June 2022 Graduation
Drone Mapping
A number of trainees were introduced to drone use for drone mapping. We had three trainees graduate with full competency in drone mapping. They are able to pre-inspect drones, prepare them for field use, set up mapping software, and manually upload imagery for post-processing. Graduates are:
Luc Ryan
Gilbert Good
Cole Morgan
Introduction to Indigenous Agriculture Level 1
Graduates had training primarily focussed on an introduction to agriculture and supporting trades and skills. Everyone was introduced to and received training in the following:
Introduction to Agriculture and Indigenous Crops
Soil, Soil Health, Basic and Advanced soil testing
Tractor Pre-Inspection and Safety training
Horticulture Introduction
Greenhouse Seeding, Propagation, and Transplanting
Field direct Seeding and Transplanting (paper pot and seedlings)
Composting, Plant Nutrition, and Amendments
Bed Creation and Bed flipping
Weed Control Methods
Hand Harvesting
Product Washing and Packaging
Introduction to Fruit Trees and Orchards
Introduction to Regenerative Ag, including Chickens
Introduction to Ranching
Introduction to Plumbing and Irrigation
ATV safety and operation
Chainsaw Safety and Operation
Agriculture Level 1 Graduates include:
Brendan Mcmillan
Cole Morgan
Gilbert Good
Daryn McLean
Introduction to Heavy Equipment Operation (HEO)
At Tea Creek HEO trainees are given intensive training with frequent 1-on-1 instruction with an experienced instructor. HEO grads are competent in:
Safety and Communication including verbal and radio
Pre-operation inspection
Machine servicing
Operating station pre-operation
Competent operation of farm machines conducting farm tasks
Safe operating habits
Machine tasks such as bucketing, moving soils, excavating and back-filling, attach and detach of 3-point implements, grading, PTO operation, and trailering
General machine knowledge
Intro to HEO Graduates include:
Candace Campbell
Stephanie Williams
Bertram Gonu Sr.
Reynold Ridsdale
Vincent Good
Bert Good Jr.
Daryn McLean
Gilbert Good
Cannabis for Medicine
Cannabis for medicine focusses on preparing trainees to grow successful medicinal cannabis from seed to harvest. Trainees learned how to propagate from seed and clones, how to care for plants indoor and outdoor, how to troubleshoot and fertilize in different ways. They also learned how to harvest and properly cure a finished plant. Graduates include:
Stirling Tait
Nathan Temple
Cynthia Derrick
Introduction to Indigenous Professional Chef
Trainees worked in the kitchen under the instruction of a trained professional chef, and assisted with the preparation of hot breakfasts and lunches every day on site for trainees. Graduates include:
Trenity Bananish
Kaylah Stevens
Dolly Lepretre
Georgina Martin
Introduction to Carpentry and Milling
Trainees worked with carpenters on constructing a large road sign, small camp deck, and a structural kitchen expansion. Trainees also worked on the portable mill. Graduates include:
Genivieve Adams
Lester Hill
To reference check any of our trainees
please call us toll-free at 1 (833) 784-3737 or email us info@teacree.ca
Involved Nations/ Bands: Witset, Gitwangak, Gitanyow, Gitlaxtaamiks
