Showcasing the Best of Southern Alberta with Canada’s Food Tour

This trail allows you to experience delicious local food as well as the beauty of the Alberta Birds of Prey Nature Centre. All of these locations are found within 30 kilometres of Lethbridge.

Start off with a quick bite to eat at Broxburn Vegetables and Café and grab some produce for the road; don’t miss the seasonal u-pick option for fresh raspberries and strawberries.

From there, head to the Alberta Birds of Prey Nature Centre in Coaldale, where you can get up close and personal with some of Southern Alberta’s most iconic bird species. 

Next, visit Prairie Hill Farms to learn about and purchase products made from their haskap berries. 

Finish off your tour with dinner at Cattleman's Chophouse in the town of Picture Butte for a true farm-to-fork experience.

Head north of Lethbridge to experience local meats, cheeses, and artisanal bread - perfect for an outdoor picnic. 

First, pick up fresh supplies such as bread and fruit from the Umami Shop in Lethbridge, and then drive 20 minutes north out of the city to Broek Pork Acres for locally-raised meat.

From there, head to nearby Crystal Springs Cheese for tasty morsels to top your picnic off, including gouda, havarti, and cheddar.

Once your basket is all stocked up with your picnicking needs, head to Park Lake for a picture-perfect picnic!

On the way back to Lethbridge, stop at Little Gem Winery for a winery tour and pick up a bottle of their one-of-a-kind haskap wine to consume when relaxing at home.

There’s a world of food experiences just outside the city of Lethbridge. From the small storefronts of local producers to incredible experiences on family-run farms, get the full scope of the rural producers that make up Lethbridge and Southern Alberta’s culinary scene below.

Benchmark Angus is a multi-generation ranch raising purebred Angus cattle that is constantly striving to produce the best beef available. Benchmark Premium Natural Angus Beef is hormone-free grades AAA and Prime, and is sold under the name Ben’s Quality Meats.‍

Known as producing some of the best beef in Southern Alberta, you can’t buy their products at the farm itself, but you can have them delivered. You can also find their meat at local Southern Alberta retailers as well as at certain restaurants; the Water Tower Grill and Bar in Lethbridge and the Cattleman’s Chophouse in Picture Butte both serve Ben’s Quality Meats.

At Broxburn Vegetables, they pride themselves on growing with superior quality fields. In the three-acre greenhouse, crops are grown biologically, meaning that natural predators are introduced instead of spraying chemical pesticides to kill the pests.

Focusing on maximum flavour as well as maximum plant benefits, vegetables found at Broxburn Vegetables include vine-ripened tomatoes, cucumbers, eggplants, beans, broccoli, hot peppers, herbs, and lettuce. The strawberry and raspberry U-pick experience operates from the beginning of July until the first frost.

At the onsite café, fresh produce is incorporated into all their meals, creating an authentic farm-to-table experience. If you can't make it out to the farm, you can try some of their produce at The Italian Table in downtown Lethbridge.

Little Gem Winery’s claim to fame is the haskap berry, a naturally antioxidant-rich super-fruit from which they make all of their wine and cider. Family-run for more than 25 years, the farm saw an opportunity to branch out and create natural, low-intervention wines. Instead of including excessive sulphates or other additives, they avoid over-processing their wines, allowing the natural notes of the haskap berry to shine brightly through.

You can find Little Gem Winery products in various restaurants across Alberta, but make sure to check out the farm itself for their tasting room and farm tours. The winery also has an excellent Dutch-inspired food menu as well as a shop that sells an array of local items, including cheese, honey, meats, and unique Dutch imports.

Prairie Hill Farms processes food and beverages, with the main products being BBQ sauces, juice, jams, spreads, syrups, and other preserves. The star of the show is the haskap berry, a multi-purpose super-fruit with a great taste and extraordinary health benefits; the facility at Prairie Hill Farms is capable of freeze-drying and grinding the berries into powdered form or packaging them as a whole berry.

At the farm, the storefront gives visitors a chance to see all the incredible products their magic haskap berries have been turned into, from powders to protein bars to jam and everything in between. Prairie Hill Farms is dedicated to providing the highest quality products to Albertan kitchens and home tables, and if you haven’t had much experience with haskap berries, this is the place to go.

Originally built to house Lethbridge’s telegraph office in 1937, the historic building is now home to Telegraph Taphouse. Featuring a cross-cultural menu with locally sourced ingredients as well as a selection of craft beers and whiskeys, the restaurant is a huge supporter of rural producers in Southern Alberta.

On the menu, you’ll find ingredients from local producers in almost every dish. Whether it's savoury beef from Benchmark Angus or delicious cheese from Crystal Springs, there’s a lot of local love at Telegraph Taphouse.

Herbal Apothecary began from an interest in microgreens and blossomed into a love of all things health and wellness, especially when connected to food. With numerous “Earth-friendly” products in store, Herbal Apothecary is a warm, inviting space that sells products “the way nature intended.”

In addition to growing microgreens, they've also grown their product lines, including herbal teas, soaps, candles, dried herbs, essential oils, and more. Everything within the store is organic, plant-based, and wild-crafted, all with natural health and wellness in mind. Come summertime, check out booths at local farmers’ markets to see if you can spot Herbal Apothecary’s products.

Theoretically Brewing Co. is focused on locally-sourced, sustainably-produced beer. Surrounded by incredible hop and barley farmers across Southern Alberta, the brewery considers themselves honoured to source as close to home as possible, from the grains that kick off the brewing process to the local folks who hand-can each brew.

Theoretically Brewing Co. has long been putting Lethbridge brews on the map, and you can find them on the Highway 3 Ale Trail of the best breweries in Southern Alberta. This LGBTQIA+-owned brewery is a welcoming and safe space for all, and the excellent taproom and ever-rotating list of beers make it a no-brainer when it comes to places to sample local fare in the city.