Devins Orchards is a family owned and run farm business, now in it’s 88th year!

n 1921 Dr. Clifford Devins, a prominent doctor in Aurora, Ontario, purchased 100 acres in Whitchurch township. His young wife, Audrey Mabelle, also a doctor, wondered what her husband wanted with property so far away from town! You have to remember in those days, horse and buggy were still being used.

Clifford was raised in Collingwood, Ontario and wanted to have an apple orchard similar to the ones that still proliferate the Collingwood/Georgian Bay/Thornbury area.

Dr Devins planted grasses, potatoes, etc, in the first year or two, pastured sheep and even managed close to 400 bee hives. Once the soil was stabilized he planted the first apple trees, some of which are still producing today!

Devins Orchards has evolved over the years from a wholesale orchard, providing fresh apples to the local fruit markets in Aurora, Newmarket and Stouffville, to a pick your own farm/market with over a dozen varieties, some old favourites and some just a few years on the scene.

Today, the fourth generation of the Devins family is active on the farm and we look forward, as always, to sharing our farm this fall with all our wonderful customers.