Despite Cape Breton's harsh winters, a family-run juice company near Baddeck is blossoming.

Glenbourne Premium Cider and Juices is believed to be the island's first registered orchard. What started in 2019 with the planting of 500 trees has grown to 5,800, with another 1,300 about to go into the ground.

Today, their products are sold across Nova Scotia.

Co-owner Diana Poloni, who lives and works in Glace Bay, originally bought the property as a vacant plot of land. When her partner, Lakmal Siriwar…