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1 Open Farm Day GUIDE SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 0, 0 Plan your route to a day on the farm

2 Spend a day on the farm! Open Farm Day connects the public with farmers, ranchers and market gardeners for hands-on learning and farm-fresh products. Get family and friends together and head out to experience a fun farm adventure. Meet local farmers, learn more about farm products, watch demonstrations, enjoy recreational activities and ask questions about farm life. Many host farms feature homegrown and homemade products for sale and some offer additional activities like a corn maze, pumpkin picking, getting close to farm animals and more. If you want information about a specific host farm or additional activities, use the contact information in this guide to find out about scheduling and fees. Enjoy a farm-fresh supper. Supper from the Field Sunday, September 0, Steinbach It s worth the trip to the Livery Barn Restaurant located at the Mennonite Heritage Village (MHV)! Here you will feast on Russian Mennonite traditional cuisine prepared using local meats and produce. The museum will have extended hours to accommodate supper guests wishing to take advantage of the reduced admission to tour the village grounds. Note: admission is not required to attend the supper only. Advance tickets - reserve your spot by Friday, September 4. Call MHV at ext. 8. There are two sittings: 4:0 p.m. and :0 p.m. Harvest Dinner Sunday, September 0 4 Baltimore Road, Winnipeg Sustainable South Osborne Community Co-operative The Harvest Dinner is an annual celebration and fundraiser. All proceeds go towards supporting the South Osborne Permaculture Commons. Seating is at :00 p.m. and limited to 00 - tickets sell out quickly. Tickets on sale in August check website for details.

3 Stay safe on your trip. Wear proper shoes, not sandals. Make sure your clothes don t have tails, strings or excess fabric. Leave your pets at home. Follow all directions given by your farm hosts. Keep a close watch on your children. Do not let them wander off on their own. Do not touch or feed any animals without first asking your hosts. Do not touch, climb or play on farm machinery or buildings without permission. Use hand sanitizer after contact with animals and as you leave each farm. For more information on Open Farm Day, contact your local Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Development (MAFRD) GO Office, the MAFRD Open Farm Day line at or go to

4 Open Farm Day SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 0, 0 Visit for regular updates Swan River Minitonas 8 Duck Mountain Provincial Park 8 Roblin Gilbert Plains Dauphin Ochre River Ste. Rose du Lac 8 NORTH NORTH Radford Ranch Rocky Acres Dairy Location: Roblin Contact Info: Randy & Carla / / Hours: :00 noon to :00 p.m. Type: Cattle / Horse Ranch horse drawn wagon ride to see cattle herd and grass fed beef feed the chickens horse rides pet farm animals see exotic birds will have a small farmers market of produce, eggs, meat and jams for purchase burgers, ice-cream cone and drinks for sale Directions: 4 km (9 miles) South of Roblin on Hwy 8 to Rd 4N,. km ( mile) East OR km (0 miles) North of Russell on Hwy 8, East. km ( mile) on Rd 4N GPS:.08084, -.09 Location: Ochre River Contact Info: Keith & Donna DeVries / Brad & Linnea DeVries / Hours: :00 p.m. to :00 p.m. Type: Dairy / Beef tour the dairy and calf barns explanation of milking process, cow nutrition and farm life in general milking begins at 4:4 p.m. and anyone is welcome to watch this process Directions: 9. km ( miles) West of Ste. Rose du Lac on Hwy, turn South onto PR 480 for.4 km (. mile), turn right into farm yard GPS:.0484,

5 Gilbert Plains Open Farm Day 8 SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 0, 0 Visit for regular updates 4 Russell 4 Rossburn Riding Mountain National Park 4 Ochre River Onanole McCreary du Lac 0 WEST 4 Free Spirit Horse Riding Centre Location: Russell Contact Info: Pearl Cranna & George Forsyth / Hours: :00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Type: Horse Riding Centre riding lesson demonstrations throughout the day - free opportunities for taster riding lesson -. $.00 Directions: West of Russell on Hwy to first road on left (Airport Road), head South for. km ( miles), turn West (right) onto PR 79 for.8 km (.7 miles), destination on left at grain bins, sign posted Forsyths GPS: 0.740, T W Ranch Location: RM of Russell / Binscarth Contact Info: Marsha Trinder / / Hours: :00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Type: Horse / Cattle natural horsemanship demos foal petting gaited horse demo colt starting demonstration every. hours no fees everyone signs a waiver Directions: South of Russell on Hwy to Rd 4N. Turn West (right) onto Rd 4N until you reach stop sign at Millwood. Turn left onto Rd 79. Follow to civic address sign 477 on other side of bridge. Turn left into horse yard. GPS: 0.904, -.49 Clayton U-Pick Orchard Location: Elkhorn Contact Info: Ed & Marilyn Clayton / Hours: :00 a.m. to :00 p.m. Type: Orchard tour orchard which includes apple, cherry, plums, chokecherry, raspberry, cranberry, sea buckthorn, saskatoon, haskap, pear and gooseberry U-pick apples, jams, jellies and honey available for purchase Directions: 4.8 km ( miles) South of Elkhorn on PR, turn West on Rd N for 7. km (4. miles), No. 99 GPS: 49.9, Virden 8 WEST Elkhorn 8 Shoal Lake Oak Lake Kenton 7 Turtle Mountain Provincial Park Alexander 9 Carroll Minto 8 Brandon Boissevain Minnedosa 40 Wawanesa Carberry Neepawa Spruce Woods Provincial Park 4 Killarney Clearwater Meandher Creek Farm Location: Oak Lake Contact Info: Tanis Podobni / / Hours: noon to :00 p.m. Type: Agritourism 7 Burton Alpacas Location: Kemnay Contact Info: Todd & Christine Burton / / Hours: :00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Type: Alpacas 8 Hunter s normal weekend activities - see our webpage for more information no admission if identify as Open Farm Day visitors fees for some attractions will apply concession available, farm store open and access to Farmer Don for your questions Directions: Turn North at West entrance to Oak Lake onto PR 4. Turn West on Rd N and proceed, km (. miles) until you see pumpkin patch sign GPS: 49.78, -0.7 introduction to alpacas fiber - how it is produced and its many uses learn about the caring & raising of alpacas hands on with moms and babies! Directions: West of Brandon on Hwy, past Kemnay. km ( miles) to Rd 0W (Pilling Rd). Turn North. km ( mile) - on West side of road, Burton Alpacas sign at driveway GPS: , G 4 Pilot Moun Location: Rapid City Contact Info: Ann & Colin Hunter / / Hours: :00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Type: Beef / Sheep A Holland visit a working beef and sheep farm and meet the farmer sheep, horses and calves to pet see cows with newborn calves explanations about sheep and beef farming machinery to view pasture tour of cattle on trailer Directions: From Brandon, go North on Hwy to Hwy, turn West km ( miles), turn North on Rd 7W. Go 4.8 km ( miles) on gravel, farm on West side, No. 47 GPS: 0.0, -0.4

6 9 Howpark Farms Location: Brandon Contact Info: Ian & Linda Grossart / / Hours: :00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Type: Certified Organic Grain / Grassfed Beef view grassfed beef in pastures and learn about its health benefits enjoy scenic hikes onto top of East face of Brandon Hills identify organic grains grown and test your knowledge on native prairie plants view compost and learn how it is made and used in the organic growing process view free range chicken pens Directions: From Richmond Ave and th Street East in Brandon, turn South (right) for. km (7 miles) to dead end. Turn East (left) for. km ( mile) to Rd 4W, turn South (right). km ( mile) to Rd 48N, turn West (right) at Howpark Farms sign GPS: ,

7 Open Farm Day SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 0, 0 Visit for regular updates e nedosa n 40 nesa Carberry Neepawa Spruce Woods Provincial Park 4 y Clearwater 4 4 Holland Pilot Mound Gladstone Austin Amaranth 0 Treherne Somerset 44 4 St Leon 4 Portage la Prairie 40 St. Claude CENTRAL Morden Lundar Elm Creek Carman Winkler Inwood 48 Warren St. Francis Xavier 7 4 Oak Bluff Morris 7 9 Teulon Stonewall 0 7 Altona Glenlea Arn Selkirk Ea WINNIPEG 9 Gim Pe Otterburne Gr 9 St. Mal Emerson CENTRAL Sun Dance Charolais Location: Amaranth Contact Info: Donald Toms / / Hours: :00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Type: Cattle / Grain Manitoba Agricultural Museum Location: Austin Contact Info: / ag-museum@mymts.net / Hours: :00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Anderson Family Farm Location: Cypress River Contact Info: Brad & Leanne Anderson and family / / Hours: :00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Type: Pasture Raised Pork / Turkey / Manitoba Dairy Museum Location: St. Claude Contact Info: Saint-Claude Historical Society / / Hours: 9:00 a.m. to :00 p.m. Type: Museum Chickens / Eggs / Beef / Grain Type: Dairy Museum horse-drawn wagon rides to see the cattle in the pasture see chickens and young chicks view an empty bee hive and learn about honey bees kids can sit on a saddle horse Directions:. km (9. miles) North of Amaranth on Hwy 0, then West on Rd N (Harcus Road). km ( miles), then. km (. mile) North to Sun Dance Charolais sign GPS: , self-guided tours showcasing the development of agriculture in Manitoba during the period 880 to 90. Audio guides available check our website for further updates of threshing and other demonstrations musical entertainment children s activities burgers, fries and ice cream available for purchase Directions: km (.8 miles) South of Hwy and 4 junction GPS: , scavenger hunt scenic Anderson Family Farm tour at the Tiger Hills free samples farm fresh BBQ from :00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. (pre-register only) whole chicken, turkey, pork cuts and eggs available for purchase Directions: From Cypress River travel 9. km ( miles) South on PR 4 [go. km ( mile) past PR 4], turn West at Rd N. Yard is.8 km (. mile) West on the North side of the road - brown house with green roof GPS: , museum buildings open all day, including the Country School, dairy, pioneer, Chapel buildings dairy demonstrations in cream separation, making butter, yogurt, cheese at :00 a.m., :00 p.m. & 4:00 p.m. homemade pies, jams and jellies available for purchase Directions: From Hwy enter into town at any of the three entrances, go one block, turn left on rd Street, continue East to Museum site GPS: 49., -98.4

8 4 St. Leon Interpretive Centre & Wind Farm Location: St. Leon Contact Info: Lorraine Mabon / Hours: noon to 4:00 p.m. Type: Environmental Awareness the centre has 4 interactive galleries; learn about salamanders, birds, wind power and living green activities include critter dipping, nature calls kiosk, presentation on wind power, and bird observation deck things to see include: terrarium, aquarium, bird wall mural, turbine blade, and model windmill Directions: Turn South into St. Leon from Hwy, turn East onto Baie du Lac (only street going East in town), then follow Baie du Lac (it curves) until you reach the lake, East side of the street, No. GPS: 49.48, Williment Farm & Ranch Location: Miami Contact Info: Wayne & Colette Williment / / Hours: :00 a.m. to :00 p.m. Type: Organic Grain / Pastured Livestock / Meat Processing tour Hilltop Meats processing plant tour of our organic seed cleaning plant and equipment demonstration visit with the pastured cattle and free range pigs beef patties & farmer sausage patties & beverage available for purchse and a BBQ will be available if you wish to cook the patties & sausage on-site Directions: Hwy and PR 40 South,.4 km (4 miles) South to Rd, then. km ( miles) East, right hand side, No. 0 From Morden:. km (7 miles) North to Miami Colony Road, then.8 km (8 miles) West,. km ( mile) North, No. 0 GPS: 49.0, Pembina Threshermen s Museum Location: Winkler Contact Info: PTM volunteers / / Hours: :00 p.m. to :00 p.m. Type: Agricultural / Heritage Museum experience what it was like living on the prairies in the early 900 s wander through the village; talk with the Blacksmith in his shop visit the General Store with its antiques and old-fashioned treats for sale kiddie barrel train rides and hands-on interactive stations like corn grinding having fun... the ol -fashioned way! Directions: Hwy between Winkler and Morden (on South side) just West of the lights at the hospital, No. 4 GPS: 49.94, Prairie View Elevator Museum Location: Plum Coulee Contact Info: Prairie View Elevator Museum Committee / Hours: noon to :00 p.m. Type: Elevator Museum come see how a wooden elevator worked, plus see the artifacts in this unique museum plum jam available for purchase Directions: driving West on Hwy 4, turn North on PR 0, then West on Main Avenue, watch for the elevator GPS: 49.9, Aurora Farm Location: St. Norbert Contact Info: Louise May & the Aurora farm team / / Hours: :00 a.m. to :00 p.m. Type: Mixed Livestock / Crops / Gardens pony rides by donation goat milking demonstration at :00 a.m. live music alpaca showers at :00 p.m. playing with baby goats all day honey extracting demonstrations, soap carving station bannock, jams, honey, gelati, coffee, tea and garden produce available for purchase Aurora Farm General Store open all day Directions: From Hwy, turn South on Waverley km (.8 miles) to 4 Waverley Street GPS: 49.79, Sagehill Centre Location: St. Norbert Contact Info: Gwen Donohoe / / sagehillstables@live.com / www. sagehillstables.com Hours: :00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Type: Horse Riding Lessons / Canine Sports Training come visit our 0,000 sq ft stables and indoor riding arenas in a lovely forest area view the riding lesson and horse boarding facility bring carrots to give treats to the horses meet the driving team who does the hay/ sleigh rides pony rides for kids under watch demos of dog agility and meet the dog trainers visit the Artisan Inspired Gift Shop (Manitoba Made products) Directions: From Hwy, turn South on Waverley 4 km (under. miles) to 480 Waverley Street GPS: , Blue Lagoon Organics Location: St. Francois Xavier Contact Info: Rene, Lori Ann, and Stefan Regnier / / Hours: :00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Type: Fruit / Herb / Vegetable / Poultry farm tour on hay bale wagon stop by our farmer market stand to purchase fresh produce (fresh fruits, herbs, vegetables, honey, etc) Directions: From Winnipeg proceed West on Hwy past Headingley, turn right onto Hwy,. km (.9 miles) to No. 78 GPS: , Blue Diamond Farms Ltd. Location: RM of St. Francois Xavier Contact Info: Crystal & Gunter Jochum and family / Hours: :0 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Type: Grain / Oilseeds displays of grain storage, tractors, farm implements take the Strain Your Brain grain challenge - interactive game picnic area available stroll through the field and along the Assiniboine River,. km (. miles), weather permitting sunflower birdseed available for purchase Directions: From Winnipeg proceed West on Hwy past Headingley, turn right onto Hwy,.8 km (8. miles) to No. 0 GPS: 49.97,

9 Open Farm Day SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 0, 0 Visit for regular updates Ashern INTERLAKE Riverton 4 INTERLAKE Grenkow Holsteins Location: Rosser Contact Info: The Grenkow family / / Hours: :00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Type: Dairy / Grain help name calves see how cows are milked by voluntary milking machines get an understanding of the daily activities associated with running a farm and taking care of animals Directions: From Winnipeg go to North Perimeter, then West onto Hwy. Travel about.8 km (. mile) North, then East (right) onto PR for 4.8 km ( miles) to Rd 70 then turn East (right) - first farm on North side with a black barn. Turn in at first lane. GPS: 0.0, Overby Bison Location: Inwood Contact Info: Ken & Iris Overby / / Hours: :00 p.m. to :00 p.m. Type: Bison Farm pasture tours of bison at :00 and :00 p.m. Directions: From Winnipeg travel North on Hwy 7 to PR 4 (before Teulon), turn West for 9. km ( miles) to only stop sign. Turn North and continue on PR 4 for 4.8 km ( miles). Farm is located on Rd 9N GPS: 0.494, Gladstone 4 Austin 0 8 Amaranth garden tours and conversation on growing, harvesting and preserving foods pets for all to enjoy; goats, sheep, miniature donkey, ducks, geese, peacocks, alpaca, chickens, rabbits, cats and dog peacock feathers for the kids fresh pizza from the outdoor wood-fired brick oven and baked goods available for purchase Directions: Hwy 8 North of Riverton km (. miles), then.4 km (. mile) East on Rd 4N, second driveway, No. 007 GPS:.08, Portage la Prairie 40 8 Lundar Inwood 48 Warren Farmers market booths and vendors Hot dogs, baking, coffee and drinks St. Francis Xavier available for purchase Directions: km ( miles) North of Gimli on PR, No. 008 GPS: , Teulon Stonewall 0 Arborg Arnes Gimli Petersfiel 0 9 Selkirk East Selk WINNIPEG 4 Integrity Foods Location: Riverton Contact Info: Cornelius & Dora Friesen / / Hours: :00 p.m. to :00 p.m. Type: Agritourism / Business Baba Farms Location: Arnes Contact Info: Dennis & Lana Bobrovich / Hours: :00 a.m. to :00 p.m. Type: Farmers Market Mission Trail Farms Location: Gimli Contact Info: Jason Porteous / Hours: :00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Type: Dairy Ano a family farm that milks 0 cows in a tie stall barn milking will start around :0 p.m. Directions: South of Gimli on Hwy 8 to Minerva Road (Rd 9N),. km ( mile) West to Rd 8E then.4 km (. mile) South, No.8 GPS: 0.09,

10 Open Farm Day SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 0, 0 Visit for regular updates Riverton Arborg 4 0 WAVERLEY ST. 7 St.MARY S RD Teulon newall Arnes Gimli Petersfield 0 9 Selkirk East Selkirk WINNIPEG Anola La Salle 7 Beausejour 44 Whitemouth Whiteshell Provincial Park 44 Glenlea Bluff Glenlea ris Altona Otterburne Grunthal 9 St. Malo Emerson Ste Anne Steinbach Marchand 0 Vita Tolstoi 0 7 Woodridge 89 Piney EAST

11 EAST 7 Moon Gate Guest House Location: Whitemouth Contact Info: Michel & Jenny Dupas / / Hours: noon to :00 p.m. Type: Poultry / Vegetables / Wild Edibles tour of small scale broiler chicken coop wild edible walk on farm land sustainably grown herbs and vegetables grown on-site and for purchase (u-pick) poultry, herbs and wild edibles available for purchase Directions: Hwy 44 East, right on PR 40 from Whitemouth OR Hwy East, left on PR 40 from Elma, No. GPS: , Poco-Razz Farm Location: Winnipeg Contact Info: Jim & Christina Shapiro / / Hours::00 a.m. to :00 p.m. Type: Horse Farm visitors can view the horses tour the barn Directions: From Perimeter Hwy and St Mary s Road go South 4 km (. miles) to the Floodway Bridge. Cross the bridge(still on St. Mary s Road) for another.8 km (. mile), turn East (left)on Greenview Road, immediately turn right onto our service road, No. GPS: , Bruce D. Campbell Farm and Food Discovery Centre Location: Glenlea Contact Info: University of Manitoba / / Hours: :00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Type: Crop / Dairy / Eggs / Research discover where the food in your fridge and the ingredients in your pantry come from! learn about food production by turning canola into oil and wheat into flour watch pigs through windows into a working hog barn learn about laying hens and eggs go on a dairy barn tour for $.00 enjoy a free pork-on-a-bun BBQ lunch compliments of Manitoba Pork canned drinks and NuEats, locally-made novelty ice-creams and snacks available for purchase (check website for details) Directions: Construction Alert! Please visit for updates.4 km (8. miles) South of the perimeter on Hwy 7, turn East onto Research Station Road (No. 90) for. km ( mile), over the dyke to the red & white building on North side GPS: 49.48, Manitoba Pulse & Soybean Growers Location: Glenlea Contact Info: / roxanne@ manitobapulse.ca / Hours: :00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Type: Grain / Oilseed kid-friendly game samples on display free samples - pinto bean flour with a brownie recipe &/or a pinto bean SNAX Directions: Construction Alert! Please visit for updates.4 km (8. miles) South of the perimeter on Hwy 7, turn East onto Research Station Road (No. 90) for. km ( mile), over the dyke to the red & white building on North side GPS: 49.48, Newest Poultry Farms Inc. Location: New Bothwell Contact Info: Jake & Lorraine Wiebe and family Hours: 9:00 a.m. to :00 p.m. Type: Broiler Chickens see and learn how broiler chickens are raised at this family-operated broiler farm the Wiebe family will show you their broiler barn with market-ready as well as baby chicks on site to see tours start every half hour A BBQ featuring locally grown Manitoba chicken will be available for purchase from :00 a.m. to :00 p.m. Directions: From the turn off to New Bothwell at junction PR & go East.4 km (. mile), farm on North side of PR, No. 07 GPS: , Scarecrow Forest / Penner Pumpkins Location: Steinbach Contact Info: John & Shirley Penner and family / / Hours: :00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Type: Agritourism locally grown pulled pork meal with baked beans, garden potatoes, coleslaw and fresh pumpkin cookie for $9.00 Scarecrow Forest admission is $9.00 for petting farm, farm animal maze, bales of fun with tunnels, play structure with slides, tunnel ville, indoor corn box and much more extra activities - pony rides, zipline, corn cannon, paintball target - tickets $.00 each with admission gift and veggie shop with canning, veggies, pumpkins and fall decorations for available for purchase Directions: From Winnipeg to junction of Hwy &, turn South to PR, then East 4.4 km (.7 miles) OR North of Steinbach on Hwy to PR, then East 4.4 km (.7 miles), North side, watch for Scarecrow Forest signs GPS: , -9. Mennonite Heritage Village Location: Steinbach Contact Info: Patricia & Anne / / Hours: noon to :00 p.m. Type: Heritage Village Museum general admission 0 per cent off horse-drawn wagon rides from :00 to :00 p.m. Supper from the Field - see back panel Directions: No. on Hwy North of Steinbach GPS: 49.74, God s Acres Location: Steinbach Contact Info: Steinmann Family / / Hours: :00 p.m. to :00 p.m. Type: Vegetables face painting scavenger hunt garden tours vegetables available for purchase Directions: Steinbach East on Hwy to Rd 8E (Borlen Road), turn South for 8 km ( miles) to Rd 0, then.4 km (. mile) East to No. 804 GPS: , Wildfire Farm Location: Woodmore (Tolstoi Area) Contact Info: Cory & Meaghan Lomax / / Hours: :00 a.m. to :00 p.m. Type: Livestock / Poultry activities and games for kids farm tour 0 per cent grass-fed beef naturally raised free range broilers and hens active bee hives naturally raised pigs and a few turkeys hot soup, sandwiches and baked goods, as well as, beef and pork meat cuts available for purchase Directions: South of Winnipeg on Hwy 9, turn West on PR 0 to Rd E, then North, No. GPS: 49.77, Friesen Sheep Farm / Baa Farm Lamb Track Location: Zhoda Contact Info: Abe & Gloria Friesen and Nestor & Marcela Ceron / / Hours: 9:00 a.m. to 7:0 p.m. Type: Sheep farm tours throughout the day fresh BBQ lamb burgers, sausages, chops, ribs and roasts available for purchase and eat on site variety of frozen lamb products for sale Directions: From Steinbach, take Hwy South past PR 0 intersection (Zhoda corner), continue 4.8 km ( miles) to Rd 44 East (Franco Rd - you will see a power substation on your left side). Turn right on Franco Rd (gravel) and continue for.8 km (.7 miles) and you find the farm on your right hand side, No. 08 GPS: 49.94, Moonshadow Holsteins Inc. Location: St. Labre (Woodridge) Contact Info: Josh & Matt Verhoog / / Hours: :00 a.m. to :00 p.m. Type: Dairy guided tours all day you can visit the calf barns, milking parlour, and sand-bedded barn milking demo between :0 and :00 p.m. tours are available in English and French no fees Directions: From PR, turn East onto St. Labre Road, for km (.8 miles - gravel road), barn on your immediate left, parking available near the barns GPS: 49.8, -9.07