2020 was a year like no other and one we will never forget. It was the year most of us had lots of time on our hands. We spent that time researching apple trees and what would work or not work in our climate and in our soil. There is so much information and we were out of out element. The nurseries were great to work with and answered our many, many questions. After much research and even more research, we placed our orders very first order for 1,200 baby apple trees in the summer of 2020 with an expected delivery date of March or April 2021.

In early April 2021, we pickup our order and it was HUGE!! Now we needed help. We sent out a call for help to all of friends and family and despite all the craziness going on in the world, they showed up. We knew we could all work safety far apart in a field and being outside. We are so grateful for everyone that helped us plant all those trees. In one day, we planted almost 1,200 trees. It was an amazing fun day, we brought out some food and it was just great to get everyone together after a long time apart…

We started this journey in 2016. Since then we have sought advice, planted a 5 acre apple orchard, planted over 4,000 Christmas trees, met with our local representatives from government and had many environmental consultations and reports. We even had the official well drilled for our future building. We are getting very, very close to building. Our goal is to start building asap but realistically, we are looking at building in 2025 will a plan opening in fall 2025 or Spring 2026.