Athena Acres

Athean Acres is a small-scale diverse tree nut farm with over ten acres of land planted to hazelnut ,heartnut, pecan and sweet chestnut trees. Our first acre of hazelnut and heartnut trees was planted in 2014 using cultivars approved by Ferrero Rocher, since when we have expanded with more varieties resulting in a diverse range of hazelnuts in different sizes and shapes, some with a characteristic tiger's eye stripe. Athena Acres has been producing nuts for sale since 2017, gradually increasing in volume with each passing year. Still too small to justify mechanization. we hand-pick, sort, wash and bag all the nuts, feeling the weight of the nut while observing its colour and sheen. This assures the consumer of a low reject rate when the nuts are cracked. Under good dry storage conditions, our in-shell hazelnuts can remain fresh for eating for well over a year. We sell our in-shell hazelnuts in 1lb bags at our roadside stand. From October 2023 they will also be sold at a select retailer Havaris Produce, in Covent Garden Market, London, ON, and at the Rodney Night Market for one night in November annually.