Small Farms Sessions
A Yearly Seminar Series for Small-Scale Farmers
Small Farms Sessions 2025
When: March 1st, 9:45am-4:30pm
Where: UBC Farm Yurt, 3461 Ross Drive, Vancouver, BC V6S 0L2
Details:
The Small Farm Sessions program connects farmers with experts and peers to explore key topics that support small-scale, sustainable farming. This session focuses on financial management and knowledge sharing, equipping farmers with practical tools to strengthen their operations.
This spring’s session features:
- Farm Finances Workshop, led by Maddy Clerk of Field Guide Finance
- Shared lunch (provided)
- Agriculture Research Presentation (TBD)
- Farmer-to-Farmer Knowledge Sharing discussion, facilitated by Kareno Hawbolt of Sweet Digz Farm
Previous Sessions in 2024
Session One: Cultivating Farmer Resilience for Small Scale Farmers
In this session we invited farmers to an honest discussion about personal and systemic challenges, strategies to not only survive but thrive, and perspective shifts that can help us build deeper resilience within ourselves, our farm businesses, and our farm community.
Session Two: Integrated Pest Management
This workshop aimed to guide participants through diagnosing what’s affecting their crops by leveraging the technology readily available in their pockets.
Session Three: Labor Movement – Functional Movement Patterning for Small-Scale Farmers
The workshop covered BETTER body mechanics and movement patterns in order to decrease injury potential, increase efficiency and extend career longevity, all through the lens of farming-related movement patterns.