Ag in Motion: Shifting Gears Barb Stefanyshyn-Coté
Shifting Gears — How a couple of Saskatchewan grain farmers created the prairie’s largest cut flower farm and award winning distillery. The joys and challenges of working with the land and customers.
Presented By: Barb Stefanyshyn-Coté
MSc, NSch, PAg Founder – Black Fox Farm Distillery
Schedule: 10:00 a.m. Tuesday July, 17th
Barb farms near Saskatoon, SK with her husband John. Their new agri-tourism location, Black Fox Farm and Distillery produces acres of fresh cut flowers for u-pick and grains, fruits and flowers to transform into award winning gins, vodkas, liqueurs and whiskies. They offer tours, tastings and several festivals throughout the year. John and Barb have been recognized as the Outstanding Young Farmers of Saskatchewan and Canada. Barb is a graduate of the University of Saskatchewan College of Agriculture, a Nuffield Scholar and in January was awarded an honourary life membership from the Saskatchewan Ag Grads Association.