We are a cooperative of 6 small family farms working together in the Okanogan Valley in North Central Washington State. Our six farms include Apple Cart Fruit, Filaree Fruit, Bunny Laine Fruit, Grandpa's Homeplace, Whitestone Mountain Orchard and M & A Orchards. Since 2006, we have forged strong connections with our customers and have developed a reputation for exceptional quality fruit, excellent
customer service and reliable deliveries. Our small farms work together, sharing resources, equipment, knowledge, expertise, marketing and sales. We have developed a close working relationship between the farms, farmers and our Co-op for the benefit of the customers we serve. We believe that we have much more to offer our customers through these relationships than we ever did as individual farms and farmers. The naturally warm sunny climate of the Okanogan makes it possible for us to grow the best quality fruit available anywhere in the world! We pick our fruit when it is at peak ripeness by color picking, picking for flavor and then going back through the trees to do it all over again. Tree-ripened exceptional quality fruit is what you will get from OPMA. Each of our 6 farms pick and pack on the farm and our deliveries happen right after the fruit is packed so our customers are getting the freshest products on the market. OPMA's quick delivery from tree to the consumer makes it possible to guarantee our products. We have strict OPMA packing standards that each farm follows along with a food safety plan. All 6 of our farms are Certified Organic by the Washington State Department of Agriculture. We believe in being good stewards of the land and our local communities by using sustainable growing techniques and ensuring safe and healthy working conditions for all of our employees. At least 4 of the farms are 2nd or 3rd generation farms, several are run by BIPOC families and/or women. All of our farms are working hard to grow sustainably and to leave a legacy of organic farming for generations to come. OPMA’s list of products is vast and varied. For example, we have more than 25 heirloom varieties grown on just 2.5 acres and on another farm we have 57 different varieties, including 14 apple varieties, on just 11 acres. We also grow larger quantities of some of the more traditional varieties such as Honeycrisp Apples and sweet cherries. Our typical season starts in June and ends late January or early February. Here is a general look at our harvest and delivery schedule:
Sweet Cherries: mid-June through July
Tart Cherries: mid-July
Apricots: mid- July
Black Currants: mid - July
Blueberries: July
Blackberries: July through August
Peaches July through September
Nectarines mid-July through September
Table Grapes: September into October
Pears: mid-August - December
Plums: August-September
Pluots: September
Apples: July - January
For more information you can reach out to Heather Dalzell, OPMA Sales and Marketing Manager, at (509) 429-3807 or at [email protected].
