A Note from Annette and Randy:

As of July 3, 2009 Fruit Acres has an update for the Cherry U-Pick!!! Due to the harsh weather so far this year, we had a poor crop in our Sweet Cherry trees. Cherries are a very delicate crop and that is why we all love them so much. We are now out of U-Pick Black Sweet Cherries. We have Black Sweet Cherries already picked at our Farm Market by I-94, 10 pounds for $2.79 per pound. We are very very sorry for the inconvenience. We still have lots and lots of U-Pick Sour Pie Cherries crop in good condition. Sour Cherries are $.99 per pound for U-Pick, but we do not have any already picked. For U-Pick Sour Pie Cherries we will be open 10 am to 5pm everyday through Sunday, July 12, while quantities last.

Fruit Acres Farm Market is open with Our Own Big Black Sweet Cherries, 10 pounds for $2.79 per pound, First of the season Local Red ($4.99 pint) and Black Raspberries ($3.99 pint), Local Sweet Blueberries (10 pound box $23.99), A large assortment of local Michigan Herb Plants ($.99 each), Zucchini, Yellow Squash, Cucumbers, Pickles, Fresh local Sugar Snap Peas (edible pods). Get your peas soon because they are just an early summer crop. Because of the cool spring our fruit is ripening about 1 week later than the last few years so far. U-Pick Peaches will begin around July 25 for sweet early peaches.

Gas in Michigan is currently $2.67 gallon.

Now for an update of the crops. Peaches are good crop (about the same as 2008). Apples are much better than the last 3 years. Apricots and Plums have a good crop. We are excited about most of the crops this year! Because of the cool spring our fruit is ripening about 1 week later than the last few years.

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NEW!! Fruit Acres Farm Market & U-Pick will let you know when your favorite crops are getting close to ripening. This newsletter will let you know when the perfect cherry, peach or apple will be ready for you to pick it yourself off the tree, in a beautiful country setting in southwest Michigan on a perfect summer or fall day! Fruit Acres Newsletter will let you know what is happening at the Fruit Acres Farm Market too!!

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A Large Assortment of Pumpkins at Fruit Acres Farm Market

Since the first Thanksgiving, Americans have decorated with Pumpkins for their fall displays and celebrations. Whole Pumpkins keep the longest but Carving Pumpkins is so much fun for the whole family to do together. If you have a lot of spare time you can even make homemade pumpkin pie, cookies or bread. But the best part is picking out the best pumpkin there is for that Very Special Person. We have pumpkins from little gourd size, small pie pumpkins to small, medium and large Jack-o'-lantern sizes.

FREE WAGON RIDES

In August, September and October everyone parks in a central parking area with FREE Picnic Area and playground . Parking is just 1 mile south of I-94 and Fruit Acres Farm Market. Then everyone takes a FREE wagon ride to the U-Pick orchard. Cars are not allowed in the orchard.

• 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 pheromone when possible to eliminate or greatly reduce the use of chemicals for certain insects such as Oriental Fruit Moth, Codling Moth and Peach tree Borer. We participate in studies with Michigan State University for peach and apple 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 not spraying and grow a sellable fruit we definitely would.
• We do not grow genetically altered peach 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.

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