Food Organizations in Canada

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The sustainable food movement needs you! There are many ways to get involved – from membership, to donating, to volunteer or board positions. Please join and support some of these organizations...

Canada Local Food & Agriculture Organizations

Regional Food & Farming Organizations

Maritimes • Atlantic Canadian Organic Regional Network
Quebec • Filiere Biologique du Quebec
  • Federation d'Agriculture Biologique du Quebec
  • Family Farmers Network Quebec
  • Equiterre
Ontario  • Organic Council of Ontario
  • Sustain Ontario
  • Ecological Farmers of Ontario
  • Biodynamic Farming Ontario
Manitoba • Organic Food Council of Manitoba
  • Organic Producers Association of Manitoba
Saskatchewan • Saskatchewan Organic Directorate
Alberta • Alberta Organic Producers Association
  • Organic Alberta
BC • Certified Organic Associations of British Columbia
  • Farm Folk City Folk
  • BC Food Systems Network
Yukon • Growers of Organic Food Yukon

 

Farm Training & Education

Canada • Organic Agriculture Centre of Canada  (classroom & online university courses)
  • FoodWork.ca  (sustainable/organic internships & jobs)
  • FarmStart  (start up farms, seed capital, training)
  • SOIL  (sustainable farm apprenticeships / internships)
  • WWOOF Canada  (volunteer farm-stays)
  • STEP UP On-Farm Mentorship Program (both mainstream and organic farms)
Maritimes • Grow a Farmer  (eastern Canada organic apprenticeships)
Nova Scotia • Principles of Organic Horticulture (HORT2001)  (Dalhousie University credit course, Halifax)
Quebec • McGill University, Montreal  (Minor in Ecological Agriculture)
Ontario • CRAFT Ontario  (organic farmer training & apprenticeships)
  • University of Guelph: Organic Agriculture  (major & diplomas)
Manitoba • Farmer Training  (courses, internships, incubator)
Alberta • Organic Alberta Apprenticeships
BC • UBC Faculty of Land and Food Systems  (university faculty)
 • UBC Farm: Practicum in Organic Agriculture
  • Organic Farming Institute of BC  (online & field courses)
  • Kwantlen Polytechnic University: Bachelor of Sustainable Agriculture 
  • Gaia College  (courses in growing food, gardening, land care)
Intntl. • IFOAM: International Organic Schools, Programs, Training
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Food Sustainability: National Programs & Resources

 

Jobs in Organic Food, Local Food, Food Security

 

Organic Real Estate

 


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