Roadside Stand Tour 2024
Sunday, May 12th 10AM – 4PM
Celebrate Mom with a Scenic Countryside Tour!
Treat Mom to a special Sunday she’ll never forget! Take a leisurely drive through the charming Strathcona County countryside, stopping at designated locations for a unique Mother’s Day experience.
Imagine this:
The warm sun on your face, the wind in your hair, and breathtaking rural landscapes stretching out before you.
Stopping at charming stops hosted by:
- Local vendors offering their finest products.
- Knowledgeable farmers eager to share their passion for agriculture.
- Even a historical site to journey back in time with Mom.
- It’s a farmers market on wheels! Explore at your own pace, hopping from stop to stop and meeting the friendly faces that make Strathcona County and Beaver County special.
Here’s the Plan:
- Grab your Adventure Journal at any one of the stops listed here or download the story map from the website (available May 1).
- Enter the draw at any one of the stops to be eligible for tour prizes AND prizes throughout the 2024 summer season
- Fill out the entry form clearly and check the box so we can stay in touch and let you know about our other events.
- Pack a picnic basket of Mom’s favourites or purchase lunch at Pierogerie.
Don’t forget the cooler – perfect for keeping any purchases or picnic goodies chilled.
It’s a Mother’s Day she’ll cherish – quality time spent with you, surrounded by beautiful scenery and the warmth of community. Let’s celebrate Mom in style!
Meet the Vendor information will be available at all locations or can be downloaded here:
Confirmed Participants:
51526 Range Road 231, Sherwood Park, AB
Yes, we do have Alberta wines. Join Rick and team at his cottage winery. Stop in and stock up. From the original, The Barb (rhubarb wine) to the latest addition The Jewel (sour cherry) purchase a bottle, enjoy walking about this working farm that is home to sheep, goats, donkeys and sometimes cows. Sign up for scheduled guided tours that will take place at 1 and 4 pm. To sign up in advance call 780-819-8466
25- 50106- Rg Rd 200 Beaver County
Carla Lehman is an award winning photographer whose work has been recently chosen for display in the prestigious PPOC National Salon Exhibit . Carla invites you to her acreage where you can utilize her sets to capture images with your own cell phones or book to have a professional portrait or mini photo session. Call for pricing and to pre book a professional photo 780-918-6241 If you didn’t pre book you can take your chances on a first available space on the day of if you so chose.
3. Pieogerie
21333 Hwy 14, Sherwood Park
Using traditional recipes this certified organic farm uses time honoured recipes to hand craft Polish foods. Having recently acquired approval to cook and serve from the farm their kitchen will be ‘open’ for you to purchase not only frozen cabbage rolls and pierogis to take home but also a freshly prepared meal to eat at the farm.
Delicious and made with love.
4. Lamberry Ranch
5. Dr Dean Mackenzie’s Bee Hive
6. Beaverhill Lake Nature Center
5020 46 Ave, Tofield
26- 52009- Rg Rd 214 Strathcona County
Perennials are the best way to celebrate summer year after year! At Wildwood Perennials you will find just what you need for that. A little out of the way but in a beautiful subdivision that not only will you be able to find the answers to what you could and should be planting you will wish you could come home to the beauty of country living every day.
5015 53 Ave Unit B, Tofield
New to the Tofield scene is the sweetest store east of Edmonton. This little candy shop is the perfect treat stop. From unique sweet candies to those difficult to find Bugles spend some time discovering your old favourites and perhaps some new favourite candies and treats.
18311, Township Rd 502, Tofield
What would Mother’s Day be without a stop at a greenhouse? This small family farm opened their greenhouse in the spring of 2005. In 2019 they received the BMO Family Farm Award . They have a passion to grow and a driving desire to give back. They are involved in many community collective projects. Discover the beauty of spring at Maple Park Farm and perhaps take home a few veggies and flowers to grow in your gardens that will remind you of this drive in the countryside.
Entry forms for the tour prizes and future season draws will be available at host stands.
Thank you to our sponsor Kevin Smook!