Verger Belliveau Orchard

Owners

Robert Bourgeois

Brief History

Originally known as Verger Beauséjour, our orchard was founded in 1932 and operated for many years by Camille Sébastien (Bastien) Bourgeois. He was the first to get involved in apple farming and was passionate about his work. In 1956, the orchard became the property of the Congregation of Holy Cross and was subsequently renamed Belliveau Orchard. After working for many years for the priests at Holy Cross, Louis Bourgeois purchased the operation for his family in 1967. Today, his son Robert upholds the family tradition at Verger Belliveau Orchard.

Description

We specialize in the production, storage, packaging and processing of apples and are the largest shipper of apples in New Brunswick.

Our market/café and wine cellar are open all year round, and besides our many varieties of apples we also offer a wide range of apple-based products.

Agri-tourism

Economuseum: Celebrate our rich Acadian heritage while you explore our Economuseum located on-site. Learn about traditional processes, the history of the apple industry and the story of our own family orchard founded 75 years ago.

Tours: We are a very popular destination among families and social and school groups all year round.

U-pick: Cherries and apples *Apple Blossom Festival: *The first Sunday in June is a celebration of the new season’s apple blossoms featuring music, tastings, a barbecue, photo staging in the orchard and much more.

• Start and End of Season
• Open year-round: Market, café and wine cellar
• Late June: strawberry U-pick
• July : cherry U-Pick
• August: apple U-pick. Friday, noon – 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, 11 a.m – 5 p.m.

Where Sold

• Retail store on the property
• Stores: Sobeys, Co-op and other local stores
• Dieppe Farmers Market, year-round
• Farmers markets in Sackville and Shediac, June to October
• South east NB Liquor stores

Awards

• 2010 All Canadian Wine Championships
  Belliveau Poire
Silver, Tree Fruit Dry
  Belliveau Pomme Glacée
Silver, Iced Cider
  Belliveau Raspberry Sparlking Wine at the All Canadian wine Championship in Windsor, Ontario
• 2011 Atlantic Canadian Wine Awards
  Fruit Wine of the Year : Pear wine
  Gold : Pear Wine
  Silver : Cherry Wine
• 2011 Canadian Wine Awards
  Silver : Belliveau Orchard 2010 Pré d’en Haut
  Bronze : Belliveau Orchard 2010 Pear

What's new?

• Tuesday, January 17 2012 Pré d’en Haut 2010 wine from Verger Belliveau Orchard
• Thursday, October 6 2011 Verger Belliveau Orchard rapporte 2 médailles
• Tuesday, September 20 2011 Verger Belliveau Orchard wins 3 medals