Training

Tr'ondëk Hwëch'in Teaching and Working Farm

To benefit from educational and research capabilities, TH government partnered with Yukon College in 2016/17. Approx. 20 TH citizens are employed as farm workers during the growing season. This year-round farm produces a food for TH citizens and other community members including vegetables, pork, chicken, fruit and berries.  The farm sets up a weekly produce market in the summer. It plans to be self-sustaining by 2019.

Food System Theme:

  • Production and Harvesting

Resource Theme:

  • Training

  • Research

Reach:

  • Yukon-Wide

Host | Contact:

  • Tr'ondëk Hwëch'in First Nation | admin@trondekfarm.ca | 867-993-3916

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New Colony Farm Training

Education in repurposing food waste and simple food production to produce high yield micronutrient dense produce.

Food System Theme:

  • Food Skills, Knowledge and Culture

Resource Theme:

  • Training

Reach:

  • Pan-Northern

Host | Contact:

  • Mr. Wayne Radford | newcolonyfarm@gmail.com

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Mt Lorne Community Teaching Garden and Kitchen

Community teaching garden with a full season of workshops on soil, seeds, growing, harvesting and then cooking and preserving in community kitchen. Summer gardeners market for 12 weeks, on-farm training classes, greenhouse tours and more. 

Food System Theme:

  • Production and Harvesting

Resource Theme:

  • Training

Reach:

  • Community-Level (Marsh Lake)

Host | Contact:

  • Executive Director, Agnes Seitz | Lorne Mountain Community Association (LMCC) | lmca@northwestel.net | 867-667-7083

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Introduction to Subarctic Permaculture Course

Learn how to grow healthy, nutritious food and increase biodiversity and food resilience by co-creating efficient, sustainable, organic gardens through working with natural patterns. Emphasis on practical plant growing tips for growing sustainably under sub-arctic conditions.

Food System Theme:

  • Production and Harvesting

Resource Theme:

  • Training

Reach:

  • Community-Level (Marsh Lake)

Host | Contact:

  • Program Coordinator, Jennifer Harkes | Yukon College (Continuing Education Program) | jharkes@yukoncollege.yk.ca | 867-668-8876

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Indigenous Student Recruitment Initiative

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s (AAFC) Indigenous Student Recruitment Initiative offers Indigenous students work experience that allows for personal growth while contributing to the goals of the Department. Working in a team environment, students can expand their knowledge and develop skills associated with science and other professions within the federal public service.

Food System Theme:

  • Food System Coordination, Policy and Networks

Resource Theme:

  • Funding

  • Training

  • Networking/Information Sharing

Reach:

  • National

Host | Contact:

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Education, Group Facilitation and Research on Food Security and Growing Food in Soil

Heidi Marion is a consultant who works with community groups and agencies promoting good health by uniting people to share, learn, grow and eat. Heidi helps growers create soil conditions that allow our food plants and the animals that eat them to fulfill their -and our- potential for best possible health. Focus on soil life and turning organic waste into compost.

Food System Theme:

  • Food Skills, Knowledge and Culture

Resource Theme:

  • Training

reach:

  • Community-Level

Host | Contact:

  • Heidi Marion | heidi.e.marion@gmail.com | 867-333-0843

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Apply for a Subsidy to Hire a Summer Student

The Student Training and Employment Program (STEP) and Summer Career Placement programs off wage subsidies to hire students.

Food System Theme:

  • Food System Coordination, Policy and Networks

Resource Theme:

  • Funding

  • Training

Reach:

Yukon-Wide

Host | Contact:

Government of Yukon | terilee.huff@gov.yk.ca | 867-667-8555

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AgriDiversity Program

The AgriDiversity Program aims to help under-represented groups in Canadian agriculture, including youth, women, Indigenous Peoples, and persons with disabilities, to fully participate in the sector by helping these groups address the key issues and barriers they often face for sector participation.

The program will help to strengthen the sector and build its capacity by:

  • helping diverse groups to better develop their skills to take on a greater leadership role

  • building the entrepreneurial capacity and business skills of under-represented groups

  • facilitating the sharing of industry experience, best practices and knowledge to help under-represented groups to manage transformation and adapt to changes in business operations

  • strengthening the sector by incorporating the views of a greater diversity of industry players

If approved, support is available in the form of non-repayable contributions support from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC).

Food System Theme:

  • Food System Coordination, Policy and Networks

Resource Theme:

  • Networking/Information Sharing

  • Training

Reach:

  • National

Host | Contact:

AgPal - Online Program and Service Finder Tool for Agriculture

A web-based discovery tool to help producers and others in the agriculture and agri-business sector. Search the tool by region for services and programs related to growing, subsidizing the hiring of farmhands, getting veterinary help, applying for grazing land, and more!

FOOD SYSTEM THEME:

  • Production and Harvesting

  • Food Skills, Knowledge and Culture

RESOURCE THEME:

  • Networking/Information Sharing

  • Training

  • Research

  • Policy/Strategy

  • Funding

REACH:

  • National

HOST | CONTACT:

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Arctic Institute of Community-Based Research

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