Providence Lane Homestead

Farm / Providence Lane Homestead

Farm Type: Fibre/Rare Breed/Ecosystem Conservation

Welcome to our frontier!

Providence Lane Homestead is a small-scale regenerative farm located just 45 minutes northwest of downtown Calgary.

Since 2019, we have been Canada’s only dedicated fibre farm to be certified Animal Welfare Approved by A Greener World. With our flock of endangered heritage breed Border Leicesters – the breed was featured in the movie “Babe” – and a small troop of alpacas, we use our flerd to carefully manage the land we steward, including eight hectares of native prairie, a small outpost in a critically-endangered prairie ecosystem.

We believe in building community and have worked extensively with many partners, including the University of Calgary, the Alberta University of the Arts, Emily Carr University of Art + Design as well as our amazing conservation partners like MultiSAR and Cows and Fish as well as other community members (we call them our fibre friends) like our amazingly supportive handspinners and weavers, artists, makers and more. We prioritize climate resilience and rare breed conservation as we work hard to raise our heritage breed sheep in an environment where they will not only thrive, but they’ll also become a critical part of building healthy soil, water and carbon cycles.

As much as we can be, we are an inclusive environment and welcome guests from every walk of life. For those of our guests who may require a quiet Sensory Space, we are pleased to provide an opportunity to ground yourself, catch your breath and re-establish your equilibrium. Please ask us and we will be happy to point you in the right direction!

PARKING NOTE: We have plenty of parking across the road from the farm gate. Look for the sign and we will be ready to welcome you on foot at the homestead!

Although we welcome all kinds of people to the homestead, we are unable to accommodate dogs. For everyone’s safety and comfort, please leave your fabulous pooch at home. Clio, Brian and Mabel thank you!

During Open Farm Days, join us at Providence Lane Homestead on Saturday,

• Are you homestead-curious? Take a tour of our small-scale regenerative farm as Tara walks you through a “day in the life” for our resident pastoralists!
• Join shepherd and Livestock Guardian Dog breeder Jacquie Turuk from Shars and Sheep and Honeybees as she answers questions and teaches our guests about our incredible dogs, Brian and Clio, and others like them. Some of the things you may discover – how long have humans been working with dogs on open rangelands? What do these dogs do? How are guardian dogs different from pet dogs? Should guardian breeds be pets?
• Go for a walk and get your hands dirty with Dr. Steven Tannas as we explore the ecology of native prairie grasslands and some straight talk about what it takes to actually restore native grasslands once they’ve been altered.
• Pull up a patch and settle in for some yarnin’ about life on the prairie from some local (and colourful) storytellers. If you jog her memory, Tara might even tell the story about would-be ostrich wrangler, Chicken Fred. You don’t want to miss it!
• Our “Down the Lane” marketplace will be humming with offerings including – a selection of our own blend of native wildflower seeds, sheeps’ milk soap, Jacquie’s own honey and once again we’re thrilled to welcome Jill back from Marty Lynn with a curated, made-to-order collection of knitwear!

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• Profile Username to assign to farm listing: TKLager
• Farm Type: Fibre/Rare Breed/Ecosystem Conservation
• Host Name: Tara and Bob Klager
• Phone Number: (403) 874-2779
• Email Address: providencelanehomestead@gmail.com
• Website URL: www.providencelanehomestead.com
• Is your farm accessible: Yes
• Date: Saturday, August 16, Sunday August 17, 2025
• Start Time: 10:00 AM
• End Time: 4:00 PM
• Address:

  280164 Horse Creek Rd, Rocky View County

• Directions:

  From Calgary, proceed northwest to Crowchild Trail to Cochrane. At Lochend Rd, turn right (north) and follow to secondary highway 567. At the stop, turn left (west) and continue to the junction at Hwy 22 (there will be a Shell station on your right). Turn right (north) on Hwy 22 and continue north until Township Rd 280. Turn left (west) and continue to the four-way stop. Turn right on to Horse Creek Road and continue for approximately one km. Parking will be available on the west (left) side of the road by the large horse arena. Park and then proceed across the road on foot (please take all the necessary precautions) to our gate which is black and will be open with clear signage. Walk down the gravel driveway to the large garage and we will help you get oriented for your visit!

• Latitude: 51.367889
• Longitude: -114.563722
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