Agriculture
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| Get Fresh with a Farmer
With more than 400 farms cultivating the land to grow fresh produce, agriculture has been at the heart of Oliver since town namesake Sir John Oliver brought irrigation in the early 1900s. Come and discover for yourself where your food originates before it arrives at your grocery store. Take a moment to sample delicious local products like jams and honey. Support farmers and agriculture by visiting our fruit stands and weekly farmer’s market where you can purchase a multitude of fresh fruits and vegetables. Few experiences in life are greater than a bite of fresh fruit, picked straight off the tree, still warm from the hot summer sun and bursting with juices of natural sweetness. From ground crops to fruit trees, farmers have tilled these soils for generations. This is where ‘freshly picked’ means knocking the dirt off a bunch of carrots from the farmers’ stand, or climbing a ladder in the u-pick cherry orchard.
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Springtime brings weeks of blossoming trees, like a fragrant wave flowing through the valley. Starting in mid-April (cherries) and ending in early May (apples), Oliver orchards literally burst into life. Summer starts harvest time, beginning late in June and stretching well into October. See all we have to offer. Take a scenic drive or bike ride down a country road. Wave hello to farmers as you pass by them on their tractors. Take a deep breath of fresh air filled with the perfume of ripening fruit and blossoming flowers. Stand back and drink in the view, the landscape is a patchwork quilt of colours, with golden Bartlett pears, deep red Bing cherries and bright green Granny Smith apples stitched together by rows of vineyards. Enjoy the fruits of our labour.
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