Puslinch, Ontario · Open daily
Pick your own, say hello to the alpacas.
A family orchard on Wellington 35 — apples, pears and peaches grown the patient way, with a paddock full of animals who are very used to visitors.
You're invited · Soft launch
Saturday, September 19 · 11am–4pm · free entry
Gates open free for the day — wander the rows, take a wagon ride, meet the animals. Regular entry starts the day after.
Visiting
Come as you are, leave with a full bag.
No tickets, no timed entry. Park in the field, grab a bag at the stand, and we'll point you at whatever is ripest that morning. Bring the kids, bring the dog, bring an appetite.
If it's your first time: give yourself an hour or two. Most people mean to pick a bag and end up sitting with the goats.
Hours
Daily, 11am – 6pm
Through October 31
Entry
Adults 18+ $10 · Children 2–17 $5 · Under 2 free
From September 20. Pay at the door, cash or card ($1 card fee per transaction). Free on soft launch day.
On the trees now
What's in season
Varieties come on a few weeks apart. Call ahead if you're driving for something specific — we'll tell you honestly whether it's worth the trip yet.
Apples
Picking now- Honeycrisp
- Royal Gala
- Ambrosia
- Fuji
$1.99 / lb u-pick, every apple variety, all season.
Pears
Picking now- Bartlett
- Bosc OP-5
- Dewdrop
Peaches
Winding down- Allstar
- Early Blush
- Rising Star
U-pick & the farm stand
How a morning here usually goes
- 1Park in the field and pick up a bag at the stand. We'll tell you which rows are ready.
- 2Pick at your own pace. Twist, don't tug — the tree keeps next year's bud that way.
- 3Weigh up at the stand — apples are a flat $1.99 a pound, whatever the variety. Cash or tap. Then take a wagon ride and meet the animals before you drive home.
The welcoming committee
Meet the animals
They're out to say hello every day we're open, and the wagon runs daily too. Feed is sold at the stand — please don't bring your own.
Alpacas
Vanessa, Sharon & Fancy
Nosy, gentle, and entirely convinced you brought snacks.
Goats
Pepper, Mo & Raffi
The troublemakers. Keep a hand on your bag.
Horses
Casey & Montana
Steady, patient, and always first to the fence.
Mini horses
Vogue & KC
Small, opinionated, a hit with every four-year-old.
Donkey
Mabel
Runs the place, as far as she's concerned.
Sheep
Rambo, Rusty & Bibi
Shy for about a minute, then very much not.
Ducks
Mum and her ducklings
New every spring, under the lamp in the barn.
Turkeys
The row patrol
They walk the apple rows all day, eating what the trees don't want.
Our story
A Kashmiri family, planting in Puslinch since 2021.
We grow the way our family did back home — slowly, by hand, with more patience than a spreadsheet would recommend. The trees are young. So is the farm. You're catching us at the good part.
Read our story
Private events
Weddings and gatherings under the trees
In 2026 we're hosting a small number of private events — intimate weddings, family celebrations, the odd company day out. A pilot season, so we can learn how to host you properly.
Dates are intentionally limited this year. Full rentals open in 2027.
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Before you come
Questions we get
at the gate
Do I need to book?
No. Walk in any day between 11 and 6. Weekends are busiest around 1pm.
Can we bring the dog?
Yes, on a leash. Just keep a little distance from the paddock fence.
Are the animals out every day?
Yes — the animals are out and the wagon runs every day we're open, 11 to 6. U-pick runs all seven days too.
How do we pay?
Cash or tap at the stand.
Is it stroller-friendly?
Mostly. The rows are grass and mown short — a sturdy stroller is fine, a light one will bump.
Know what's ripe before you drive out
A short note when a new variety comes on, and when the wagon's running. Nothing else.
Find us
On Wellington 35, just south of Guelph
Look for the green sign at the roadside and turn in — parking is in the field by the stand. If the lot looks full, keep coming; there's more room than it looks.
Address
3977 Wellington 35
Puslinch, ON N0B 2J0
Open
Daily 11am – 6pm, through October 31