OUR STORY.
In 1952, Bill Friesen purchased Dunvegan Gardens. He and Hilda raised a lovely family. Ron was interested in his father's farming, so he continued the family tradition. He married Pauline and had three sons, who later got into greenhouse and gardening in Edmonton and Fort McMurray. Trent, like his father, always wanted to return to Dunvegan, and so that’s what he and his family did!!
It was 1952…
Trent and Mandi, with their 2 kids under the age of 3, moved from Fort McMurray back to Dunvegan and started to plan a full life as a farming family. Continuing to grow flowers, vegetables, fruit and even starting a new venture to raise their own bison!
On January 1, 2012, we bought some land a little herd of Bison in Sunset House. Bison were the perfect fit as they require very little attention and are very much still wild animals. In 2024, we decided to bring a small herd home and to start another journey of change! Watching our animals roam the hills of Dunvegan is truly breathtaking. It allows people to see where their food comes from and to truly connect to the land.
Over the years, there have been a lot of changes but the one thing that has never changed is the amazing beauty and goodness of Dunvegan.
We’re still growing sweet corn, an amazing variety of fresh garden vegetables, the most delightful tasting strawberries (that we are incredibly proud of), a wide variety of carefully nurtured bedding plants, and also providing our very own meat sales with bison down here in the valley of Dunvegan. We have moved away from the traditional giftware items and have moved on to supporting other local vendors and selling more items that people will always need need - food!
We also have a Kitchen on site that serves the most amazing bison burgers, flautas, wraps, homemade soups and bison chili and other fried appetizers, as well as a hot beverage machine to make your own specialty coffee!
For family fun, we have a 10-hole mini put/golf course, and a 16 flavor selection of hard scoop ice cream (plus a selection of novelty ice cream) as well!
Visit Us!
This little gem is located 26km south of Fairview and 90km north of Grande Prairie on Hwy 2. We are nestled in just East of the Dunvegan Provincial Park/Campground and Historic Dunvegan Visitor Center!