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Riverbend
Orchards Inc. is the new name for a familiar company in Portage
la Prairie, Manitoba. In spring 2009, Philip and Karen Ronald purchased Linden’s B B Farm, founded by the late Bill Linden and his wife Marie. The
Ronald’s and their five children hope to continue the tradition of
providing locally grown fruit for consumers in the central plains region
of Manitoba. Riverbend Orchards is also a licensed propagator of cherry
and haskap plants.
The orchards are planted on 20 acres of fertile, river bottom soil
at the south side of
Portage
la Prairie. We are conveniently located at 100 Old Bridge Road
within
city limits. Most of the property consists of a triangular shaped
acreage bordered by Highway 240 to the east,
George
Lake
to the west and the Trans Canada highway to the north.
George
Lake
is a part of Garrioch Creek which drains Crescent
Lake
into the Assiniboine
River.
This year picking will commence in July with saskatoons and
gooseberries,
followed by raspberries in August. Plums and apples are expected in
September. Customers can choose to pick
their own fruit or buy pre-picked fruit from our coolers. Pre-picked
saskatoons and raspberries will be available fresh for several weeks in
the summer and frozen for a longer period into the fall.
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