Your 2026 Parkland County Farm Circle
Published on April 30, 2026
Eight farm experiences, one county, a whole lot of summer ahead
Spring is finally turning into summer in Alberta, and somewhere west of Edmonton, eight family-run farms are getting ready for you. Berry fields. Pumpkin patches. A bakeshop that’ll have you thinking about the bread on the drive home.
If you’ve been meaning to plan a real summer this year, the kind that smells like sun-warm berries and tastes like fresh raspberries on your fingers, Parkland County is where you start. Just west of Edmonton, tucked between Stony Plain, Spruce Grove, and the rolling country out past Wabamun, it’s one of Alberta’s richest little pockets of family-run farms.
Berry Patches and Orchards
Big Rock Berry Farm - Spruce Grove
Tim and Amber grow the kind of berries you want to eat half of before you get to the scale, though, in fairness to them, you really shouldn’t. One or two berries, perhaps. Half the pail is pushing it. Raspberries, strawberries, saskatoons, cherries, haskaps, rhubarb, in roughly that order through the season. Their fields open in mid-July and run, with a pumpkin patch tacked on the end, into October. Call ahead, bring a bucket, plan to linger.
Strawberry Fields - Edmonton
The name and the location do most of the convincing. Sun-warm strawberries, picked the same morning you eat them, still carrying the heat of the field. Bring the kids. Bring a cooler. Try to make it home with enough left for jam, though almost nobody ever does. The berries are that good. In fact, their u-pick runs by appointment only, and yes, there’s usually a waiting list. So if this spot lands on your radar, don’t wait too long to claim your place in the rows. Their peak picking season is August to October. They have strawberries up until the first frost.
Saskatoon Valley Orchards - Stony Plain
Keith and Karen have been growing saskatoons there since 1996, eleven thousand bushes, four varieties, planted out in long quiet rows. If you’ve never tasted the difference between a Smoky and a Honeywood, this is where you find out. July and August. No appointment needed. Pails provided.
Berry Patches and Orchards
Somerset Farms - Parkland County
Kate’s pumpkin patch is, quietly, one of the best west of Edmonton, but she’s built it into more than that. U-pick strawberries, raspberries, and elderberries through the summer. Pumpkins both edible and decorative all through the fall. Private country picnic sites you can book for family get-togethers. Photography backdrops that turn engagement shoots into something you’ll actually frame.
Sassy G's Adventure Farm - Spruce Grove
Sam’s farm started with haskap berries and somehow grew into Alberta’s largest adventure farm. A ninja obstacle course. Thirty-plus outdoor games. A farm zoo full of friendly animals. Purple flags flying over the whole wonderfully chaotic place. It’s perfect for birthdays, group outings, or the kind of Saturday adventure that sends the kids home happy, dusty, and asleep before dinner. Open May through October, the farm shop is an absolute must-stop. Their berry icicles are legendary, and after a full day of running, climbing, and playing in the sun… that first icy bite really hits the spot.
Picnic tables are tucked throughout the farm, so pack a lunch, settle in under the open sky, and make a whole day of it. P.S. There’s also a haskap u-pick there. Be sure to book your entry tickets online.
Grandpa Carson's Farm - Parkland County
Carson Hobbs keeps things refreshingly old-fashioned. A proper farm experience without the bells and whistles, where the point is just to slow down, say hi to the animals, and remember what country air actually smells like. A great companion stop to any of the berry picks above. Oh, and if you want to try some popcorn microgreens, be sure to check out Grandpa Carson’s online shop:
Garden Gates and Homestead Goods
Creekside Home and Garden - Parkland County
Brock’s place on Range Road 260 is one of those rare spots that genuinely does it all. U-pick berries in summer. Greenhouses and bedding plants in spring. Fresh-cut Christmas trees the last week of November. Garden gnomes, for that matter. The kind of nursery you walk into for one thing and leave an hour later with arms full.
Healing Homestead Store - Parkland County
Tucked into the rolling fields of the county, Healing Homestead is where you go when you actually want to feel like you have left the city. An on-farm bakeshop, fully gluten-free and good in its own right, not just good-for-gluten-free. A farm store stocked with homesteading essentials. Chicks and seeds in season, peeping in their cardboard box by the till. Bread you’ll think about all the way home. This year, we were proud to name the owner our Sustainability and Trailblazer of the Year, a recognition, we thought, that fits the place exactly.
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Plan Your Circle
Here’s how we’d do it if this were our Saturday.
Morning: Start with berry picking while the fields are still cool. Big Rock, Saskatoon Valley, or Strawberry Fields, depending on what’s in season. (Check their websites or social… the night before, Alberta weather has opinions.
Midday: Pack a picnic and head to Somerset Farms, or swing by Grandpa Carson’s to let the kids burn off some energy.
Afternoon: Sassy G’s if you’ve still got steam in the tank. Creekside or Healing Homestead if you want to take the day down a notch and browse for a while.
Before You Go
A few practical notes from people who’ve done this circle a few times.
- Bring cash as backup. Most farms accept cards, but rural connections sometimes have other plans. A few twenties in the glovebox saves the day.
- Bring a cooler. Berries from the field and air-conditioned cars are not friends. A cooler with an ice pack in the trunk keeps your haul good all the way home.
- Check before you go. Most farms post their daily picking conditions on Facebook / Insta / website the night before. Saves a long drive on a closed-gate morning.
- Bring a real camera if you can. Phones never quite catch the late-afternoon light out past Spruce Grove, the way it goes long and gold across the fields and turns ordinary things into things you want to remember.
- Most farms open in May or July, depending on what they grow. Mark the second half of summer in your calendar and watch for opening announcements on each farm’s website or social pages.
See You Out There
Summer’s coming. The gates are almost open.
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We’ll see you out there.
