Sunshine Colony

Sunshine Colony is located close to Hussar in southern Alberta, in a largely agricultural landscape of grain fields, pasture, and prairie coulees. Founded in 1956 as a branch of an older colony, it has grown into a well‑established community with farming at its core and several on‑colony trades that support both internal needs and outside customers.

The colony runs a mixed farm typical of many Alberta Hutterite communities, balancing cropland and livestock so that feed, forage, and grain production work together with animal operations. Members share responsibility for seeding, spraying, harvest, animal care, machinery maintenance, and all the seasonal tasks that keep the farm productive and resilient through Alberta’s variable climate.

Alongside agriculture, Sunshine Colony operates Sunshine Granite, a dedicated stone shop that fabricates granite and other stone products. The shop supplies countertops, vanity tops, and related pieces for kitchens, bathrooms, and commercial spaces, combining precise cutting and polishing equipment with hands‑on craftsmanship. Customers and contractors can choose from in‑stock slabs or custom‑order pieces sized to their projects, with finishing and edge profiles tailored to their design.

Life in Sunshine Colony is organized around communal living: families share daily meals from a central kitchen, participate together in worship and community events, and work side by side in barns, fields, shops, and the granite facility. Education for children is provided through a colony school that blends provincial curriculum with Hutterite language and faith instruction, ensuring that both practical skills and cultural traditions are passed to the next generation.

With its combination of prairie agriculture and professional stone fabrication, Sunshine Colony contributes both to the local food system and to the building trades of the wider region, giving homeowners and businesses access to durable, well‑crafted granite rooted in a strong community setting.