Fonthill Family Fruit Farm

Fonthill Family Fruit Farm Est. 2022, we are dedicated to growing the best
local produce for our community :)
🍎 CLOSED FOR THE SEASON!
📍1724 Pelham St., Fonthill, ON

08/01/2026

Fonthill Family Fruit Farm is officially open for the season!!!

With incredible local fruit, fresh baked pies, honey, corn, eggs, wood, (sausages soon) and art!!!

Open Thursday, Friday 3-6pm
Saturday 10am-6pm
Sunday 12pm-4pm
Closed Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday

Small group tours available by appointment!

Hope to see you soon!

Let's GROW!!!!

07/09/2026

Off to a rough start here this season. Late frost knocked out the cherries and plums, low fruit set on the pears an apples, and inconsistent rain is contributing to a relatively bleak outlook for fruit production.

We're still planning on opening August 1rst with locally sourced goods and we're also offering small group tours (book in advance) if you're interested in seeing the incredible space we grow in out here, learning some hard earned lessons the land has taught us, and sharing insights into growing naturally.

Let's GROW!!!!

06/29/2026

Buartnuts for multipurpose planting; food, shade, endless source of less than desirable yet entertaining nut names, and so much more!

Started these little beasts from nuts and they're growing great!

They have some Butternut, Pecan, Pawpaw, and Persimmon seedlings relatively close by as this old apple and pear orchard at the edge of the property begins it's transition into Fonthill Family Fruit Farm's Fantastic Food Forest! Let's GROW!!!!


06/27/2026

Just wait (15 years) till you taste the flavour!!!!

06/24/2026

Excited about these Buartnut seedlings started from nuts. Resulting from a hybridized butternut and heartnut, these could produce some interesting results, byt "Buartnut" isn't the best name...im thinking we'll call ours Barffffnuts...or maybe FFFFartnuts? What do u think?

06/20/2026

We made these "seed safes" last season to cold stratify the nuts I was hoping would germinate this spring and they were semi successful 😅 The one safe that was more densely packed with thicker pots did very well, while the seeds in smaller soft pots failed almost completely. Either the cold temperatures during the winter were too much or hot temps dried them out during the spring. The seeds are more exposed being above ground, even within pots, and despite providing additiona wind protection placed outside the seed safes, it wasnt enough. This autumn when I pack them I'll ll get the safes a bit closer to the ground, provide better insulation, and use only the 14×4×4 hard plastic pots. However, not a single seed or seedling was disturbed by a rodent, which was the purpose of their design! Lets GROW!!!!

04/12/2026

Planted a bunch of amazing nut tree seedlings yesterday, Pecans, Hazelnuts, Butternuts, and Buartnuts from ! This particular spot in the orchard is well suited for these trees to be able to grow into some of the biggest trees within the orchard. As mentioned, the spacing is inspired by the surrounding forests where century old massive nut trees have grown in close proximity and become tree buds for life!

During the winter I meticulously plan spring planting, making sure to find the ideal locations for each tree, considering drainage, light, wind flow, and also esthetic elements.

The Fonthill Family Fruit Farm's Fantastic Food Forest will be a sight to behold as well as being productive.

I hope our artchard will inspire others to grow as well!

Let's GROW!!!!

04/07/2026

Stuffed a few treebies (my trees babies) into the ground yesterday at the back of the orchard, put in so pawpaws, American Persimmons, and a couple goumi.

The pest pressure is extra high in this area with the forest just meters away so I'm hoping these little mini cages provide enough protection for these seedlings to get established. They'll likely need more protection as they grow, however, this should give them a limb up in this integral time of their growth.

The Prok x Suzukis seedlings supposedly are more likely to grow into females that produce fruit at a rate of greater than 60% so in planting them of groups of 3 it should guarantee a fruit producing tree per "spot."

This incredible fruit, similar to pawpaws in their underrecognition, is also overdue in being pursued as a viable and valuable fruit producer for home growers, and commercial growers alike.

Hybrid Asian and American Persimmons also hold great potential in this area, with "pollination- consistent-non-astringent" fruit being the pinnacle of breeding goals.

Also, they're stunningly gorgeous trees, and the hues of their leaves are exquisite.

Let's GROW!!!!

04/04/2026

Potting some super sweet and cold hardy Pawpaw seeds sourced from Quebec's powerhouse Pawpaw populizer; founder of the Farnham Pawpaw festival; Vincent Renaud!

Happy to have some of his hand selected superior fruit genetics represented here for the Fonthill Family Fruit Farm's New Fruit Development Initiative in hopes that this incredible under recognized fruit can regain its place as a seasonal natively growing.

Although woefully ignored by the agricultural industry due to pawpaws slow growth, short shelf life, and transportation sensitivity, the fruit is not really more delicate than peaches, and the trees can live longer and produce with less attention once established.

We're still a long ways off from getting a crop of fruit from our FFFFarm Pawpaws, but we'll have some seedlings for sale this fall, and fantastic locally sourced pawpaws.

A couple things I forgot to mention in the vid...
Don't let the seeds dry out! You can put a plastic bag over the pot to to prevent evaporation, and/or just monitor your pot to maintain dampness with drowning your seeds.

Also, if your getting seeds from different sources it's worthwhile labeling the pots so you can keep track of development if inclined.

Let's GROW!!!!


04/02/2026

Fonthill Family Fruit Farm's New Fruit Development Initiative going into its 3rd year with lots of open pollinated apples and a few directed hand pollinated apples as well as some pears, lots of currants, pawpaw, and Persimmons.

These goldrush x pixirosso have the potential for ornamental appeal, with deep hued leaves and potentially bright pink flowers inherited from Pixirosso as well as very likely amazingly flavored fruit, and hopefully some of the disease resistant traits of the Goldrush, which is also fantastically delicious.

Let's GROW!!!





Address

1724 Pelham Street N
Fonthill, ON
L0S1E6

Opening Hours

Thursday 3pm - 6pm
Friday 3pm - 6pm
Saturday 10am - 6pm
Sunday 12am - 4pm

Telephone

+19058925811

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