Your Local Ranch is a farm just outside of Airdrie and they participated in a province-wide event called Open Farms where they opened up their farm to the public, had games, events, vendors and all sorts of stuff. One thing they included was a BBQ contest where teams (that needed to include a child under the age of 16) cooked Your Local Ranch products. My daughter was eager to get in on the action so the Bo-Stick Burners entered and, lo and behold, we got 1st!

It was a super fun day. We started with a Tri-Tip roast which we smoked for about an hour and then finished over charcoal to sear the outside. Next we did chicken wings and - with full credit to my daughter for this one - we did dill pickle wings on the charcoal grill.

All in all it was a great family day and we got to walk away with some great swag and a beautiful brisket as the first place prize!