Internships

Ignatius Jesuit Centre is home to Loyola House Retreat & Training Centre, Ignatius Farm, Old-Growth Forest Project, and Orchard Park Business Centre. In the last 20 years, Ignatius Farm has evolved to become a model for organic agriculture and the mentoring of organic growers. The Farm bridges the urban with rural and invites the surrounding community to enjoy and get involved in their local farm. The farm offers community-shared agriculture, rental of garden plots and they also offer courses, internships and volunteer opportunities for aspiring farmers.

Everdale was founded in 1998 and became a registered charity in 2000. Everdale is a farm-based organization that provides hands-on, solution-based food and farming education to build and engage healthy local communities. To accomplish this they deliver a wide range of hands-on learning programs on food and farming to people of all ages and backgrounds. Everdale includes the following:

• Production Farm – We grow about three acres of annual organic vegetables. These are sold to our community through our Harvest Share program and provided to our community partners for use in their food security initiatives.
• Youth Education – Everdale’s Farm Camp program has seen thousands of children spend part of their summer at the farm.
• Farmer Training – Everdale runs a number of programs designed to get people the skills they need in order to be successful farmers and entrepreneurs.