Farms & Markets
Fresh produce
As the origin of everyday food becomes increasingly significant in today's culture, Creston Valley farms and orchards are opening their doors to visitors.
Pick up a copy of the Creston Valley Farm Tours brochure at the Creston Visitor Centre, and spend a day exploring the area's organic fromagerie (cheese maker), wineries, cherry farm, pickle patch, and u-pick berry farms.
Kootenay Alpine Cheese Co.
The Kootenay Alpine Cheese Co. is a small-scale artisan producing flavourful and complex products. Cows on the Harris family farm provide high-quality milk for the cheese-making process.
Meet the farmer and his cows, and look inside the fromagerie where all the magic happens. The farm is located at 3071-16th Street in Lister, and is open Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
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Sanders Produce
Sanders Produce is a small family farm, which abounds with hectares/acres of strawberries renowned for their flavour and quality. Peak strawberry picking time begins at summer solstice and lasts about a month. Raspberries are ripe from mid-July to August. Take the whole family on a berry picking expedition. Sanders Produce is north of Creston on Channel Road in Wynndel.
Creston Valley Farmers' Market
Local farmers come to town on Saturdays from June through September for the Creston Valley Farmers' Market. Buy local produce directly from the growers, and browse locally made arts and crafts while enjoying live music. The market is located on the south side of Millennium Park on 16th Avenue S.
Creston Valley Fall Fair
With a history spanning more than 90 years, the Creston Valley Fall Fair is a traditional agricultural fair with prizes for the best produce, livestock, and pies. It takes place on a Friday and Saturday on the second weekend in September at the Creston and District Community Complex.
For more information on farms and orchards in the Creston Valley drop by Creston Visitor Centre.
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