After finishing up a floating trip in Penticton, we decided we were craving some fresh fruit,…read morehowever at 6pm all the fruitstands we were passing were closed...until we came across this gem! This place has humerous and happy staff along with incredibly reasonable prices. You will find fruit, veggies, canned goods, baked items, and ice-cream! We decided to have a small treat before supper and asked for a jr. cone for $1.50 and she was not shy about piling that ice-cream mountain high! It was delicious! They also have a customer washroom, play area outside for children, and a cute little goat named Jimmy who waits for you to sneak him some fresh grass through the cage. I definitley recommend stopping in to check this place out! Nice way to support the locals.

Stopped by on a roadtrip and was very impressed with the delicious baking. My kids loved the…read morefritters.

We had a great time checking out Granny's Fruit Stand. The bakery had such great snacks and…read morepastries. Definitely would recommend stopping by here!

Golden West Farms had a booth at the Vancouver Winter Farmers Market last weekend and I was…read morefortunate enough to stop by and sample their Royal Gala Apple Chips. They are to die for! I've eaten apple chips from the grocery store before and they were nothing like this. I bought a bag and now I am wishing I'd bought more. I sure hope that Golden West Farms comes back to the Winter Farmers Market so that I can get more of these yummy, healthy snacks. Oh and Golden West Farms is certified organic.

Coming from Alberta, I always have liked the few flavors of syrup of Summerland Sweets I could find…read moreat a grocery store, but this place is like the ultimate jam and syrup destination! There are so many more flavors than just raspberry and blueberry, and more jams than I could count. When we visited we were stunned for a moment when we walked in, and we shopped for a long time. Along with all the fruit-flavored goodies there are so may cute home items and decor to look at, as well as ice cream (there was a busy line for this while we were shopping). Summerland Sweets is in the middle of a number of wineries and made for a great break from wine tasting (including wonderful clean public washrooms). This is now a mandatory stop when we visit the Summerland area, and my only regret is not going home with one of the 4L jugs of syrup!

Summerland Sweets is a rustic wood building that reminds me of Little House on the Prairie. The…read moreparking lot is gravel and there are several picnic benches outside to use while you enjoy your treats. My father grew up in Summerland and still owns his family home and vineyard there. We toured the area this time and bumped into Summerland sweets. What a great find! We walked in and found shelves and shelves of jam, fruit candies, pottery, fruit wines, and an ice cream counter in the back. Our group of 10 all stopped for an ice cream and we were so glad we did! They offer two types of cones and a bunch of different flavors of ice cream. The standard scoop is HUGE. The ice cream prices are very cheap (see photo) and the scoops are generous. The girls working the counter are very friendly and were super nice with our 4 seniors (all over age 85) who were trying to decide what to get. The cherry ice cream was a huge hit! There is also a wine tasting room where they serve fruit wines. The colors are beautiful and the wine tasting is free. We ended up with some fruit flavored candy for my husband to bring back to work (in Houston). We don't do a lot of touristy type things when we go to the Okanagan, so this was a wonderful place to stop, close to where we were staying. I highly recommend Summerland Sweets for a quick stop for ice cream, wine tasting, and gift shopping. If you love maple syrup or fruit syrup they sell that too!

Okay, lot's of staff but they cannot open another register when there are 7 people waiting in line…read moreto purchase their groceries? I guess my time is worthless to them. And fill up the sanitizing bottles at the door please.

From the owner: Eat well & live well with our selection of the freshest groceries. Discover our wide range of…read moreorganic, local & health focused foods.

Not very appealing and cherries covered with pesticides…read more(White film). Also was only limited to a small area. Hard to find people to help.

If you are ever smitten by with the abundance of fresh fruits at hand while enjoying a beautiful…read moresunny day, you are probably no stranger to U Pick farms. If you enjoy eating plump blueberries, strawberries and loganberries, than you will more than likely love cherries as well. During summertime my friends and I love to travel - road trips, boating, flying off somewhere... you name it. Last year we decided to go to Summerland to visit some wineries, go kayaking, and of course visit a U Pick Farm for cherries. On the way home we arrived at what seemed to be a promising land abundant with cherries at Dickinson Family Farm. There were a lot of people parked in the parking lot, but it was strange when reviews were scarce. Perhaps people were having such a great time that there is no need for such things. This is not true and definitely I feel it is my duty to report such faults Please be forewarned that this is not your ideal cheery post. In fact this post serves as a warning to fellow cherry-picking-I-want-a-good-time comrades. As we were lining up eagerly waiting to pay, we were shunned for 1) Wanting to pay for 3 ladders instead of 6. There were 3 girls and 3 guys. As for myself I do not feel safe climbing a 12 foot ladder without Dave holding on tightly below. Neither did the other 2 girls. 2) Telling the "nice" lady that we'd like to pay for 6 admissions but only needed 3 ladders As strange as it sounds, the "nice" lady actually thought we were ripping her off. It doesn't matter really if we had 3 ladders or 6, how many pounds of cherries you end up picking is how many pounds of cherries we will pay for... Clearly a PHD is not needed to understand that. Nevermind. Finally after some time the gatekeeper finally let us through. Happily praising ourselves for picking the biggest, baddest cherry we were "greeted" by the owner - who is a real champion when it comes to alienating his customers and making racist and condescending remarks... Let's call him Hitler. Hitler did not like the fact that we were picking the low-hanging cherries. He, in fact, did not like that we moved our ladders away from the particularly sparse looking cherry trees he directed us to. Dear Leader also did not appreciate that we moved too slowly out of his majesty's way as he directed us to another sparse cherry tree. What Hitler wanted was cheap Chinese labour to help him pick all the cherries hanging way high above the clouds so that he and his staff did not need to do anything. Funny how this is a U-Pick Farm... Last time I checked, the definition of a U Pick Farm was that you can pick what you want, where you want (away from restricted areas of course), and pay for how many pounds you've picked. Sorry Sir, I do not work for you. I did not pay to be accosted by your racist remarks regarding how I do not understand English. And I certainly did not deserve to be patronized by your discriminatory foul behaviour. In fact, I don't care how plump or how juicy the cherries may be. I'll consider the paid ladders and admission a sunk cost. Never again. Be Warned. In fact I wish there was such things a negative star!

First time visiting Ve Oh Lay Acres Winery & Farm. They specialize in mead but also have a few…read morewines. Two tastings options: complimentary samples (three pours) or a tasting ($10.00/person) for 8 pours which is waived with a bottle purchase. Our pourer was friendly. There's randomly a small animal petting area and beach volleyball court (up the hill). The outdoor area is spacious, with swinging chair sets and cascading water to enjoy. - Peer pressure from dead people - Summerjito - Dial up my modem - Stay until eleven - Mel's haskap - touch of tartness from the haskap - Bees do so much - hibiscus was interesting - Ultra violet - Please leave by 9 - IC&V ($19.99) - one of their bottle specials. Decent honey wines at VOL. 3.5 stars.

Love this place! Fabulous atmosphere and a wide array of mead flavors to please any palate. Some of…read morethe red meads with a complex layered cedar finish. We discovered this place through our BC wine passport...and so glad that we did! We were served by one of the owners and mead makers and she was lovely! Will definitely be back when we return to Okanagan Valley! Mead is hard to find and mead of this caliber and with such a lovely setting is a real treat!!.

This little hole in the wall joint was one of the first great finds I made when I moved up from…read more"the Drive" in 2006. Doug's Homestead makes amazing beef jerky, which is often sold out by noon. This pisses everybody off but it makes you want it all the more. Salty chewing gum, the best for your road trip. Their pepperoni guessing game rocks- if you can figure out the cost of your pepperoni "to the penny!" with the hint of what one stick costs, then you get your pepperoni for free! There is a Pepperoni Wall of Fame that you can get your picture taken at and you will have bragging rights to all your friends. The only problem with sharing this stuff is then more people know about this hidden gem, and any time you travel past it to Osoyoos or Kelowna, or Nelson, or wherever... your friends will irrationally demand that you stop and get them $40 worth of meat. NOT JOKING. If you like the little Eastern European butcher on the Drive near First, and the family run butcher in Fernie, this is the kind of quality you can expect. YUM

Meat! This is…read morepepperoniville. Guess the price of your pepperoni and get it free! Closest I've come is 11 cents. Not close enough! Amazing - AMAZING - beef jerky, I end up very disappointed if they've sold out. Doug's is why I take the Crowsnest instead of the Coquihalla...