Fruit Acres Farms U-Pick

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A Message from Annette and Randy on October 2, 2023

Apple U-Pick Update: On Saturday October 7 and Sunday October 8 you can pick Apples off the tree yourself for $.99 per pound. No Admission Charge. You can pick Snowsweet, Cameo, Red & Golden Delicious, Experimental, Jonagold, Gala, Cortland, Empire, Jonathon, Early Fuji, McIntosh, & Early Golden Delicious Apples off the tree. We never have Honeycrisp Apples for U-Pic, but you can buy them already picked at the Farm Market. Apple upic will continue until October 22 every weekend. U-Pick is open 10 am to 4:30 pm Michigan time (9 to 3:30 Illinois Time). U-Pick Address is 2789 Friday road, Coloma, MI 49038. There are about 22 pounds of Apples in a full half bushel basket. Your family takes a tractor driven Wagon Ride to the orchard that you pick the delicious Apples. We give you a half bushel basket with a plastic liner in it to pick in. You have to buy ALL the fruit you pick, you cannot just buy part of what you pick, and return the rest. When you pay for the fruit you take with you, you can buy the basket for $5 or just lift the bag out with the fruit in it and take it with you that way. Or you can bring your own basket to pick in and take with you. You can bring food and have a picnic under the Free covered picnic area and Playground. There are no grills for you to use. But you can bring your own grill to use. Apple U-Pick will be through October 22. Apple U-Pick Address is 2789 Friday road, Coloma, MI 49038. U-Pick is only on Saturday and Sunday, not during the week.

Fruit Acres Farm Market is open Everyday from 9am to 7pm. Farm Market Address is 3452 Friday Rd, Coloma, MI. Already Picked, From Our Own Farm, we have Sweet Honeycrisp Apples ($19.99 half bushel), JonaGold, Red Delicious, Empire, Swiss Gourmet, Early Fuji, Golden Delicious, Cortland, Gala, Early Golden Delicious & McIntosh Apples ($19.99 half bushel), & Bartlett Pears ($25.99 half bushel) . Try a free sample of all apples, grapes and pears. Our Apple Cider is made fresh each week with our own apple blend (including Honeycrisp), 100% apples, no added sugar or syrup, $5.99 half gallon, $8.99 gallon. We now have Local Cauliflower (white & purple), Chestnuts, Concord Grapes, Beautiful Hardy Mums ($8.99ea 3 for $24.99), Pie Pumpkins, Gourds, Large Pumpkins, Large Tomatoes ($1.99 lb), Grape, Roma, Green & Yellow Tomatoes, Green Beans, Brocolli, Large Green, Red & Yellow Bell, Jalapeno, Shishito, Fresno, Poblano, Anaheim, Cherry Bell, Hot Banana, Yum Yum, Mini Bell Peppers, Yukon Gold New Potatoes, Beets, Eggplant, Cucumbers, Zuchini, Yellow Squash, Fall Squash ($.99 lb). Local Brussel Sprouts and Huge Cabbage is here this weekend! That is all from Local Farms (within 20 miles). There are no more Sour Tart Cherries (except Frozen) for sale. Sorry, no more Peaches, Cantaloupe, Sweet Corn, Watermelon or Asian Pears for this year.

We have a large assortment of Jam & Salsa & Salad Dressing & Apple Butters. 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. I-94 at Coloma exit #39, Market is just south of highway. Our last day open for this season is October 22, 2023.

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.