Longueuil, August 29, 2024 - This season marks a historic harvest for Les producteurs de pommes du Québec, the most abundant in 15 years. In orchards and grocery stores, apples are not only abundant, but of exceptional quality. Taste the different varieties! Often sweet, sometimes tart, juicy or fragrant: Quebec apples have it all!
Available year-round in grocery stores
To make sure you're choosing Quebec apples, look for the Pommes Qualité Québec logo on bags or labels of bulk apples when you store.
These apples, carefully cultivated by our growers and available year-round from our warehouses, are the fruit of unrivalled know-how. When you choose Pommes Qualité Québec, you're not only supporting local agriculture, you're also enjoying fruit of incomparable quality and freshness! For more details on Pommes Qualité Québec certification, or to consult the Quebec apple marketing calendar, visit lapommeduquebec.ca!
Meeting local producers
A time-honored tradition in Quebec culture, pick-your-own apples give families a chance to reconnect with nature at the start of each season, while discovering new varieties. Plan your getaway using our directory at lapommeduquebec.ca/autocueillette, featuring over a hundred Quebec apple growers offering agrotourism activities. Access the information sheets for local businesses to learn more about the varieties available per orchard and the other amenities on offer, such as playgrounds and picnic areas, restaurants, farmhouses, and more! "Les Producteurs de Pommes du Québec are proud to be involved in the development of the local economy of the various apple-growing regions by enabling Quebec artisans to shine through their repertoire. This partnership with regional representatives ensures that the companies at the heart of our local economy benefit from greater visibility and accessibility. Plan your visit, they're waiting for you!" says Éric Rochon, President of Les Producteurs de pommes du Québec.
Explore, cook and enjoy: lapommeduquebec.ca is your reference!
Whether you're an avid cook or a lover of outdoor activities, lapommeduquebec.ca is the resource for everything to do with our emblematic fruit. You'll also discover a multitude of delicious recipes, perfect for any occasion, featuring our good Quebec apples.
Did you know that...
- Apples are one of the few fresh Quebec fruits available year-round in grocery stores.
- One out of every two apples in our grocery stores was not grown in Quebec (this is particularly true of the Granny Smith green apple).
- Apples from all origins are harvested only once a year, even in countries where the weather is warmer for longer.
- Apples keep 10 times longer when stored in the produce drawer of your refrigerator.
- It takes at least 3 to 4 years for an apple tree to produce its first apples. How patient our passionate growers are!
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