Pearson's Berry Farm and Duane and Deb wish you a very

Merry Christmas

I like Christmas for more reasons than most.

We've had some very lean, tough times over the last 20 years and Christmas time was often the most turbulent. In 1994 we borrowed from our kid's savings account to buy 1000 brown syrup bottles from Ontario. We filled them with apple cider concentrate and set up a table at Market Mall in Saskatoon @$10 a bottle with our little company called Homestyle Beverages.

We left the family farm the previous year and still had some debts and bills lurking over our shoulder. Customers liked our little cider jugs so we were able to pay some of those old bills. Then three days before Christmas we had brisk sales.

Wow!!!

We hit a point where we could buy groceries and small gifts for the kids. Deb picked up the groceries and still had $700 cash sales in her wallet and forgot it in the shopping cart after loading the groceries. She drove back to the store. But of course, it was gone. She sobbed all the way home and for two hours after.

Then at 6:30 in the evening, the phone rang. It was a sixty-five year old couple. They had the wallet and said that there was a lot of money in it. This was the starting point of our business.

It's been a long process between 1994 and how we got to where we are today.

We work seven days a week from May long weekend to Dec 23 doing Markets and Christmas shows. It's high stress, noisy, fast paced…. go-go-go.

Now I can walk out 20 steps from my front door Christmas day, listen to the freshwater spring flowing quietly and ponder spending time with family and friends over the holiday season and reflect on all our customers that appreciate the products we make.

My Christmas Wish would be that everyone could experience My moment of Appreciation on Christmas Morning.

Merry Christmas,

Duane & Deb Mertin

 

Come Grab your Pies, Tarts, Saskatoon Berry Juice, Gordo's Sauces and more. . .

 

We love connecting with you at the Farmer's Market - that personal connection is so important.

We are excited to let you know we have a new permanent location in Calgary at the  Crossroads Market (Ogden & Blackfoot - 26th Ave.).

We have appreciated your patronage at the Calgary Farmers Market in the past years but now we are moving on – so remember;

Pearsons Berry Farm is now at the
Crossroads Market!

We cannot wait to welcome you to our new location at the Crossroads Market.   The owners of the Crossroads Market are giving it a new look and the rent is reasonable, therefore you will be happy to know that our prices will stay the same as last year.

It is also time to move into the internet age. So we are glad you joined us here at Pearson's Berry Farm website.

We are also on Facebook - www.facebook.com/PearsonsBerryFarm

Check out the HomeStyle Beverages website for more information.

And we are using email to notify you of important things that are happening at Pearson's Berry Farm.

But we do need you to submit your email:

Then we will send you updates on when the Farmer's Market will be opening, where you can purchase our amazing Butter Tarts and World Famous Pies and when the berries will be ready for picking.

We promise not to bother you with tons of emails - only when it is important.

Thanks so much!
Duane and Debbie

 

Come out to Crossroads Farmers Market (in Calgary) and grab a slice of Pie today...