Looking to hire? Let OFA help

Mar 16, 2022

Take advantage of OFA's hiring and training services through the Feeding Your Future Project.

By Andrew Joseph, Farms.com, Photo by Warren Wong on Unsplash

The Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA) is offering hiring and training services through its Feeding Your Future Project for those looking to hire workers for your farm or farm business for the upcoming 2022 growing season.

The Feeding Your Future Project promotes agri-food jobs and training opportunities across the province of Ontario. Founded in 1936, the OFA is a farmer-led organization for Ontario's farming community.

As part of the program’s mandate, OFA has partnered with AgCareers.com and CareersInFood.com to help agri-food businesses set up an account online, post job openings, and manage applications, while also setting up virtual career fairs across the province.

Job Matching Service

Post job ads for FREE on AgCareers.com and CareersInFood.com websites until March 31, 2022
Work with staff to create a job description and manage job applications
More information: https://feedingyourfuture.ca/job-matching/

Build Your Team: Find Them. Develop them. Keep them. - Webinar

When: March 24, 2022, from 10-11AM
This FREE webinar will include guest speaker Joe Dales who will be speaking about securing and retaining workers with a Q&A session to follow
Registration: https://feedingyourfuture.ca/webinars/

Ontario Wide Virtual Career Fair

When: March 29, 2022, from 11AM – 3PM
This FREE event is open to all farm or agricultural employers in Ontario
Virtual booths are in place for the opportunity for employers and job seekers to chat directly
Registration: https://feedingyourfuture.ca/career-fairs/

Ag Worker Training Program

Training offering safety and awareness knowledge for Ontario farms and workplaces
Offered at $99 until March 31, 2022, and $299 beginning April 1, 2022
A discount is also offered for secondary and post-secondary students
More information: https://feedingyourfuture.ca/agri-training/ontario-agriculture-worker-safety-and-awareness-certificate/

Special Feature:

This Canadian Agricultural Safety Week (March 14-20) we are hosting a giveaway on Twitter to win free registration for the Ag Working Training Program
Learn more: https://twitter.com/FeedYourFuture/status/1503425895415099401

Video: Lessons in Winter Farming + Certifying Naturally Grown + Work Life Balance w/ Broadfork Farm

We cover: we are chatting with Dan Gangon of Broadfork Farm in Virginia. I saw Dan and his partner Janet speak at the VABF conference a few years back and I just loved how down to earth they were about the ups and downs of winter farming, farming in general, and work life balance, which is a lot of what we chat about today. We are also gonna be talking about how and why they certify as Certified Naturally Grown, and how that label has worked for them.