FRESH OFF THE FARM!

IN ADDITION TO OUR PRE-PICKED CROPS, EACH JUNE, WE OFFER THE FUN AND FRESHNESS OF PICK-YOUR-OWN STRAWBERRIES.

CAN’T MAKE IT TO THE FARM? ON SATURDAY’S FROM MAY-OCTOBER WE ARE AT NIAGARA FALLS AND ST. CATHARINE’S MARKETS.

WE ALSO HAVE AN ONLINE SHOP WHICH OFFERS CURBSIDE PICKUP, PLACE YOUR ORDER ONLINE AND PICK IT UP FROM OUR PORCH.

IN TODAY’S DAY AND AGE, IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHERE YOUR FOOD COMES FROM. DISCOVER FOR YOURSELF OUR FARM FRESH DIFFERENCE. FROM OUR FARM TO YOUR TABLE, WE GUARANTEE YOU’LL LOVE THE GOOD THINGS GROWN IN ONTARIO AND KEEP COMING BACK FOR MORE!

DEVRIES FRUIT FARM IS A MEMBER OF ONTARIO FARM FRESH MARKETING ASSOCIATION, ONTARIO FEDERATION OF AGRICULTURE, AND KER CROP MANAGEMENT SERVICES.

OUR FARM STORE OFFERS AN ASSORTMENT OF FARM FRESH FRUITS, VEGETABLES AND A VARIETY OF DELICIOUS LOCAL FOOD PRODUCTS.

FARM FRESH FRUITS INCLUDE: APPLES, APRICOTS, BLUEBERRIES, NECTARINES, PEACHES, PEARS, PLUMS, RHUBARB, STRAWBERRIES, SWEET CHERRIES AND SOUR CHERRIES (PITTED IN 10 LB. PAILS).

FARM FRESH VEGETABLES INCLUDE: ASPARAGUS, BEANS, BEETS, BROCOLLI, CARROTS, CAULIFLOWER, GREEN ONIONS, LEEKS, LETTUCE, PEAS, PEEPERS, POTATOES, RADISHES, SQUASH AND FRESH PICKED, DELICIOUS SWEET CORN.

WE ALSO SELL FRESH EGGS, APPLE CIDER, CHERRY CONCENTRATE, LOCAL HONEY, JAMS, JELLYS AND PRESERVES, MAPLE SYRUP, APPLE BUTTER, APPLE SAUCE AND A VARIETY OF FROZEN PIES, FROZEN FRUIT,  INCLUDING BLUEBERRIES, PEACHES, RASPBERRIES, STRAWBERRIES AND SOUR CHERRIES.

OUR FRUITS AND VEGETABLES ARE AVAILABLE WHEN IN SEASON. IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A PARTICULAR CROP, ITS ALWAYS BEST TO CALL AHEAD TO ENSURE WE HAVE IT. APPLES ARE SOLD YEAR ROUND. WE ALSO OFFER PICK-YOUR-OWN STRAWBERRIES IN EARLY JUNE EACH SEASON.

LEO DEVRIES SPENT MUCH OF HIS EARLY YEARS WORKING ON A FRUIT FARM. IT WAS HIS DREAM TO SOME DAY HAVE A FARM OF HIS OWN.

IN 1984, THAT DREAM CAME TRUE WHEN LEO AND HIS WIFE MARGARET BOUGHT A FARM CONSISTING OF 2 ACRES OF PEAR TREES, 4 ACRES OF OVER-GROWN APPLE TREES AND THE REST WAS OPEN GROUND.

IN THE BEGINNING, THE PLAN WAS TO GROW SOUR CHERRIES WHILE LEO WOULD CONTINUE TO WORK AS A CARPENTER.  SINCE IT TAKES 7 YEARS FOR CHERRY TREES TO PRODUCE, APPLE AND PEACH TREES WERE ADDED TO THE MIX. AS THE CROPS PROGRESSED AND LOCAL ORCHARDS BECAME AVAILABLE TO RENT, IT WAS A CHALLENGE THAT COULDN’T BE RESISTED. AS A RESULT, LEO’S CAREER BECAME FULL-TIME FARMING AND CARPENTRY BECAME A HOBBY.

AS THE FARM GREW, SO DID THE FAMILY. SON DAN BEGAN TO WORK ON THE FARM AFTER COLLEGE WAS COMPLETED. IN 2004, DEVRIES FRUIT FARM STARTED SELLING AT SEVERAL LOCAL FARMERS’ MARKETS. IN 2010, THE FARM EXPANDED YET AGAIN, ADDING A NEW RETAIL STORE TO BETTER SERVE THE NEEDS OF THEIR CUSTOMERS. IN 2012, SON MARK JOINED THE BUSINESS FULL-TIME.

FARMING INVOLVES HARD WORK AND LONG HOURS. WEATHER IS A CONSTANT FACTOR. BUT WE ARE A FAMILY OF FAITH AND EACH DAY WE PRAY FOR WISDOM AND STRENGTH. GOD ALWAYS PROVIDES.

ALL OF US AT DEVRIES FRUIT FARM–LEO, MARGARET, DAN AND MARK, OUR PART-TIME HELP OF FAMILY MEMBERS, STUDENTS AND SEASONAL MIGRANT WORKERS–STRIVE TO GROW, PICK AND SELL QUALITY FRUIT. FROM OUR FIELDS TO YOUR TABLE, WE HOPE YOU ENJOY.