Fruit Acres Farms U-Pick

Jump Past Update

A Message from Annette and Randy on October 23, 2023

This year was our 177th Harvest on the same farm over 5 generations of the same family. We are now Closed until June 2024. Thank you very much for your business this year. Please continue to support Local Businesses.

U-Pic Update:

Fruit Acres U-Pick Sweet or Sour Tart Cherries are in Late June to the beginning of July.

U-Pick Peaches are in August & early September. U-Pic Apples are in September and October.

FRUIT ACRES FARMS U-PICK

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 open daily starting late June until the beginning of July from 10am-4:30pm. (9 to 3:30 Chicago Time)

Cherry U-Pick address is 6299 Carmody Road, Coloma, MI

U-Pick Sweet Peaches and Nectarines are open Saturday and Sunday only from 10am to 4:30pm, starting early August thru Mid September, when available. 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 starting Early September to October, when available.

Open weekends only from 10am-4:30pm.

Free Hayrides, Picnic area and Playground

available too. No Admission

Check website, facebook or Instagram before coming to check on availability, as some varieties may vary as much as 2 weeks from year to year because of the weather.

Call or Text Annette the Owner: (269) 468-3668 or (269) 208-3591

CHEMICAL USE PRACTICES FOR FRUIT ACRES FARMS:

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.
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.
Michigan, unfortunately, has too much natural insect pressure to farm 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.
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.