Durham Region is Home to the Apple Capital of Canada

All About Apples 

Durham Region produces 13 per cent of Ontario’s apples with 2,100 acres in production—and Clarington alone leads our region’s apple production with 1,950 acres in production. This is almost 3,500 soccer fields worth of orchards! 

But that doesn’t mean the only apple production is in Durham’s southeast. North Durham is thriving when it comes to producing some of the most flavourful apples and apple products. Cider and pick-your-own is a north Durham specialty. Check out Durham Tourism’s Guide to North Durham Cideries or the Durham Farm Fresh pick-your-own directory to plan your next apple outing. 

A is for Adventure

And Apples! Plan your apple adventure right here in Durham. All the delicious apple flavours are here for you to enjoy. The best part is... it is more than just food—it’s an experience for the senses and soul. There is nothing like breathing in the fresh air while visiting the farm and enjoying all things apple. Picture this: 

A crisp bite into the most local apples you can find.  

A sweet treat of the freshest apple fritters in town. Can you almost smell them?! 

A drink of the tastiest apple ciders and fruit wines to top it all off.  

Where to start? Find an “a-peeling” apple farm to visit by checking out Durham Tourism’s Apple Adventure Guide and Durham Farm Fresh.  

Now get out there with your family and friends for an apple adventure you will “apple-solutely” love! 

Tag @DurhamTourism in your next apple experience and share the love for local! 

A-list Innovation

Agriculture innovation is blooming in Durham, just like our apples! Durham is home to the largest privately owned apple farm in the country, Algoma Orchards. They service many apple farms in Durham by purchasing and distributing local apples, as well as growing their own. In addition to selling fresh apples to grocery stores across the countryside, Algoma also further processes their apples with a state-of-the-art juice press, and recently opened their new cidery, Lakeshore Cider!  

Apple orchards in Durham are known to lead the way in trialling some of the newest, up-and-coming innovations and technology in fruit production. Take Vivid Machines’ work in Durham’s apple orchards as an example. Our farmers can now measure fruit size, count and more, in real time to make the best management decisions possible and bring the best quality fruit to our markets. And look at Geissberger Farmhouse Cider. Their mobile custom apple cider press can press and package apples remotely to ensure farms of all kinds are able to create products with their apples.  

Apple innovation goes beyond the farm level. Durham College is home to its very own apple orchard! Whether it is testing new orchard management and agricultural practices, or the latest culinary apple innovation in the kitchen with baking, canning, cooking and brewing at the college’s Bistro 67,we know the future of fruit is in good hands.  

Celebrating Cider