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Farm & Food Care Tour Saskatoon 2023

Farm & Food Care Saskatchewan Itinerary

Tuesday, July 4, 2023

12:00-5:00 pm Arrival in SaskatoonTransportation to the hotel will be provided for those arriving by air. See you at the airport!
6:30 pmWelcome Reception |
Delta Downtown
Welcome reception and a chance to meet and get to know each other. Attire: business casual.

Wednesday, July 5, 2023

7:30 am Breakfast | Delta Downtown Attire for the day is casual, don’t forget to wear comfortable, closed-toe footwear and dress in layers so that you are prepared for our unpredictable Saskatchewan weather.
7:45 am Agriculture 101 and Sustainability Sessions Clinton Monchuk and Becky Parker will start us off with 2 sessions on agriculture. A great way to begin the dialogue we hope will continue through the tour. Ask lots of questions!
9:00 amBeef Nutrition SessionKarine Rakunyk will join us virtually to share a presentation on beef nutrition.
10:00 amBoard Bus In addition to our meals, we will have snacks and beverages on the bus. Remember that we will be away from the hotel for the full day, so a bathroom stop before we go is a good idea!
10:30 amColborn Farms |
Grain Farm Tour
The tour will be mainly outside, please come prepared for the weather. We will have access to the bus and a shop with a bathroom. We also plan to visit a few fields and lunch will be inside. the tour will start with meeting several members of this multi-generational farm.
NoonLunch at the Farm | PickNic’s Catering & Fine FoodsGourmet beef burgers, salads and sweets from PickNic’s Catering & Fine Foods.
1:00Hands-on ActivitiesIdentifying different seeds, crushing canola seeds, canola oil tasting and virtual egg barn tour.
1:50 pmColborn Farms |
Beef Farm Tour
We will be watching a short documentary “Guardians of the Grasslands” and listening to Ryder Lee discuss beef production. Then out to the pasture. The tour will be indoors and outdoors.
3:30 pmWe welcome your questions! We have several resource people on the bus and join us throughout the day.We welcome your questions! We have several resource people on the bus and joining us throughout the day.
4:00 pmArrive at Hotel
Free time
Check out the What to do in Saskatoon section on this page for a few ideas on how to spend your free time.
6:30 pmBoard Bus | Wanuskewin Heritage Park Wanuskewin is a gathering place for Indigenous people that predates the Egyptian pyramids. The site includes a buffalo jump, medicine wheel, teepee rings, petroglyphs and a small Plains bison herd. After our supper, we take a guided tour of the interpretive centre. The park has several walking trails so closed-toed shoes are recommended if you want to take a short walk. Attire: business casual.
9:30 pmReturn to the hotelSee you in the morning!

Thursday, July 6, 2023

8:15 am Breakfast | Delta DowntownAttire for the day is casual. Please wear closed-toed shoes.
8:30 amVirtual Chicken Barn TourChicken Farmer Tiffany Martinka will take us on a virtual tour of her chicken barn and Henry Van Ee will answer all your questions about raising chickens.
9:30 amBoard BusIn addition to our meals, we will have snacks and beverages on the bus.
10:00 amStar Egg Proceshttps://staregg.ca/sing Facility Closed-toed shoes are required for the Star Egg tour. We will break into smaller groups once we arrive. Watch for robots on this tour!
11:15 amBoard BusWe welcome your questions! We have several resource people on the bus and joining us throughout the day.
11:30 amLunch |
Baba’s Perogies
Many early settlers to Saskatchewan came to Saskatchewan from Ukraine making their cuisine part of our collective cuisine. For lunch, we will enjoy perogies, cabbage rolls and sausage from the only drive-through perogy facility in the world. As space is limited we will drive through and then head to a park for a picnic.
12:30 pm Board Bus
1:30 pmDairy Farm
3:30 pmBoard Bus
Wrap up and Q&A
In addition to our meals, we will have snacks and beverages on the bus.
4:30 pmArrive at Hotel
Free time
Check out the What to do in Saskatoon section on this page for a few ideas on how to spend your free time.
7:30 pmSupper |
Odd Couple
One of our favourite restaurants. Attire is business casual.
9:30 pmReturn to HotelThat’s a wrap!
Farm to Fork Experiences

Tour Day One

Wednesday, July 5, 2023

Delta Downtown
PickNic’s Catering & Fine Foods

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Nicola Lawson is the Owner and Catering Manager of PickNic’s Catering and Fine Foods.

As Red-Seal Journeyman Pastry Chef, she travelled the world working at many establishments in the food industry, until she settled in Saskatoon. She began PickNic’s Catering in 2003 and set her heart to building a business that reflected her passion for creating and serving the very best culinary products and services in the city!   She is involved in many facets of the community, both in business and on a personal level, with her involvement in such organizations as WESK, NSBA, The Saskatoon Chamber of Commerce,   BarterPay, Trusted Saskatoon, the CFIB and many smaller community groups in her neighbourhood.  A mother of two young girls, she has a passion for building a strong future for them through exposure to travel and language, diverse extra-curricular activities and multicultural events. She herself is a world-traveller, and regularly sets off for what she likes to call “Culinary Adventures” to exotic locales, where she gains much education and inspiration for her busy business. 

Colborn Farms

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Along with other family members, Shawn Colborn manages a fifth-generation family farm at Delisle, Saskatchewan, which oversees over 8,000 acres of grainland, a 450-head Red Angus/Charolais cow-calf operation, and a 45,000-layer poultry operation. He serves on the Board of Directors for both the Saskatchewan Egg Producers and Farm & Food Care Saskatchewan. Shawn is also a formidable ball player and coach and has been active in the Delisle Crops for Community project to raise funds for community initiatives. Find out more on the Colborn Farms website.

Wanuskewin Heritage Park

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Wanuskewin Heritage Park is a global centre of excellence in fostering education and respect for the land-based on expressions of Indigenous culture, heritage and arts.

Over six thousand years ago, Wanuskewin echoed with the thundering hooves of bison and the voices of Indigenous peoples from across the Northern Plains; the land still echoes with these stories that Wanuskewin is proud to share with the people. The nomadic tribes who travelled through the Northern Plains gathered on this site of natural beauty where today visitors can relive the stories of a people who came here to hunt bison, gather food and herbs and escape the winter winds. Walking in their footsteps, you will understand why this site was a place of worship and celebration, of renewal with the natural world and of deep spirituality, and is still this way today.

The story of Wanuskewin is just beginning to be uncovered. Some archaeological dig sites date back thousands of years making them older than the Egyptian pyramids; these sites provide clues to the daily existence of the early peoples. Tipi rings, stone cairns, pottery fragments, plant seeds, projectile points, eggshell fragments and animal bones all give evidence of active thriving societies. While some sites teach us about life thousands of years ago other sites like the ancient Medicine Wheel still remain shrouded in mystery.

Tour Day Two

Thursday, July 6, 2023

Star Egg Company

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Star Egg Company Ltd. is a Saskatoon-based business that specializes in the grading, distribution and marketing of shell eggs. Owned and operated by the Harman family of Humboldt, Saskatchewan, Star Egg’s state-of-the-art facility ensures that the eggs they produce are safe and oh-so-nutritious. We will visit this processing plant in the heart of the prairies to learn how Grade A eggs get from the farm to the grocery store.

Baba’s Homestyle Perogies

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Baba’s Homestyle Perogies in Saskatoon features Canada’s only drive-through perogy outlet. Baba’s has been making hand-pinched perogies, cabbage rolls and homemade beet borscht for over 30 years.

Dairy Farm
Odd Couple

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Odd Couple is owned and operated by Andy Yuen, his wife Rachel and their family. Since immigrating to Saskatchewan from Hong Kong in 1996, the Yuen family has been closely tied to the Chinese Canadian restaurant business in several communities in the province. Odd Couple was born out of the desire to recreate Canadian-Asian favourites in a fun, thoughtful expression of the union between East and West. With ingredients and cooking techniques inspired by Cantonese, Vietnamese and Japanese cuisines, Odd Couple adds a unique Asian influence to popular Canadian dishes. Think maple-glazed bacon and a farm-fresh egg atop a heaping plate of Chinese BBQ pork and jasmine fried rice. 

Newsletters and Articles

Articles from our 2022 tour guests

  • 3 Things I Learned Visiting Saskatchewan Farms Written by Lucia Weiler, RD, PHEc, Award-winning dietitian and Co-Founder, n4nn
  • Farm & Food Care Saskatchewan Farm Tour 2022 Written by Jane Dummer, RD
  • The Canadian Farming Industry from Farm to Fork Written by Shauna Kime, RD & Online Nutritionist
Photos From 2022 Tour

coming in August

Tour Sponsors

Thank you to our Sponsors:

  • Cargill
  • Croplife Canada
  • SaskCanola | Canola Eat Well
  • Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission
  • Canada Beef
  • Saskatchewan Cattlemen’s Association
  • Chicken Farmers of Saskatchewan
  • Saskatchewan Egg Producers
  • SaskMilk
  • Canadian Agricultural Partnership
Things to do in Saskatoon

Points of Interest: Saskatoon was established in 1882 as a temperance colony and gets its name from the Cree word = misâskwatôminiskâhk, “at the place of many saskatoon berries”. It is also called the Paris of the prairies or city of bridges as the South Saskatchewan river winds through the city. Saskatchewan means swift running water in Cree – which are the Indigenous people that originated in this area.

The city is also home to the University of Saskatchewan – found in 1907 as an Agricultural college and now has over 200 programs. The U of S buildings were built mainly from limestone or Greystone that was mined just north of the campus.

Saskatoon is the birthplace of one of Canada’s most famous hockey players – Gordie Howe. If you have had a chance to walk by the River there is a statue of him by the Broadway bridge and they also named our newest bridge on the west end of the city after him.

Our hotel is located next to the river walk, the Remai Modern Art Gallery and close to many other interesting areas. Check out the Saskatoon Tourism website or here are a few suggestions to check out during your free time.

Stroll Up Broadway Avenue

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Head up the Broadway bridge to Broadway avenue where you will find plenty of coffee shops & restaurants – (Broadway Roastery, Broadway Cafe, Calories, Una) as well as unique shopping spots (Hats and That, The Better Good, SK Craft Council). You could also walk up the Victoria Traffic bridge and then over to Broady way avenue.

Stroll Through Riversdale

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Just West of the hotel is the Riversdale area with several interesting shops (Hardpressed – SK Clothing), as well as restaurants (Odd Couple, Drift, Picaro’s, Hollows) a Juicery (Thrive Juice Co) and a local Brewer (9 Mile Brewing). 

Shopping Midtown Plaza Mall

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Just 2 blocks from the hotel at 201 1st Ave S. Including a Shopper’s Drug Mart and The Bay!

Meewasin Trails

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Right out the front door of the hotel there are walking, biking, hiking and running trails.

Survey and Form Links

Before the Tour

Please fill out our pre-tour survey. Your answers help us to prepare for the tour and to make sure we can answer all your questions. We also share the results with our board of directors and funders so that they continue to support and see value in important programs like this one. Thank you in advance for taking the time to fill out our survey.

Pre-Tour Survey

After the Tour

Please fill out our post-tour survey. Your answers help us make improvements to our tour so we can facilitate learning opportunities and networking activities. We also share the results with our board of directors and funders so that they continue to support and see value in important programs like this one. Thank you in advance for taking the time to fill out our survey.

Post-Tour Survey

Expense Report Form

If you had expenses travelling to and from the tour for mileage, taxis or meals, please fill out the attached expense report and submit it to penny@farmfoodcaresk.org

Expense Report Form

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