Fresh produce grown for sale in a grocery store is bred for toughness in order to survive mechanical harvesting and shipping. Produce is usually picked unripe and often subjected to gases (ethylene) to change the colour to make the fruit appear ripe. Taste is way down the list!
Picking your own fruit and veges invariably lowers food costs, is healthier than processed, frozen or store-bought 'fresh', and it tastes like real food. The environment benefits too. Buying locally-grown food means less fossil fuel is burning when transporting produce from afar.
So have some fun. Rethink food. Support your local food economy.
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Farm |
Categories |
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Avalon Orchards |
Apple, Pick Your Own |
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Leeds Berry Farm |
Berries, Pick Your Own |
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True Food |
Apple, Farmgate, Raspberries, Vegetables, Certified Organic, OCPP certified, Pick Your Own |
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Barrie Hill Farms |
Berries, Pick Your Own |
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Valley Farms |
Asparagus, Berries, Corn, Pumpkins, Pick Your Own |
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Elberta Farms |
Apple, Berries, Pumpkins, Pick Your Own |
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Hamilton's U-Pick |
Berries, Rhubarb, Pick Your Own |
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Moore Strawberries |
Strawberry, Pick Your Own |
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Van Laecke Farms Inc |
Berries, Pick Your Own |
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The Blueberry Patch |
Apple, Beans, Berries, Tomato, Pick Your Own |
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Brambleberry Farm |
Berries, Pick Your Own |
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Kaiser Lake Farms Ltd |
Strawberry, Pick Your Own |
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Lakeshore Farms |
Farmgate, Strawberry, Vegetables, Pick Your Own |
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Baker's Farm |
Berries, Corn, Farmgate, Pumpkins, Pick Your Own |
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Dentz Orchards and Berry Farm |
Apple, Asparagus, Berries, Corn, Farmgate, Pick Your Own |
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Tincap Berry Farm |
Apple, Asparagus, Berries, Corn, Cucumbers, Farmgate, Pumpkins, Pick Your Own |
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Barbetta Orchards Ltd. |
Apple, Berries, Farmgate, Pear, Pick Your Own |
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Fernwood Farms & Market |
Berries, Corn, Farmgate, Pumpkins, Rhubarb, Squash, Tomato, Pick Your Own |
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Avonmore Berry Farm Inc. |
Apple, Berries, Corn, Cucumbers, Farmgate, Potatoes, Pumpkins, Pick Your Own |
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Beautyrock Plantation |
Berries, Corn, Farmgate, Pick Your Own |