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 13th Annual Alberta Open Farm Days
We are so excited to announce that the our 2025 theme is the Year of Water!
Opportunity for Agricultural Societies:
We are accepting Agricultural Societies applications for this year with a grant of up to a maximum of $1,500 going to each Agricultural Society, amount is dependent on how many applications we receive. You will be notified by no later than April 8th, 2025, if your application has been accepted. Maximum applications accepted is 10.
Application Process:
To ensure your event/project is included in the Open Farm Days publications the deadline for applications is March 31, 2025.
Please see the application form below.
Priority will be given to Agricultural Societies who have not received an Open Farm Days Grant before and proximity to other Agricultural Societies participating will be considered as well.
Once your application has been accepted you will be sent a host profile link for us to get you set up on our website as well as a link to the event page if you are hosting an event.
GRANT FUNDING
OFD 2025 FARM HOST
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.
If you are wanting to participate in 2025 Open Farm Days you must Register by April 30, 2025
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