Reban Farms Homestead has been around since 1908, and we are proud of our Saskatchewan roots. We enjoy the cattle lifestyle and the wholesome food it allows us to produce. We are grateful to have a farm out by Petrofka Bridge along the North Saskatchewan River south of Blaine Lake.
About This Series
Welcome to “Ask Aubrey,” a Q&A series with Aubrey Reban, cattle rancher and head of the Reban Farm family in Petrofka, Saskatchewan. Each post features one of the most common questions Aubrey is asked about ranching, farming practices, and cattle care. His goal is to give you a transparent, straightforward look into how Reban Farms raises its animals and cares for the land.
Sometimes people ask: What does it really mean to be a multigenerational farm family?
My great-grandfather came to Saskatchewan from Russia and established this homestead in 1908. He broke this land, built on it, and passed it down. Four generations later, our family is still here on the same ground, doing the same work he started. That is not something we take lightly.
Elise and I are raising our four children on this farm, and they are not just witnesses to what we do. They are participants. From a young age, farming has not been something that happens around them but something they are part of. They understand where food comes from because they have had a hand in producing it.
All four of our children have been deeply involved in the pork ventures, following an animal from piglet all the way through to pork chop. That kind of experience is hard to come by in the modern world. There is something irreplaceable about a child understanding the full cycle of food production, not just the beginning or the end, but every step in between.
Our two oldest have taken things even further. They have each purchased three cows from our herd to start building their own herds. These are not starter cows handed to them as a gift. They are investments, and the kids understand what that means. They are learning the responsibility, the patience, and the pride that comes with owning and caring for livestock.
This is what farming as a way of life looks like. It is not a job you leave at the end of the day. It is something woven into how you think, how you work, and how you raise your family. The values that come with it, hard work, responsibility, respect for the land and for the animals, do not come from a classroom. They come from doing.
When you buy from Reban Farms, you are supporting a family that has made a generational commitment to this land and to producing food the right way. We feel very fortunate and humbled to still be here, and we are not done yet.
Have a question about our farm, our cattle, or how we raise our beef? Send it our way, and Aubrey may answer it in a future post.
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