Alberta Farm Stories
Meet a farmer, hear their story and learn more about what they do.
Kirk’s Alpaca Farm, located in Three Hills, Alberta, between Calgary and Edmonton, is a great place for families and curious individuals alike to learn about the rural lifestyle and all things alpaca.
For Erica Thew, a fourth-generation farmer on her family’s grain farm near Hussar, Alberta, farming is in her blood. Before she was even born, her rural roots began with her family.
Since Bernard Hamill moved his wife, Madge, and their six young children from Ireland to Canada in 1929, the Hamill family has been living and growing barley in Penhold, Alberta.
Just south of Red Deer, Alberta, sits the Jungle Farm, a farming operation that goes above and beyond growing fruits and vegetables.
Starting in the barley fields of Strathmore, Alberta, Origin Malting and Brewing is backed by five generations of barley farmers.
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