Garside's Fruit Farm

Last Chance!

2011-11-23T17:54:00.000-08:00

Its your last chance to get delicious Garside's Fruit Farm Apples for the 2011 season.

Currently we have left Boskoop Apples, Jonagold Apples and a few Bramley's left. These apples are available for $1.25/lb. We also have a few King Apples available, these are available for $1.00/lb.

We are also clearing out our Windfall Apples, they are clearance priced for only $0.50/lb.

Also available are our Free Range Roasting Chickens - our chickens were fed a top quality, locally produced grain, access to outdoor pasture, and were given no hormones or antibiotics. Our chickens are available for $3.50/lb.

Contact us quickly to insure you get the quantities you desire. You can reach us via phone at 604.556.4273 or email at garsidesfruitfarm@shaw.ca

Its time for Jonagolds!

2011-11-01T16:21:00.000-07:00

Our Jonagolds are ripe and delicious. We have just started picking them, and have them available at the farm. We are also picking our Spartan Apples now.

If you would like to put in an order, please contact us soon, as these apples will sell out fast!

Still to come are our Gloster and Northern Spy Apples.

We still have available: Bramley and Boskoop Apples.

All these apples are available for $1.25 per pound.

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

We also still have our Free Range Roasting Chickens available for $3.50 per pound.

Wonderful Autumn

2011-10-12T12:28:00.000-07:00

The leaves are falling, the air is brisk and the fall apples are ripening. Sounds wonderful to me!

Currently at Garside's Fruit Farm we have a good selection of apples available.

- Bramley Apples: Crisp, tart, hard large apple. The absolute best apple to bake with. This apple will also store well as long as kept in a cool, dry location.
- Prima Apples: Semi-sweet, crisp beautiful red apple. A great eating apple and perfect for making applesauce and other baking.
- Boskoop Apples: Crisp, semi-sweet rough skin apple. Great for eating or baking. This apple stores very well. If kept in a cool dry location in a cardboard or wooden box, will keep well into the New Year, and will even become sweeter tasting.
- King Apples: A crisp semi-sweet apple, delicious for eating or baking with.

The apples are available for $1.25/lb, except the Primas that are only $1.00/lb.

Coming soon: Spartan Apples, Jonagold Apples, Gloster Apples and Northern Spy Apples. We will also take orders for our Anjou Pears.

Also available right now are our Free Range Roating Chickens. These are available for $3.50/lb. These delicious chickens are raised with access to outside pasture, fed an exceptional quality locally produced grain, and were given no hormones or antibiotics.

If you would like to place an order for any of our products listed, please do not hesitate to contact us via phone at 604.556.4273 or email us at garsidesfruitfarm@shaw.ca anytime. We will be glad to put your order together for you.

Or you are welcome to stop by the farm and pickout what you would like anytime, we are open 7 days a week from 9 am to dusk. The fruit is setout in the garage as a self serve station, with a scale and a payment drop box. If someone is home they will be happy to assist you.

More Apples

2011-10-01T21:56:00.000-07:00

There is that feel of fall in the air today, that means apples at Garside's Fruit Farm!

Currently we have:

Bramley Apples
Boskoop Apples
Prima Apples

We also have a very limited supply of King Apples.

The apples are $1.25 per pound with the exception of the Prima Apple, they are $1.00 per pound.

We also have our Free Range Roasting Chickens available. These chickens are fed a top quality locally produced grain, allowed access to outside pasture, no hormones or antibiotics for these birds. The average size this batch is 6 - 7 pounds. They are delicious! These chickens are available for $3.50 per pound.

With Thanksgiving fast approaching now is a good time to get your apples for all the delicious holiday baking that needs to be done.

The farm is open for drop ins from 9 am to dusk. Drive in and pick out what you would like, as it is set up for self service, with a scale and payment box if no-one is home. Or if you prefer you can call or email us your order and we can box it up for you with your name, and pre weigh the fruit out. We do recommend if you would like to ensure you get the quantity and apple variety that you would like to contact us first so we can set them aside for you.

Please feel free to contact us with any questions, comments or orders at 604.556.4273 or garsidesfruitfarm@shaw.ca

Hope to see you at the farm soon!

Apples Apples Apples!!

2011-09-24T21:55:00.000-07:00

Finally autumn has arrived, and that means the apple harvest is upon us!

Right now we have Bramley and Prima Apples available.

The Bramley Apple is rated the #1 Baking Apple in the world. It is a hard, tart apple, perfect for pies. These apples are available for $1.25 per pound. Get your order in fast!

We also have the Prima Apple available, these apples are a semi-sweet, crisp apple, great for eating or cooking with. They make a delicious apple sauce. The Prima Apples are available for $1.00 per pound.

We are already sold out of our Bartlett Pears, Gravenstein Apples and our Crab Apples.

Sadly we will not be offering U-Pick Hazelnuts this year, with the wet spring, our hazelnut crop was quite poor, and what did grow, was eaten by squirrels.

Also available now is our wildly popular Free-Range Roasting Chickens. These delicious chickens were fed a top quality locally produced grain, allowed access to outside pasture, were professionally processed and flash frozen. I can guarantee you this is the best chicken you will ever eat! The Garside's Fruit Farm Free-Range Roasting Chickens are available for $3.50 per pound. Average size 6 to 7 pounds this batch.

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

Happy Autumn Everyone!

Garside Fruit Farm Beer Can Chicken

2011-08-18T13:19:00.001-07:00

Here are instructions of how to make cook your own Beer Can Chicken.

We have used a eight pound Garside's Fruit Farm Free Range Chicken, one can of beer, our own Garside's Fruit Farm Apple Wood for the smoker.

Then place the chicken over the beer can in the stand. I then put a rub on the chicken. The rub is just a mixture of different spices that I chose. I mix all the spices together in a bowl and after rubbing a bit of olive oil over the chicken I gently rub the spices into the chicken.

I then place the chicken on a preheated BBQ with the apple wood in the pre-soaked smoker box. Water was added to the bottom of the pan the chicken sits in to keep the chicken moist. Often beer boils over and adds to the water.

The baking time is similar to baking in the oven, perhaps a little faster. I keep the BBQ between 400 to 425 degrees, and cook 15 mins per pound. Until the chicken reaches an internal temperature of 165F.

Finally we have a delicious moist chicken dinner. This is a relatively easy way to prepare a roast chicken with little clean up required, and especially great for the summer as you do not have to turn on your oven!

If you have any questions on our chickens or how to make a Beer Can Chicken please do not hesitate to contact us. If you would like to order any of our delicious Garside's Fruit Farm Free Range Chickens they are available now, for $3.50 per pound. Average size is around eight pounds, with some larger and a few smaller available.

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

SOLD OUT!

2011-08-03T11:24:00.000-07:00

We are completely SOLD OUT of our Sour Cherries already. We had very limited quantities this year due to the weather.

The next fruit to be ready will be our Crab Apples. These little apples are great for Jellies, Jams, baking and wine! Get your orders in soon to ensure you get the quantity you desire. These are available for $1.00 per pound.

Next will be Bartlett Pears, these are sooo delicious for eating, canning, wine, baking or creating our delicious Peppery Pear Salsa with (I will repost the recipe in the next few days). These pears will be available for $0.75 per pound.

Our wonderful Bramley Apples will be ready after that, these are the best baking apples in the world! They are large, firm and tart, great for pies, crisps or even mixed to make a great cider.

We are sad to say that we do not think we will be able to offer U-pick Hazelnuts this year, being such a wet spring/early summer we believe it has resulted in a very poor hazelnut year. :( We will keep you posted though.

We will be offering U-pick Blackberries this summer though, dates to come!

Our famous Garside's Fruit Farm Chickens are ready and are delicious. They are available for $3.50 per pound. These chickens are fed a top quality, locally produced grain, allowed access to a pasture outside and given no hormones or antibiotics. The average size of the bird is about 8 pounds this batch. I will be posting a recipe and instructions of how to do a Garside's Fruit Farm Beer Can Chicken later this week.

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

Summer is Here!

2011-07-06T13:30:00.003-07:00

Summer has finally arrived, and the trees are looking great. :)

We will be starting to pick our Sour Cherries very soon. These will be available for $3.00 per pound, and we have very limited quantities.

After sour cherries we will be picking our Crab Apples in August. These little apples are perfect for jams, jellies, spreads, desserts and wine. They will be available for $1.00 a pound.

Following the crab apples our highly coveted Gravenstein Apples will be ready. These apples are available for $1.25 per pound, we highly recommend pre-ordering these apples as we sell out very quickly.

Our Bartlett Pears will also be ready in August. These will be available for $0.75 per pound.

Available right now are our free range roasting chickens!! These delicious chickens are fed a top quality, locally produced feed, have access to outside pasture and are given no antibiotics or hormones. The chickens are available for $3.50 a pound, and the average size is about seven pounds (although we have some smaller and larger available). These chickens are very delicious, and work perfectly for beer can chicken on the bbq!

Once again this year we will be offering U-pick blackberries and U-pick hazelnuts. We will be posting more information regarding these events later in the summer.

Garside's Fruit Farm does offer a delivery service. For the Abbotsford/Mission area the fee is $5.00 and no minimum order is required. For Greater Vancouver/Area the fee is $20.00 with a minimum order of $20.00. If you make a $100.00 or more order your delivery is free!

If you would like to order anything or just have questions, please do not hesitate to drop us a line at garsidesfruitfarm@shaw.ca or 604.556.4273. We look forward to hearing from you!

Spring has FINALLY arrived!

2011-05-26T11:33:00.001-07:00

Spring has arrived at the Garside's Fruit Farm. We have some trees in blossom and the bee's are buzzing.

The first fruits that will be ready at the farm will be our Sour Cherries then our Crab Apples. The Sour Cherries are ripe in July and the Crab Apples are ready in August.

Our next batch of chickens will be ready in mid June. The chickens are free range, fed a top quality local grain free of hormones and antibiotics.

If you have any questions, or would like to pre-order any of our products, please feel free to contact us via email at garsidesfruitfarm@shaw.ca or phone at 604.556.4273.

Winter Update!

2011-01-11T13:44:00.000-08:00

I hope everyone had a terrific festive season! At Garside's Fruit Farm we had a great holiday season. Currently the farm is covered in a beautiful blanket of snow, and we are expecting more this evening.

Over the next few months we will be pruning and preparing for the 2011 Fruit Season. If you have any questions or pre-orders for fruit please do not hesitate to contact us, via email at garsidesfruitfarm@shaw.ca or 604.556.4273. Also check our website for updates.

We do still have our roasting chickens available. They are $3.50 per pound. We will be getting more chicks to raise likely in February so we should have no lag between availability of chickens.

Hope everyone enjoys the winter weather for the next few days!

Roasting Chickens :)

2010-10-20T12:10:00.000-07:00

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!!

2010-10-08T11:40:00.000-07:00

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!

2010-09-30T13:47:00.000-07:00

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

2010-09-27T13:44:00.000-07:00

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!

2010-09-24T11:56:00.000-07:00

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

2010-09-17T12:06:00.000-07:00

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!

2010-09-14T11:25:00.000-07:00

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!

2010-09-10T11:03:00.001-07:00

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!

2010-09-08T12:27:00.000-07:00

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!!

2010-09-07T11:19:00.000-07:00

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!!

2010-08-30T12:00:00.000-07:00

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!!!

2010-08-25T12:09:00.001-07:00

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

2010-08-23T12:11:00.001-07:00

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

2010-08-17T11:33:00.000-07:00

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

2010-08-10T14:22:00.000-07:00

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!

2010-08-06T12:26:00.000-07:00

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!

2010-07-27T11:12:00.000-07:00

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!

2010-07-22T14:45:00.001-07:00

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

2010-07-21T07:52:00.000-07:00

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

2010-07-13T16:02:00.000-07:00

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!

2010-07-06T16:55:00.000-07:00

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?

2010-06-22T11:49:00.000-07:00

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!

2010-04-23T09:25:00.000-07:00

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.

Chickens

2009-12-09T10:26:00.000-08:00

We are now sold out of our apples and hazelnuts for the 2009 season.

We do still have some squash and lots of our free range roasting chickens available.

Our chickens have been fed a top quality, locally produced, antibiotic free grain, the chickens were given no hormones and were allowed to run around outside.

The chickens are available for $3.50 per pound, and the average size is six to seven pounds.

If interested or just have questions about any of our products, please feel free to call us at 604.556.4273 or email us at garsidesfruitfarm@shaw.ca

Northern Spy Apples

2009-11-13T13:25:00.000-08:00

We are now picking our Northern Spy Apples and they look great! Perfect apples for eating or baking with and they will keep nicely over the winter if kept in a cool dry location.

They are $1.00 per pound.

We also still have some Jonagold Apples left and those are also $1.00 per pound. We are now sold out of our Gloster Apples for the 2009 season.

We also have about 10 pounds or so left of picked Hazelnuts remaining and a few squash. The hazelnuts are $3.00 per pound and the squash are $1.00 per pound.

Our roasting chickens are still available and are delicious. These chickens were free run, fed top quality grain with no hormone and no antibiotics. They were professionally processed and frozen at Ross Down Farms. Our chickens are $3.50 per pound.

If you would like to order any of our meat or produce or just have questions regarding us, please do not hesitate to ask. You can phone us at 604.556.4273 or email us at garsidesfruitfarm@shaw.ca

Abbotsford Farm & Country Market

2009-10-29T15:38:00.000-07:00

We will be attending the Abbotsford Farm and Country Market this Spooky, Saturday morning - October 31st. Please come see our booth, we will be spookdified! This is the final outdoor market of the season, and likely our last showing at the market for this season. You can still pick up fruit at the farm though. The market runs from 9 am to 1 pm in the parking lot of the Trinity United Church on George Ferguson Way in Downtown Abbotsford.

The apples we currently have are Glosters and Jonagolds. Our Northern Spy apples are ripening up nicely and should be ready in a few weeks. If you are interested in ordering any of our apples please do not hesitate to contact us. We likely will also have some tomatoes, sugar pumpkins, squash and some hazelnuts at the market.

We still have roasting chickens available for purchase, however we will not have any at the market with us, but you can order them from us at any time. These are delicious free range chickens, no hormones or antibiotics were used. The chickens were professionally processed and frozen at Ross Down Farms.

Our apples are all $1.00 per pound and our chickens are $3.50 per pound.

We hope to see you all at the spookiest market of the year!

If you have any questions, comments or orders please call us at 604.556.4273 or email us at garsidesfruitfarm@shaw.ca

Chickens and Apples

2009-10-15T20:31:00.000-07:00

We now have available our free run roasting chickens for sale. These chickens have been raised on our farm and were fed non-medicated feed and were allowed to graze outside and eat wild grasses. These chickens are large, juicy and delcious. Average weight is seven or so pounds. These chickens were professionally processed and frozen.

Our chickens are $3.50 per pound.

The apples we have available at this time are:

- Gloster Apples
- Jonagold Apples
-Spartan Apples

All our apples are $1.00 per pound.

Coming soon are Northern Spy apples, get your pre-orders in now to ensure you get the quantity you would like.

We do also have squash, hazelnuts, sugar pumpkins and zucchinis still available.

If you are interested in ordering any of our products, or if you just have questions please do not hesitate to shoot us an email at garsidesfruitfarm@shaw.ca or call us at 604.556.4273.

Last Chance for Hazelnuts!!!

2009-10-11T14:26:00.000-07:00

Monday October 12th, will be our last day at the farm for U-pick hazelnuts. We have been open for picking for quite a number of weeks now and are almost picked out! We still have some picked hazelnuts available for purchase and they will be available at the farm and at Abbotsford Farm and Country Market next Saturday.

We are also now sold out of our Boskoop and Sinta Apples for this season. If you missed out this year on any of our apples we do take pre-orders for next years crops, so do not hesitate to let us know if you would like some next year!

We still have available:

- Jonagold Apples
- Gloster Apples
- Spartan Apples

If you would like to order some apples, please feel free to call or email us and let us know how many pounds you would like and we can box it up for you.

Coming soon is our Northern Spy Apple. Pre-order now to ensure you get your apples.

We do still also have:

- Sugar Pumpkins
- Squash
- Zucchinis
- Tomatoes (Cherry and Larger Varieties)

Gloster Apples

2009-10-09T15:30:00.000-07:00

Our wonderfully delicious Gloster Apples are now ready and looking great. They are a beautiful red coloured apple that is crisp, semi sweet in flavour overall a very refreshing apple.

This particular apple can generally last until approximately April, if stored correctly.

Our Gloster apples are $1.00 per pound. If you would like to order some please feel free to call us at 604.556.4273 or email us at garsidesfruitfarm@shaw.ca . You can also come to the farm anytime, or visit us Saturday mornings 9 am to 1 pm at the Abbotsford Farm and Country Market.

We currently also have available: (All varieties are $1.00 per pound, except Sinta are $1.50 per pound).

-Jonagold Apples
-Boskoop Apples (ALMOST SOLD OUT!)
-Sinta Apples (LIMITED SUPPLY!)
-Spartan Apples

We are now fully sold out of King Apples for the season.

We also have available:

-Squash ($1.00 per pound)
-Zucchinis ($0.75 each)
-Sugar Pumpkins ($2.00 each)
-Cherry Tomatoes ($3.00 per pound)
-Larger Variety of Tomatoes ($2.00 per pound)
-Hazelnuts ($3.00 per pound for picked and $0.60 per pound for U-pick)

We are now also taking pre-orders for our Northern Spy Apples which we estimate to be ready at the end of October. Those will be available for $1.00 per pound.

If you have any questions, comments or would like to place an order, please do not hesitate to contact us!

Happy Thanksgiving, hope to see you all at the farm, or at the Abbotsford Farm and Country Market!

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Happy Thanksgiving!

2009-10-07T20:50:00.000-07:00

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone, and hope you are all enjoying this wonderful weather.

The apple season is still in full swing here at Garside's Fruit Farm and some of our fall apples are now available. We currently have available at the farm:

- Boskoop Apples
- Spartan Apples
- Sinta Apples
- Gloster Apple
- Jonagold Apples

We are also now taking pre-orders for our Northern Spy Apples, if you are interested in pre-ordering please drop us a line.

All our apples are $1.00 per pound, except the Sinta apple which is a $1.50 per pound.

We also have acorn and buttercup squash, zucchini, tomatoes (cherry and larger varieties) and sugar pumpkins. The prices are $1.00 per pound for squash, $0.75 per zucchini, $3.00 per pound for cherry tomatoes and $2.00 per pound for larger varieties, our sugar pumpkins are $2.00 each.

If you are interested in Hazelnuts, we still have U-pick hazelnuts available at the farm or we have picked hazelnuts also available. The prices are $0.60 per pound for U-pick and $3.00 per pound for picked. If you wish to come for U-pick the farm is located at 6624 Bradner Road in Abbotsford.

If you would like to order any of our products or if you just have questions please feel free to email us at garsidesfruitfarm@shaw.ca or call us at 604.556.4273 anytime!

Pumpkins and other items!

2009-09-25T15:13:00.000-07:00

If anyone is interested we have pumpkins for sale - Sugar pumpkins, perfect for baking with! The pumpkins are $2.00 each.

We also have butternut squash available. These great organic squashes are available for $1.00 per pound.

Remember we also have U-pick hazelnuts available at the farm. This year it is easy picking, and a great activity to do when the sun is shining like it is this week! So come on out to the farm, before the weather turns nasty :) We look forward to seeing you. We are located at 6624 Bradner Road in Abbotsford.

Our U-pick nuts are $0.60 per pound, but if you don't have time to do the picking yourself, we have picked hazelnuts available for $3.00 per pound.

We will be at the Abbotsford Farm and Country Market this Saturday, please come down and see us, we have lots of apple varieties, tomato's, hazelnuts and zucchinis available!

Apples and Hazelnuts, OH MY!

2009-09-22T14:10:00.000-07:00

Our Hazelnuts are falling like mad these days! If you are interested in coming out to the farm to U-pick please give us a call and then come on out to the farm. We are located at 6624 Bradner Road in Abbotsford. Our U-pick hazelnuts are available for $0.60 per pound and picked are $3.00 per pound. If you would like to order any picked hazelnuts, please let us know!

We have several varieties of Apples available, including:

- Bramley
- Boskoop
- Spartan
- King

We are also taking preorders now for our:

- Jonagold Apples (ready very soon)
- Gloster Apples (generally ready in October)
- Northern Spy (generally ready in October)

All our apples are $1.00 per pound.

We also have zucchinis available at the farm for $0.75 each.

Please drop us a line if you would like to order anything or if you just have questions. Our phone number is 604.556.4273 or email us at garsidesfruitfarm@shaw.ca

Hazelnuts

2009-09-13T20:42:00.000-07:00

Our hazelnuts have started to fall, and are ready to be picked.

We offer picked hazelnuts for $3.00 per pound or U-pick at the farm for $0.60 per pound.

If you wish to order picked please email or call us or if you wish to do U-pick the farm is located at: 6624 Bradner Road in Abbotsford.

We also have available:

Boskoop Apples
Bramley Apples
Prima Apples
Bartlett Pears (Last Week to get your pears!!)
King Apples
Zucchini
Squash
Spartan Apples (Coming later this week)

If you have any questions or would like to order anything please do not hesitate to email us at garsidesfruitfarm@shaw.ca or call us at 604.556.4273

Boskoop Apples!

2009-09-10T22:16:00.000-07:00

Our Boskoop Apples are ready and we will be picking them this weekend.

These apples are a great for eating and baking, and if kept in a cool dry place will keep well into the New Year.

We are also picking our Bramley Apples this weekend.

We anticipate that our Jonagold and Spartan Apples will be perfectly ripe and ready for picking very soon.

We still also have Prima Apples and Bartlett Pears available. All our apples are $1.00 per pound and our pears are $0.75 per pound.

If you would like to order any apples or pears please drop us a line.

Prima Apples

2009-09-03T12:41:00.000-07:00

We will be picking our Prima Apples this weekend. These are beautiful red apples and taste delicious. They are a great eating apple and also make a great applesauce or baked apple.

These apples are $1.00 per pound, if you would like to order any please let us know.

We will also be picking our Bramley Apples. These apples have been voted the #1 baking apple in the world and make great pies and any other baked goodie you could think of. These apples will also keep in your house for a good period of time, as long as you store them in a cool dry place. These apples are also $1.00 per pound.

We still have Bartlett Pears available for $0.75 per pound.

We are sold out of our Gravenstein apples for the 2009 season, if you wish to be placed on our list for next year please let us know.

If you have any questions, comments or would like to place an order please do not hesitate to contact us via email or phone.

PEARS PEARS PEARS!

2009-08-31T12:11:00.000-07:00

The Bartlett Pears are ready and are delicious!

If you have already preordered your pears for the season, we will be contacting you shortly when your order is boxed up and ready for pickup.

If you would like to order pears, please feel free to call us at 604.556.4273 or email us at garsidesfruitfarm@shaw.ca and we will be happy to fulfill your order.

Our pears are $0.75 per pound.

Fruit coming soon!

2009-08-24T12:22:00.000-07:00

Many of our varieties of apples are in the final stage of ripening and we wanted to let you know what is coming up soon!

We will be picking our Bartlett Pears in the next week, those that have preordered we will be calling you soon to let you know when you order is ready for pickup. If you haven't ordered yet, get your orders in soon to ensure you get the quantity you desire!

Gravenstein Apples, these apples are ready and we will be picking them this week. We have limited quantities of these apples left, but give us a ring if you are looking for them and we will see what we can do for you.

Prima Apples, these delicious apples are looking great this season. These apples are a great eating apple, as well as make a great juice/cider or applesauce. Get your orders in soon, we will be picking these in the next two weeks!

Bramley Apples, these large green apples are rated the #1 baking apple in the world for a reason. They are wonderful apples for pies, apple crisps, baked apples etc etc.. We will be picking these apples in the next two weeks. These apples will also keep for an extended period of time as long as you keep them in a cool dry place.

We still have some crab apples and blackberries available if anyone is interested. Let us know as soon as possible!

We also have some zucchinis available for $0.75 each.

All our apples are $1.00 per pound, Bartlett Pears are $0.75 per pound and Blackberries are $4.00 per pound.

Get your orders in soon to ensure you get what you would like, and if you have any questions or comments please do not hesitate to contact us at 604.556.4273 or garsidesfruitfarm@shaw.ca

Last Chance for Crab Apples

2009-08-20T12:35:00.000-07:00

We have been busy picking our crab apples for the last two weeks and the season is quickly drawing to a close! If you would like to order any crab apples, get your orders in fast.

These little red apples are delicious, great for jams, jellies, and wine.

Don't forget to put in your preorders for Bramley and Prima Apples, as well as our Bartlett Pears.

All our apples are $1.00 per pound and our Pears are $0.75 per pound.

Our zucchini's are ready and are $0.75 each, all sizes!

Drop us a line if you have any questions, comments or orders.

Bramley Apples!

2009-08-12T14:32:00.000-07:00

The crab apples are ripe and we are madly picking them this week and into next week. For those of you with preorders we will be calling or emailing you shortly when your order is ready for pickup.

Our Bartlett Pears are ripening up nicely and we will start picking them shortly. If you wish to preorder them please let us know. They are $0.75 per pound.

Our Blackberries are also ripe and delicious! If you wish to order any please call or email us as soon as possible. They are $4.00 per pound.

Our Bramley apples are almost ready and we will start taking preorders now for them. If you wish to order any let us know they are $1.00 per pound. These apples are hard, tart apple and a really good size. They are rated the number one baking apple in the world, and originate from England. These apples will keep for quite a length of time, if kept in a cool, dry place.

If you have any questions, comments or orders please feel free to drop us a line at 604.556.4273 or email us at: garsidesfruitfarm@shaw.ca

Picking Time!

2009-08-06T22:34:00.000-07:00

Well the season of picking is beginning!

We will start picking our crab apples next week! For those of you with preorders in you should receive a call or email some time next week or early the following week when your order is picked and ready to go!

The crab apples this year are beautiful, a great size and so juicy!

For those of you that have not yet ordered, better get it in fast to ensure you are able to receive the quantity you would like. Crab apples are $1.00 per pound.

Our blackberries are ready to be picked, if you would like to order any please let us know asap and we will get them picked for you. They are $4.00 per pound.

Here's to a great summer and apple season!!!

Crab Apples

2009-07-30T14:40:00.000-07:00

With this insanely hot weather we have been having here in the Fraser Valley everything is ripening up beautifully.

I estimate we will begin picking our crab apples next week. They are $1.00 a pound so get your orders in soon. These little apples are delicious for jams, jellies and wine.

Our blackberries are ripening up fast, if you wish to order any please let us know. We only pick them per order as they go soft too quickly. So get your orders in, they are $4.00 per pound.

Apple's Coming Soon!

2009-07-21T15:18:00.000-07:00

With all this hot, dry weather we have been having our fruit ripening up beautifully! Soon our crab apples will be ready for picking. Our Gravenstein Apples will be ready not too long afterwards, as will our bartlett pears.

This year we are offering our prune plums on preorders as well. These plums are delicious on their own, or great for jams and jellies, they also freeze well. If interested please feel free to contact us.

If there is any fruit you would like to order please feel free to contact us at either 604.556.4273 or garsidesfruitfarm@shaw.ca

If you would like to come visit us at the Abbotsford Farm and Country Market, we anticipate our arrival in Mid August.

Bartlett Pears

2009-07-14T14:55:00.000-07:00

Our Organic Bartlett Pears are ripening up nicely and should be ready for picking shortly! We are also still taking preorders for Crab Apples and will now accept preorders for our Gravenstein Apples.

If you would like to order some drop us a line with how many pounds you would like. They will be available for $0.75 per pound for the pears and a $1.00 per pound for the apples.

We will also take preorders for any of our other fruits or vegetables.If you have any questions or comments please feel free to drop us a line at:garsidesfruitfarm@shaw.ca or 604.556.4273

SOLD OUT!

2009-07-06T17:47:00.000-07:00

We are now SOLD OUT! of our sour cherries for the 2009 season. If you wish to be placed on the list for next years crop of sour cherries please do not hesitate to drop us a line.

We are still taking preorders for our Crab Apples this year. You can also preorder any other apples, prune plums, pears or vegetables at any time.

The Crab Apples this season are ripening up fast and look great, as is the rest of the fruit on the farm!

Sour Cherries!

2009-07-01T12:33:00.000-07:00

Our Sour Cherries are ripe and delicous, great for pies, jams, jellies and in cocktails. Get your orders in fast as they will not last long!

Our cherries are $3.00 a pound.

Call 604.556.4273 or email us at garsidesfruitfarm@shaw.ca to place your order.

Happy Canada Day!

We now offer a delivery service!

2009-06-27T14:05:00.000-07:00

We have decided after many people asked last summer/fall if we deliver to now offer this service for a fee.

The breakdown is this:

Abbotsford and Mission Area -

Delivery cost will be $5.00 (No Minimum order)

Vancouver and Area (Including Chilliwack, Langley, Surrey, Burnaby, Richmond, New Westminster, Pitt Meadows, Maple Ridge, Coquitlam) -

$20.00 (Minimum $20.00 order)

Any other areas please email us and we will be more than happy to give you a delivery quote.

WE OFFER FREE DELIVERY WITH A MINIMUM OF $100 ORDER.

*Sorry at this time we do not offer any shipping of our produce to the USA.*

Get your orders....

2009-06-25T15:12:00.000-07:00

Our Crab Apples are ripening up nicely and should be ready for picking shortly! If you would like to order some drop us a line with how many pounds you would like. They will be available for $1.00 per pound.

We will also have some Sour Cherries available this season, so if you would like to preorder some please let us know the quantity you would like. They will be available for $3.00 per pound.

We will also take preorders for any of our other fruits or vegetables.

If you have any questions or comments please feel free to drop us a line at:

garsidesfruitfarm@shaw.ca or 604.556.4273

Check our website often for more updates!

Summer is Here!

2009-06-05T11:37:00.000-07:00

Well Summer has arrived full force in the Fraser Valley! The blossoms on the fruit trees have come and gone, we saw and heard a lot of buzzing in the orchard so it seems pollination was a success.

Our early season fruit of Crab Apples should be ready first so get your preorders in! We may also have some Sour Cherries available this year, so if you are interested please let us know. The next apple available will be our Gravenstein. Please make sure to preorder your Gravensteins early as we tend to sell out of this apple quickly!!

As far as vegetables that will be ready, I belive our Zucchini will be ready first, everything else will be later in the Summer.

We will be attending the Abbotsford Farm and Country Market again this year, and we anticipate our arrival to be sometime in August. We look forward to seeing all our regular customers again, as well as anyone new!

If anyone has any questions, comments, preorders please do not hesitate to drop us a line.

Spring is here!

2009-04-17T17:50:00.001-07:00

With Spring finally arriving we are hopeful that this years crop will be a good one! We will be taking preorders for any of our early season apples this year.

So put in any preorders for Crab Apples and Gravenstein Apples early to ensure you get what you want!

We will also be returning to the Abbotsford Farm and Country Market this year, when the majority of our late summer crop is ready. We will be taking orders off the farm prior to our arrival at the market.

If you have any questions, comments or preorders please feel free to email us at garsidesfruitfarm@shaw.ca

We still have some apples!!

2008-11-20T12:45:00.000-08:00

We still have some stock of our winter apples, they won't be around much longer so get them while you can. These apples will store until well into February/March if stored correctly (ie. Cool, dry place in a cardboard or wooden box).

We have Boskoop Apples and Northern Spy Apples as well as a bit of the delicious Unnamed Variety available.

Please call 604.556.4273 or email garsidesfruitfarm@shaw.ca now to place an order.

Or you can come to the farm and use the self serve area to pick out what you want.
6624 Bradner Road, Abbotsford.

Current Stock

2008-11-01T18:23:00.000-07:00

We now have our Northern Spy Apples picked and ready to go. These are a delicous tasting eating apple and also good for cooking.

Also available are our Boskoop, Spartan with a few Jonagold Apples remaining.

We are now sold out of our Gloster apples for this season!

If you would like to order any of our fruit, please call or email us at: 604.556.4273 or Garsidesfruitfarm@shaw.ca

The apple season is quickly coming to close, order now to secure your fruit.

What we have available

2008-10-28T07:47:00.000-07:00

Currently we have these apples available:

Gloster - A delicious tangy apple, deep red in colour. Great for eating or baking.

Boskoop - A semi sweet apple, great for eating or baking.

Bramley - A very hard and tart apple. Great for baking, rated #1 baking apple in the world, absolutely delicious for pies.

Jonagold - A delicious semi sweet, crisp apple. Great for eating, and baking.

Coming soon:

Northern Spy Apples: Order now to secure your apples!

By Order only is our Anjou Pears.

Come see us at the farm anytime, or call/email ahead of time and we will have your order ready for you. :)

The farm is located at 6624 Bradner Road, in Abbotsford, British Columbia.

Gloster

2008-10-11T21:27:00.000-07:00

Our Gloster Apples are now ready! We will be picking them this next week and are taking orders. We are now done our time at The Abbotsford Farm and Country Market for the 2008 season. If you are wanting any more of our apples you now can only preorder them from the farm.

We have available:

Gloster Apples
Boskoop Apples
Bramley Apples
Jonagold Apples
Spartan Apples

We are sold out of our picked and U-pick Hazelnuts for this season.

Coming soon are our Northern Spy Apples and Anjou Pears. We are taking pre-orders for these.

Call 604.556.4273 or email garsidesfruitfarm@shaw.ca to place your order.

What we currently have available...

2008-10-06T13:18:00.001-07:00

Currently this is what we have available at the farm:

Apples:
Boskoop
Bramley
Spartan
Prima
Jonagold

and Hazelnuts (U-pick and already picked)

What we will have available at the Abbotsford Farm and Country Market this holiday weekend:

All the apples mentioned, as wells as:

Tomatoes
Hazelnuts
Zucchini's
and Corn on the Cob

If you are interested in our Winter Pears (Anjou) they are available only by Order. So if you are interested in ordering some please contact us by phone 604.556.4273 or email us at garsidesfruitfarm@shaw.ca

We are also taking pre-orders for our Northern Spy Apples. They should be ready around the end of October.

Its Hazelnut Season!

2008-09-29T21:00:00.000-07:00

Our Hazelnuts are falling and are looking great! This weekend at the Abbotsford Farm and Country Market we will have Hazelnuts available. You can also order direct from us by emailing us at Garsidesfruitfarm@shaw.ca or calling us at 604.556.4273!

We do offer U-pick nuts on the farm as well.

The prices are as follows:
Picked Hazelnuts $3.00 per pound
U-pick Hazelnuts $0.60 per pound.

King Apples

2008-09-25T21:07:00.000-07:00

Good news, our King Apples are now ready! If you would like a larger quantity of King Apples please place your order soon, as we only have a limited amount this year. We will have some available at the Abbotsford Farm and Country Market this Saturday as well.

Our King Apples are available for $1.00 per pound.

What we have available currently

2008-09-24T20:12:00.000-07:00

Our fall harvest is well underway of our apples and vegetables.

Currently the apples we have available are:

Prima Apples
Bramley Apples
Boskoop Apples
Spartan Apples

We also carry Zucchini, Corn and Tomatoes as well as our apples, at the Abbotsford Farm and Country Market each Saturday in Downtown Abbotsford from 9 am to 1 pm.

Boskoop Apples

2008-09-23T13:15:00.000-07:00

Our crop of Organic Boskoop Apples is ready for the 2008 season! If you would like to secure an order please do not hesitate to email (garsidesfruitfarm@shaw.ca) or call us at 604.556.4273. The apples are $1.00 per pound, and we will have them available at the Abbotsford Farm and Country Market.

A little history about the apple:

Developed in 1856 in Holland, this apple has a russeted skin, and its flavor is described as tender, juicy and crisp. This is a winter apple, and if kept in proper conditions can last until Easter. These apples will also ripen and sweeten up over time after being picked.

Great all around apple for eating or baking with!

Call or email now to secure your order!

Abbotsford Farm and Country Market

2008-09-16T15:32:00.001-07:00

We will be attending the Abbotsford Farm and Country Market this weekend (September 20th). There is also a car show going on in the downtown area at the same time, so come on down to the market and car show.

The market will have extended hours this week, instead of going until 1:00 pm it will be until 3:00 pm.

Sold Out!

2008-09-09T18:43:00.000-07:00

We are sold out of Gravenstein Apples and Crab Apples now.

We now have Prima Apples available. These are a delicious apple, a little tart with a crisp firm flesh. This apple is a great eating and baking apple. If you like your apples a little sweeter just pick the most red ones as they are the sweetest. These apples will keep for a week or more on the counter, and longer if kept in the fridge.

Coming soon, Bramley and Jonagold.

Great News!!

2008-09-07T12:23:00.000-07:00

Garside's Fruit Farm will be attending next Saturdays (Sept 13th) Abbotsford Farmers Market!!

At the market we should have Bartlett Pears, Prima Apples, Gravenstein Apples and Prune Plums, as well as Zucchini and tomatoes.

Look for us there!

Abbotsford Farm and Country Market

2008-09-05T13:06:00.000-07:00

Garside's Fruit Farm will be attending the Abbotsford Farm and Country Market starting September 20th, or possibly even September 13th. If you have never stopped by the market there is quite a variety of local growers, food producers and artisans to check out. We normally would be at the market far earliers, but the late arrival of summer has caused the fruit to be abnormally late.

The market runs every Saturday in downtown Abbotsford in the United Church's parking lot.

Come see us there soon!
* Even during the market times we will still be taking orders for fruit directly off the farm for pickup.*

Gravenstein Apples and Bartlett Pears

2008-09-04T20:46:00.000-07:00

Our Bartlett Pears are starting to be picked as are our Gravenstein Apples. Order now to guarantee your fruit.

We still have available Crab Apples and Prune Plums.

Bartlett Pears are $0.75 per pound.
Gravenstein Apples are $1.00 per pound.

Next Apples to ripen will be the Prima Apples, a delicious eating apple, also will bake up nicely.

What we have available

2008-09-02T15:02:00.000-07:00

The fruit and vegetables are now starting to ripen up, all be it a little behind a normal year, but the quality and quantity of the fruit is great.

Currently we are have available:

Crab Apples - Great for jams and jellies!

Plums (Prune Plums) - Great for jams, jellies, baking, and eating!

We are also taking pre-orders for our Gravenstein Apples and Bartlett Pears (will be ready for picking by the end of this week).

Our Prima Apples and Bramley Apples will also be ready very soon, as will the rest of our apples.

The Crab Apples are $1.00 per pound.
The Prune Plums are $1.25 per pound.
The Bartlett Pears are $0.75 per pound.
The Gravenstein Apples are $1.00 per pound.

Please do not hesitate to contact us via telephone: 604.556.4273 or email at garsidesfruitfarm@shaw.ca to order.

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2008-08-25T15:41:00.000-07:00

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