Home Grown

This 30-week program opens doors for youth by teaching the basics of small-scale agriculture, horticulture, and food preparation. Instruction includes certification in Food Safe Level 1, Superhost, and WHMIS, along with hands-on work experience with an employer in the community.

What You'll Learn

Classroom Workshops and Training include:

• Goal Setting, Communication, Conflict Resolution and other critical employability skills
• Time & Finance Management
• Resumes, Job Search and Interview Skills
• Foodsafe Level One
• Superhost
• WHMIS
• Food Security 101
• Basic Food Prep Skills & Safe Food Handling
• Agriculture & Horticulture Basics

Wages and Work-op

Participants will receive a training allowance for 6 weeks of the project based on 30 hours a week @ $8 an hour. For the remaining 24 weeks of the program, participants will receive $9 an hour for 35 hours a week. This 24 week period is on-site work experience with employers in agriculture, horticulture and small-scale food production.

In order to participate you must:

• be between the ages of 15 and 30 years of age
• be out of school and facing barriers to employment
• be legally entitled to work in Canada
• not be in receipt of Employment Insurance benefits
• have a Return to Work Action plan with an Employment Assistance Services counselor
• successfuly complete the application and interview process