South Western CRAFT Ontario Farms:
Show Only Member Farms With Available Internships
Cavaleiro Farm
We are a 65 acre, organic farm with rolling hills that creates a dynamic landscape for growing food and community; from the forests where we grow mushrooms and get fuel, to the ponds that attract swans and provide us with water. The farm is filled with life throughout the year, from farming activities to member events. We are located in Schomberg which is 20 minutes north of Vaughan and Brampton, giving our rural space a unique proximity to these urban centers. Our goal is to produce year-round food for...
Zocalo Organics
Overview: We offer an intensive, work-learn experience on a community-supported organic farm. Our 83 acre farm is located in Hillsburgh, Ontario (30 minutes from Guelph, 1 hour from Toronto, 30 minutes from Orangeville). The farm is owned and operated by farmers Seb and Bethany, and is supported by a strong community of friends, family, and clients. Interning on a small-farm like ours means you have direct access to the farmers who run the operation on a daily basis. We invite you into our story and our experience of operating...
Common Ground Farm
We are a mixed vegetable farm just southwest of St.Thomas, Ontario. We have a year-round CSA and we go to 2 local farmers markets. As well we raise a few pastured pigs, chickens and we grow hops and sell them to local micro breweries. We serve a strong and committed community of customers at both our CSA and farm markets where we focus on quality organic vegetable production. We rely heavily on season extension and we grow vegetables and harvest every month of the year. We have a cold...
Plan B Organic Farms
Plan B Organic Farms was established in 1997 by Alvaro & Rodrigo Venturelli & Melanie Golba. We grow over 30 acres of certified organic vegetables on our 50 acre farm in Hamilton. We also manage a vineyard of organic table grapes in Niagara. We run a 500 member Multi-Farm CSA year round and deliver to Hamilton, Halton & Toronto. In the summer season we attend two outdoor Farmers’ Markets, Dundas & Dufferin Grove Park. We also operate the 2 Acre McQuesten Urban Farm in Hamilton for the City of ...
Orchard Hill Farm
Do you like animals? Are you passionate about delicious food? Want to benefit from 30 years of organic farming experience? Orchard Hill Farm is a 93 acre diversified organic farm, growing 3 acres of vegetables and small fruit to supply our 100 family CSA, hay, pasture, and grains for our livestock (horses, laying hens, house beef animal and pigs) and for seed. Most of our farm work is done with Suffolk Punch horses, a very old and rare breed of draft horse specially suited for work in field and...
Manorun Organic Farm
ManoRun Organic farm is located in Ancaster (near Hamilton). We are a 40 acre mixed farm including vegetable production, hay, pasture, livestock and grains. ManoRun Organic Farm is primarily a vegetable production farm selling Community Shared Agriculture memberships and at 2 farmers markets. We have a number of opportunities for intern learning including; Vegetable growing Livestock care Food processing Marketing and sales Permaculture Our farm fertility management program includes; annual fall compost application, green manures, crop rotations and mineral dust applications. In 2014 the farm planted 2,000 trees on...
Ignatius Farm CSA
Ignatius Farm Internship – 4 positions April 16 to August 24 or to November 9, 2018 We are looking for passionate, imaginative individuals to help us care for the planet and our organic farm. As part of our team you will help build our vision of developing local food systems, innovative greenhouse production, eco-spirituality, community shared agriculture, and ecologically-minded education programs. Ignatius Farm grows certified organic vegetables and berries for Community Shared Agriculture (CSA) members, farmers markets, local businesses and service agencies. The Farm’s programs include community gardens, acreage rentals, internships,...
Everdale Organic Farm
Everdale’s Sustainable Farming Certificate We will have a number of different options available for the 2018 season! The full program is offered in three parts. You can apply for one, two, or all three parts. Introduction to Sustainable Agriculture – A four-week on-farm curriculum with field demonstrations and structured learning activities. Field Training – A four-week practicum period. Apprenticeship – A twenty four-week paid apprenticeship as a farm assistant at Everdale farm. Everdale is a mixed organic vegetable farm growing on approx. 7 acres. We sell mainly through farmers...
Persephone Market Garden
Persephone Market Garden is 100 acres forest, swamp, meadows and market garden, located between Owen Sound and Sauble Beach. Kristine is the primary farmer, supported by Thorsten and our children Oskar and Marilla. We started market gardening in 2009 and production has grown from 0.75 acres to 1.5 acres. We market through a Community Shared Agriculture program, with a delivery season of 20 weeks (June – October), Eat Local Grey Bruce Cooperative (online farmers market), and direct to restaurants. We primarily use a walk-behind tractor and hand tools, though...
Kawthoolei Farm Organics
1 APPRENTICE FOR CERTIFIED ORGANIC FARM 2018 Position: Organic Farm Apprentice Type: Apprenticeship with room & board, stipend, and priceless hands on education in small Certified Organic Farming Organization: Kawthoolei Farm Organics Location: Perth County, Southwestern Ontario Kawthoolei Farm Organics is a 10-acre certified organic farm in beautiful Southwestern Ontario. We are 40 minutes from Stratford and London, half an hour from Lake Huron. At Kawthoolei Farm Organics, we are dedicated to providing high quality organic fruits, vegetables and organic sprouts directly to people who care about the environment...
Shared Harvest Community Farm
Shared Harvest Community Farm and Learning Centre is looking to fill three internship positions. We are located in Dunnville Ontario. We are situated seconds from the Grand River and minutes from Lake Erie. Shared Harvest is in its second year of operation. We are operating an 80 member community shared agriculture (CSA) box program for 8 months. We will be processing food by dehydrating, freezing, canning, fermenting and pickling to stretch the share boxes well into the winter. We have a full kitchen for processing our produce. We are...
Fiddle Foot Farm
Positions: 3 Farm Apprentices – 2 Full-time Farming, 1 Half-time Farming / Half-time Child Care Type: Full-time with weekly stipend, room & partial board (see below) Organization: Fiddle Foot Farm www.fiddlefootfarm.com Location: 1 hour North of Toronto, Mansfield, Ont. on the Niagara Escarpment Start date: April 1st until November 15th, 2018 ORGANIC & BIODYNAMIC FARM – APPRENTICESHIP 2018 Fiddle Foot Farm is a diverse Biodynamic farm that grows 5.5 acres of vegetables, for a CSA, market garden and wholesale customers. We also raise livestock including cows, pastured chickens and pastured pigs....
Meeting Place Organic Farm
Meeting Place Organic Farm is a 100 acre, certified organic, mixed livestock farm and apple orchard mostly powered by Belgian and Suffolk Punch work horses and human muscle power. We raise grass fed beef cattle, pastured pork, pastured chickens and laying hens along with our draft horses and a small apple orchard. We have a big farm open house each spring and a large home garden that we do preserving and canning from. We do selective logging and gather firewood in our woodlot. Our main income is from selling freezer meats directly to families in SW...
Marvellous Edibles Farm
MARVELLOUS EDIBLES FARM Accepting applications for 2 interns in 2018 Marvellous Edibles is a diverse 100 acre farm south of the Georgian Bay between Meaford and Owen Sound. We have Certified Organic vegetables, fruits, 100% Grass Fed Cattle and Certified Organic poultry Our internship program includes: Seed starting,seedling care, irrigation, weed and pest management Learning the basics of pastured livestock Harvesting and post harvest care Greenhouses: construction, management, season extension Orchard management Crop planning Farming with challenging soil and cool climate conditions Raised beds: advantages Efficiency and time management...
Fertile Ground CSA
Our Farm Fertile Ground is an organic vegetable farm located just 15 minutes west of Waterloo. We grow a wide variety of vegetables for our 250 member CSA, as well as a few local cafes and retail customers. We are committed to community-building and drawing people into the story of their food. We have an active volunteer base, wonderfully supportive CSA members, and are always looking for ways to create opportunities for community interaction and involvement. Our farm is 100 acres: 10 acres of garden (with 4 in vegetable...