Rural recreation

Celebrate Strathcona County's agriculture and rural lifestyle

Bar OA Flower Farm

Open Farm Days – August 16-17, 2025

Farmers are welcoming people to experience life on the farm, learn about how food is produced, and enjoy local culinary delights.

Before jumping in the car with family and friends to explore Open Farm Days, plan ahead. You will want to:

Dress for the weather and being outdoors
Bring sunscreen and bug spray
Bring some cash to buy farm fresh goodies
Place a cooler in your trunk to keep those goodies fresh
Please no pets, these are working farms and your furry friends are safest at home

Unique rural experiences

Ardrossan Recreation and Agriculture Society
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Ardrossan Recreation and Agriculture Society
Directions: 22177 Wye Road, Strathcona County
- Community growing patch
- U-dig vegetables for sale (including beets and more)
- Guided tours of lasagna garden, potatoes in straw, and Three Sisters planting
- Local vendors, community demonstrations, Strathcona County Bookmobile
- Family-friendly activities
Open Farm Days: Sunday, August 17, 2025, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 pm.

Website: Ardrossan Recreation & Agricultural Society
Bar OA Farms
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Bar OA Farms
Directions: 54313 Range Road 213 Fort Saskatchewan
- Flower identification tours
- Pollinator workshops
- Flower pressing and crafting
Open Farm Days: Sunday, August 17, 2025, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Website: Bar OA Farms
Barr Estate Winery
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Barr Estate Winery
Directions: 51526 Range Road 231, Sherwood Park
- Winery tours and food trucks
- Self-guided orchard tours
- Petting zoo, feed the cows and sheep
- Talk with a farmer about what it is like to farm
Open Farm Days: Saturday and Sunday, August 16 and 17, 2025, 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Website: Barr Estate Winery
Experience Alberta - Chicks N Chaps
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Experience Alberta - Chicks N Chaps
Directions: 54313 Range Road 213, Fort Saskatchewan
- Aquatic Biosphere Project presenting the Minnow Trailer and The Water Story
- Play a game of bunnock, a unique game with ties to the equine world
- Bring a picnic lunch to enjoy in a scenic spot on the farm
- Kids can create a “stick” noodle horse (fee)
- Wheat grinding and baking demonstrations
- Farm equipment displays
Open Farm Days: Sunday, August 17, 2025, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Website: Experience Alberta
Fellowship Farms
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Fellowship Farms
Directions: 21253 Township Road 540, Ardrossan
- Get up close with farm animals
- Learn how water is the lifeblood of every farm
- Kids zone with diggers, tractors, and bouncy animals
- Farm stand open for purchases
Open Farm Days: Saturday and Sunday, August 16 and 17, 2025, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Website: Fellowship Farms
Grove on Wye
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Grove on Wye
Directions: 21557 Wye Road, Ardrossan
- Free bath salt making class with all natural ingredients
- Self-guided tour of Beaver Hills Biosphere ecosystem nature wellness walk
- Free line dancing class
- Free kids craft: farm stones
Open Farm Days: Saturday and Sunday, August 16 and 17, 2025, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Website: Wood by Taylor and Oak & Aspen Soapery
Hahn Angus Meat Market
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Hahn Angus Meat Market
Directions: 22525 Township Road 514, Sherwood Park
- Free tours showcasing raising purebred Angus beef, from cow/calf to breeding for commercial producers, and solar power on the farm
- Understanding beef cuts
- Farm fresh products available for purchase
Open Farm Days: Saturday and Sunday, August 16 and 17, 2025, 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Website: Hahn Angus Meat Market
Jackson Homesteaders
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Jackson Homesteaders
Directions: 53242 Range Road 231, Sherwood Park
- Farm tours of machinery used for grain farming
- Get up close with horses, ponies, chickens, ducks and cows
- Dive into the history of this multigenerational farm established in 1883
- Learn about different types of grains grown on the farm
Open Farm Days: Saturday and Sunday, August 16 and 17, 2025, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Website: Jackson Homesteaders
Lamberry Ranch
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Lamberry Ranch
Directions: 51220 Range Road 213, Sherwood Park
- See the saskatoon harvester
- Satisfy your sweet tooth and try vanilla ice cream with our saskatoon sauce- $3 per scoop (Cash or Debit)
- Pasture raised eggs, fresh garden produce, frozen meat chickens, lamb, saskatoons, and maybe even some u-pick sour cherries for purchase
- Self-guided tour through the orchards
- Visit the sheep and see the hens in their chicken tractors
Open Farm Days: Saturday, August 16, 2025, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Webpage: Lamberry Ranch
Off Grid YEG!
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Off Grid YEG!
Directions: 21160 Township Road 534, Ardrossan
- Experience the small-scale off grid farming lifestyle
- Packaged or u-pick vegetables and flowers available for purchase
- Learn about egg and honey production
- Walking tour of vegetable farm and ecofriendly home with samples of homemade treats
Open Farm Days: Saturday and Sunday, August 16 and 17, 2025, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Webpage: Off Grid YEG
Pierogerie
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Pierogerie
Directions: 21333 Highway 14, Sherwood Park
- Free guided farm tours and kids activities
- Join Bird Dreams for a guided birdwatching tour through our forest at 3:00 pm
- Purchase pierogi and cabbage rolls to take home at the farm Store
- Pierogi and cabbage rolls served ($15 per plate)
- Learn about organic and regenerative practices, soil health, organic matter and biodiversity, compost making
Open Farm Day: Saturday, August 16, 2025 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Website: Pierogerie

Farmers' markets

Ardrossan Farmers' Market

Tuesdays 4:30 - 6:30 p.m.
More information here

Salisbury Farmers Market

Thursdays 4 - 7 p.m.
More information here

Ardrossan Farmers' Market

Tuesdays 4:30 - 6:30 p.m.
More information here

Salisbury Farmers Market

Thursdays 4 - 7 p.m.
More information here

Sherwood Park Farmers' Market

Wednesdays 3 - 7 p.m.
More information here

South Cooking Lake Market

Thursdays 4:30 - 7:30 p.m.
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Sherwood Park Farmers' Market

Wednesdays 3 - 7 p.m.
More information here

South Cooking Lake Market

Thursdays 4:30 - 7:30 p.m.
More information here

Weekends in Strathcona County

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Rural recreation

Celebrate Strathcona County's agriculture and rural lifestyle

Bar OA Flower Farm

Open Farm Days – August 16-17, 2025

Unique rural experiences

Ardrossan Recreation and Agriculture Society

Bar OA Farms

Barr Estate Winery

Experience Alberta - Chicks N Chaps

Fellowship Farms

Grove on Wye

Hahn Angus Meat Market

Jackson Homesteaders

Lamberry Ranch

Off Grid YEG!

Pierogerie

Farmers' markets

More rural recreation opportunities in Strathcona County:

1. Baseball diamonds (shale)

2. Baseball diamonds (grass)

3. Basketball hoops

4. Community halls and seniors centres

5. Disc golf

6. Dog off leash parks

7. Fire pits (no permit required, local fire restrictions apply)

8. Horseshoe pits

9. Gazebos and/or picnic areas

10. Gymkhanas

11. Outdoor fitness equipment

12. Pickleball and/or tennis courts

13. Playgrounds

14. Public art

15. Recreation centres

16. Recreational outdoor Ice (seasonal) rinks with boards

17. Recreational outdoor ice (seasonal) non-boarded