I dropped by to check this place out. It's definitely more quiet compared with its more bustling…read moreneighbor down the street (Domaine Lafrance). However, prices are $1 less--you can get 20lb of apples for $24. While they don't have all the frills like a bakery, cider house, petting zoo, if you're just looking to pick apples in peace, this might be a good option! They didn't have much in terms of already picked apples the day I went. The shop keeper said we'd have to get them fresh from the orchard which is not a bad thing. He estimated that Cortland apples would be at their prime in the last week of September (2023) so I might come back then!

nice overall except we were there with our children and it felt a little unwelcoming despite being…read moreportrayed as a family outing on IG. There were pumpkins around the activity area that my children were rearranging (not the ones that were decoratively placed) and we were approached by one of the workers to put them back immediately (i was going to put them back once the children were done..). Then when we went to visit the flower patch the man was quick to imply that if the children didnt follow the rules that HE'D put them in time out. What?! Who is he? I understand there are rule and we are highly capable of caring for our children, there was absolutely no need for that type of comment or imposition. Nice place but I wouldn't go back. I'll give my money to another place who actually welcomes children for being children. I am totally turned off.

Staff were very pleasant and extremely helpful! I drove to the farm from the US, my GPS downloaded…read moredirections but after arriving my service & signal had completely cut. They allowed me to get onto their wifi so I could find a hotel and download directions in the area so I could navigate safely. While I was there, I picked some strawberries from the U-pick field, got some assortment breads, jams, sweets and other local goods from the shop, and vanilla & strawberry ice cream . All in all, it was a great experience!

Accidentally discovered and immediately loved! We drove up the main road of Saint-Joseph-du-Lac by…read moremistake after apple picking in the area, searching for a non existing cheese store. The crowd in my car became kind of antsy and the micro brewery sign was my only hope to calm down the grown up kids. What we found around was awesome: * restaurant that offers the wines and beers of Les Vents d'ange and where the food is exclusively seasonal. We decided to taste the three beers offered by the microbrewery, which came with complimentary pumpkin seeds, the beers are wonderful and La 31 brew is pumpkin based. Our little snack were snails prepared in delicata squash and garnished with pumpkin chips, absolutely outstanding dish. The bistro has a terrace with nice views of the surrounding farms. * store offering the very same beers and wines, which you can actually taste there * and last, but not least, pumpkin market! All the incredible pumpkins and squashes available for us to pick and choose. They have signs describing the different sorts, so the buyers can actually plan their next potential culinary experiment. In case you have too many pumpkins you can transport them with a construction trolley to your car. No doubt Les Vents d'Ange is a perfect place to stop by after apple picking in the area for whatever you feel like, good food and drinks, or just a pumpkin or two.

So the story goes, I have been frequenting Marche Jean Talon for years and I noticed a few weeks…read moreago that the first crop of summer strawberries was in. I purchased some for $12 for a smaller 2L type basket where I was feeling a bit gouged! On the box they were indicated they came from Fraisebec which is right near my house (but I had never visited). So one fiery hot summer Saturday in June we decided to go check this place out. For the record it's 12 min from my house which is awesome point #1. Awesome point #2 is the fact that it is $8 for a 3L basket which you can stuff as many strawberries in as physically possible. Basically if you pile them up strategically you can put around 4L per basket. The terrain for U-Pick is quite large and it's a nice feeling to be out in the country especially in the summer. Doing the crab crawl for strawberries may not be everyone's cup of tea. It's a great family activity with young kids. The day we went we got there around 10 am. *****Pro tip #1 if you want the wide open fields to yourself go early in the morning. They did have hay in between the strawberry patch as it was a bit muddy. ******Pro tip #2 Rubber boots or old shoes recommended as it can be quite wet mud. I did notice there was an outhouse if you need a restroom pause. No issue for guys. If this is not to your fancy then head to the washroom before or work to refrain from liquids. If you can't handle it there is a Tim Hortons and McDonald's just off the 640 in Terrebonne 10 min away. Overall we will be back as we had a great experience. Great value and tasty strawberries!

They are one of the only to be open for strawberry picking this early in June and it's a great…read morething. I don't understand why people go strawberry picking when it's super hot and sunny. You will only get sunburnt on weird place and be uncomfortable really soon. Plus the place risk to be crowded with other people like you, in near boiling point. Go on an almost rainy day with good footwear and you will have an open field you for you. For a small fee you have a bucket and you are let loose to go and strawberry picking. You can obviously stuff your face, but I would recommend to fill your bucket and then eat. Otherwise you risk to eat now the pretty one and then because you had your fill just grab some ugly one just to get out. My only complaint is pretty major: You only have access to porta potty. I just can't even. When I went, it was really clean and sentless. However in the middle of the summer with a bundle of kids. That are going to touch their food after. The location makes it almost impossible to go at a nearby McDonald's. Call me Miss Fancy Pants, but I just can't give a 5 star to a place with chemical toilets.

The apple-picking season is upon us! I have awful memories of apple-picking: the rule of thumb is,…read morewhen you go with your school at age 6, it always rains, you can never pick the apples you want, your clothes get muddy and ultimately someone cries and we all have to pack. So I decided I would make some great memories and celebrate the local produce. If you don't know, St-Joseph du Lac is where's it's at, in terms of apples. Orchards are piling one of top of the other, and in the winter months, they transform into sugar shacks. We stumbled on Lacroix and it seemed jovial enough, and once we paid our 15$ for a 20lb bag to be filled, we were off! You know you're at a real genuine Quebecois orchard when they take you around the estate in trolleys driven by a tractor, and that's exactly what we got. Not all apples are fit to be picked depending on the time of year and organizers make it really clear from which aisles you can pick. Once you are done fighting for ladders and finding the reddest roundest fruits, you hop back on the trolley and are promptly driven back. First off the place is great if you have kids, they can hop onto tractor tires, check out horses and goats and a albino rabbit (aw) and then get lost in a small hay labyrinth! You will be tired by now, so sit back under the apple trees and enjoy their food offerings such as squash poutine, apple fries, squash fries, pie and especially apple doughnuts. MMMmm you can smell them from the road, and sprinkle them with cinnamon. To prolong the experience, pick up some delicious homemade cider and pies at their shop!

Always a fun experience. More expensive then the farms nearby and they also charge an entrance fee,…read morebut you get to picnic and hang out when weather is nice.

Gorgeous lavender farm that's perfect for picnics and photos…read more Their entry fee is $8 per adult, and free on off season (no flowers). It was full bloom when I went and it's really quite a sight. They have many picnic tables and lounge chairs throughout the fields. Even a big swing for some aesthetic instagram shots! It can get quite crowded in the main area but you walk further to other fields to the side. One of my favourite things was the lavender frozen yogurt. Delicious and gorgeous! It's a great outdoor summer activity that's not physically demanding.

La Maison Lavande in Saint- Eustache is one of my favorite places to take a drive to when visiting…read moreMontreal. It's best visited in July or August to fully enjoy the lavender fields (I can't imagine going any other time). It's absolutely beautiful and such a relaxing spot to hang out with friends or family - very picnic vibes, like a huge open park without the park. It's perfect for photos, seems pet friendly too (saw lots of dogs!), and you have to try the lavender ice cream. It's so good! Don't forget to stop by the gift shop for lovely home items before you leave. And, don't forget to check their website for entry fees before you go.

Absolutely amazing place! Went so pale picking with friends and we weren't disappointed. Apples…read morewere fresh, pumpkins too. The staff was very nice, and well equipped with information and knowledge. Their little grocery store was stalked with so much, we couldn't resist! Overall great place to go Apple picking!!

One of my favourite places to go to in the fall. Although they are open year round Quinn farm gets…read morethe most amount of people during autumn We had planned a family outing to pick apples and pumpkins. Because of covid you need to buy tickets ahead of time and you get a time slot to go enjoy the farm. The entry fee is 10$ per person. Once you arrive you get a bracelet and can pick up any prepaid bags for you apples or you can pay for them there. You can then check out some of the farm animals or let the kids use the slide and climb around the play area. Once your ready to pick the apples or pumpkins or even corn, you hop on the tractor and then pick your stop to get off at when they announce what fruits/veggies are available. You get to pick them and take them home ! They have washing stations for the veg as well. Once your done wait for the tractor to pick you up and head back home and bake your heart away !

We came on a Tuesday, middle of the day with kids while most other kids started school already…read more So... We were practically the only ones there it was great. This place is really kid friendly. There's a tractor ride, 2$ per person, I think this is due to covid times and normally it might be free. A great big play area with lots of modules and play houses, a farm area nearby with all your must see farm animals like pig, chickens, Turkey, goats, picnic tables where you can watch your kids and a huge orchard. The covid measures were the usual, there are signs for 2 meter distance when being inside, sanitizers at the door before going in, mandatory masks inside, masks on the tractor. All in all, we had alot of fun. The apples are delicious, 20$for 20lbs bag and 13$ for 10 lbs. This might actually be my new favorite orchard as it's much cheaper then Quinn farm- no entrance fee.

I came to this orchard with my family and we enjoyed our experience. They offer quite a variety of…read moreapples. There are ladders to help you pick the apples and trucks that bring you further in the orchard. The only downside was the price. It was 18$ for a big bag. I can get the same apples and amount at the store for a quarter of the price, but I guess you pay for the experience.

It's our annual tradition to go apple picking and while you could probably get great apples at…read moreother orchards with less crowds, you'll miss out on the restauraunt, boutique, bistro, live band, park, petting farm, and picnic grounds that makes Verger LaFrance so popular. If you go during peak apple picking season in September, expect to find large crowds everywhere! If you go in the beginning of October, it is much less crowded and you may even be able to find an available ladder in the orchard. I personally prefer visiting in the first two weeks of October since you can pick Cortland apples as they're the last type of apple to ripen and they keep really well. In September, it's too early for them and they're usually very small and unripe. What to know about visiting during covid is that you're not allowed to eat the apples in the orchard but then again, there's no enforcement of it so people do so anyway. There are lines to go into the boutique and bistro but you have the music of the live band to keep you entertained while you wait. They make some sought after apple donuts and the best place to pick up the donuts are at the Bistro. You can get them fresh out of the fryer and it's 6 for $13.75. They're not as appley as I had hoped, rather they're very doughy and cinnamony. They're best eaten fresh. We warmed them up in the oven the next day but not as good. So my advice is to get what you can eat immediately. If you want honeycrisp apples, those are available outside the boutique already picked, available in 3 sizes: 3lb, 5lb and 10lb. You can also buy other pre-picked apples and mini sour apples. There's a very tall sour mini apple tree located at one of the intersections in the orchard and the kiddies love eating them. If you're going during peak season, go early because the crowds swell as the day progresses. There's tons of parking around so that part isn't a problem. Since they're open year round, you could save the visits to the boutique for another time and avoid the crowds.

Visiting from Scotland and I had never been apple picking before so this was such a fun and cool…read moreexperience, we got driven to the Apple trees and orchards in a wagon and then free to roam and pick from a variety of different apples including gala apples, Mackintosh and Lobo amongst many more. Lobo apples are delicious! There's ladders for those hard to reach apples and plenty of children's parks around and even a little farm with goats and chickens so a great day out for all the family!

Fantastic little neighborhood healthy food grocery shop. They have a small kitchen and I'm assuming…read morethey make all those delicious looking salads and baking because it smelled amazing as soon as I walked in. Small selection of very fresh looking produce. Great selection of meats and fish, responsibly raised of course. Then there's your standard organic pantry items. Makes me wish I lived in the neighborhood. It would be my go to grocer.

Small place that packs just about everything you need.read more