Peaches, nectarines, apricots, cherries and berries stacked on British Columbia Produce boxes

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Alberta's longest-serving Okanagan fruit market

Okanagan fruit, brought fresh to you.

For 51 years, three generations of our family have trucked tree-ripened BC fruit over the Rockies and set up the yellow tents in southern Alberta towns, every week of the season.

Find the truck this week Order by the case

Family-run for 51 years 100% Canadian fruit, 100% Canadian-run Debit & credit accepted Bulk & canning orders welcome Late June to Thanksgiving weekend

The weekly route

Where's the fruit truck?

Same towns, same spots, every week of the season. Pick a day to see where we'll be.

Weekly truck route Highways 1 & 2 Tap a town for details

More stops coming. We're looking at adding towns. If you'd like the truck in your town, send us a message and tell us where.

How it gets to you

Orchard to tent in a few days

We don't buy from a warehouse. Our family drives to the Okanagan, loads the trailer, and brings it to you ourselves.

An orchard road above the Okanagan Valley

Picked in the Okanagan

We load up at orchards around the valley, including Davison Orchards in Vernon, close to home.

The Deacon's semi trailer on the highway through the Rogers Pass

Over the Rogers Pass

About 600 km of mountain highway, with the trailer full of cherries, peaches and everything else that's ripe that week.

Customers shopping under the yellow Deacon's tents beside the trailer

Under the yellow tents

We set up beside the trailer in your town, weigh it out, and you take it home the same day.

51 years on the road,
still the same family

Three generations, one family

Alberta's longest‑serving Okanagan fruit market

Deacon's has been bringing Okanagan fruit to Alberta for 51 years, longer than anyone else doing it. Many of the families who stop at our tents have been buying from ours for decades.

51 seasons

Every summer for half a century, over the Rockies and back, in good crop years and hard ones.

Three generations

Started by our grandparents' generation and run by the third generation today. Same family, same name on the trailer.

Straight answers

We tell you where every box comes from and what's ripe that week. It's how you keep customers for 51 years.

100% Canadian fruit.
100% Canadian-run.

Grown by Canadian farmers, mostly in BC's Okanagan, and brought to you by a Canadian family business that's been doing it for 51 years.

What's on the truck

Picked ripe, sold by the basket or the case

What's on the truck changes week to week with the harvest. We post photos of each week's load on Facebook.

Also on the truck: Taber corn, carrots, beans, cucumbers, peppers, melons, squash and pumpkins, plus jams, chutney, syrup and juice from Okanagan producers.

When to expect it

Typical timing. The weather moves it a week or two either way.

The Deacon's Farm Market lettering on the side of the trailer

Okanagan Lake from the hills near Vernon

Our story

Three generations of Alberta regulars

Deacon's Farm Market is a third-generation family business from Vernon, in BC's Okanagan Valley. Our first stop was Three Hills, Alberta, and we've made the run every summer for 51 years. No one has been bringing Okanagan fruit to Alberta longer.

Dan drives the semi and the whole family works the tents. These days two trucks run the route, so we can be in more towns each week.

Everything on our truck is 100% Canadian, grown by Canadian farmers, most of it in BC's Okanagan Valley. And Deacon's is 100% Canadian-run, from the orchard pickup to the tent. Ask us at any stop and we'll tell you where your fruit was grown.

For many, many years I have gotten my fresh fruit at Deacon's in Strathmore. Never have I found anywhere else close to the quality.Dot M., Facebook review

Wonderful produce from the Okanagan!Robert V., Facebook review

Bulk & canning orders

Canning this year? Reserve it by the case.

Tell us what you need and which stop you'll pick it up from. We'll confirm price and the pickup week with you before you come.

Cases of canning peaches, apricots, pears and apples
Flats of raspberries, strawberries and blueberries
Large orders for families, churches, schools and events

Email us

[email protected]

Or message us

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Bulk order request

Your name Phone

Email (optional) Pickup stop

Pickup week (roughly is fine)

What would you like?

Anything else? (optional)

This puts your order together so you can send it to us by email or Messenger.

Your order is ready to send

It hasn't been sent yet. Copy it, then email it to [email protected] or paste it into a Facebook message.

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Questions

Things people ask us at the tent

Don't see yours? Message us on Facebook or email Dan.

How long have you been doing this?

51 years. Deacon's is a third-generation family business, and we're the longest-serving Okanagan fruit market on the road in Alberta.

Where does your fruit come from?

All of it is Canadian. Most comes from orchards in BC's Okanagan Valley, and our corn comes from Taber, Alberta. Deacon's is a 100% Canadian-run family business.

Do you take debit and credit?

Yes, at every stop. Cash works too.

When does the season start and end?

We start in late June, once the first BC cherries are ready, and finish on Thanksgiving weekend in October. We announce the first day on Facebook a few days before.

How do I know what's on the truck this week?

We post photos of each week's load on our Facebook page, usually early in the week. The chart on this page shows roughly when each fruit comes in.

Can I buy fruit for canning?

Yes. Canning peaches, apricots, pears and apples are sold by the case, and berries by the flat. For larger amounts, send a bulk order request so we bring enough for you.

Where exactly do you park?

Each stop on the route list has the spot and a directions link. In High River we're downtown on the old railway line, and also at the High River Farmers' Market.

Will you come to my town?

We're planning to add stops. Send us a message with your town and we'll keep it in mind.

Do you have an email list?

Not right now. Follow us on Facebook for weekly updates and the season start date.

What if the weather turns?

If the mountain passes are dangerous, like early snow in the Rogers Pass, we may cancel a stop. We always post changes on Facebook first.

From the tents