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VERMEER ORCHARDS INC.

OUR MISSION

At Vermeer Orchards Inc., our mission is to exceed customer expectations through the production, storage, and packing of high quality apples while maintaining a safe workplace, supporting our employees, and continuously improving all aspects of our operations.

OUR VISION

To be a leader in the apple industry, recognized for excellence in quality, food safety, workplace safety, employee well-being, and customer satisfaction.

OUR VALUES

Safety First
Quality in Everything We Do
Respect for People
Teamwork
Integrity
Continuous Improvment

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Hand Thinning Season Has Begun

The orchard is keeping us busy as we've officially started hand thinning our fruit. This is one of the most important jobs of the growing season, even though it's one that often happens behind the scenes.

Hand thinning means carefully removing some of the young fruit from each tree. While it may seem unusual to take fruit off, this process allows the remaining apples to grow larger, develop better colour, and produce the high-quality fruit we're proud to harvest in the fall. It also helps protect the trees from carrying too much weight and encourages healthy growth for future seasons.

Over the next few weeks, our team will be working through the orchard one tree at a time, giving each tree the attention it needs. It's detailed work, but it's all part of growing the best fruit possible.

NEWS AROUND THE FARM

RECIPES

Apple Walnut Bread

Serves/makes 24 Ready in 1-2 hours

Ingredients

2 cups sugar

3/4 cup vegetable oil

2 eggs

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

2 cups flour

1 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1 teaspoon ground nutmeg

1/4 teaspoon baking powder

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon salt

4 cups apples, peeled and diced

1 1/2 cup chopped walnuts

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and lightly flour two loaf pans

Combine sugar, oil, eggs, and vanilla in a large mixing bowl. Whisk well.

In another bowl combine the flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.

While stirring, add the flour mixture to the egg mixture and stir until just combined. Do not overmix. Stir in the apples and walnuts.

Pour batter into the prepared loaf pans. Place in the oven and bake at 350 degrees F for 55-65 Minutes or until set in the middle.

Remove from the oven and let cool in the pans for 5-10 minutes then turn out to a wire rack and let cool completely before slicing and storing. Store in an airtight container. This bread freezes well.

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