Medieval Manor Gardens

Farm / Medieval Manor Gardens

Farm Type: Regenerative, Native Plants, Garden Produce, Rare and Heritage Poultry, Sheep, Educational Experiences

Our focus is connecting people back to the land through nature and regenerative agriculture experiences

We offer workshops and tours and provide related products to inspire action in better stewarding the environment we live in and share with others.

Throughout Alberta Open Farm Days Medieval Manor Gardens will be providing:

• Nature tours and tours of our greenhouse, poultry operations, horses, sheep, and field management.
• Our Dragon Wagon mobile market stand will be open.
• Dragonfly Spirit CreeAtions (Indigenous culture sharing), Fescue Naturalization (native landscaping), LILSA (Lake Isle and Lac Ste. Anne Stewardship Society) will be present along with more vendors and organizations TBA. 

Though there is no charge to attend and our gates will be open from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm both the Saturday and Sunday,

We recommend that people book their spots for tours ahead of time to avoid possibly being turned away if we are at capacity.

Schedule:

*There is a maximum cap of 20 people for each tour and activity with the exception of the Dragon Wagon and general admission.

Saturday

10:00 am Dragon Wagon open

10:30 am Greenhouse/Nursery tour – See some of our planting projects, what we do on a daily basis behind the scenes, and how we strive to be more energy and water efficient in our operations

11:30 am  Lil’ Raptor Races – Place your bets (no money to be exchanged) on your favourite feathered athlete, and see who navigates the course and makes it to the finish line first!

1:00 pm Guided wetland nature walk – This is our only paid activity and helps cover our costs of putting on this event. With a special price of only $10.00 per person you can’t go wrong! Join us and learn the importance of riparian buffer zones, wetland plant and animal species, and the many uses of native plants. Participants must pre-register. Max. 20 people. Participants must have a basic health/fitness level as we will be hiking in uneven terrain, wetland and woodland areas. Make sure you have insect repellent, sunblock, rubber boots, long pants and sleeves, a drink, and of course, your phone or camera to take lots of pics!

2:30 pm Wilderness Shelter Building with Cyngen – Learn the basics of putting together a structure quickly that will shelter you from the elements with minimal packed items, combined with nature’s provisions. Location, important basics to have with you when in the back country, lashing, insulation, and more.

3:00 pm  Meet and Greet Juno, the Mammoth Donkey – Did you know donkeys are more resilient to water scarcity than horses, and they evolved to bray instead of neigh to cover the larger areas and longer distances in the deserts where they originated? Ask Juno all of your questions about donkeys!

4:00 pm Main gates close to any new entries

Sunday

10:00 am Dragon Wagon open

10:30 am Greenhouse/Nursery tour – See some of our planting projects, what we do on a daily basis behind the scenes, and how we strive to be more energy and water efficient in our operations

11:30 am Lil’ Raptor Races – Place your bets (no money to be exchanged) on your favourite feathered athlete, and see who navigates the course and makes it to the finish line first!

1:00 pm Guided wetland nature walk – This is our only paid activity and helps cover our costs of putting on this event. With a special price of only $10.00 per person you can’t go wrong! Participants must pre-register. Max. 20 people. Participants must have a basic health/fitness level as we will be hiking in uneven terrain, wetland and woodland areas. Make sure you have insect repellent, sunblock, rubber boots, long pants and sleeves, a drink, and of course, your phone or camera to take lots of pics!

2:30 pm Wilderness Shelter Building with Cyngen – Learn the basics of putting together a structure quickly that will shelter you from the elements with minimal packed items, combined with nature’s provisions. Location, important basics to have with you when in the back country, lashing, insulation, and more.

3:00 pm It’s All About Ewe! Wiltshire Horn Sheep – Learn about this amazing breed that, although is not globally rare, is only preserved in Canada by less than a handful of breeders. See what we are doing with the moulted wool (no need to shear!), and the other wonderful qualities this breed possesses!

4:00 pm Dragon Wagon and main gates close

• Profile Username to assign to farm listing: mmgardens
• Farm Type: Regenerative, Native Plants, Garden Produce, Rare and Heritage Poultry, Sheep, Educational Experiences
• Host Name: Dawn Watts
• Phone Number: 780-278-5073
• Email Address: dawnw@mmgardens.ca
• Website URL: https://mmgardens.ca
• Is your farm accessible: Yes
• Date: Saturday, August 16th and Sunday, August 17thth, 2024
• Start Time: 10:00 AM
• End Time: 4:00 PM
• Address:

  6112 Highway 16, Gainford T0E 0W0

• Directions:

  Approximately 1 hour west of Edmonton on the north side of Highway 16. Just east of the Yellowhead Trading Post and just south of Lake Isle.

• Latitude: 53.58498
• Longitude: -114.77331
• Price: No charge for entry but items for sale at varying prices and a minimal charge ($10.00 per person) for the nature walk
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