Spring Creek Garden began as one greenhouse and a small garden patch 35 kilometres north of Outlook, Saskatchewan. It has grown exponentially since its formation in the late eighties, to becoming a +400 acre vegetable farm. Dan Erlandson had the advantage of growing up in the market gardening business. His mother, Natalie Erlandson, and Grandmother, Darlene Derdall, first had the idea of vegetable gardening. It then grew to be a family business, encompassing Natalie’s husband, Grant, as well.
We expanded into commercial wholesaling in 2013 as a way to capitalize on potential growth. This enabled the garden to be able to provide local produce to a larger client base due to commercial retailers’ capabilities. This is very important because it coincides with their goal of supplying a larger population with fresh, local produce. This opportunity to promote local arose from a partnership between Prairie Fresh Food Corporation (PFFC), to which Spring Creek Garden is a shareholder, and The Grocery People at Federated Co-op. In order to be able to sell to TGP, Spring Creek Garden had to first become certified in the CanadaGAP program.
Owned In: Saskatchewan
Produced In Outlook, SK:
- Bean
- Broccoli
- Brussel Sprouts
- Cabbage
- Carrots
- Cauliflower
- Corn (Sweet) – yellow, and bi-colour
- Cucumbers
- Dill
- Gourds
- Kale
- Kholrabi
- Lettuce
- Onions
- Peas
- Potatoes
- Pumpkins
- Radish
- Spinach
- Squash
- Tomatoes
- Zucchini
