Welcome to Off Grid YEG!

Farm / Welcome to Off Grid YEG!

Farm Type: Vegetable Farm

We are a first-generation family farm working to revitalize the small-scale farming lifestyle that is such an important part of Alberta’s history. We grow and sell vegetables, herbs and flowers, and we bake, pickle, ferment and dehydrate to sell and store through the long winter months.

We also live completely off the grid, meaning that we have no power, water or gas lines to our property. Our power comes from solar panels and is stored in batteries, with a propane generator for backup as we learn how much infrastructure is needed to supply our power needs. We burn wood to heat our home and we capture and store as much rain water as we can to water our gardens.

Enjoy a walking tour of our farm to learn about vegetables and sample some fresh homemade treats

Buy veggies already washed and bagged, or pick your own veggies or flowers to take home

Sample some baked and pickled treats

Meet our chickens and backyard bees to learn about egg and honey production

Tour our eco-friendly home and green off-grid power system to learn about power infrastructure and management

• Profile Username to assign to farm listing: OffGridYEG
• Farm Type: Vegetable Farm
• Host Name: The Nielsen Family
• Phone Number: 587-989-2482
• Email Address: vicki@offgridyeg.ca
• Website URL: www.offgridyeg.ca
• Is your farm accessible: Yes
• Date: August 16 and August 17
• Start Time: 10 am
• End Time: 4 pm
• Address:

  21160 Twp Road 534, Ardrossan, Alberta
  T8G 2C1

• Directions:

  Head east from Edmonton on Yellowhead Hwy 16 toward Elk Island Park and turn left (north) on Range Road 212 for 3.5 kms. Turn right on Township Road 534. We are the first farm on your left, about 200 m from RR 212.

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