Farm / Edmonton Urban Farm
Farm Type: Community-based Urban Agriculture
Region
NorthTown
EdmontonThe Edmonton Urban Farm is a 2-acre farm in the heart of Edmonton!
Cultivated by 200 farmers in 25 different groups, they create unique gardens with a wide variety of plants, including unique vegetables from around the world.
Wander the beautiful gardens, chat with our farmers, observe the Bee-Clean Learning Hive, explore the pollinator patch, say hi to the bunnies, check out the chickens, or go through the Capital Power greenhouses.
We’ve got lots of special activities for Open Farm Days.
- feature animal alert* alpacas from Finnegan Farms
- compost education with Edmonton Master Composter Recycler Program
- baby chicks from Moose Acres
- cut flower sales with them flowers
- guided farm tours every hour on the half hour (first one at 10-30, last one at 3:30)
- Urban Sketchers (11-1)
- Henna artist Pascaline Greau, Simplement Henna (12-4)
- Painted Parrot Facepainting (12-3)
- Sihle-Sizwe Youth Marimba band (1-3)
- Drop-in art activities with Sherien Loo of Street Prints Arts Collective (1-3)
- world debut of the Shreddernator 5000, a bike-powered mulcher
Enjoy a coffee, and drink up an amazing atmosphere!
- urbanfarm@exploreedmonton.com
- Community-based Urban Agriculture
- Patty Milligan
- (780) 983-4010
- pmilligan@exploreedmonton.com
- Yes
- Saturday, August 17th
- 10:00 AM
- 4:00 PM
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11312-79 Street Edmonton, AB T5B 2K2
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The Edmonton Urban Farm is located on the west side of 79th Street between 113 and 114 avenues. It is on the west side of Borden Park. The south gate is accessible; the east gate is not.
- 53.56324
- -113.46293
- Free
- https://www.facebook.com/EdmontonUrbanFarm
- https://www.instagram.com/edmontonurbanfarm/