Contrary to what you might assume the Saskatoon Farm is not in Saskatchewan.

Instead this hybrid of an attraction is 10-kilometres south of Calgary at the end of a country road that dead ends at a valley. The berry from whence the farm is named can be found in the tarts, waffles and biscuits in the café or frozen by the box beside the take-and-bake pies in the gift shop. U-pick opportunities for the berries have passed for the season, but farm fresh veggies are pulled from fields overlooking the valley and sold at the market stand. Back inside, two floors of hallways and alcoves are stocked with home décor from hefty wood dining tables to dainty wall lighting.

Eating, shopping and fresh country air, it’s a win-win-win and it’s open year-round. —Jaelyn Molyneux

Highway 2 and 338 Ave. E., De Winton, 403-938-6245, www.saskatoonfarm.com

Just a 30-minute drive south of the city, the Saskatoon Farm celebrates the Prairie berry in all its glory.

First off, fuel up with lunch at the Giddy Up Café, where you can have it sweet with a Dutch waffle topped with Saskatoon berry topping and whipped cream ($9) or savoury with the buffalo chili ($10.50).

It’s prime berry time, so get your fingers ready for the U-pick orchard (4 litres/$13). If you’re not into playing farmer for a day, shell out $18 for a berry-filled bucket at the General Store, where you’ll also come across other edible goodies such as Saskatoon and Chokecherry syrup, jam, vinaigrette and buffalo sausages and burgers.

We may never master a tractor, but who says we can't pull on a pair of wellies and play farm hand for a day.

www.saskatoonfarm.com