We bought a bushel of apples. It was one of the most delicious apples we have ever tasted. The…read moredrive to this farm was worth the trip. The price is reasonable too. For the quality and fair price, we will be going back.

I am reviewing the Market Square space, not the farmers market itself…read more I was recently at Market Square for Niagara VegFest. This is a great community space with large windows and skylight. Really incredible natural light but it does get hot in there. Some of the vendors' food items started melting and sweating. The space has room for many vendors and it can get crowded as folks stop to look at tables or just stand in the middle of the walkway. I would be interested in checking out the farmers market there. It's a very nice space to walk through. It was tough to park, but that could be because on Sunday, all the parking is free.

Wonderful local community Center with bay doors, natural skylight and electric lighting and is…read moreguess about 8000 square foot floor plan. Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays is the market. Check out the wonderful selection of fresh and natural foods. Weekdays may it have the selection, but they will likely be less of a hassle as they are more sparsely attended. A great cultural hub for downtown St. Catharines, which one street over on St Paul street is suffering from the urban blight of closed businesses and too many bars. King street has this as an anchor, I suspect I will be back often!

If you're in Niagara, you will live these serene surroundings.I recommend this farm to pick your…read moreown strawberries. You can also purchase these sweet Ontario strawberries in their store. They have a wonderful quaint store that sells fruits, vegetables, bakery items and much more since they've expanded. They also have great apple cider! Plenty of parking and friendly staff.

Stopped here for a quick sandwich lunch and also picked out some fresh fruit and pastries. The…read morepeach blueberry pie, cherry tart, and fresh cooked corn were so delicious!

Do yourself a favor and stop here on your scenic drive. Fresh produce. Sandwiches. Pastries. Baked…read moregoods. We didn't know what to sample first. Peaches were so juicy and sweet. The strawberries were bright red and delicious. Apple cider donut a must. As are the pies. We had a sandwich and coffee and devoured a strawberry rhubarb pie while we sat by the water. Benches and tables available. Canned goods for purchase. Friendly staff. Separate washrooms. Great prices. One of our highlights.

Cherry picking season has started and it's a good opportunity to go to cherry orchards and enjoy…read moresome time with your family, especially little ones. We arrived here early in the morning and the parking lot was half full and we bought our baskets (they only accept debit or cash) and went inside the orchard. There were many cherry trees that were perfect height for kids and adults, with different sizes of cherries on them. We spent almost 2 hours and since we were planning to pick both sweet cherries and sour cherries, we went to one of the staff and she redirected us to another orchard of theirs to pick the sour cherries. It was around 9:30-10 when we went to the other orchard and all the parking lots were full and there was a huge lineup for cars in both orchards to get in and big lineups to buy baskets and get inside the orchard. So, I suggest going in early in the morning. They have less sour cherry trees available and you need to spot them between sweet cherry trees and they're as delicious as the sweet cherries. They have very friendly and helpful staff that adds to the fun of picking your own cherries.

We've been coming to Cherry Avenue Farms since we were young. It would be a fun cousins day out and…read moreour families would just load up on delicious fresh cherries! It's so much fun and despite the large crowds, you're not really too crowded once you get into the cherry trees section. This farm has been up and running for over 220 years and it's amazing to see the family continues to do well and offer a place for Pick Your Own on a variety of fresh produce. I think it was $5 admission for adults and that amount will be deduced from your fruit basket if you pick anything. Typically, we pick a whole giant ton of cherries to gift to friends (and of course eat for ourselves). Staff here are great and everything is made easily accessible. If I had one little advise, it would be to offer more step stools and maybe guide on how to use. There were only 5 step stools in a very very large space and this one family hogged them all to just sit on. All the good cherries were up top and way out of reach, unless we did some climbing. I loved PYO farms as a kid and bring friends / plan family summer outings to these types of farms. It's just so nice to be outside away from technology and traffic. Love it here! The fruits are delish by the way.

The Harvest Barn is unique. It's a fresh produce market, a bakery, deli, soup & salad bar, and…read moreconvenience store, all the while presented with its own local character. I often go there for lunch for some of their fresh sandwiches and salads, or I'll often stop by on the way home from work with some locally grown fruit/vegetables. All of Niagara's finest farmed products on out and on display. The Harvest Barn is a great alternative to fast food lunchtime ventures. The food tastes great and you feel healthy after eating - what a concept! The Harvest Barn also serves as a great alternative to the supersized Mega-grocery stores which are all too commonly found in suburban cities across North America (which also tend to import their produce from all over instead of fresh, locally grown food). Outside they have picnic tables if you feel like enjoying the sunshine, and also a small kids play area (ie. small wooden train) which is great for distracting the little rascals or hyperactive adults. They also have Fruit Baskets, Deli Trays, and Sandwich Platters. I've never had the pleasure of having any, but I wouldn't hesitate in ordering seeing as everything else I've tried has been pretty fantastic. The bottom line, I highly recommend the Harvest Barn because it's healthy, locally grown food and they take pride in the quality of service that they provide (and it shows).

A marvelous place to be with fresh produce, most of which is from a 100 mile radius of the store…read more Not only is the produce impressive, but they bring in fantastic foodie products from all over that are gourmet or specialty items like olive oils from Italy, BBQ sauce from Kansas City & Canadian specialties like Ice Syrup. The staff is really friendly & helpful, and it's an enjoyable place to shop for fresh fruit & veggies, gourmet items, plus they have a salad bar, a hot bar, soup, a juice bar & an in-house bakery to boot! You've got to shop here.

Gallagher's has been a staple in the area for as long as I can remember -- located on Highway 20,…read moreit's a thoroughfare for many traveling to and from Toronto. It's always been associated with fresh farm food. The staff here are always warm and welcoming -- but more importantly, they offer genuine help, which reflects the farming life mentality. Luckily, they were open on a holiday during our last visit -- while everyone else was closed. We picked up an awesome apple pie, some tasty meat pies, and a nice selection of fruits and veggies. If you're in the area, pop into this piece of local history. Saluti

From the owner: We have been in business since 1972. We farmed up until 2005. Now we support all our local…read moregrowers and suppliers. We are open from April 15th to Dec.31st. We enjoy all of the seasons. In the spring we have all of your garden needs. We have a full line of fresh produce, firewood, baked goods, flowers, seeds, soils, fertlizer, plants and preserves. All season we have local jams, preserves, meats, peanuts, waffles, baked goods, ice cream, honey, maple syrup and much more. Summer we have all your local produce available fresh from the local farms. Fall we have all your canning produce, full line of produce, pumpkins, straw, mums and all of the above.. Winter time we have firewood, christmas trees and a wide variety of christmas decor. Mixed urns, dogwood, boughs, wreaths and poinsettias.