Reading Time: < 1 minute Open Farms Days giving new perspectives to Albertans about agriculture.
Open Farm Days giving new perspectives to Albertans about agriculture
More than 150 agriculture producers to showcase their operations during the two-day event
Open Farm Days to highlight bison
Reading Time: < 1 minute In the run-up to 2023 Alberta Open Farm Days Aug. 19 and 20, organizers are highlighting bison production. The “keystone species” may no longer roam the plains, but it’s still well represented on Alberta’s ranches. A total of 472 operations have bison, totalling just over 65,000 head. Alberta leads the nation in farmed bison inventories, […] Read more
Open Farm Days gears up
Reading Time: < 1 minute Registration is underway for Alberta Open Farm Days. Last year’s event attracted nearly 16,000 attendees with more than 110 host farms participating, and the event’s organizers say 92 per cent of them said they would participate again. They also note a wide range of operations have been part of the event, which takes place on […] Read more
Alberta Open Farm Days celebrates 10 years of education and fun
“We try to show them as much as we possibly can during their visit.” – Charlotte Wasylik
Reading Time: 4 minutes Educating consumers about where their food comes from can be a daunting task — but not at Alberta Open Farm Days. “I think for a lot of people, farming was something they wanted to get away from,” said Charlotte Wasylik of Chatsworth Farms, a mixed family enterprise in east central Alberta. [PHOTO GALLERY] Open Farm […] Read more
PHOTOS: Open Farm Days: A visit to Chatsworth Farms and Hartell Homestead
Reading Time: < 1 minute Chatsworth Farms and Hartell Homestead were two of 117 farms that welcomed visitors on Open Farm Days. Here’s a closer look at these two enterprises. (Photos courtesy of Chatsworth Farms and Hartell Homestead.)
Farms can still sign up for Alberta Open Farm Days
Registration deadline is May 31
Reading Time: < 1 minute Hopefully, visitors won’t have to stay “two llamas apart” when Alberta Open Farm Days rolls around in August. The nine-year-old event stayed calm and carried on last summer, with 77 host farms (and two dozen culinary events) welcoming socially distanced visitors. That was only about half the usual number, and activities that put people in […] Read more
Open Farm Days same, but different
Reading Time: < 1 minute More than 80 farms, ag-tourism operations and other enterprises welcomed visitors during Alberta Open Farm Days earlier this month, including Sturgeon River Stock Farm. The Onoway-area farm had a variety of offerings including equipment and 4-H displays along with old-fashioned ice cream making. But as usual, it was the two-footed and four-footed farm residents that […] Read more
Open Farm Days registration now open
Reading Time: < 1 minute Registration is now open for farms and ranches to be part of the next edition of Open Farm Days. Host farms open their gates to share their agricultural experiences with their urban neighbours and to help them understand where their food comes from. In 2019, more than 150 host farms were part of Open Farm […] Read more
‘Enthusiasm and happiness abound’ at Alberta Open Farm Days
Cute animals are a big draw but people ‘genuinely want to see what we’re doing,’ say farm hosts
Reading Time: 6 minutes The focus was on food and farming all over the province during Open Farm Days where Albertans showed they are interested in where their food comes from. More than 100 farms participated this year, including HGB Bison Ranch just south of Olds. It was a brand new experience for Heather and George Briggs, who were […] Read more
Open Farm Days a sweet deal for everyone, says new participant
Honey producers meet lots of their customers at farmers’ markets but are excited about hosting farm visitors
Reading Time: 2 minutes Richard and Amber Ozero have never been part of Open Farm Days before — but can’t wait to participate this year. Operators of any sort of farm are being encouraged to sign up for the Aug. 18-19 event, and for the Ozeros, it was an opportunity to introduce their honey business to a new audience. […] Read more
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