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The Canaan Blueberry Farm will be opening for the 2015 around mid-July. For safety reasons, when they do, the gates will be opened about one-half an hour earlier to get the line-up of vehicles off of Canaan Road and in to the parking area. Return visitors will know that traffic moves very quickly along Canaan Road, and for drivers approaching from the south, there is a blind spot coming up the hill, so visitors to the blueberry farm are asked to exercise caution when entering and leaving. And remember... if you want to visit the farm you should always call ahead, just before you leave home because conditions (weather, fruit availability, etc) can change during the day. They do not usually answer the phone because they are busy in the fields, however the telephone calls are constantly monitored, and your messages are responded to ASAP... 613-833-2069. If you want specific information, leave a message in a clear and slow voice. To get directions check the Google map on their website.
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Click here to go to their Website (Tell them you found them on the Canaan Connexion!!) |
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(NOTE: Payment is made by cash or cheque only. Given the short season they don't use Interac)
The Reynolds Team They sell honey too The picking team For directions, click here
One neighbour said,"I've never seen or eaten such big and delicious blueberries, and I always look forward to the new season."  A wonderful way to relax and enjoy the company of nature! |
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| Delicious honey A lesser known but equally important part of the operation is bee keeping. Blueberry plants, just like any other flowering vegetation, needs pollination and so over the years, the Reynolds have become local experts in the art of apiarism (bee keeping). They now have over 35 bee hives which not only look after the blueberry fields, but with bees flying up to a radius
of 25 miles, the entire region  benefits from their travels. Each hive can have up to 50 thousand bees, so with 35+ hives, you do the
math.The off shoot of pollination process, is that bees as you know, produce honey, and on a good year the Reynolds will take off hundreds of pounds of the golden treasure, which they prepare, package and sell on site. There are roughly three batches per year, spring, summer and fall, and each batch is distinctive in taste depending on what plants the bees forage from. (In the spring you may get clover, buckwheat and early flowering trees, in the summer and fall, various types of flowers, vegetables and shrubs.)  Back to top |
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| Directions on getting here: The Blueberry Farm is at 2351 Canaan Road, just before the end of the pavement at Blue Jay Drive. Coming from Ottawa? Simply take Highway 174 east from Ottawa, to Canaan Road. Turn south at the traffic lights and go about five kilometers down the road. If you are coming from the east, the road is still called Highway 17. Go through Rockland, and you will find Canaan Road west of Rockland on your left at the tgraffic lights. Visit the Canaan Blueberry webSite for more directions and a map.... Click here.  Check out the Eaglewoods Golf Centre, just south of the blueberry farm,
still on Canaan Road.If pickin' blueberries is not your thing, why not mosey on down to the Eaglewoods Golf Centre, just a few thousand yards to the south on Canaan Road. You can hit a few buckets of balls while your family or friends are picking berries. For more on Eaglewoods, click here. |
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| This was the lead for the 2013 season... | on Friday, July 26, however now after more than two weeks, as the berries are picked out, the
end of their season is at hand. If you are thinking of picking, you should do so soon! If you want to visit the farm you should always call ahead, just before you leave because conditions (weather, fruit availability, etc) can change during the day. They do not answer the phone because they are busy in the fields, however the telephone calls are constantly monitored, and your messages are responded to ASAP... 613-833-2069. If you want specific information, leave a message in a clear and slow voice. To get directions check the Google map on their website. |
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Canaan Connexion 
(Saturday, August 16, 2014) A tough year for blueberries
but a good year for honey:
This pick-your-own
Did
you know that.....Bee pollen contains 22 amino acids including the eight essential ones, 27 minerals and the full
gamut of vitamins, hormones and fatty acids. over 5,000 enzymes and co-enzymes.
Pictured
here a team of local area kids... the force behind the 
and 
