Tam Andersen is an award-winning farm entrepreneur from Sturgeon County, Alberta, known for her passion and commitment to sustainabiity and resilience in growing local food and agri-tourism. She is a pioneer of agri-tourism in the region as Owner and Director of Fun at Prairie Gardens & Adventure Farm, a small scale agritourism farm that has welcomed over one million visitors since 1956. Ms. Andersen has 39 years’ experience as a woman agri-preneur, market gardener, agri-tourism operator, fruit tree nursery and greenhouse grower with unique rural tourism skills:

• Farmer and Horticulturalist – growing over 150 types of fruit, fresh produce, herbs, edible flowers and pumpkins
• Award Winning Culinary Tourism operator, working with Edmonton Meetings and Conventions Clients, Teambuilding and Longtable Farm Dinners.
• President of the Alberta Farm Fresh Producers Association
• A strong, proven relationship-builder with local tourism stakeholders.
• Sustainable, collaborative rural tourism and social enterprise initiatives