About
- Looking for a farm in:
- British Columbia
- Alberta
- Manitoba
- Number of years farming:
- 1-2 years
- Farming experience
- I grew up on a farm outside of Canada
- I have practical farming experience (including work as a farm intern or employee)
- Agricultural products:
- Field crops (grains or beans)
- Flowers
- Fruit/berries/grapes
- Hay or forage crops
- Herbs
- Seeds, seedlings or nursery stock
- Livestock
- Vegetables
- Other products
- Planned marketing strategies:
- Farmers markets or farm stand
- Community Supported Agriculture (CSA)
- Restaurant sales
- Commodity markets
- Wholesale
- Land needed:
- 1 acre or less
- 2-5 acres
- 5-10 acres
- 10-25 acres
- 25-50 acres
- Facilities and equipment:
- Housing
- Irrigation capacity
- Irrigation equipment
- Greenhouse
- Fencing
- Cold storage
- Processing facilities
- Agricultural machinery
- Other facilities
- Planned farming practices:
- Certified organic
- Ecological production, but not certified
- Biodynamic
- Other practices
Overview
My name is Nithin, born and brought up in India. My grandparents were farmers. The industrial revolution and influence of western lifestyle and development have brought lots of changes to the developing nation like India. It also resulted in people moving from country side to cities and other countries in search of jobs and different lifestyle. I did my bachelors degree in Commerce from India and moved to Canada in 2017 for better living. I did my education in Business Accounting and Finance here in Canada. But after my education i wanted to explore myself with different things.To live in a farm was a big dream of mine since i was young. But while i was working in a restaurant i came close to know about the food and that brought back to my dream of having a farm. After few years of working in a restaurant i quit my job and went travelling to Mexico where i worked in different building projects and organic farms. Came back and joined as intern in farm in Salt Spring Island in 2022 summer. Currently I am working as a team lead at Edwin County Farms in Picton, Ontario. My interests are permaculture, natural building, community sustainable, alternative medicine, getting out of the capitalist system, mushroom cultivation, land and soil stewarding, environmental conservation I am acquiring as much knowledge through reading and watching but i found through my farm experience i and good when i have hands on experience.