Opportunities

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We accept postings about paid employment & available land. All postings must be 40 words or less (excluding title/contact information), ideally with a link to a website or PDF containing the full description of what is being offered. Posting is free for EFAO members, and costs $10.00 for non-members. Listings gain additional exposure through our bi-monthly e-newsletter.

 

Please contact Martina, martina@efao.ca, to submit an opportunity.

Farm Work Opportunities

 

Joyfully Organic Farm is Hiring (2 Positions)
Joyfully Organic Farm is a skilled and successful Certified Local Organic vegetable farm in the Greater Toronto Area. We have a deep love of amazing food + strong farming practices. Join their amazing team of young farmers. Two positions available: 1) Manager of Farm Crew or 2) Farm Staff Member. See full position descriptions here.

Multiple Positions at Edwin County Farms in PEC
Edwin County Farms is hiring for a Team Lead, Wash & Pack Coordinator and two Field Hands this season! Join the team on our 2 acre organic Market Garden nestled in the larger 700 acre bio-diverse farm in beautiful Prince Edward County. Visit http://www.edwincountyfarms.ca/more/employment for details.

 

Join the team at Vintage Soil Farm in Kemptville

Vintage Soil Farm is looking for 2 full-time farmers to join our team! VS is a small-scale organic (uncertified) mixed vegetable farm, with 2.5 acres of veggies and the rest being rotational cover crops, and distribute our veg through a CSA program, 2 farmers markets, and our farm stand. VS is primarily draft and human-powered with occasional tractor use. See full job description here.

Applications can be sent to isabelle@vintagesoilfarm.com

 

Multiple Positions at Ignatius Farm

Do you love working outdoors rain or shine? Working productively as a team? Creating big community benefits for ecosystems, local food, and farm access for everyone? Join the Ignatius Farm team. Visit https://ignatiusguelph.ca/get-involved/employment/ to see our Farm Worker job posting as well as the Ignatius Farm Immersion Internship details.

 

Ecological, No-till Veg and More

Persephone Market Garden is looking for 2 to 3 people to join our team for 2023. We focus on regenerative principles, nurturing community, and developing systems that work. Full details here.

 

Farmland Opportunities

 

Swallow Haven Farm, Pelee Island—Seeking an experienced seed grower     

Are you a self-motivated and experienced seed grower looking for land? Consider Pelee Island, most heat units in Canada and longest growing season in Ontario, and an interesting community! Additional land and a small cabin available. See: https://www.farms.com/small-farm-canada/2021/jul-aug/  p.28-30.  Contact: cercis@sentex.ca

 

Farmland Available

Pasture based sheep dairy available for farmer looking for land to grow their own business. Open to ideas such as bees, vegetables, dye plants, seedlings, agroforestry are all possible. Located just north of Mount Forest. Some equipment and commercial kitchen available to use. Space for a trailer or tiny house. If interested please contact: allsortsacres@gmail.com. Serious enquiries only please.

 

Farm for Lease

150 acres in Tiny Township for lease. Certified organic hay for the past 5+ years. Looking to maintain organic status but open to tenant plan in future land use. Please contact Mary m.macintyre6@gmail.com if interested.

 

Land & Home for Rent in Mono

Looking for the right farmer(s) to help regenerate the land, plant Miyawaki Forests and to use permaculture principles in growing food for pollinators, microbes and people. In exchange for labour will offer a 4 bedroom/1 bath house at a reduced rate of $1800.00/month plus utilities. Contact Shelly,  candelshelly@gmail.com, 647 402-0133.

 

Growing Space Available in Mansfield

Business opportunity at Mansfield – Rental of 3 acres as part of a 100 acre farm plus three small greenhouses. Housing (bedroom and bathroom, commercial kitchen/living room) can be rented in a separate building. We follow ‘The Market Gardener’ which is intensive and organic. Use of tools and farm machines is included. Contact joanvanduzer@mac.com

Other Opportunities

Butter Churn for sale

Electric 3 gal butter churn, Surge 40 plus vacuum pump. Water bowls.

R & S Halliday, Sarnia 519 344 6903

 

Heritage Red & White Corn Seed (non gmo)
Suitable for food production. Approximately 100 bags of each. 50,000 kernels/bag.
$150.00/bag or full pallet for $110/bag
Please contact Shelley Spruit (Against the Grain Farms)
winchelsea@live.ca

 

 

Willsie 3pt hitch PTO driven vegetable digger for sale
Has seen very little use. Contact Jim Ferrier, Perth Ontario.
613-267-5330