Now in its sixth year, Alberta Open Farm Days continues to allow Albertans and visitors to experience and understand where their food comes from. This weekend there are a few local farms opening up their doors to the public as a means of shedding light on what they do.
Morrin Corner Bison, Cloverleaf Colony Farming, and Flaghill Ranch are all local farms who are welcoming guests on August 18 and 19 and planning a number of events at their operations. They offer culinary events and will showcase the province’s fast-growing tourism sector and everything farm life has to offer.
Flaghill Ranch co-owner Justine Berry says Farm Days is an exciting opportunity to show Alberta what they’re doing. “It’s amazing to open up our farm and business for everyone to see,” she says.
Flaghill Ranch, located at 330162 Twp Rd 33-2, is a family farm, owned and operated since 1983, specializing in producing quality grass-fed Black Angus beef. Berry says strictly grass-fed beef has been a ‘hot topic’ in the cattle industry as studies have shown it produces more nutritious beef while also allowing cows to free-roam and graze in fields, increasing their quality of life. During Farm Days they will be providing a roast beef lunch, a meet and greet with the cows behind the operation, and give visitors an opportunity to learn about farm solar energy and environmental stewardship.
Morrin Corner Bison, at 200056 Highway 9, will offer hourly tours of their bison herds and handling facility. Tasting samples and bison burgers for lunch will be offered, with bison jerky and pepperoni for sale. They also are organizing an authentic chuckwagon cooking demonstration where someone will cook bison from a real chuckwagon.
For more information on all the participating farms, their locations and directions, and the events planned for each farm, visit www.albertafarmdays.ca
