WELCOME TO SHEEP RIVER FARM
EST. 2020
Located in picturesque Foothills County, Alberta, we are a small family-owned farm committed to preserving the land through regenerative farming practices. From July to October, we offer a variety of fabulous flowers, vibrant veggies and pretty pumpkins, all grown right here on our little patch of heaven.
Some of the fancy & flavorful things we grow just for you!
From our gardens to your home.
We believe in the importance of eating healthy foods grown sustainably, and like these foods, the flowers we handle, bring into our homes and enjoy every day, should be clean too! That is why we are proud to offer fresh, seasonal flowers, herbs, vegetables & pumpkins all grown without the use of harmful chemicals, directly to our community.
We grow flowers because…
Flowers uplift the soul and we couldn’t imagine life without these delicate, intricate and splendid little marvels that are a constant source of comfort and joy!
We grow vegetables because…
We love being connected to the goodness of earth; it allows us to provide wholesome nourishment to the people we care about.
We grow pumpkins because...
We grow pumpkins because...
Not only are pumpkins extremely nutritious, but pretty and whimsical, and who doesn’t need a little whimsy in their life?
My Roots
I love the warmth and comfort found in rural towns and the slow pace of living in the country. At heart, I am an admirer of nature, a writer and an ardent gardener passionate about homesteading and growing exquisite blooms.
My deep love for vegetable gardening and wholesome foods came from my French grandparents on my father’s side of the family. For them, relying on your homestead to sustain your family was a way of life. Their appreciation for the land ran deep, and I’m sure they felt the magic and excitement that comes with growing a garden every spring. It was surely one of the reasons why—along with the incomparable taste of freshly grown, organic foods—they kept this beautiful tradition going year after year, when many had already begun to solely depend on supermarkets. I’m grateful to have spent so many memorable summers with them gardening and picking and eating fresh vegetables to my heart’s content. I’ve learned so much from them, and hopefully I’ll pass along this knowledge to my children one day.
My earliest love for growing flowers came from my Dutch grandmother on my mother’s side of the family. When I was seven years old, she brought me to the local nursery where she worked and I fell so completely in love with the way it felt inside a greenhouse. The warmth, soft light, earthy scents, signs of new life, vibrant colors… all that beauty and peace drew me right in, it felt like a mystical place. On that day, I was given my very first plant. My grandmother helped me plant a delicate, blush pink begonia in a painted terracotta pot, embossed with bumblebees. I still remember that day vividly, because I felt deeply content. I loved my little plant but it was fragile and didn’t last very long; however, I kept that pot and it has seen many plants over the years
