Apples

Eevery September orchard is offering beside juicy apples a spectacular view on Montérégie region of Quebec.

Few travel notes on Rougemont…
Photo gallery featuring Rougemont…

We’ll be here adding to a spectrum of colors also seasonal farm produce of a local farm, as already said, in few words and a photo gallery featuring the Quinn Farm, located on Ile-Perrot, just outside of Montreal (west on highway #20).

Quinn Farm pumpkin field

Most colorful season of the year must be experienced outdoors wherever (whenever) green of summer is being slowly replaced by rich yellow and read colors of the autumn.

This visit to Quinn Farm was in the month of October so it features pumpkin picking but farm also produces strawberries, blueberries, asparagus and sweet corn, all pick-your-own through out the summer months.

At the very entrance Quinn Farm features beautiful barn where, who knows, your little one may meet for the first time some of the domesticated animals too. Maze made of bales of straw will keep the kids busy while ride on a tractor pulled wagon arrives. When done with harvesting fun on one of the fields or in their apple orchard, beside paying for produce you have collected outdoors, you can buy a seasonal, freshly made, right there on the farm, apple or pumpkin muffins, apple pie, locally produced honey and other products. Weather permitting, you may find a bench and have a picnic.

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Yearly cycle of life on Quinn farm does not end with pumpkin picking since in December, you may choose your own perfect Christmas tree right there.

In the same main building at the Quinn Farm, in October you may find great Halloween related crafts and in the month of December Christmas items that will make a great Christmas presents or decorations for your home.

Photo gallery featuring pumpkin picking on Quinn Farm

Quinn Farm, located at the 2495 boul. Perrot sud, Notre-Dame de l’Île-Perrot, in Quebec, is kind of farm that can be found around any big city. If nothing else then this could be a good reason to go out there and get fresh produce throughout the Summer and Autumn.

Location of the Quinn Farm on the map:

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Orchards are on or around a few hundred meters tall Mont Rougemont, one of the Monteregian Hills. The mountain is mostly covered with maple forest and for that reason in the surrounding area can be found number of sugar shacks that in late winter and early spring produce maple syrup.

Before first colder days of autumn dress up maple trees with spectrum of colors it’s the right time for Montrealers to head out to country side and pick some apples, buy some cider, taste local cheeses, buy a jar of locally produced honey or even an apple pie.

Apple picking in “Verger du Flâneur” orchard, Rougemont, Quebec

On the lower slopes of Mont Rougemont, as well around it, many of apple orchards sell the fruit in season on their sales counter, or simply will sell you a bag, two or more, and you go on, spend an hour or more picking apples by yourself (with your family and friends), while enjoying the view or having a picnic. So, when time is right (one of those last warm and sunny weekends in mid September to early October) hurry up and enjoy the countryside. Soon enough apple harvest will be in a full bloom and they’ll end up on your local store shelf’s, or as a cider and ice cider (for ice cider apples are picked up in the month of January).

Featured on the map is Verger du Flâneur orchard, in Rougemont, 1161 Petite Caroline. On photos in video…

Choosing an orchard for apple picking around Montreal isn’t that easy since there are many in Monteregie, some in Eastern Townships, as well north from the city and some other orchards (travel notes) right around the corner. After trying few we think that “Verger du Flâneur” orchard, located on the south slope of Rougemont mountain is the perfect place to pick your own apples in Quebec, enjoy the view, relax in peace and quiet atmosphere.

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Verger du Flâneur orchard

Beside apple orchard and view facing south from Mount Rougemont, one of the photos from Monteregie features St. Thomas – Anglican church, elsewhere in Monteregie.

If you live in a big cosmopolitan city, like Montreal, even few hours spend on location like this will let you find an inner peace by being surrounded only with sounds of absolute silence. Map & travel notes from Rougemont… →

Photo gallery:

Verger du Flâneur orchard located at 1161 Petite Caroline in Rougemont, beside spectacular view overlooking Montérégie from picnic area found in the clearing, deeper in orchard, near the forest, has another picnic area at the very entrance in to the orchard.