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Ambrosia Apple Trail Mix Health officials are encouraging us all to get outside and stay active! Don’t run out of energy on the trail! This is the perfect snack for active Ambrosia apple lovers. We combine the classic ingredients of trail mix with dehydrated Ambrosia...

Come Dine With Me… At Home Ambrosia Cookoff - 2  A local group of friends – all foodies -- love to cook together when they visit each others’ homes. In light of the recent pandemic, they cannot share a kitchen, so instead they share a Facebook group: Come Dine...

Chef Check In - Chris Van Hooydonk, Backyard Farm Chef’s Table In this blog series, we are checking in on some of the chefs whose recipes are featured on our website. We’ll touch base with them, and find out how their lives, and careers, have changed since their...

Come Dine With Me… At Home Ambrosia Apple Cook Off A local group of friends – all foodies -- love to cook together when they visit each other’s homes. In light of the recent pandemic, they cannot share a kitchen, so instead they share a Facebook group: Come Dine With...

Chicken and Ambrosia Apple Salad Boats As Summer approaches, we are all yearning for lighter fare. This fun appetizer is a great way to start a meal or as a side. It gives a nod to a classic chicken salad sandwich but is much fresher, healthier and gluten-free. Plus,...

#AmbrosiaKitchen Photo Contest… And the Winner Is! Kudos to Mike Lane of Saanichton, BC for his photo entitled “My Favourite Snack.”  The bright and sunny photo of Mike’s seven year old grand-daughter, Coco, thoroughly impressed all of the judges. “My Favourite Snack”...

Ambrosia Apples SnickerdoodlesThese cinnamon and Ambrosia apple cookies will remind you of apple pie but they’re much easier to pack in a lunch! Unlike some snickerdoodles, these are soft and just a bit gooey. If you prefer them crunchy, flatten them fully before...

Our Humble Beginnings – A Chance SeedlingThe Ambrosia apple is one of the most popular apples in Canada, and is now grown world-wide, but this mighty apple has very humble beginnings.In the early 1990s, in the beautiful sun-drenched Similkameen Valley of British...

Ambrosia Apple Bacon Cheddar ToastAmbrosia’s are great for sweet and savory baking, but did you know they are also a great way to add some sweetness and fibre to your favourite classic sandwich recipes? Try some diced in your chicken salad sandwich, or if you are...

Questions from Consumer Sampling EventsQuestions about Ambrosia apples...We find the best way to promote our scrumptious Ambrosias is to visit different communities across Canada, sampling our wares. While people are enjoying their unique flavour and texture, we are...

Why are Ambrosia Apples the Best Apple?The 6 reasons Ambrosia Apple are Everyone’s Favourite AppleEver since an apple picker took a bite of a yet-unnamed apple in a Cawston Orchard, Ambrosia apples have been winning over hearts and taste buds. But, why is this apple...

#AmbrosiaKitchen Photo Contest Deadline Approaching Don’t Miss Your Chance to Win with Ambrosia Apples The photo entries are flying in for our #AmbrosiaKitchen photo contest and we love each and every one of them! We’re inspired by all of the creativity and love of...

Fun Facts About Ambrosia Apples Get to Know Your Favourite Apple a Little Better You may think you know Ambrosia apples but here are a few fun facts you may not have heard. Less Than Perfect Can you imagine a world without Ambrosia apples? Well, if one farmer had been...

Ambrosia Apples vs. Winter Fighting the Effects of Winter One Tasty Bite at a Time Canadian winters can be a lot of fun if you embrace the weather but the shorter days, cold air, and impulse to stay inside can pose some problems. Luckily, Ambrosia apples can be a big...

Should You Eat the Ambrosia Apple Core? Health Benefits of Apple Seeds Most people throw their apple core out. If you love Ambrosia apples, then you probably nibble that core down to almost nothing. However, new research suggests that you can (and should) go even...

#AmbrosiaKitchen Photo Contest Announcement Are you looking for something to distract you from the doldrums of winter? How about a photo contest that could win you a spectacular spring vacation? BC Ambrosia apple growers are excited to announce our latest contest! The...

Ambrosia Apple & Rutabaga Casserole Your New Favourite Side Dish Are you ready to shake things up at your holiday dinner this year? This baked dish is simple (with less than 5 ingredients) but it’s flavour is complex and satisfying. Rutabaga is an underappreciated...

3 Ways Ambrosia Apples Can Make Your Home Smell Like the Holidays Filling your home with the aroma of happy holidays It’s that time of year when we spend a little more time indoors and we invite people into our homes. Before you reach for the synthetic air freshener,...

Ambrosia Apple Betty in a Mug [Recipe] The perfect answer to your comfort food cravings Sometimes you’re craving comfort food but you don’t want to bake an entire pie. If you’re tight on time or you don’t have anyone to share a whole apple crumble with, a single-serve...

Can Ambrosia Apples Help with Anxiety? The health benefits of apples for those dealing with feelings of anxiety A 2018 study found that 41% of Canadians struggle with anxiety and nearly 30% of Canadians have been formally diagnosed with an anxiety disorder. This...

  How to Make Freeze Dried Ambrosia Apples Preserve the Ambrosia Apple Harvest in Your Freezer For many of us, freeze dried food is synonymous with astronaut cuisine. It was a marvel and a novelty. That may have been the case back in the Space Race era but freeze...

How to Create an Ambrosia Apple Wrap Bar A Perfect Way to Keep Busy Families Fueled Family life can get pretty busy and keeping everyone fed (healthily) can be a challenge. Weekends can be especially hard. If you’ve got one of those families where everyone is coming...

Can Ambrosia Apples Reduce Stress? A Healthy Diet and Stress Management Feeling stressed has become pretty common in our society. It’s so pervasive that the World Health Organization recently added ‘burnout’ to its International Classification of Diseases as a...

2019 Harvest Time in the Ambrosia Orchard When are Farmers Picking Ambrosia Apples this Year? Reports from the Ambrosia apple growers of BC are in and it looks like 2019 will be a good year. The fruit is just the right size, and exactly on time. Ambrosia apples are...

Pairing the Right Ambrosia Apple Snack with Your Activities Summer Fun Accompanied by Ambrosia Apples For many of us, summer means being on the go and having adventures. We have to take advantage of the great weather while it lasts, after all. But, all of these...

Right Now in the Ambrosia Apple Orchard  Countdown to Harvest at Raza Orchard It may be boring but when it comes to farming, ‘normal’ is one of the best ways for a season to be. That’s the case so far this year for the Ambrosia apple growing season. According to Tahir...

Why Should You Care that Ambrosia Apples Have Fibre? The health benefits of having more fibre in your diet Ambrosia apples are one of the best local sources of fruit fibre. A large Ambrosia apple (with the peel on) has about 3 grams of fibre. This is about 12% of the...

So Many Ways to Preserve Ambrosia Apples How to Enjoy Ambrosia Apples All the Way to Harvest The Ambrosia apple harvest is still months away which could mean that stocks in your area are running low. Don’t panic! We have 9 ways to ensure that you can continue to enjoy...

Phytonutrients from Ambrosia Apples and Why You Need Them The Health Benefits of Apples There’s been a lot of buzz lately about phytonutrients and why we should all be getting more of them. Luckily, Ambrosia apples are a great source of phytonutrients. If you haven’t...

Are Ambrosia Apples Good for Pie? How do you select an apple for an apple pie? For the longest time, people have categorized apples as being either ‘baking apples’ or ‘eating apples’. What they mean by this is that some apples are good to eat raw and fresh while other...

Right Now in the Ambrosia Apple Orchard The Ambrosia apple blossoms have all dropped, the bees have done their job, and it’s time to make sure that the fruit has an opportunity to grow to its full potential. We connected with Railou Gill of Gill Paradise Orchard to...

In the Ambrosia Orchard After a Strange Winter The Okanagan had a very unusual winter followed by an atypical spring. The winter started out warmer than usual and then we saw several very cold weeks. And, despite what the groundhogs predicted, the winter conditions...

What You Need to Know About Antioxidants and Ambrosia Apples You’ve probably heard the term ‘antioxidants’ and you probably know that they play a role in keeping you healthy. But, do you really understand why? Or, how to get enough of them? Let’s break it down and...

Winning Photo Selected in the Ambrosia Apple a Day Contest The Ambrosia Apple A Day Contest closed on March 15th, 2019 and our judges went to work in selecting their favourite photo. For the past few months, Ambrosia apple fans have been sharing pictures of Ambrosia...

Are Ambrosia Apples Prebiotic? The Role of Prebiotics and Probiotics in Your Health By now you’ve probably heard of probiotics. In the simplest terms, probiotics are the good bacteria that help to keep your digestive system functioning optimally. These ‘good bacteria’...

Ambrosia Apple Pie Parfait [Recipe] A Healthy Twist on a Classic Dessert If you love apple pie a la mode but you’re looking for a healthier alternative, this is the dessert for you. We layer an apple compote (made with Ambrosia apples, of course), with Greek yogurt,...

Ambrosia Apple a Day Contest Closing Soon Have you submitted your photo yet? Since January, Ambrosia apple fans have been sharing their pictures and entering our latest contest. There’s still time for you to get your photo submissions in. The contest is open until...

How To Design the Best Ambrosia Apple Board One of the hottest trends in entertaining is to have a creatively put together ‘board’. This is an evolution of both the cheese board and the charcuterie board. Some time ago, these two traditional platters started...

Ambrosia Apples Featured in New TV Show Are you as big a fan of cooking competition shows and healthy eating as we are? Then you can imagine our excitement when we found out that there was a new television show featuring amateur chefs working with Canadian...

Announcing the Ambrosia Apple a Day Contest Will your love for Ambrosia apples shine through your photo enough to win a luxurious Spring getaway in the South Okanagan? Starting on January 8th, 2019, Ambrosia apple fans are invited to submit their photo to the Ambrosia...

How Ambrosia Apples can Help Make You Less Grumpy We don't want to bring you down but as the days get shorter and we see less of the sun, it can affect our mood. According to the Canadian Mental Health Association up to 18% of Canadians experience some form of...

Why do we Give Teachers Apples? Put an Ambrosia Apple on Your Teacher's Desk Giving a teacher an apple is a long-standing tradition but have you ever wondered where it comes from? Apples have been symbolic of many things in our long storytelling history. The apple...

Why This Year's Top Apple Prize is so Fitting Canadian Horticultural Council Recognizes Robert and Jane Mennell For the second year in a row, Ambrosia apples have been declared the best of the new apple varieties at the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair. The winning...

6 Mistakes People Make with Ambrosia Apples Ambrosia apples aren't like other apples. They're crisp and juicy with a sweet, honeyed flavour. They're also naturally low in acid which means they're slow to brown after being cut open. These unique characteristics mean...

How to Help Save Bees and Keep Ambrosia Apples Growing If you love Ambrosia apples, thank a bee. We owe everything to these little miracles of nature. In fact, watch our video of how Ambrosia apples came to be to understand the important part that bees play in our...

Get to Know the People Who Grow Your Ambrosia Apples Meet Your BC Ambrosia Apple Orchardists Behind every BC-grown Ambrosia apple is a hard-working farmer. And, each farmer is a little different with their own farming story. We think they're pretty fabulous. Which is...

Ambrosia Apples Harvest Time in BC A Look at This Year's Crop The orchardists in the South Okanagan and Similkameen Valleys have started to pick Ambrosia apples. Pickers are already carefully pulling Ambrosia apples off the trees, putting them into their...

Right Now at Usha's Ambrosia Apple Orchard Getting Ready for Harvest Time It's an exciting time in the Ambrosia apple orchards across British Columbia - we're in the final stretch! To find out how this year's crop is looking, we stopped by a small Ambrosia apple farm...

Are Ambrosia Apples Good for Your Healthy Hydration? Meet Hydration Goals the Tasty Way Staying well hydrated is one of the cornerstones of optimal health. But, maintaining that doesn't have to be as boring as 'drink plenty of water.' Eating Ambrosia apples can be a...

Right Now in the Orchard Taking Good Care of the Ambrosia Apple Trees You might be inclined to think that summer is a sleepy time in the Ambrosia orchard. It's true that the apples are all hanging nicely in their trees, growing bigger by the day. However, there's a...

How to Dehydrate Delicious Ambrosia Apples in the Oven Never Run Out of Ambrosia Apples! Every summer we get to the point where we start to run out of fresh, local Ambrosia apples here in BC. Don't panic! There are a few ways to preserve them so that you're never...

Who Grows Your Amazing Ambrosia Apples in BC? Meet Your BC Ambrosia Apple Farmers One of the best things about farmers' markets is that you get the chance to meet the people who make your local goods and foods. But, you don't always get to meet the folks behind the...

What's Happening in the Ambrosia Orchards Right Now How will the Long Winter, Late Spring, and Floods Affect the 2018 Growing Season? Every season in the Ambrosia apple lifecycle plays a part in determining whether we'll have a healthy crop of big, juicy apples come...

Can Ambrosia Apples be Frozen? Making Sure You Have Ambrosia Apples all Summer Long Every summer we reach a point when the locally grown crop of Ambrosia apples starts to run out. Ambrosia apples are stored in special warehouses to keep them fresh well into the spring...

How Ambrosia Apples Can Improve Digestion A healthy digestion is key to good health. It's no secret that we're big fans of the old adage, an apple a day keeps the doctor away. We talk about the health benefits of Ambrosia apples a lot in this blog. One of these health...

Why do Apples Turn Brown? Why Are Ambrosia Apples so Slow to Brown? One of the things that people know about Ambrosia apples is that they're slow to turn brown after being cut. This is great for preparing apple slices before you're ready to eat them - for example,...

Are Apples Good for Relieving the Discomfort of Acid Reflux? You Might be Surprised How Ambrosia Apples Affect GERD and Heartburn Ambrosia Apples are not only honey-sweet and juicy, but they are also thin-skinned and low in acid – in fact they are the ideal snack for...

Chef Alessandro Vianello Wins the Ambrosia Apple Chef of the Year Contest His Ambrosia Apple Tart Tartin Was the Crowd Favourite! In the fall of 2017, four Vancouver-based chefs offered up their original and creative Ambrosia Apple dishes via video. Ambrosia Apple...

How to Make DIY Ambrosia Apple Potpourri Fill your home with the sweet scent of Ambrosia Let's face it. While our windows and doors have been shutting out the cold of winter, they've been locking the stale air in. Before you reach for chemical air fresheners, give...

Ambrosia Apples for Healthy Hair Can eating apples really lead to fuller, shinier hair? Need another reason to eat your Ambrosia apple every day? Probably not, because there are already so many reasons! Here's one anyway. It turns out that healthy daily habit of yours...

How do Farmers Keep Their Ambrosia Apples Fresh? The secret and science of controlled atmosphere storage Once upon a time, orchardists kept their apples in a cold cellar and hoped that they didn't freeze or rot before they could all be eaten, sold or traded....

Ambrosia Apples for Healthy Skin Eating for a better complexion When it comes to achieving healthy looking skin, we often turn to serums and creams. What if the answer isn't what you put on your body but rather what you put in it? And, what if one of the things you...

Contest Time! 2018 Ambrosia Apple Chef of the Year Our Most Popular Contest is Back Last year, thousands of Ambrosia apple fans tested chef-crafted recipes and voted on their favourites. In the end, Chef Adair Scott's Ambrosia Apple Fritters were the big winner and...

What Connection do Apples Have to the Holidays? Why You Should Stock up on Ambrosia Apples this Season Did you know that apples play an important role in many different cultural traditions around the winter holiday? Here are a few fun facts about apples during the...

How Ambrosia Apples Help You Maintain a Healthy Weight 3 Ways Apples Keep You Trim Whether you're looking to maintain your healthy weight or drop a few pounds, adding apples to your diet can help. And, if you're going to eat apples why not reach for the best tasting...

Ambrosia Apple Crowned Grand Champion BC Ambrosia Apple Grower Wins Big at the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair What's the best new type of apple? According to the judges at this year's Royal Agricultural Winter Fair it's Ambrosia apples. In particular, it's the...

5 Ways Ambrosia Apples Boost Energy Healthy Pick Me Up for Winter Days With the days getting shorter and busier, many of us are looking for extra energy wherever we can get it. Before you reach for the sugar or caffeine, consider what an Ambrosia apple has to offer....

What do Apples have to do with Halloween? Apples historic connection to this spooky holiday There are a few things that make October a pretty special month; it has two holidays and it's Ambrosia apple harvest time. We shared some ideas on how to incorporate Ambrosia...

4 Immune Boosting Benefits of Ambrosia Apples Arm Yourself with Ambrosia During the Cold and Flu Season Eating Ambrosia apples offers many health benefits but as we head into the fall, perhaps the most important reason to eat more apples is to support your immune...

How to Always Pick Perfect Ambrosia Apples Harvest Time Tips Harvest time at an Ambrosia orchard is an exciting time. There's a special skill in getting the apples off the tree at just the right time, and ensure they stay as pristine as possible in the picking...