Farms & Markets
Fresh produce
Agricultural roots run deep in Vernon with a long tradition of cattle ranching, dairy farming and fruit and vegetable production that continues strong today.
Farm produce is readily available in season and two local attractions make it easy to enjoy the area's farms and orchards.
Davison Orchards
Three generations of Davison's still work at Davison Orchards, a family attraction five minutes from downtown Vernon. Learn all about growing apples from Farmer Bob on his guided Johnny Popper Apple Bin train ride through the orchard. In October, the train runs to the pumpkin patch where kids pick their own soon-to-be jack-o-lanterns.
Kids can feed the goats in the petting zoo, check out the antique tractors and ride the slide in the playground while moms, dads and grandparents shop for crafts, produce, preserves, fresh-pressed apple juice and baked goods in the Country Village.
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Homemade pie from secret family recipes is so amazing that locals call ahead and reserve to make sure they're not disappointed. Lunch and snacks using farm-grown produce and fresh-baked goods are also available. Open May 1 to October 31 at 3111 Davison Rd.
Planet Bee Honey Farm
Live honeybees work their magic in plain view within Planet Bee's glass-sided indoor hive year-round. During summer, guides explain the society and life cycle of these industrious insects in a safely screened outdoor observatory. Watch the amazing bee dance as workers produce the raw materials for the many bee products on sale in the shop. Taste different kinds of honey, smell the scent of beeswax candles and learn about bee-related nutrition. Open daily year round, but the best time to see the bees at work is in summer. Located next to Davison Orchards at 5011 Bella Vista Rd, five minutes from downtown Vernon.
Farmers' Markets
The Vernon Farmer's Market presents products from over 100 vendors in peak season on Mondays and Thursdays, April to October, in the multi-plex parking lot (3445 43rd Ave). Farmgate markets like Swan Lake Fruit Market and Garden Centre, 7920 Highway 97, north of the city centre, stock a wide variety of locally grown produce in season.
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3111 Davison Rd
Vernon, British Columbia
V1H 1A2
Websitehttp://www.davisonorchards.ca
Toll-free
Phone250-549-3266
Minutes from town, miles from ordinary. Celebrating 80 years & welcoming thousands of visitors each year from all over the world. Be sure to stop by for fresh fruits & vegetables grown right here on our farm as well as delicious, made from scratch fruit pies & other baked delights. Be sure to bring the kids to play in our farm-themed park or have a visit with our farm animals. It is always a must to shop our unique country themed gift store, speciality foods & beautiful housewares. Take a tour of the farm on the Apple Train and see the orchard first hand! Orchard Tours run daily in summer & weekends in the spring & fall. Davison Orchards - its about family, it's about food, it's about FUN!
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5011 Bella Vista Rd
Vernon, British Columbia
V1H 1A1
Websitehttp://www.PlanetBee.com
Toll-free877-233-9675
Phone250-542-8088
Planet Bee Honey Farm & Meadery - one of the Okanagan's favourite family attractions. You can watch live honeybees busily working behind glass performing their amazing bee dance & producing their numerous nutritional products which can enhance our health & well-being. Join us for in-season educational presentations on honeybees & marvel at these incredible insects in the indoor glass observatory or the safe & fully screened outdoor honeybee demonstration areas. The Honey Health Boutique, open year-round, offers numerous educational displays & posters with free honey tasting & a full selection of all-natural bee products; honey, pollen, propolis, Royal Jelly, beeswax & candles. And now introducing Honeymoon Mead.
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