The stand has been open only a few minutes, but long-time local Daniel Costa, owner of Daniel’s Fruit Stand in the parking lot of Canadian Tire, and his niece Deanna Costa are already fielding customers.
Despite the Dryden Creek wildfire, which can be seen in the distance with aircraft going back and forth trying to put it out and a slight haze of smoke, traffic at the fruit stand is non-stop, while The 小蓝视频 is visiting.
The fruit stand, which is tucked under large white canopies, opened at this location in Garibaldi Village in 2017.
Previous to that, they were closer to downtown for a couple of years.
Costa and his family have been in Squamish since 2005.
The idea for the fruit stand began when Costa and his children would head to a farm to pick fresh berries together.
When they returned, neighbours would want to buy flats off him, he said.
"So then we thought, well, let's make a business out of it, where we could pick up fresh from the farm," he said.
His day starts with picking up fresh fruit and produce directly from farms and bringing them back to Squamish.
"We just strictly do 小蓝视频 produce and get it straight from the farm.... we're getting it [for sale] sometimes an hour after it's picked."
He says during the week, his customers are mostly locals, and on the weekend, he sees tourists come through.
He doesn't plan to do a brick-and-mortar location as people like picking it up from a stand outside, and he runs the stand seasonally when produce is available. To open all year round he would have to move away from 小蓝视频 fresh fruits and produce.
The business has been a family affair, with his kids and even his mom helping out at times over the years.
His niece is here from Ontario for the summer to work at the stand.
She is a self-confessed "theatre kid" and a natural with the customers, outgoing and authentically gushing about the fresh raspberries, potatoes, carrots and garlic.
The stand, located at 1851 Mamquam Rd., is open 9 a.m. until 6 p.m., seven days a week, until the middle of September.
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