Todd and Liz Lesenko were born and raised in St. Albert. They met in high school, have been married for 38 years and have owned a Fountain Tire Store in St Albert since 1986. After buying a farm in the Thorhild area in 2017, to use as a recreational get away, they fell in love with all the wildlife around their property and the friendly people in the nearby neighbourhoods. Todd’s family homesteaded in the Weasel Creek and Abee area so the move seemed to be the perfect fit. They soon realized that this was where they wanted to live and in 2019 they built their dream home.
It was at this time that Lesenko Farms Ltd was born and they decided to grow strawberries and open a U-Pick – their friends Kent and Shelley Sadownyk wanted to join in and become partners in the Strawberry business. It was certainly a learning experience for all of them this first year. With the help from many friends the strawberries were planted and the never ending weeding process began. LOL In March 2020 Covid hit and the U-Pick became a We-Pick and the strawberries were sold to friends, family, co-workers and neighbours.
2021 was a bigger and better year – we used the plastic mulch system and the strawberry patch was easier to manage with regards to weeding and also having the irrigation system assisted in evenly watering the strawberries. We are looking forward to a full U-Pick in 2022 with the Strawberries and the addition of a Garlic Patch consisting of over 19,000 bulbs/heads. The first picking of both Kents and Seascape strawberries should be in mid July and the garlic to follow in early August. Please check our website for updates.
Todd and Liz Lesenko were born and raised in St. Albert. They met in high school, have been married for 38 years and have owned a Fountain Tire Store in St Albert since 1986. After buying a farm in the Thorhild area in 2017, to use as a recreational get away, they fell in love with all the wildlife around their property and the friendly people in the nearby neighbourhoods. Todd’s family homesteaded in the Weasel Creek and Abee area so the move seemed to be the perfect fit. They soon realized that this was where they wanted to live and in 2019 they built their dream home.
It was at this time that Lesenko Farms Ltd was born and they decided to grow strawberries and open a U-Pick – their friends Kent and Shelley Sadownyk wanted to join in and become partners in the Strawberry business. It was certainly a learning experience for all of them this first year. With the help from many friends the strawberries were planted and the never ending weeding process began. LOL In March 2020 Covid hit and the U-Pick became a We-Pick and the strawberries were sold to friends, family, co-workers and neighbours.
2021 was a bigger and better year – we used the plastic mulch system and the strawberry patch was easier to manage with regards to weeding and also having the irrigation system assisted in evenly watering the strawberries. We are looking forward to a full U-Pick in 2022 with the Strawberries and the addition of a Garlic Patch consisting of over 19,000 bulbs/heads. The first picking of both Kents and Seascape strawberries should be in mid July and the garlic to follow in early August. Please check our website for updates.