Alberta Open Farm Days: Ophus Guest Ranch

Horseback riding at Ophus Guest Ranch - Photo by Deanne Fabrick


This post was sponsored by a partnership between Alberta Open Farm Days, Yellowhead County, and Community Futures West Yellowhead.  I received monetary compensation in exchange for this post. As always, all thoughts and options are my 100% my own.

Ophus Guest Ranch is a true rural Alberta gem, where horses are a way of life.  Situated on 100 acres of land, and ran by Tom Ophus, the ranch is a small slice of paradise. Tom's nephew Jade Liggat, who helped Tom facilitate our tour, enjoys taking a pause from his busy pace working in the city to enjoy the farm life every summer, and help out at the Ranch.

Alberta Open Farm Days: Parkland County

Grove Berry Patch - Photo Credit Lara Felsing

This post was sponsored by Parkland County.  I received monetary compensation in exchange for this post. As always, all thoughts and options are my 100% my own.  

 Summertime in Alberta is a beautiful thing. The sun is (usually) shining, fresh fruit and vegetables are aplenty, and best of all, summer is road trip prime time.   

When I set out to visit farms in Parkland County this week, my 2016 Rav 4 clocked in at 100,000km - that's a lot of road trips in a short amount of time!  Considering this, along with the fact that I've lived in Alberta my entire life, I'm still constantly in awe of how many new and exciting things there are to discover in my backyard. Alberta Open Farm Days helps shine a spotlight on the rural adventures that await, and I'm always excited to participate every year. 

Smoked Salmon Spaghetti Carbonara

Today has been a day filled with intermittent rain and sunshine.  As I sit here and type, heavy, fast rain pounds down on the roof while I sit in my office with the window open. The combination of writing and rain is absolute bliss.

Alberta Open Farm Days: Yellowhead County

This post was sponsored by a partnership between Alberta Open Farm Days, Yellowhead County, and Community Futures West Yellowhead.  I received monetary compensation in exchange for this post. As always, all thoughts and options are my 100% my own.  
I have been having the most amazing summer.  You may remember last year when I worked alongside Community Futures West Yellowhead, Yellowhead County, and Alberta Open Farm Days to bring a locally sourced meal to Yellowhead County.  I also visited all of the farms and blogged about my experiences.   

 

Taco in a Bag + Wild Mountain Music Festival

[I volunteer for The Wild Mountain Music Festival Social Media Marketing Team in my hometown. Though this post is part of as paid campaign, I received no compensation, as I volunteered my time.  As always, all thoughts and opinions are always my own.]

With Wild Mountain Music Festival kicking off near my hometown next week (!), and as a result I've got festival food on the brain. I have a lot of great memories of the festival, including interviewing some amazing artists, camping underneath the stars with my closest friends, and of course, sampling the festival foods.  If you don't have your tickets yet, I highly suggest you invest in some.  You can even try your luck at the bottom of this blog post, entering to win a full weekend pass (value $180).

Festival Food + Wild Mountain Music Festival

Scroll to the bottom of this post for your chance to win a free weekend pass + camping ($180 value!)

Smoked Salmon Spaghetti Carbonara

It's the first day of summer (or evening I should say, since it's nearly midnight already).  Today has been a day filled with intermittent rain and sunshine.  As I sit here and type, heavy, fast rain pounds down on my room while I sit in my office with the window open.  It's absolute bliss.