Can you really grow Apples in Northern Ontario?

Yes! But, you certainly can't grow any Granny Smith, Gala's or even MacIntosh apples. However, there are lots of hardy varieties that have been selectively breed in Western Canada to survive the harsh winter climates here.

In fact you can also grow pears, cherries, plums, grapes and many other amazingly healthy and tasty fruits and berries.

Is it hard to grow fruit trees?

Some of the larger trees can be a bit difficult but we have lots of great resources available here to help you be successful. We are always an email away with any questions you may have.

Berries bushes and many of the smaller varieties are very forgiving and much easier to grow for the novice gardeners who just want to plant something and forget about it.

When are you open?

We are open in the Spring usually starting around May 1st, until our stock runs out for the season. This is just a hobby and passion we share with everyone while also having full times jobs and other commitments. We aren't open every day and for 2023 we are open Tuesdays 12-4 and Saturdays 10-4.

Do you ship orders?

We provide local services only, we don't offer shipping of orders and you must be able to arrange pick up at our site.

Do you offer any other services?

We are starting to offer some spring pruning services. We will also be offering planting services on a case by case basis. Please reach out via email to inquire.

Want to learn more?

We have a great "Learning Resources" section of the website if you want to learn more about growing hardy fruit trees.

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Sign up for timely advice during the season and be the first to be notified when we open for the season and sales and promotions.

Help us "Grow"

We have big aspirations to grow from a retail nursery to a full onsite nursery where we will be doing all our own planting, propagation and grafting. This will help up not only reduce our environmental impact but also be able to offer plants earlier in the season and plants that have been hardened off in our exact climate.

With all that being said we are also going to be needing lots of mulch, planting material and compost. So if anyone is interested in dropping off any wood chips, leaves, grass clippings, yard waste, manure or compost we would happily accept it.

We are also looking for any pots you may have. Especially the larger 5 gal+ pots the trees usually arrive in. We will also accept any smaller pots, planters or flats.

LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

I would like to acknowledge the traditional keepers of the land on which our farm is located; Atikameksheng Anishnawbek and all other members of the Robinson-Huron treaty. I am deeply inspired by the practices and traditional ways of knowing of Indigenous people.

I am honored to try and continue their legacy of forming a reciprocal relationship with the land and mother earth as a whole. I will continue to strive to leave the land in better condition than when I acquired it so it can continue to give back for generations to come.

I hope that all our customers and contacts will adopt a spirit of reconciliation in all their gardening and landscaping practices and each do their part to heal the land and also heal relationships with all Indigenous peoples.

I would like to thank Manidoo Bineshiinh for her assistance in preparing this acknowledgment and happy to support her work at Manidoo Bineshii Dreams (MBD) a collective arts and food sovereignty space based in Atikameksheng Anishnawbek. I encourage everyone to learn more and help support this space.

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