Central Alberta Foodgrains Growing Project

05/01/2026

Season 2026 is officially underway!😁
Seeding was happening today courtesy of local farmers and we can’t wait to see our peas poking out of the ground soon 🌱

If you’d like to check out our field this year once the crop gets growing, here are the directions to find it:
From the Blackfalds overpass on Highway 2, go west on Aspelund Road about two miles to Range Road 27-5 and turn north. Go 1/2 mile and it is on the east side.

Thank you to Leanne Longshore for snapping some pics of the action!

04/16/2026

It may not feel very spring-like today, but the 2026 seeding season is coming soon! Behind the scenes, there has been lots of planning for Year 31 and we are very pleased to announce we will be seeding an 136 acre field west of Blackfalds.

We are also excited to share we are switching up the crop this year and will be trying our hand at yellow peas!

Our wonderful directors have done a great job of lining up seed, fertilizer, products, and volunteers for the coming season and we will continue to share these updates as the season progresses.

Our big blue sign will be going up soon so be on the lookout 👀 and we will share more once it’s up.

12/03/2025

Very excited to share the Burger of the Month from Cilantro and Chive Lacombe with the Bruning family! This month, enjoy the Pickle Chicken Burger inspired by the Bruning’s chicken farm 🐓!

We are very fortunate to be receiving the donations from this month’s themed burger and are also proud to recognize great farming families like the Bruning’s!
From all of us at the Central AB Foodgrains Growing Project, a huge thank you to both!

To all our supporters, make sure to stop in and enjoy one while you can 😃!

We have a whole family joining us in celebration of our December Burger of the Month here at 📍𝐂𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐯𝐞 - 𝐋𝐚𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐛𝐞‼️
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𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐫𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐅𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 took some time from the family farm to create a family inspired burger - The Pickle Chicken‼️
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A burger packed with pickle flavour‼️
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A crispy chicken breast (can't not have chicken) tossed in dill ranch sauce, crispy onion ring, peppered bacon, sliced dill pickles, cheddar cheese, iceberg lettuce, basil aioli on a pretzel bun with another pickle for good measure.
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With $2 from every one of these burgers going directly to the - helping end global hunger by providing immediate assistance while creating long-term solutions that ensure every person has reliable access to nutritious food. 🌾

10/09/2025

While the dust settles on our 30th harvest, we would like to take a moment to recognize all the wonderful individuals, organizations, and sponsors who contribute and support us year after year 🙌🏼

For helping set us up for a successful year in the spring:
Thank you to Trent Baumbach for renting us the land!
Thank you to Chris Solick of Elite Ag Services for soil sampling the land!
Thank you to Geoff Tatlow with Central AB Co-op for working with us on fertilizer!

For donating and sponsoring our project:
Thank you to Katie Luymes of Red Top Ag Ventures for the canola seed donation!
Thank you to Richardson Pioneer Lacombe for the herbicide donation!
Thank you to Parrish & Heimbecker Joffre for the fungicide donation!
Thank you to AFSC for a top up on our hail insurance!

Thank you again to Decisive Farming by Telus Agriculture, Gem Silage, Parrish & Heimbecker, and FCC for your donations to the harvest lunch!

For volunteering their time and equipment:
Thank you to Harvey and Kyle Brink for seeding the canola!
Thank you to Alvin Peck of Valley Spray Inc. for spraying the piece!
Thank you to Dick Yzerman, Andy Mueller & family, and Bentley Colony for swathing the canola!
Thank you to Bentley Colony, Arjan Yzerman, Trent Baumbach, Rory Butcher, and Jason Lenz for harvesting the crop!
Thank you to Vision Truck Lines for hauling our crop in!

Also, big thank you to the following sales representatives whose chemical donations this year will go as credit towards our 2026 fertilizer from Co-op:
- Adama - Kathleen Murphy
- Nufarm - Cam Penstone
- Corteva - Tess Blomme
- Bayer - Talissa Munce
- FMC - CJ Ireland

Every year this project highlights how important the support of our surrounding community is and we are incredibly thankful to get to work with all of you!!
Here’s to our wonderful agricultural community and we really can’t thank you enough! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

10/03/2025

Saturday, September 27th was a beautiful day to ring in our 30th season of the Central AB Foodgrains Growing Project!!

We were very happy to be joined by many members of the community to watch our 72 acres of canola be brought in by 6 combines (including a classic Gleaner and New Holland) and two semis courtesy of Vision Truck Lines.

The field averaged around 40.5 bushels/acre which raised a total of $37,353.46. We were fortunate to receive $860 in donations on the harvest day as well as Richardson Pioneer informed us of a very generous crop donation from a Lacombe County farmer for $18,234.24. This brings our total for our 30th year to $56,447.70!!

A huge thank you goes out to all the combine operators for providing their time and equipment to take off the harvest! Another big shout out to all of the volunteers over the season for their contributions and thank you to the community for joining us and showing your support!

We would also like to give thanks to Decisive Farming by Telus Agriculture for the wonderful lunch and Gem Silage for drinks and extra provisions!
As well, thank you to Parrish & Heimbecker, Limited in Joffre and Rebecca with Farm Credit Canada for coffee and donuts!

With 30 years of this project in the rear view, we feel exceptionally grateful to be able to celebrate another successful season and another year of contributing towards ending global hunger. Thank you again to the incredible Central AB community for supporting this endeavour and we can’t wait to see everyone again next year!

09/27/2025

Harvest day is here! Looking forward to seeing everyone out there!

Harvest season is upon us and we are excited to announce the wrap-up of our 30th year!

Thank you to Dick Yzerman, Andy Mueller & Family, and Bentley Colony for swathing our canola over the past weekend!

The tentative harvest date is planned for Saturday, September 27th so long as the canola is ready to go!

Public is welcome to join us around noon and we will have signs posted to highlight the parking area. The field is located ~4 km north of the Bentley roundabout on the east side of Highway 20.

If you’d like to join in on the harvest, please reach out to any of our directors or feel free to message us!

We look forward to seeing the community out to celebrate our 30th harvest!!

09/18/2025

Harvest season is upon us and we are excited to announce the wrap-up of our 30th year!

Thank you to Dick Yzerman, Andy Mueller & Family, and Bentley Colony for swathing our canola over the past weekend!

The tentative harvest date is planned for Saturday, September 27th so long as the canola is ready to go!

Public is welcome to join us around noon and we will have signs posted to highlight the parking area. The field is located ~4 km north of the Bentley roundabout on the east side of Highway 20.

If you’d like to join in on the harvest, please reach out to any of our directors or feel free to message us!

We look forward to seeing the community out to celebrate our 30th harvest!!