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> Info for Apprentices
Updated: December 2008
 Information for Apprentices
Are you an aspiring organic farmer, yearning for a real learning experience that gets your hands in the dirt and your head in the books? Organic farm apprentices get the real dirt on what it takes to make the farm viable, but it requires a dedication to learning through hard work with great rewards. The application deadline for 2008 apprentices is a "first come, first served" basis, so send in your applications soon.
To apply to be an apprentice, follow the steps listed below:
1. Read:
 2. Fill in an Apprentice Application form
- (PDF - for printing and completing by hand)
- (MS Word - for completing by computer).
3. Provide an up-to-date resume with 3 references (1 professional, 2 personal).
4. Answer the questions: "What are your future intentions in organic agriculture? How will this program help you get there?" in approximately 500 words.
5. Include application fee of $35 (cheques made out to "Falls Brook Centre").
6. Send your Apprentice Application, Resume, Essay and fee to:
NBOFAP
Falls Brook Centre
125 South Knowlesville Road
Knowlesville, NB E7L 4T1
shannon@fallsbrookcentre.ca
Phone: 506-375-4310
Fax: 506-375-4221
Farm Descriptions have not been updated for 2008.
The information listed below was for the 2007 season, the details may change, please check back with us for updates.
Click on the farm names below to find out what amazing apprentice opportunities are available in NB.
| Farm Name |
Description |
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Artful Acre
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Off-grid biointensive homestead with expanding market gardens and seed saving. |
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| Brighton Botanicals |
Certified organic medicinal and culinary herbs, flowers, perennials and vegetables. |
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Murray Bunnett Family Farm
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Certified organic field crops, pastured poultry, pork, vegetable garden. |
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| Christian Community |
Horse-powered farm with vegetables, livestock, bees and maple syrup. |
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| Circle "S" Farm Ltd. |
Certified organic grass-fed beef, pastured pork and poultry, gardens and field crops. |
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| Falls Brook Centre |
Certified organic vegetable gardens, greenhouses and shiitake mushrooms. |
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| Good Spring Farm |
Certified organic pastured poultry, seed potatoes, greenhouse and market gardens. |
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| Harvest Haven |
Raspberries, greenhouse and market gardens. |
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| Hope Farm |
CSA vegetable farm with mixed livestock and field crops. |
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| Hope Seeds & Perennials |
Heritage and open-pollinated seed farm. |
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Millstream Meadow
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Organic farm-in-transition, first-year CSA, revitalizing apple orchard. |
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| Shepherds Garden |
Sheep and pasture with certified organic market gardens. |
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| Speerville Farms |
Certified organic mixed vegetables and livestock with field crops and on-farm bakery. |
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 Are you already farming or gardening, but want to learn more about organic techniques and meet others involved in the Atlantic organic scene? The Farming Organically Workshop Series is open to the public, meeting one day a month at different farms from May to October. Topics include soils, pests, livestock, marketing, business planning and more.
Want to see a program like this in your community? It is our goal to see this successful program model help shape organic farmer training in Atlantic Canada and beyond. We have documented how the apprentice program developed including: key players, finding funding, lessons learned, continued success, and future projects. Read our story in From the Ground...UP! or En partant du sol!. Contact us for print or CD versions of either language.
For more information about this program contact:
NBOFAP Program Coordinator
tel: 506-375-4310
E-mail: shannon@fallsbrookcentre.ca
This program is financially supported by:
The New Brunswick Agricultural Council (NBAC)
The Catherine Donnelly Foundation
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