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Meet Your Farmer
Quentin Parsons, 4th generation farmer in Keremeos, BC and proprietor of Parsons Farm Market. Photo by David Niddrie
Cherry Pickin’
August 6, 2011
Cherries are still coming on strong here in the Similkameen. The early varieties went fast and now we are onto some of the later cherries. As always, a stop at Parsons will give you what you need to satisfy that craving for summer in a bite – a tree-ripened, plump and juicy cherry! Here are […]
All About Apricots
August 6, 2011
Apricot season is in full swing at Parsons and we have a number of varieties on offer. Come by to sample the best tree-ripened, sun-kissed, just-picked delectable apricots you’ll ever taste! Here are some pics from the orchard earlier this week. Can’t you just about taste that sweet nectar? Photos by David Niddrie
Opening Day!
June 28, 2011
Parsons Farm Market will open for the 2011 season on Wednesday, June 29, 2011 at 8am! It had been a long winter and a damp spring here in the Similkameen, so the crops are a little on the late side this year. Planting and seeding had to wait for the optimum conditions to ensure the […]
Posted in: In Season, Market News
Golden Sunset
February 23, 2011
Keremeos is situated in the Similkameen Valley at the convergence of the lower Okanagan Valley (running North), the Osoyoos highlands (East) and the Princeton/Similkameen Valleys (from the West). The weather here is perfect for growing the sweet, juicy tree fruits the area is known for. Hot summers and cool winters are dictated by the winds […]
Posted in: Photo
Winter Pruning
February 23, 2011
We are deep into the winter pruning of our fruit trees here at Parsons. The Similkameen winter was a long one, but the trees are in great shape and the fist signs of spring are starting to show. Won’t be long now until we see some blossoms on the apricot trees, and a few months […]
Posted in: Off Season
Parsons Farm Market 
August 23, 2011
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