Turaida Forest Garden

What We Grow

Unusual varieties chosen for flavour, grown slowly in the forest's rhythm.

Season keyEarly SummerSummerLate SummerSummer–AutumnAutumn
Unique Berries

Berries you won't find at the grocery store

We focus on varieties that reward patience — unusual, flavourful, and deeply tied to the forest edge where they thrive best.

Haskaps

Haskaps

Early Summer

Also known as honeyberries, haskaps are elongated blue-purple berries with a complex flavour — part blueberry, part raspberry, with a hint of tartness. One of the earliest fruits of the season.

Gooseberries

Gooseberries

Summer

Plump, jewel-like berries ranging from pale green to deep red. Tart when young, they ripen beautifully. Wonderful fresh or made into jam.

Jostaberries

Jostaberries

Summer

A rare cross between a blackcurrant and a gooseberry. Dark, glossy, and richly flavoured — they carry the depth of a currant with the size of a gooseberry.

Blackberries

Blackberries

Late Summer

Deep, inky, and intensely flavoured. Our blackberries ripen slowly through late summer, developing a richness that store-bought varieties rarely achieve.

Red Currants

Red Currants

Summer

Bright, jewel-like clusters that catch the light like tiny rubies. Tart and refreshing, they're wonderful eaten fresh, pressed into juice, or turned into a vivid jelly.

Black Currants

Black Currants

Summer

Intensely aromatic with a deep, complex flavour. Black currants are one of the most nutritious berries in the garden — bold enough to stand on their own or shine in preserves.

Mulberries

Mulberries

Early Summer

Long, soft, and deeply flavoured — mulberries ripen gradually over several weeks, rewarding those who visit often. A rare find outside of a home garden.

Elderberries

Elderberries

Late Summer

Small, dark, and packed with flavour. Elderberries are harvested in heavy clusters in late summer and are prized for jams, syrups, and preserves.

Bush Cherry

Bush Cherry

Summer

Compact and prolific, bush cherries produce masses of small, bright red fruit with a tart-sweet flavour. Great for fresh eating, juice, and preserves.

Seabuckthorn

Seabuckthorn

Late Summer

Vivid orange berries packed tightly along thorny branches. Intensely tart and extraordinarily nutritious — one of the most distinctive fruits in the garden.

Edible Nuts

Nuts grown the slow way

Our nut trees take years to establish and decades to mature. What they produce is worth the wait — rich, earthy, and unlike anything you'll find in a grocery store.

Hazelnuts

Hazelnuts

Autumn

Small, sweet, and intensely nutty. Our hazelnuts are harvested in early autumn when the husks begin to loosen — eaten fresh, they have a milky, delicate flavour.

Heartnuts

Heartnuts

Autumn

A Japanese walnut variety prized for its heart-shaped shell and mild, buttery kernel. Easier to crack than black walnuts, with a flavour all their own.

Buartnuts

Buartnuts

Autumn

A rare hybrid of butternut and heartnut. Rich and oily with a distinctive flavour — one of the most sought-after nuts among foragers and food lovers.

Pecans

Pecans

Autumn

Ontario-grown pecans are a rarity. Ours are selected for cold hardiness and produce a sweet, buttery nut that rivals anything grown further south.

Hickory

Hickory

Autumn

Wild and intensely flavoured, hickory nuts are the most underappreciated nut in the forest. Smoky, rich, and complex — a true taste of the Canadian woodland.

Roadside Stand

Come taste the difference

Our roadside stand is open seasonally. Stop by and pick up whatever the garden is offering that week.

Find Us
Turaida Forest Garden

A family-tended forest garden in Ontario, Canada — growing berries and nuts with patience, care, and deep respect for the land.

Location

31826 Hwy 3 Wainfleet, Ontario, Canada

Farm Stand - Open Seasonally

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Grown with patience, harvested with care.