canadien pour une agriculture durable