Concord Ridge Fruit Farms

Fresh, hand picked asparagus in one lb. bundles

Although it has been a challenging asparagus season with the cool temps, the recent upper 80-90 degree temps. have had us picking sometimes twice a day! We still anticipate having asparagus for another week or more, so stop by and pick some up for the freezer. To order a large quantity, please give us a call or e-mail us to place your order at (269)684-5865. Our FREEZER SPECIAL is 10 or more lbs. for $1.50/lb. For smaller quantities, we are at $2.00/lb. We also have rhubarb at the fruit stand while quantity lasts!

Terry and I walked the strawberry fields tonight, and were happy to finally see a few of our early variety strawberries beginning to ripen! Our first varieties will include Honeoye and Wendy and are a great tasting strawberry. We hope to begin picking sometime next week, depending on the weather. Our U-Pick will not open until sufficient quantities are available to meet demands. Please keep an eye on the website as I will keep you up to date on this.

Early variety strawberries begin to ripen!

Our sweet cherry orchard is loaded with rapidly sizing cherries, which should be available towards the end of June. We have 9 varieties of cherries from early to late, so we should have cherries available at our fruit stand for several weeks. We hope the warmer temps. will continue to help ripen and size our crops. This will help our crops catch up from the cooler than normal temps. we have been experiencing.

 Look forward to seeing you all soon! Tina

Our sweet cherry orchard in blossom!

We are currently now selling our homegrown Michigan asparagus! With the onset of the warm (hot) weather, it has really pushed the asparagus into production! We are selling our 1lb. bundles for $2/lb. We do offer quantity discounts for 10 or more lbs! Come on out and start enjoying Michigan’s first fresh vegetable of the season. Asparagus is great so many different ways whether you like to grill, steam, or roast it and the best part is that it is SO good for you! Call with any questions at (269)684-5865 or send us an e-mail!

The warm weather has also really made our homegrown Michigan strawberries grow like crazy! We are beginning to see a few varieties start to bloom which means we should have strawberries within a couple of weeks.  A favorite season of so many, we are anxious for another great strawberry season!

Cool Spring temps. prevent an early bud break in our Concord vineyard.

I for one, am glad to see the winter of 2010/2011  in the past!  I’m sure you will all agree that with record breaking snowfalls, it was a very long winter. We were sure glad to turn the calendar to April and welcome the warmer temps., greener grass, and lovely spring flowers!

We are anxiously awaiting the start of our homegrown asparagus season.  We know many of you, too, are craving the first fresh vegetable of the year after such a long winter! Looks as though things will be a little later this year as opposed to last year.  We need warmer weather to warm the ground allowing the asparagus to grow and become productive.  We will let you know as soon as we pick our first batch and will have it available at our fruit stand.

We have stayed very busy this spring getting everything trimmed and ready for a new year. Temperatures have

Terry trims raspberries prior to Spring bud break.

remained relatively cool preventing an early budbreak like last year.  We are hoping and praying that we get a gradual warm up and avoid a spring freeze. We have a lot of exciting things going on at our farm this year including plans for a new strawberry field.  We look forward to seeing you all again and are excited and so thankful to begin another year.

A heaping bushel of sweet concord grapes.

Concord Grapes- Our concord grapes unfortunately have come to an end. With the early spring and the warmer than normal temperatures, the season ended much earlier than normal. We appreciate everyone who ordered from us or came out and picked. I know there is lots of wonderful juice and jelly out there now and we hope you enjoy it all year long! We are hoping and praying for another successful grape season next year!

Apples-  

 Apples are still in full swing at Holloway Orchards. You will find many different varieties including Red and Yellow Delicious, Jonagold, Empire, Honeycrisp, Fuji, and many more. If you have questions, or would like to place a large order, please call (269)695-5069. While you are at the apple orchard, don’t forget to pick up some delicious apple cider, which many say is the best cider in Southwest Michigan! Holloway Orchards is located at the interchange of the US 31 Bypass and Exit 7, Walton Rd. Just look for the big red barns! Also, be sure to take a look at the amazing HUGE apples! These will be entered into the Niles Apple Festival “Biggest Apple Contest!” The festival runs this weekend, Sept. 30-Oct. 3rd and will let you know who the big winner is. This is something we participate in each year and have a lot of fun with it. Average size for these apples is 15″ in circumference!!! Remember, all the apples you find at the Niles Apple Festival are supplied by Holloway Orchards!

As the season draws to an end, you will still find pumpkins at our fruit stand currently, as well as apples and pears.

Entries for the Biggest Apple Contest! *Note- a normal sized apple is on the left!

Concord Grapes -

Concord grapes ready to be picked.

If you would like to place an order for concord grapes already picked for you, please give us a call at (269)684-5865. We will pick them in half bushel baskets for $18 each. A half bushel of concord grapes weighs around 24-25 lbs. Just let us know how many you would like and we will have them picked for you. The concord grape makes great juice, jelly, and wine and is loaded with antioxidants. Read all about the health benefits of concord grapes grown here in Southwest Michigan at Welchs.com

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Our apples are located at 1737 Smith Rd.

Michigan apple time is here and Holloway Orchards is now open! Our apples are located 1 mile west of Concord Ridge Fruit Farms at 1737 Smith Rd (at the interchange of the US 31 Bypass and Exit 7 Walton Rd). Just look for the big red barns!  For questions or to place an order, please call (269)695-5069. Choose from a large variety of apples freshly picked each day. We are currently picking Honeycrisp, Macintosh, Gala, Golden Supreme,  Ozark Gold, and Fuji.