Local orchard marks fifth anniversary with tours, grill and farm store specials

July 2, 2026 @ 1:03 pmFood, Local News, News, Rural, Wingham Advance Times

Calvin Lichty loves his apple orchards and spends a lot of time enjoying the fruits of his labour, pictured here amongst the apple trees.
The owners of Maitside Orchards celebrated their fifth anniversary with an open house on June 13 at their farm in Brussels. (Cory Bilyea photo)

BRUSSELS – Maitside Orchard celebrated five years under owner Calvin Lichty on June 13, with its first open house, inviting neighbours to tour the seven‑and‑a‑half‑acre site, sample grilled fare and shop the farm store. “We thought we’d like to do a little something… an open house and let people come in and enjoy themselves,” Lichty…

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Cory Bilyea is a reporter with Midwestern Newspapers.