Off-Grid Life in YEG

08/30/2026

Farm stand is open today Aug 30 and tomorrow between 10 and 6! We have limited quantities of eggs and green onions for sale and these sour cream and chive biscuits made from our own Apache green onions. Their gorgeous dark purple bulbs peek through the biscuits and have a great flavor. We also have some caramel popcorn and butter tarts. We're all sold out of cinnamon buns and bread for now but will have more available later this afternoon and tomorrow. DM or pre-order online to make sure you get what you want before coming out to visit us!

08/24/2026

Here's this week's delivery featuring small batches of garlic!

The first plantings stayed pretty safe from the heavy rainfall but they're almost finished now. Our big gardens are seriously under-performing so we have a gap in what's ready. We will supplement with baking until our later plantings catch up.

We're expecting potatoes, more beets, some fast-growing greens and plenty more carrots on the way. We have a little hope for tomatoes still and we've seen quite a few squash flowers showing up this week ... better late than never!

08/22/2026

We're open today! We have some baking available ... butter tarts, bread and garden muffins. Please pre-order on our website for pick up at the farm stand if you want to be sure you get what you want!

Otherwise come and enjoy our spectacular view and have a glass of water with edible flowers and mint on us!

08/22/2026

Had a little company in the herb garden this morning!

08/21/2026

Farm stand closed today! We've recovered physically and mentally from Alberta Open Farm Days but our stores haven't quite yet. We're out of eggs, pickles and herb-infused vinegar so we won't open the farm stand on Friday.

Tomorrow (Saturday) we will have garden muffins, butter tarts, scallion biscuits, and bread. If you want something special please pre-order on our website www.offgridyeg.ca for pick up at the farm stand. Or send us questions, comments at [email protected].

Our second and third veggie plantings were most heavily impacted by the poor weather but our most recent plantings are overtaking the earlier stuff! Stay tuned for news of more greens, potatoes, beets, carrots, squash and some gorgeous pumpkins and gourds for fall! We will also have more herb-infused vinegar in a couple of weeks.

08/18/2026

Goodbye peas ... hello carrots!! 😍

Carrots hardly grew at all for the last few weeks and all of a sudden they're amazing! We have 3 more plantings and they're all looking good.

Our peas are finishing up for the season and so is our first planting of beets. Our second and third plantings of beets aren't doing very well, but our fourth planting looks promising 🤞

Here's this week's veggie subscription ... supplemented by cinnamon buns.

08/17/2026

Alberta Open Farm Days 2026 is a wrap! We are overwhelmed with gratitude for the support and interest in our tiny little farm. We can't thank you enough!

We considered dropping out of OFD this year because our veggie gardens are buried in weeds and water but we thought - why not?? This is the story this year. It's sad and it's frustrating but we're re-energized with the outpouring of positivity. This work is the most physically and mentally demanding work we've ever done, but producing beautiful food for our community makes it feel worth it. We've learned a lot about how to deal with excess moisture and last year we learned a lot about dealing with drought. We're feeling prepared for next year!

We have sold out of absolutely everything because we didn't know what to expect! We will have more available for next year's OFD.

For now, our farm stand is closed today to let us rest and do our weekly deliveries. Look for our farm stand every weekend for the rest of the season on Friday to Monday between 10 am and 6 pm. We will put out any extra we have. Watch social media for what's fresh!

A limited number of 2027 season subscriptions are now for sale on our website. We also have a new section where you can pre-order baking or whatever you like for pick up at the farm stand the following weekend. As always, if you order more than $30 we will deliver.

Please keep comments, feedback and questions coming on our socials or DM's through our website. Thank you for being part of this amazing community!

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08/14/2026

One more sleep until Open Farm Days!! The farm stand will be open from 10 to 6 on Saturday the 15th and Sunday the 16th.

Our veggies are struggling with the wet summer weather so we have just enough for our subscribers but we will have eggs, baking, herb-infused vinegars and a few other treats and surprises for sale at the farm stand.

We will also be offering free tours of the farm at 12, 2 and 4 pm each day. If you’re curious about our solar grid or what it’s really like to start a veggie farm from scratch, come on out!

08/10/2026

Here's this week's veggie bag for our subscribers! Another week of learning as we adapt to historic rainfall ...

The Swiss chard loves cool wet weather! I plant this in a raised bed east of our house so it gets morning sun and afternoon shade. It's exploding out of the bed and in fact crowding out everything else we planted 😅 The green onions are in the same area and are also very happy except for the patch where the dog had a nap 🙄

The beets are an early variety (the Early Wonder Tall Top) which is bred primarily for its greens so they love cool and damp. They're also in a raised bed so they're doing great. The carrots are right next to them but the lack of heat means they haven't grown in a week. Thankfully baby carrots are delicious!

The peas are planted everywhere and we've leveled up our staking game so they're growing very well. Phew.

Lettuce ... was fed to the chickens this week. I have 100 feet of lettuce in our big garden and it all sprouted and started growing very well but hasn't progressed in two weeks. I was picking through baby lettuce for our customers but gave up. Any leaves near the bottom are rotting in the wet soil.

I checked our potatoes and I have a little hope we'll get some. This is the mid-season Yukon Gold. We should be enjoying full-grown potatoes right now, but I'll settle for some baby potatoes in the next week or two. Fingers crossed.

The tomatoes, cucumbers and peppers ... well I have one ripe cherry tomato so far. I'm trying to have faith but with another week of wet weather forecast it's hard to see this turning around. I might be doing a lot more baking to supplement.

Planning for next year is already underway! We were ready for drought but we weren't ready for flood so we had another intensive learning experience. What we haven't learned yet is a year of fantastic weather and easy growing conditions but hopefully we get that soon! Onward and upward.

08/03/2026

Our farm stand Grand RE-Opening will be on Aug 15 and Aug 16 as we're participating in Alberta Open Farm Days this year!! The stand will be open from 10 am to 6 pm both days featuring veggies, baking, pickles, and eggs with a few samples to try. We will also have tours on both Saturday and Sunday at 12, 2 and 4 pm. It's a great way to come and see for yourself how we manage life off the electrical grid and how our farm is doing during this extraordinary weather.

We really hope to see you!

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