Davison Orchards & Farm Market

Take the «Train» tour. I went with my family here. And we thought it was fun! Bought some fresh fruit and the maple pumpkin butter! Yummy!

this place is epic. We stopped by on our way out of the okanagan to grab some fresh baked fruit pie and we got a lot more than we bargained for… this place includes:
1. a restaurant
2. a fully functioning orchard
3. a petting zoo
4. tractor rides
5. a huge store with all sorts of options — pies (baked on site), crazy fudge (and not so crazy fudge options), sauces, dresses, cookbooks, fruit (of course) and the list goes on.
tip: call ahead and they will bake /​freeze the pie of your choice with 1 days notice! This is because they only have certain frozen pies available…

Visited on Aug 23, 2014, bought so many different things and they were all good!!!
The apple juice, watermelon and corns were so sweet; the zucchini and peppers were so fresh.

Great place to learn about orchards, little tour was amazing, lots for the kids can see and do. Very family orientated. As my kids played for 3.5 hours between the little petting zoo (you have a fence between you and the animals), the mini golf, milking a wooden cow, riding bikes, duck racing, slides and so much more. We ate lunch at the deli, kids liked the fresh hot dog and I loved the fresh veggie sandwich.

Fun for the whole family need I say more

This was a neat experience, very cool setting, yummy food, cool experience, etc, etc. The whole package. Do I even start?
So we started with lunch at the on site café. They use all fresh product. The veggies, fruit, you know — orchard-​y things, are all grown there. Picked fresh. We had sandwiches (Grandpa’s Favorite I think they were called). This sandwich was freaking amazing. I could eat that sandwich daily. Maybe a little pricey, had to constantly remind myself we were paying for quality. And holy man was the quality there.
Shopped in the market which is a lovely place. Bought some gifts, and fresh foods for the condo we were staying in. Also, specifically, we bought a peach pie (I’d give my left arm but not the right so I could savour each bite on my fork), mini apple pies (missed on trying but smelled heavenly), and butter tarts (I’ve never met one I didn’t like, it theses were particularly good).
We took the tractor train tour, where they taught is about the orchard, okanagan, specific irrigation, and family history. Really worth doing. We finished off in the barn area where we pet and fed some animals. There is also play areas that we didn’t have a chance to check out.
On the pricey said, all-​inclusive, but again the quality was there and you could do it at a lower cost if you missed out on some key features such as lunch and homemade UNBELIEVABLE homemade apple juice (almost forgot about this. I do not like apple juice, or even apples really. I could drink only this.)

This colorful orchard is well worth a stop if you are travelling through Vernon. My wife loved the shopping for fresh fruits and gifts and as a photographer I found lots to keep me busy while she shopped. A win win!

The Davison Orchard is almost closed for the season so… run up there and get your seasonal shopping done. FYI– great time of the year to pick up Christmas gifts. Just sayin’- they have tons of house nick nacks, preserves, cookbooks, picture frames…

This summer our family in Vernon took us to this orchard for something to do, which they considered a nice, family-​friendly excursion. Not being familiar with Vernon and it being the heart of orchard country, I was interested in seeing some fruit trees and maybe even have the chance to pick some to take home.
I was pleasantly surprised, this place was more then I expected! There is no admission, however, additional activities are where the cost lie. We chose to pay admission for the kid’s activities, which kept my seven year old busy playing and feeding the animals.
They have a nice expansive store filled with fresh fruit, delicious baked goods and various country inspired tchotkes.
Generally, this is a nice touristy stop for the whole family that gives you a touch of local flavour.

Made a quick stop at this country farm. Yes, it looked pretty touristy but the pastries at the onsite bakery wasn’t gimmicky at all. Wish I bought more goodies from there. The peach loaf was packed with peaches and it was moist. Didn’t care there wasn’t any sugar in the peach pie. It was oh soooo yummy!
Of course the fruits and veggies were darn fresh and cheap. They also sold assort knicknack stuff from rustic soap to gourmet spices to freshly squeezed apple juice.
A good place for parents to bring young kids to have some family fun because they offer tractor train rides, u-​pick veggies and lots of treats for everyone.

I am not sure that «quaint» even begins to properly describe this spot.
I happened by Davison Orchards this past May Long and it’s an adorable, family-​owned farm that bakes some of the best Grandma-​style apple pie that side of the Rockies.
The apples that are used to make the pies are grown right on the property and you can take a little tractor ride around the fields on a tour to see for yourself.
They grow other produce on the farm like pears, melons and pumpkins that they sell in a cute touristy market at the top of the hill. They also make their own preservative-​free apple juice that they sell single-​serve, frozen in 2 L jugs or make into a delicious apple juice slushies.
The Orchard was purchased in 1933 by the Davisons for $ 6,000 (I read that on my place mat) and has been family run and owned ever since.
If you happen by Vernon and need a slice of some of the best pie you’ll taste until the next time you visit Auntie Mae, stop at Davison Orchards; if you don’t feel like ¼ of a pie is enough, you can buy the pies frozen to bake at home.
T.