This afternoon we took the kids to Aggie Days, at Stampede Park. I’ve been living here in Calgary for almost five years, and I never knew about this neat event. Admission to get in is free, and the only thing you’ve got to pay for is parking if you decide to drive there.
You get to interact with agriculture activities, learn about farm animals, meet some of the farm animals, learn where your food comes from and so much more. I think it’s awesome that they hold this yearly, and that it’s free for people to get in. That way everyone can see farm/country living first hand while still being in the city, because let’s face it a lot of people who live in the city won’t go out to a farm.
The only frustrating thing is when you go there, a lot of the people who partake assume that you are “city folk“. They assume that you have no idea about any of this stuff, simply because you aren’t wearing farm clothing (usually cowboy/cowgirl boots, jeans and flannel buttoned shirt) haha and basically because you are attending this event they think you are clueless.
When I was growing up my siblings, and I spent a lot of time out at my grandparents farm. We got to see baling happen, and experience farm life since they also owned cattle. Than later when I was about 12 years-old we moved to an acreage where we had horses, chickens, turkeys, a baby calf, ducks, geese, rabbits, cats and dogs, and at one point two sheep.
I’m no stranger to country life, and despite living in the city for several years now it still bothers me being referred to as a city folk or the dreaded city slicker. If I could move back out to the country, I would in a heart beat. 
Before we headed out, we made time to go get some seeds and dirt. Keera got three containers with dirt, then buried two seeds in each dirt cup. One for her, and another for each of her siblings. They didn’t mention what the seeds were of, so I’m excited to see if they will grow and what it will turn out to be. 
Update: It’s been a little over a week, and the seeds have started to grow. They are thriving, and I’m excited to watch them grow!