Roasting Chickens :)

We still have our Free Range, Roasting Chickens available. Our roasting chickens are delicious, and were fed a top quality - no hormone or animal by-product, locally produced grain from Ross Down Farms in Abbotsford, they had access to outside pasture.

Our chickens are available for $3.50 per pound. We do offer delivery to Vancouver for a fee, however if you have a order over $100.00 we offer free delivery service.

We are now sold out of all our apples. If you would like to be put on the list for any of our products for next year, please contact us and we will add you to the list.

Roasting Chickens!!

Our Roasting Chickens are ready, and delicious! The average size of this batch is about six or so pounds with some larger and some smaller available. They have been professionally processed and flash frozen. They were fed a top quality grain made locally by Ross Down Farms here in Abbotsford, the feed contains no Animal By-Products, Hormones or Antibiotics. The chickens were allowed to run free outside in their own pasture.

Our Free Range Roasting Chickens are available for $3.50 per pound.

We also have available Boskoop Apples and Gloster Apples, both available for $1.25 per pound. These are both great winter apples, delicious and crisp for eating but also perfect for baking with. These apples should keep well through the New Year as long as they are kept in a cool, dry location in your home.

There are still a few Bramley Windfall Apples left if anyone is interested, they are available for $0.60 per pound (regular price is $1.25 per pound).

Coming soon are Northern Spy Apples, which will be available for $1.25 per pound.

Also available are Zucchini's for $0.75 each and Buttercup and Kabocha Squash for $0.75 per pound.

Garside's Fruit Farm does also offer a delivery service to anywhere in the Fraser Valley and Vancouver area for a fee. Although all orders over $100 receive free delivery.

If you have any questions, or would like to place an order with us, please do not hesitate to contact us via email at garsidesfruitfarm@shaw.ca or call 604.556.4273!

SOLD OUT! U-PICK HAZELNUTS SOLD OUT!

Its official we are completely sold out of U-pick Hazelnuts for the 2010 Season.

What we have right now is:

Boskoop Apples - $1.25/lb
Windfall Boskoop Apples - $0.60/lb
Windfall Bramley Apples - $0.60/lb

Kabocha and Buttercup Squash - $0.75/lb

Zucchinis - $0.75 each

Roasting Chickens $3.50/lb (By order only)

In the future we will have: Tomatoes, Gloster Apples, Northern Spy Apples and Anjou Pears.

If you would like to order anything or just have questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.

We are doing a delivery of chickens out to the Vancouver area this Saturday, if you would like to order some, please let us know asap to arrange delivery.

Roasting Chickens and Boskoop Apples

Our Chickens have gone into the processors today and will be ready for delivery by this weekend. If you would like to order any of our roasting chickens, they are available for $3.50 per pound. The average size of the chickens are 7 - 8 pounds, and absolutely delicious. Some of our larger ones make a great alternative to turkey for Thanksgiving.

Our Chickens are fed a top quality local grain, from RossDown Farms in Abbotsford. They are allowed access to outside pasture and we grow them for longer than average. They are professional processed and flash frozen by a local top quality processor.

We also still have at least sixty pounds left of Boskoop Apples left, as well as windfalls of both Bramley and Boskoop Apples. The Boskoop Apples are available for $1.25 per pound and the windfalls are available for $0.60 per pound.

We are also still open for U-pick Hazelnuts, the U-pick nuts are available for $0.60 per pound and picked are $3.00 per pound.

If you would like to order any of our products, or just have questions, please do not hesitate to contact us via email at garsidesfruitfarm@shaw.ca or via phone at 604.556.4273.

An update!

Autumn has officially arrived, and is definitely starting to feel like fall outside with the dark skies and rain.

Unfortunately Garside's Fruit Farm will not be attending this weeks Abbotsford Farm and Country Market this weekend, as we have quickly sold out of our apples that we have at this time at record speed. We are just waiting for the next batch of fruit to ripen to return to the market.

We do however have some things available at the farm. We have windfalls of Bramley Apples and Boskoop Apples available, and perhaps a very small amount of windfall King Apples. The windfalls are available for $0.60 per pound (regular price is $1.25 per pound).

We are also offering U-pick Hazelnuts at the farm at this time. The U-pick is available for $0.60 per pound, and picked Hazelnuts are $3.00 per pound.

There are also squash and zucchini's available at the farm. There are Buttercup and Kabocha Squash available, and the squash are on sale this week - Regular price is $1.00 per pound, and they are on sale for $0.75 per pound!

If you are interested in U-pick Hazelnuts the farm is located at 6624 Bradner Road and we are open 7 days a week for it.

Our upcoming apples are: Jonagold, Gloster and Northern Spy.

If you have any questions, comments or would like to preorder any of our upcoming apples, please do not hesitate to contact us. Email us at garsidesfruitfarm@shaw.ca or call us at 604.556.4273.

Abbotsford Farm & Country Market

This weekend we will once again be at the Abbotsford Farm and Country Market. However this weekend will be the Abbotsford Classic Car Show in Downtown Abbotsford, and we will be in the gravel lot adjacent to where we normally are. The hours for the market are extended, from 9 am to 1 pm, to 9 am to 3 pm.

This week at the market we will have:

- Prima Apples (likely last week for these at the market)
- Bartlett Pears (likely last week for these at the market)
- Bramley Apples
- Boskoop Apples
- Italian Prune Plums
- Zucchini's

If you are interested in any windfall apples, we do have some available, for most of our varieties of apples. Please contact us for more details.

We hope to see you this weekend at the Abbotsford Farm and Country Market!

PEARS PEARS PEARS!

We are still picking our Bartlett Pears and we had a terrific crop of them this year. These pears won't last long though. So if you are interested in getting some pears please contact us as soon as possible.

These pears are perfect for canning, eating, baking, or making our delicious Peppery Pear Salsa Recipe that is on our website.

The pears are available for only $0.75 per pound! If you would like to get some you can email or call us with the amount you would like and we can box it up for you already weighed for pickup or delivery*. Or if you would just like to come to farm and get whatever quantity you would like, that is fine. The farm is located at 6624 Bradner Road, and we are seven days a week, as it is set up for a self serve if no one is home to assist you. All you have to do is pick out the products you like, use the scale and drop payment into the drop box on the wall. Or you can come see us at the Abbotsford Farm and Country Market this Saturday (Sept 18th) from 9 am to 3 pm - extended hours due to Classic Car Show going on in downtown Abbotsford at the same time.

Also available at the farm now are: Prima Apples, Bramley Apples, Zucchini's, and our Boskoop Apples (we are picking them today!!).

* For those of you that would love to get pears, but live in Vancouver area with no car, we do offer a delivery service for a fee.

Delivery to Vancouver and surrounding area - $20.00 (minimum order of $20.00). If you order $100.00 or more the delivery is free.

Delivery to Abbotsford/Mission area -$5.00 (no minimum order). If you order $100.00 or more delivery is free.

All other areas call for a quote.

If you would like to place any orders or just have questions, please do not hesitate to contact us. Via phone: 604.556.4273 or email at garsidesfruitfarm@shaw.ca

Its time for the Abbotsford Farm and Country Market!

It is that time of the year again, we will be attending the Abbotsford Farm and Country Market every Saturday till October 16th, then there will be a one week break and our final market will be October 30th.

This week at the market we will have Bartlett Pears, Bramley Apples, Prima Apples and Zucchini's. We may or may not have Boskoop Apples as well, if not this week, definitely next week! We were also hoping to have our Italian Prune Plums this week, but they are just not quite ripe enough yet.

The market runs from 9 am to 1 pm in Downtown Abbotsford each Saturday. We hope to see you there. :)

Bramley Apples!

Much to our surprise when we checked our Bramley Apples yesterday, they were ready, we had thought they were a week away!

Our Bramley Apples are looking super this year, some are absolutely huge. :) These apples are perfect for baking with, and are actually rated the number one baking apple in the world. They are a hard tart apple, and will keep well through the winter - if kept in a cool, dry location in your home.

The Bramley Apple is available for $1.25 per pound. If you would like to order or have any questions, please feel free to contact us at garsidesfruitfarm@shaw.ca or 604.556.4273.

Also come visit us at the Abbotsford Farm and Country Market starting this weekend from 9 am to 1 pm. We will be at the market until October 16th!

Pears and Primas!!

The Bartlett Pears are finally ripe! We are starting to be picking them today, hopefully the rain holds off. The pears are looking great this year, and they of course taste great :) If you have made preorders, we will be contacting you very soon regarding pickup or delivery. If you haven't gotten your orders in, please feel free to contact us, or come see us starting this Saturday at the Abbotsford Farm and Country Market, in downtown Abbotsford from 9 am to 1 pm.

The pears are available for $0.75 per pound.

Our Prima Apples are ready and we have been picking them for a few days now, they are awesome this year. Some of them are absolutely huge, these are a delicious eating apple, also work great for apple sauces, baked apples or chutney's... etc...

The prima apples are available for $1.00 per pound.

We are going to be checking on our Italian Prune Plums, Boskoop Apples and Bramley Apples later today and will update with their progress, but I do anticipate them being close to ready if not ready. The Plums, and both apples will be available for $1.25 per pound. If you wish to preorder any of them I highly recommend it.

If you have any questions, comments, or orders please do not hesitate to contact us at: 604.556.4273 or garsidesfruitfarm@shaw.ca

Also do not forget to come visit us at the Abbotsford Farm and Country Market starting this Saturday (September 11th) from 9 am to 1 pm.

A few gravensteins left!!

We have finished picking all our Gravenstein trees and filling all our advanced orders of Gravenstein Apples, and we only have 13 pounds left over. First person to email or call that would like them, gets them. :)

They are available for $1.25/lb. Better email or call us quick!

We still have Gravenstein Windfall apples available for $0.60/lb. Please let us know if you would like some.

We are also starting to pick our Prima Apples this week and hopefully our Bartlett Pears at the end of the week. If you would like to order any of these, please let us know.

You can contact us at garsidesfruitfarm@shaw.ca or 604.556.4273 if you have any questions, comments or orders.

LAST CHANCE for Crab Apples!!!

We are nearing the end of our crab apples, so this is your last chance for these delicious little apples. They are great for jams, jellies, wines, ciders, apple butter.... etc..

They are available for $1.00 per pound.

Contact us asap if you are interested!

Gravenstein Windfall Apples

We are beginning to pick our Gravenstein Apples at the farm. If you have already made an order for them we will be contacting you shortly to arrange a pickup time.

We are no longer accepting any orders for our regular Gravenstein apples at this time. However we are accepting orders for the Windfall Gravenstein Apples. These windfalls are available for $0.60 per pound (regular price is $1.25/lb). These are great for ciders and apple sauces, as you generally cut or peel off any imperfections off these apples for baking.

We are still having another U-pick blackberry weekend this coming weekend (August 28th and 29th). The U-pick blackberries are available for $1.00 per pound or picked are $4.00 per pound. Let us know if you are interested in coming out to pick blackberries!

There are still some crab apples available this year, let us know if you would like some asap. They are available for $1.00 per pound.

If you have any questions, comments or would like to place orders for any of our products, please do not hesitate to contact us at 604.556.4273 or email us at garsidesfruitfarm@shaw.ca

Blackberries and Crab Apples

Our crab apples are ripe and looking good, we started picking them yesterday. If you have already made an advanced order we will be contacting you soon for pickup or delivery. If you would like to order any please contact us asap to place an order. The crab apples are available for $1.00 per pound.

The wild blackberries at the farm are ripe and delicious. We are offering our first ever U-pick weekend this weekend (August 21st and 22nd) at the farm. Our U-pick blackberries are available for $1.00 per pound, if you would like picked blackberries they are available for $4.00 per pound. Contact us if you would like picked blackberries.

If you would like to come do U-pick blackberries the farm is located at 6624 Bradner Road in Abbotsford. We will be open for u-pick from 9 am to 5 pm on Saturday and Sunday. We hope to see you there. If you have any questions about u-picking please do not hesitate to contact us.

You can contact us at 604.556.4273 or garsidesfruitfarm@shaw.ca

Peppery Pear Salsa Recipe

Sweet juicy pears combined with red and green peppers to create a carnival of colours in this tantalizingly spicy salsa. It can be used as a dipping sauce, breakfast condiment with eggs or just on its own with chips. Also works great with grilled meat and chicken.

Ingredients:

1 cup white vinegar
8 cups coarsely chopped, cored peeled Garside's Fruit Farm Bartlett Pears
3 red bell peppers, seeded and coarsely chopped
3 green bell peppers, seeded and coarsely chopped
1 cup of granulated sugar
2 tbsp salt
2 tsp dry mustard
1 tsp ground turmeric
1/2 tsp ground allspice
1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper

Directions:

1. Prepare canner, jars and lids.
2. In a large saucepan, combine vinegar and pears. Add red and green peppers, sugar, salt, mustard, turmeric, allspice and black pepper. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, stirring constantly. Reduce heat and boil gently, stirring frequently, until slightly thickened, about 5 minutes.
3. Ladle hot salsa into hot jars, leaving about 1/2 inch of headspace. Remove air bubbles and adjust headspace if necessary. Wipe rim. Center lid on jar. Screw band down until resistance is met, then increase to fingertip tight.
4. Place jars in canner, ensuring they are completely covered with water. Bring to a boil and process the jars for 20 minutes. Remove canner lid. Wait 5 minutes, then remove jars, cool and store.

This recipe makes approximately six - 250 mL jars or three - 500 mL jars.

Tip: To prevent the pears from browning, it is recommended measuring the vinegar into the saucepan before preparing the pears. As the pears are chopped, drop them into the vinegar, stirring to ensure all surfaces are covered. When all have been chopped continue with Step 2.

Our delicious Bartlett Pears are ripening up nicely and we anticipate to start picking them at the end of August/beginning of September. If you wish to order any products send us an email or give us a call to place your advance orders. Our Organic Bartlett Pears are available for $0.75 per pound

The fruit is ripening up!

We are pleased that the fruit is ripening up nicely. We anticipate to be picking our crab apples starting next week! We then hope to start picking the gravenstein apples, bartlett pears and prima apples soon after. We are also excited to be offering our Italian Prune Plums for sale this year, after a few bad years in a row.

It has been decided that we will be offering two weekend U-pick dates for our blackberries at the farm this year. Dates to be announced this weekend! If you would like to come pick blackberries with ease of no traffic zipping by, no road dust and who knows what other chemicals on the berries let us know!! We will be offering picked blackberries also if you are interested in that drop us a line.

Prices for our early season fruit are:

Crab Apples: $1.00 per pound
Gravenstein Apples: $1.25 per pound
Bartlett Pears: $0.75 per pound
Bramley Apples: $1.25 per pound
Prima Apples: $1.00 per pound
Italian Prune Plums: $1.25 per pound
Picked Blackberries: $4.00 per pound
U-pick Blackberries: $1.00 per pound

If you would like to put in any advanced orders for any of our products or have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at garsidesfruitfarm@shaw.ca or 604.556.4273.

Next recipe to come...... Peppery Pear Salsa!!

Crabapple Butter recipe!

As promised here is a crabapple butter recipe.

Ingredients:

4 lbs of Garside's Fruit Farm Crabapples, stems and blossom ends removed, and quartered
1 cup of water
Grated zest and juice of 1 orange
2 cups of granulated sugar
1 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp ground cloves
1/2 tsp ground ginger

1. In a large saucepan, combine crabapples and water. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce heat, cover and boil gently, stirring occasionally, until crabapples are getting soft. (Approximately 20 to 30 minutes.)

2. Transfer crab apple mixture to a food mixer and puree, just until a uniform texture is achieved. Do not liquefy. Measure out 6 cups of crabapple puree.

3. In a large saucepan combine crabapple puree, orange zest and juice, sugar, cinnamon, cloves and ginger. Stir until all the sugar is dissolved. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce heat and boil gently, stirring frequently until mixture thickens and holds its shape on a spoon.

4. Meanwhile prepare canner, jars and lids.

5. Ladle the hot butter sauce into hot jars, leaving a 1/4 inch (0.5 cm) of headspace. Remove air bubbles and adjust headspace if necessary by adding hot butter. Wipe rim, and place lid on, and screw band down till resistance is me, then increase to fingertip tight.

6. Place jars in canner, ensuring they are completely covered with water. Bring to a boil, and process for 10 minutes. Remove canner lid. Wait 5 minutes, then remove jars, cool and store.


Our Crabapples are looking great this year! They will make a delicious batch of Crabapple Butter or anything you choose. They are available for $1.00 per pound, and we anticipate beginning to pick them in early to mid August. If you would like to order any of our products, please do not hesitate to contact us via email garsidesfruitfarm@shaw.ca or by phone at 604.556.4273 anytime. We look forward to hearing from you.

SOLD OUT!

We are officially sold out of our sour cherries for the 2010 season. If you would like to be put on the list for next year, please let us know.

Whats next for fruit you ask... We have crab and gravenstein apples coming up soon. As well as Bartlett Pears and Blackberries.

We may be offering two saturday u-pick dates at the farm for blackberries this year. If you would be interested in that, please contact us and let us know!!

Next recipe to come is......Crabapple Butter!

Recipe for the week - Cherry Pie

Cherry Pie (With a 9" pastry shell)

Ingredients:

4 cups of pitted Garside's Fruit Farm Sour Cherries
1 1/4 cups of Sugar
1/4 cup Flour
2 Tbsp Butter

Preheat oven to 425 F. Combine sour cherries, sugar, flour, toss together lightly to mix. Pour into pastry lined pan. Top with a crust. Bake till juice is bubbly for 30 - 35 minutes.

As a side note, we still have a few pounds left of our sour cherries. If interested, email or give us a call as soon as possible as these won't last long.

Last Chance for Sour Cherries

We are picking the last of our Sour Cherries in the next few days!! If you have not ordered any yet you better hurry as we are selling out fast.

They are $3.00 per pound.

If you wish to order some, give us a call at 604.556.4273 or email us at garsidesfruitfarm@shaw.ca , they won't last long!!

Sour Cherries!

Our sour cherries are in the final ripening stage and are looking delicious. We will be starting to pick them this Wednesday. If you have preordered them already, we will be calling you in the next few days to let you know when you can pick them up or have them delivered.

Our Crab Apples are looking great this year. If you would like to preorder any please let us know. They are $1.00 per pound. Great for jellies, wine, and baking.

If you have any questions or would like to preorder any of our produce, please do not hesitate to contact us via email: garsidesfruitfarm@shaw.ca or by phone at 604.556.4273.

Keep checking our website for updates!

Summer Solstice has come, where is summer?

The fruit at the farm is progressing nicely despite the lack of actual sunny days. We are anticipating the fruit to ripen up a little slower than last years crop, due to the slower start to summer, but will still be delicious as always.

We expect our sour cherries to be ready for picking soon, we anticipate early July. These cherries are great for jams, jellies, wine, baking and syrup. There are also some great recipes for placing these cherries in brandy to make desserts with them. If you are interested they are $3.00 per pound. Please email or call if you would like to place an order.

The next fruit to be ready will be our crab apples, these delicious little apples are great for baking, ciders and ales, jellies and will make a delicious dessert wine. Our crab apples are $1.00 per pound.

The next apple to be ready will be our Gravenstein Apple, these are one of our most popular apples and we sell out of them fast. If you are interested in these apples I highly suggest getting in a preorder soon, as we only have limited quanitites of this variety. The Gravenstein is $1.25 per pound.

If you are interested in preordering any of our fruit or just have questions or comments please feel free to call or email us at any time, our phone number is 604.556.4273 or email us at Garsidesfruitfarm@shaw.ca

Keep checking our website for more updates, we will be posting more frequently as the fruit and vegetables ripen.

Spring has Sprung!

Well spring has arrived at the farm, and all our trees are in bloom, with the bees buzzing around. We are anticipating a good crop, as the weather has been favourable during this blossom period.

We anticipate that the crops should be ready in this order, or close to it:

- Sour Cherries
- Crab Apples
- Gravenstein Apples
- Prima Apples
- Discovery Apples
- Bartlett Pears
- Prune Plums
- Blackberries
- Bramley Apples
- King Apples
- Spartan Apples
- Hazelnuts
- Jonagold Apples
- Gloster Apples
- Anjou Pears
- Northern Spy Apples

We will also have many of our vegetables available through much of the summer season.

We are also planning to offer U-pick Hazelnuts again this summer, and will post more on this when the nuts begin to fall.

As our fruit begins to grow and ripen I will be able to give more accurate times to when we will be harvesting it and will update the website as soon as I know. We do take preorders for all varieties. I do encourage preordering for Gravenstein Apples and Sour Cherries, as we sell out of those very quickly.

We do still have some free range roasting chickens available, most are about six pounds or greater. They are available for $3.75 a pound. We will be raising more chickens starting late this spring, and will have more available for sale in the summer. These chickens are delicious and locally grown, perfect for the 100 mile diet.

Garside`s Fruit Farm will be attending the Abbotsford Farm and Country Market again this year, we anticipate arriving there in August. We generally have already sold out of our Gravenstein Apples and Sour Cherries before we arrive at the market, so if you wish to get some of this fruit, best to contact us soon, for a preorder.

We will be offering a delivery service again this year. More details to come.

If you have any questions, or comments or would like to preorder any of our products, please do not hesitate to drop us a line. You can contact us via email at garsidesfruitfarm@shaw.ca or by phone at 604.556.4273.