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This pamphlet from the Richmond Food Security Society advertises a 12 week intensive course on growing food in the city. It is a great model for creating similar programs in other communities offering ideas on courses - theory and practice, as well as pricing for such a program.  More information on the Society can be found here: http://richmondfoodsecure.blogspot.com/

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The World Vegetable Center conserves the most diverse collection of vegetable germplasm in the world and provides user direct access to germplasm data through the internet. Also maintains a database of thousands of bulletins, fact sheets, articles, and titles of interest to researchers, farmers, rural development workers, extension agents etc. Offers research training opportunities for postdoctoral fellows, visiting scientists, graduate and undergraduate researchers; as well as practical training sessions (2-3 weeks) on the ground in Thailand and Tanzania.
 

Based in Victoria, BC, Lifecycles fosters food security and urban sustainability through urban gardens, garden education and training, fruit tree gleaning, and youth capacity-building. Lifecycles also runs the "Growing Schools" and "Sharing Backyards" projects as well as the "Hive" Demonstration Garden.
 

A resource manual for farmers and apprentices. Produced by Groundworks, a public learning centre offering learning resources, community planning and mapping programs, and services to promote sustainability both locally and globally. Groundworks is a joint initiative of Lifecycles Project and Common Ground, both based in Victoria, BC. 2008 (53 pages)

SOIL links Canadian farmers willing to take on and train apprentices with folks wanting to work and learn on an organic farm using sustainable practices. We aim to create apprenticeships which transfer lasting knowledge to both the farmer and the apprentice.

Organic farm engaged in growing, harvesting, preserving, and marketing food and teaching others how to do the same. Sell at farmers' markets in Sooke and Victoria, sell wholesale to restaurants and chefs on Vancouver Island; and run a weekly fresh produce box program. Also select, save, and sell seed; and research, trial, and publish articles about various aspects of organic farming, green building, and sustainable living.

Offer apprenticeships, farm-stays, and a great diversity of workshops at Camosun College, at conferences, and on the farm.
 

A 315-acre farm/ecological land trust on Cortes Island, British Columbia.
Linnea offers an ecological gardening program, and various short-term summer workshops on such topics as wildcrafting, seed saving, bio-dynamic farming, Permaculture Design, blacksmithing, living roofs, and green woodworking. Also runs a potato co-op, a septage composting project, a harvest festival, a weather station and an elementary school serving sixty students.
 

A project of the Beginning Farmers Resource Centre, Cornell University Cooperative Extension. Site features twelve short videos profiling farmers sharing advice learned from experience. Titles include:
Meet the Farmers | Lessons from Experience | Getting $tarted | Grants | Setting Goals  Marketing | Evaluating Land and Facilities | Choosing an Enterprise |
Taking Care of the Land | Profitability | Regulations, Taxes, and Insurance
Love of Farming

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.