{"id":19324,"date":"2021-10-08T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-08T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zolo.ca\/blog\/?p=19324"},"modified":"2021-10-25T13:01:49","modified_gmt":"2021-10-25T17:01:49","slug":"apple-picking-ontario","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zolo.ca\/blog\/apple-picking-ontario","title":{"rendered":"Apple Picking in Ontario in 2021 (+ Tomatoes and Beans!)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Apple picking is a must-do fall event for many families across Ontario\u2014and the season is now in full swing! There are thousands of self-pick farms across Canada and many are located in Ontario (some are even a short drive from the larger cities of Toronto<\/a>, Hamilton<\/a> and Ottawa<\/a>). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

While apple picking tends to draw the crowds there are other fruits and veggies to load up on this fall season, including tomatoes and beans. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Self-Pick Pumpkin Patches in Ontario in 2021<\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\n\n\n

For those who don’t gorge on gourds, there are a number of other fruits, vegetables and legumes ready to be plucked from the harvest. The biggest draws: apples, beans and tomatoes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“The cool thing about going to a farm is that you can often find varieties that are not in grocery stores,” says Cathy Bartolic, the executive director of the Ontario Farm Fresh Marketing Association<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If picking produce isn’t your bag, Bartolic says many farms offer family-friendly activities on-site, such as wagon rides and corn mazes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“It’s great just to get out in the fresh air, to catch those last few rays until winter kicks in.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Apple Orchards in Ontario<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Using data from The Ontario Farm Fresh Marketing Association<\/a>, we’ve an interactive map. Use this map to search for the best spot before heading out to fill your basket with the finest fall produce Ontario has to offer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n