Want to find out when Local Fruit & Vegetables are in Season?

Everything listed below has it's own season! Each item (especially Fruit) may be available only for a week or maybe it is available for 2 months in one year. A grocery store has to buy fruit and vegetables from all over the world so they can be avaible for sale all year long. So please look at the Ripening Chart for when your favorite fruit or vegetable may be available. But remember that the season varies each year by a few days, so check back and see if what you are looking for is ready for the season.

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These dates below are not exact. They are the average time the item is available on a normal year. The only problem is in Michigan we never have normal years. Sometimes they are earlier and sometimes they are later.

Approximate Harvest Dates for FARM FRESH FRUIT

Sweet Strawberries - June 14 to 30
Black Sweet Cherries - June 23 to July 4
Sour Pie Cherries - July 1 to July 9, when available
Red & Black Raspberries - July 7-25
Early Eating Sweet Peaches - July 10 thru August 4
Plump Sweet Apricots (limited supplies) - July 10-30
Firm Sweet Blueberries - July 7 thru August 20
Sweet Eating Plums (several varieties) - July 20 thru August
Homegrown Sweet Cantaloupe - July 15 thru August
Red Haven Peaches - August 4-20
Sweet Freestone Peaches for Canning, Eating, Freezing, Baking - August thru September
Sweet White Freestone Peaches for Canning, Eating, Freezing, Baking - August 20 - September 10
Early Eating Apples - July 25 thru August
Concord Grapes with seeds for Eating, Jelly or Juice - September
Crisp Sweet and Tart Fall Apples - September thru October

Approximate Harvest Dates for FLOWERS & VEGETABLES

Fresh Asparagus & Rhubarb - Middle of June
Fresh Zucchini - Late June thru September
Edible Pod Peas - Late June thru September
Peaches & Cream Super Sweet Corn - July 10 into October
Fresh Crisp Cucumbers - July 5 thru September
Fresh Brocolli - July 15-30, September & October
New Crop Red Potatoes - Mid-July thru October
Fresh Tender Green Beans - Mid-July thru September
Delicious Fresh Tomatoes - July 20 thru September
Beautiful Homegrown Gladiolus Flowers - July 10 thru September
Sweet Grape Tomatoes - July 10 thru September
Fresh Crisp Green, Red, Sweet and Hot Peppers - Late July thru September
Ornamental Gourds - September thru October
Beautiful Blooming Mum Plants - September thru October
Hard Winter Squash (several varieties) - September thru October
Fresh White Cauliflower - September 15 thru October
Brussel Sprouts on Stalk - October

A Message from Annette and Randy on May 27, 2023

Fruit Acres Farm Market & U-Pick is closed for a few more weeks. The Farm Market will be open again around June 12, 2023 when Sweet Local Strawberries are ready for sale. Hopefully there will still be some Local Asparagus and Rhubarb available for sale too. But I cannot guarantee that I will be able to still buy it then. Sorry. There is NO UPIC Strawberries available. Sweet Cherries from our own farm will be starting around June 23 at the Farm Market. We will also have Sweet Watermelon, Cantaloupe, Tomatoes, and some Vegetables from southern states until our Local Melons and Vegetables are ready to pick. We accept Cash or Credit/Debit Cards at Farm Market or U-Pick. Farm Market is open everyday 9am to 7pm (even holidays). Farm Market address is 3452 Friday Road, Coloma, MI 49038.

The first U-Pick available will be Sweet Cherries you can pick off the tree yourself. We hope to start U-Pick Sweet Cherries on Friday June 23, 2023. But please check back around June 18 for the exact opening date. Cherry U-Pick Address is 6299 Carmody Road, Coloma, MI 49038. We have a good crop of Sweet Cherries this year but when they are picked off the tree, there are no more coming this year and the u-pick will be closed. Sweet Cherry U-Pic could be open for 3-10 days, depending on weather and how busy we are. The Cherry U-Pick is open 7 days a week from 10am to 4:30pm until the Cherries are gone off the tree.

Sour (Tart) Pie Cherry U-Pick will start around July 1 and only goes for about 4 days. We never have the U-Pick open on 4th of July, but the Farm Market is open to buy Cherries on 4th of July from 9am to 7pm.

Sweet Cherry U-Pick Prices: $4.99 pound, $5 per person Admission (age 6 and up). For every 15 pounds bought, you get 1 ($5) admission back. An example is if you buy 30 pounds or more, you get $10 back from the admission for 2 people. You can add family purchases together to get the discount, if they are all paid by the same person in 1 transaction. We accept Cash or Credit/Debit Cards at Farm Market or U-Pick.

We have NOT increased the price of Admission or Cherry U-Pick price for this year!

Sour Pie Cherries (not for eating, just for Pies, Jam, Cooking) U-Pick or Already Picked are the Same Price at $1.49 per pound. Sour Cherries are starting around July 1 at U-Pick and Farm Market or Farm if you buy over 20 pounds. It is better to pre-order the Sour Cherries over 20 pounds (within a few days of pickup), so we make sure we have them ready for you. We sell already picked Sour Cherries for about 10 days (depending on weather). Please bring something that doesn't leak to put the sour cherries in. Sour Cherries will make a mess in your vehicle in a bag. A cooler or tub is recommended. I am hoping to have credit card availability at the farm this year.

There is no hayride for Cherry U-Pick, but you can enjoy a lunch or snack under the tent with picnic tables. Portajohns are available but I recommend finding a bathroom on the way to the U-Pick. Fruit Acres Farm Market has bathrooms and McDonalds is just north of the Farm Market. We do sell cold water and pop at the U-Pick but no food is available (except Cherries!).