Hoven Farms
About this farm
We are a family farm and we look forward to hosting you for Open Farm Days! We love to connect with our visitors and make sure that you have a great experience of the rural, family, and farming lifestyle. We are primarily a Certified Organic Grass Finished Beef farm. **Free Access** -Walking tours (20 min) to see our pigs, ducks, specialty breed chickens, laying hens, bees, kittens, and dogs -Live Music- and our homegrown band -Berries, Flowers & Trees -Learn a bit about our holistic planned grazing, and regenerative farming practices -Kid's activities **Paid Activities** -Hayride tour of our cattle herd and meat chickens (20 min) Cost- $5/person, kids 3yrs and under are free **Items for Sale** -Vendor Fair- Tamarack Jack's Meadery Honey Handmade crafts Saskatoon pies- Bott's Berry Farm Beeswax candles- Gull Lake Honey Fresh Veggies- The Veggie Fella Purchase Hoven Farms BBQ Burgers, Ice Cream Treats and drinks Please book in to visit our farm (it will help us to manage the number of guests here so that your farm experience is optimal) Saturday, August 14th 11am-1pm or 1pm-3pm or 3pm-5pm Sunday, August 15th 1pm-3pm or 3pm-5pm Please note: **For Hayride Tours it may be challenging to maintain social distancing. Please bring a mask if you are concerned **feel free to bring a picnic lunch **bring cash **bring a cooler if you would like to purchase frozen beef, eggs, veggies, etc.
Activities
- Bees, Honey & Meadery
- Conservation & Ecosystems
- Country Stays
- Craft Breweries, Wineries & Distilleries
- Crops & Machinery
- Culinary Event
- Dairy & Cheese
- Food Sampling & Sales
- Gardens & Plants
- Livestock & Animals
- Markets & Farm Store
- Poultry & Egg Production
- Special Activities & History
- Tour
- Vegetables & Fruits
- Flowers & Trees
- Wheelchair Accessible
Farm rules
1. No smoking 2. Not suitable for pets (livestock guardian dogs live here) 3. Portapotties and outhouse available 4. Start time Saturday 11am, Sunday 1 pm 5. Watch for parking signs 6. We use electric fencing. Please supervise your children and assume that all fencing is electric.
Location
Blue sign #40063 Clearwater County, Township Road 380 Type "Hoven Farms" into Google Maps Directions: From Red Deer - Head west on Highway 11, go past the Sylvan Lake and Eckville turn off and turn south on Highway 766. Go 10km south. Turn west on Township Road 380. Go 4.6km west on 380. Hoven Farms is on the south side of the road. Blue sign #40063, black mailbox. From Calgary - Head north on Queen Elizabeth Highway. Turn west onto Highway 54. Continue west on Highway 54 through Spruce View. Turn north and go 16.2km on Highway 766. Turn west onto Township Road 380. Go 4.6km west on 380. Hoven Farms is on the south side of the road. Blue sign #40063, black mailbox.
Reviews (4)
- DB
Great day with great people. It was so nice to show our children where there food comes from. I love this family and the local food they provide for our family. Thank you for your great hospitality! Excited to go again next year.
Donovan B•August 2021•
- DF
I grew up on a farm but wanted to show my city relatives what goes into farming and how our food is raised. They enjoyed it very much, and I was quite impressed with how you are using organic practices to raise sustainable food that is also kind to the environment and works with nature to keep the land fertile and productive without the use of pesticides, herbicides, etc. This is much the way my dad and grandparents farmed in the early 20th century until they left the farm in the late 1960's early 1970's. Keep up the good work and may your farm continue to be a showcase for how it can be done!
Darlene F•August 2021•
- TC
Thanks for opening up your farm this past weekend. We liked the variety of booths that were also involved. Loved seeing the pigs lounging in the mud, the chickens sneaking through the fence mesh, and the chicken walking around with an egg coming out the back end!! The kittens and mama cat bringing back a mouse made for a fantastic finish!
Theresa C•August 2021•
- RB
We were greeted with smiles and felt very welcome at the farm, the tours were informative and fun , the food was delicious the animals were playful ( farms kittens a kid favourite) I highly recommend bringing kids to experience a working farm , I was so glad We went
Randy B•August 2021•
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Hello, I'm Tim and Lorianne H.
We are a 5th generation family-run farm in Central Alberta; NW of Eckville. We grow certified organic grass finished beef, pastured chickens, pastured eggs, pastured…
We are a 5th generation family-run farm in Central Alberta; NW of Eckville. We grow certified organic grass finished beef, pastured chickens, pastured eggs, pastured…