Fruit Acres Farms U-Pick
U-Pic Update:
Fruit Acres U-Pick Black Sweet or Rainier Sweet Cherries are Open Now and lasts about 10 days. This is about 1 weeks earlier than usual. There is a good crop of Sweet Cherries this year. Montmorency Sour Pie Cherries will start June 23.
There are no U-Pick Peaches this year (2024). U-Pic Apples are Labor Day Weekend September and October.
FRUIT ACRES FARMS U-PIC
Start a family tradition by visiting beautiful Southwest Michigan, where you and your family can find and pick the perfect fruit right off the tree.
U-Pick Black Sweet Cherries and Sour Pie Cherries, are closed for the season (2024). We hope to open again in June 2025.
Cherry U-Pick address is 6299 Carmody Road, Coloma, MI
U-Pick Sweet Peaches will not be open in 2024 because there are no Peaches for you to pick off the tree this year. On the years we have Peach upic, there will be Free Hayrides, Picnic area and Playground. No Admission. Peach and apple U-Pick. Peach and Apple U-Pick address is 2789 Friday Road, Coloma,
U-Pick Crisp Apples will not be open for you to pick apples off the tree this year (2024). You can buy Apples grown on our farm at the Farm Market. We are sorry for any problems this may cause.
Call or Text Kari or Angela : (269) 468-3668 or (269) 208-3591
CHEMICAL USE PRACTICES FOR FRUIT ACRES FARMS:
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We use Integrated Pest Management (IPM) which means we only spray for insects according to their life cycle and if that insect has been spotted by scouting orchards every few days.
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We use pheromones when possible to eliminate or greatly reduce the use of chemicals for certain insects such as Oriental Fruit Moth, and Peach Tree Borer. We participate in studies with Michigan State University for peaches and apples to reduce chemical use as low as possible depending on the weather conditions that particular year.
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Michigan, unfortunately, has too much natural insect pressure to farm most fruit organically on a commercial scale. The western states, with their dry desert weather conditions, are better suited for that possibility. If we could save a lot of money and time by no spraying and still grow a sellable fruit, we definitely would.
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We do NOT grow genetically altered fruit trees. The new Stellar peach varieties are hand cross-pollinated on a mother tree to get the new varieties the same way breeders have been doing it for hundreds of years. There is no genetic manipulation in a laboratory.
Update Thursday 10/24/24: Fruit Acres Farm Market & U-Pick is Closed for 2024 season. Thank you to our customers and employees for a good first season (with new owners). We will open the Farm Market again in June 2025 (When Local Strawberries are ready). In 2025, we are hoping to be open for U-Pick Cherries (starting in Late June), Sweet Peaches and Crisp Apples(starting in Late July).
Randy and Annette Bjorge have retired and a local family has taken over the day by day ownership and management of Fruit Acres Farm Market and U-Pick. Randy and Annette will still be living in Coloma, So we may see some of our great customers around the area. Thank you all so much for being great customers and friends and employees. We are still healthy and want to enjoy life in Beautiful Southwest Michigan. It has been a wonderful life.
Thank you, Have A Great Day!