What is Alberta Open Farm Days?

This is your opportunity to support your rural neighbours and the province’s farms, ranches and agricultural businesses. Meet the farmers, shop at local retailers and experience the best Alberta agriculture has to offer. We bring Albertans together through educational and experiential agricultural-based initiatives to learn about where your food comes from.

The 12th Annual Alberta Open Farm Days

www.albertaopenfarmdays.ca

We are so excited to announce that the our 2024 theme is the Year of the Alpaca!

 

Opportunity for Agricultural Societies:

We are accepting Agricultural Societies applications for a grant to help offset your costs. The amount is dependent on how many applications we receive. Deadline to submit Grant Applications is March 31, 2024 You will be notified by no later than April 8th, 2024, if your application has been accepted.

GRANT FUNDING

NOW CLOSED
FUNDING IS NOW CLOSED

OFD FARM HOST 

REGISTRATION NOW CLOSED
REGISTRATION CLOSED

Some examples of what Agricultural Societies have done or could do are:

  • Host a bus tour of regional farms, culminating in a communal dinner (at the host Agricultura Society) featuring foods from all the farms visited that day. The bus would transport consumers from farm to farm, hosted by a tour guide who will share and highlight agricultural stories of the region.  While on the farms, guests would be toured around by the producers to learn about their products and processes.  At the end of the day, bus tour participants will enjoy a dinner prepared using products from all the farms visited throughout the day.  Additional tickets to the dinner could be sold to other members of the public for additional revenue
  • Another example is to have demonstrations or workshops at the Agricultural Society’s facility and coordinate a self-guided tour of farms in the area
  • Work with other Host farms in the Agricultural Society’s area by providing volunteers, opening the hall, assisting with marketing and promotion, looking after demonstrations, helping with parking etc.
Grant FUNDING Applications ARE NOW CLOSED

** YOU CAN STILL REGISTER HAS A FARM HOST **

If you are wanting to participate in 2024 Open Farm Days you must Register by April 30, 2024

Thank you to our Additional Partners

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