Please check "Our Products" page to view the list of various fruits and berries.

The Knol Family moved to Nova Scotia from Holland in 1953. Henry Sr. started his own farm in 1954 by purchasing a dairy farm. Strawberries were grown shortly after, starting with one acre and peaking at about 50 acres in the 1980’s. Strawberry processing began in 1980, eventually becoming the main focus of the business.

Rhubarb production began in the mid 1990’s and we now produce 30 acres of rhubarb. We also purchase rhubarb for processing from several other growers throughout the Maritimes. We currently process over 1 million lbs of rhubarb every season.  Fresh rhubarb is harvested in June and processed and frozen in our facility for shipment to our customers year round.

Our modern facilities include 25,000 sq. ft. of packing and processing space, 15,000 sq. ft. of dry storage space.                                                                                                                  Our Freezers have 80,000 cu. ft. of space. For maximum quality our products are blast frozen immediately after processing and kept in the freezers which can store over one million pounds of frozen product.  Our freezers are electronically monitored at -22 degrees and are also available for custom freezing.

Knol Farms became a fully certified HACCP organization in the year 2000. HACCP is the world-wide industry standard for food safety and represents a pro-active approach to providing the consumer with safe food. Knol Farms is one of only two HACCP recognized establishments under processed products in the Atlantic region and was the first to be recognized. We also have a 3rd party audit done by GFTC (Guelph Food Technology Center). GFTC provides creative, confidential technical solutions, training, consulting and auditing to the Canadian Agri-Food industry in the areas of R&D, product development, packaging, shelf-life, food safety, quality, and productivity improvement.  We also follow strict guidelines set up by CFIA (Canadian Food Inspection Agency) which monitors fresh fruits and vegetables that are imported and domestically grown and traded under federal standards.  They are responsible for: inspecting products for their safety and wholesomeness, verifying compliance with the federal grade, packaging and labeling requirements, and supporting orderly marketing to provide fairness in the marketplace