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Raspberries are ready!

Friday, July 8th, 2011

Red Raspberries- We are now offering either picked or u-pick red raspberries! We also have some black raspberries, but quantity is limited and they tend to go fast. We sell our raspberries for $4.00/pint or 2 for $7.00.  Our U-Pick price is $2.00/lb. while quantity lasts. We do supply containers for you.  Our hours of operation are from 9-6pm.

Black raspberries beginning to ripen!

Black raspberries beginning to ripen!

Sweet Cherries- We are still picking our beautiful homegrown sweet cherries and have them available at our fruit stand. We sell them for $5/qt. Sweet cherries seem to be a favorite of many and this has been a really great season as they have such a wonderful flavor!
Blueberries- We are just starting to get some blueberries in and will have them available for sale as quantity allows. Our blueberries are currently $3/pint.
 
 With the recent warm temps. and all of the beautiful sunshine we have had this past week, crops are catching up nicely from the cold spring that we had. We  look forward to seeing you all soon!
Our beautiful, homegrown Michigan sweet cherries!

Our beautiful, homegrown Michigan sweet cherries!

Michigan Sweet Cherries are here!

Thursday, June 30th, 2011

Sweet Cherries-Strawberries are over now and we are now moving on to our beautiful sweet cherries! We do not offer u-pick for our cherries, but will have them for sale at our fruit stand while quantity lasts. We are selling them for 5$/qt. which is between 1 1/2-2 lbs.   This years crop is a beautiful one and they taste oh so wonderful!

A beautiful crop of Michigan sweet cherries!

A beautiful crop of Michigan sweet cherries!

 

Raspberries-Raspberries are coming along and with the upcoming warm temperatures, it won’t be long until our raspberries are ready to pick. Will keep you posted as to when we begin!

2011 Strawberry Season coming to an end

Tuesday, June 21st, 2011

Our 2011 strawberry season is winding down for yet another year. We will continue to be open through the weekend for strawberries and into the next week as long as there are quality berries to be picked.  After this weekend, we will access our strawberry fields on a daily basis.  When we feel the quality that our customers expect is no longer there, we will make the decision to close our fields.  The recent heat, humidity, and rain have not been the greatest conditions, as strawberries like sunshine and 70 degree temps.  Currently, we are still offering picked or u-pick strawberries while quantities last. Come on out and stock up on these wonderful Michigan strawberries while you still can for your freezer or for jam!  At this time, there are still plenty of good berries to be picked! We are open from 8am-7pm for strawberry season.

U-picking is a great family outing! Enjoy it while it lasts!

U-picking is a great family outing! Enjoy it while it lasts!

Sweet cherries- We are beginning to pick our beautiful Michigan sweet cherries and have these available for sale at our fruit stand. The crop looks very good and they are very tasty, too! Just a reminder, we do not offer u-pick cherries.

Strawberry season in full swing!

Tuesday, June 14th, 2011

Our homegrown Michigan Strawberries are now producing nicely each day. The recent temps. in the 70′s have been perfect strawberry conditions!

U-PICK Strawberries- Our U- Pick is now open from 8am-7pm. Pricing is $1.00/lb. We have containers and will supply them for you!We will continue to have U-Pick while quantities last.

WE-PICK Strawberries- We still continue to offer already picked strawberries for our customers. If you would like to order a flat of strawberries, please give us a call at (269)684-5865. Flats (8 qts.) are currently $22.00.  Quarts are available as well for $3.00/qt. for 2 or more or $3.50 for one qt.

SWEET CHERRIES- Our sweet cherry crop is coming along nicely and looks like a bumper crop this year! Our early varieties look like they will be ready within a few weeks.

Freshly picked flats of strawberries ready to be delivered!

Freshly picked flats of strawberries ready to be delivered!

 

Michigan strawberries begin!

Monday, June 6th, 2011

Today, June 6th, was our first day of strawberry season and a beautiful day it was! It was great to see everyone so excited to taste their

Freshly picked flats of strawberries!

Freshly picked flats of strawberries!

first berries of the year! We are currently offering picked strawberries at $3.50/qt. or $24 for a flat (8 qts.) The berries are nice and sweet and we are looking forward to another great season of offering our homegrown Michigan strawberries! If you would like to order flats and have them reserved, please give us a call at (269)684-5865.

Our U-pick is not open currently until we get more volume to meet demands. Right now, we only have enough production to meet our retail sale needs. We anticipate opening our U-pick in mid June. As we get closer, I will keep this page updated as to the exact day we will open. We know everyone is anxious, but remember because of the cool spring we had, everything is running behind. Hope to see you all at the fruit stand!

Asparagus is winding down for the year. We do still have some available at our fruit stand and may have it for possibly another week, so stock up the freezer while it is still around!