Wandering Shovel FarmFarms & Ranches in Spiritwood, Saskatchewan

Market Garden, Greenhouse & Farmers Markets near Spiritwood, Saskatchewan

"Growing Food. Growing Forward." That is the tagline of Wandering Shovel Farm & Market Garden, run by Trent and Lois Loewen near Spiritwood, Saskatchewan. According to a local newspaper, the farm started in 2015, and its first greenhouse went up in 2017.

A year at the farm

How the garden is grown

The farm grows over 40 kinds of vegetables and herbs on about an acre and a half of intensive beds, using crop rotation, minimal soil disturbance, greenhouses and season extension, with no synthetic chemicals. It does not claim organic certification.

Where to buy, per the website

• Farmers' markets: Leoville (Thursdays), Spiritwood (Fridays), Meeting Lake Park (alternate Saturdays) and Chitek Lake (Saturdays in July and August), seasonally
• Farm Membership: a flexible prepaid credit that replaced the traditional CSA, used in an online shop
• Home delivery and pickup: weekly delivery to Saskatoon and area, Shellbrook and Big Shell Lake, and Spiritwood, plus pickup in Spiritwood, Leoville and at the farm
• Greenhouse: open in the spring bedding-plant season

Schedules change by season, so check the website or call before you go. The directory profile also lists wholesale and retail sales and fresh fruit; the website itself mentions vegetables, herbs, potatoes, squash and pumpkins.

Find the farm

The farm is about 6 miles south, 3 miles west and a quarter mile north of Spiritwood, with signs posted. Phone 306-883-8832, email trent@wanderingshovelfarm.ca. Website: wanderingshovelfarm.ca; Facebook and Instagram are linked on this listing.