Farmers' Leaf Market & Café is Cochrane's destination for locally produced Alberta food, small-batch artisan products, fresh seasonal produce, and homemade café meals. We partner with farmers, ranchers, and artisans who believe ingredients should be simple, clean, nutritious, and delicious.
Sunset at Super Donkey Acres, Cochrane, AB
~ LeeAnn D. / February 2026 / Living in Cochrane Facebook Page
"So I am very late to the party BUT if you have not gone into the Farmers' Leaf Market and Cafe in Sheridan Mall then GO! What an incredible gem this business is! Local people supporting local products all natural and without chemicals, nitrates etc etc. Go have an amazing fresh and lovingly prepared soup, sandwich, latte whatever you fancy. It’s warm, welcoming and the staff are wonderful. 100% I will buy whatever I can from them.
Healthy food supporting a healthier mind and body."
Our Story
Farmers’ Leaf Market & Café began with a vision to create a space in Cochrane, Alberta, where local farmers and small businesses can connect with the community while providing food options we can feel great about.
Our mission is simple – build community while providing delicious and nutritious food from local farmers and small businesses. We stock fresh produce, dairy, eggs, meat, pantry staples and small-batch foods made the way they used to be – with ingredients you can actually pronounce, small-scale production and a focus on community.
With loads of determination, a bit of luck, and a community hungry for this type of space, the team at Farmers’ Leaf is working day and night to turn this vision into reality. We are constantly evolving and finding great products to bring into the store.
Come check us out any time to explore, eat, and connect.
The Three Pillars of Farmers' Leaf
Local Vendor Market
Our Market is filled with products from local Alberta farmers, producers and small businesses, with plenty of small-batch foods for you to explore.
We source high-quality products from our area and stand behind everything we offer. We can tell you why our local dairy is world class, what’s so unique about the honey, and why our tallow — made right here at Farmers’ Leaf — is a game changer for your skin.
We’re always on the lookout for great new products from Cochrane and across Alberta, so check back often.
If there is a prodcuct you love that we should know about, please tell us!
The Farmhouse Café
Your next great Cochrane café experience is right inside
Farmers’ Leaf.
The Farmhouse Café is built on a 'from scratch’ concept with Cochrane's favourite sourdough, dessert and catering family, My Purple Pantry, at the helm. The menu includes delicious sandwiches on their freshly baked bread, gorgeous soups, crisp salads and speciality coffees and teas, hot or cold. Eat in the café, take your food out or, on nice days, have a seat outside at the picnic table.
And the desserts...well, there simply
are no words, You have to come in and try them yourself.
Our Production Hub
Super Donkey Acres began as a microgreen farm, growing fresh microgreens right here at Farmers’ Leaf, along with producing our own freeze-dried snacks.
As Farmers’ Leaf grew and we needed more space for new products and refrigeration, our beloved microgreen farm had to leave the store. We still carry fresh microgreens from local Alberta growers, keeping them an important part of our market.
Our freeze dryers are still humming, producing organic fruit, ice cream and other specialty treats under our Mighty Bites label. Freshly bagged, they’re perfect for school snacks, hiking, road trips and plane trips.
We love local and we love our community
Opening a brick and mortar location in beautiful Cochrane, AB has been a joyous whirlwind. It’s been almost two years and we are still learning everyday, making new friends with locals, visitors, and producers.
Your feedback has been so appreciated and key to our growth. We are thrilled to be able to build a space where folks can sip, eat, laugh, debate, and shop all under one roof.
While the business is new-ish, the building is not-ish but it has a certain charm that our regulars cherish. The layout has changed since we first opened and continues to evolve with each new fridge or set of shelves, but what remains is our two production areas; one for freeze drying our Mighty Bites and the other for growing a continuous crop of fresh microgreens.
The rest of the space is shared by the market and the Farmhouse Café, operated by our friends at My Purple Pantry, famous in Cochrane for their sourdough and desserts.
The result is a unique space that is easy to navigate and provides a cozy spot for lunch or coffee with a friend.
We look forward to meeting you at the store and sharing our space with you.
