Flower Farm Owner Says There's Big Opportunities In Rural Alberta

Apr 17, 2019

Year one is in the books for an entrepreneur taking a fresh take on small scale agriculture near Vulcan.

Sarah Adams owns and operates a flower farm called Alberta Girl Acres, and was speaking at the Vulcan Trade and Tourism Expo on Saturday, April 13.

Adams says she's seeing more people take an interest in growing flowers in Southern Alberta since she started.

"There's farmers who are curious about making a side income, and then there's also urban growers who want to turn their backyard into a productive little plot."

Adams says her message to the crowd was rural Alberta is a good home for small scale agriculture and business.

"Whether it's a side business or a full scale business, I think there's a lot of potential for people to make a living out here."

Adams says they've got the greenhouse up, the ground is broken and they're a lot farther ahead than last year with the help of good neighbours.

The panel of speakers at the Trade and Tourism Expo also featured former Foothills MP and past President and CEO of CropLife Canada, Ted Menzies, who spoke about the exponential growth opportunities for the agri-food sector by further processing commodities grown in the area.

Source : Discoverairdrie

Video: A Farm Song (Busy) | Parody of A Bar Song (Tipsy) by Shaboozey

Lyrics:

My days begin with workin’, Alarm’s at 5 o’clock,
I Fill 5 gallon buckets, The feeders and the troughs,
This five to nine ain’t workin’, why the heck do I work so hard?,
I can’t worry ‘bout health problems, I can sleep in when I’m gone,

One, here comes the two to the three to the four,
Tell em’ ‘buy another cow, we need plenty more’,
Blue jeans are gettin’ dirty, what else could I ask for,
Oh my, more chores

Someone pour me up another shot of sweet tea,
They know me and working hard’s got a history,
There’s another flock of sheep that still needs feed,
Everybody on the farm gettin’ busy,

Everybody on the farm gettin’ busy,
Everybody on the farm gettin’ busy,

I’ve been working pretty stressed but,
I ain’t changing for some cash,
Lord knows that I’m very blessed (More chores),
But I gotta say it’s hard,
Workin’ outside gettin’ charred,
Living out here on the farm, (more chores)

One, here comes the two to the three to the four,
Tell em’ ‘buy another cow, we need plenty more’,
Blue jeans are gettin’ dirty, what else could I ask for,
Oh my, more chores

Someone pour me up another shot of sweet tea,
They know me and working hard’s got a history
There’s another 20 chickens that still need feed,
Everybody on the farm gettin’ busy,

Everybody on the farm getting’ busy,
Everybody on the farm gettin’ busy,

Fun, here on ranch that’s what you can’t ignore,
Might be pretty hard but I love it to its core,
Flannel’s gettin’ dirty, what else could I ask for,
Oh my, more chores (Tell ‘em sing with me)

Someone pour me up another shot of sweet tea,
They know me and working hard’s got a history,
There’s another flock of sheep that still needs feed,
Everybody on the farm gettin’ busy,
Someone pour me up another shot of sweet tea,
They know me and working hard’s got a history,
Watching cattle in the dark, don’t miss me,
Everybody on the farm gettin’ busy,
(Yeeeeeehaw)
Everybody on the farm gettin’ busy,
Everybody on the farm gettin’ busy,
It’s the best bro, go get yourself a farm