Fruit Acres
Farm Market & U-Pick
 

U-PICK Peaches

Open Late July, August through Mid-September

U-Pick Hours: 10 am - 5pm
Saturday and Sunday only

Fruit Acres Farm Market:
I-94 at Coloma Exit #39
Easy Off/Easy On

Farm Market Hours:
Open Everyday 9am - 7pm
June through October

Please call (269) 468-5076 for latest information

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Ripening Dates for this year

A Note from Annette and Randy:

As of July 29, 2010 Summer is here at Fruit Acres Farms. Fruit Acres Farms U-Pick is open every Saturday and Sunday from 10am to 5pm with Sweet Freestone Peaches. Saturday July 31 & Sunday August 1 & August 7 - 8 we will have lots of Red Haven Peaches. Red Haven Peaches do not always come off the pit in some years, so be prepared. All Peach picking is $.75 per pound up to 35 pounds and $.65 per pound over 35 pounds. That is the same price as last year. There is no admission charge, you only pay for the fruit you take with you. We do still give you the container, free hayride to the orchard, and a free playground with volleyball court and covered picnic area. You are welcome to bring your grill and use it in our picnic area. Dogs are welcome on a leash. Please allow atleast 1-2 hours for picking and the hayride. Red Haven peaches will only be here for 2 weeks but we will continue to have sweet juicy freestone peaches through the end of August, if not later.

Fruit Acres Farm Market is open with Our Own Sweet Juicy Red Haven Peaches that are good for eating, canning, freezing and baking. Prices for peaches range from $19.99 a 1/2 bushel with basket to $1.49 per pound. Our Own Sweet Eating Plums & Apricots ($4.99 quart), Our Own Sweet/Tart Pristine Eating Apples, Fresh Local Hand Picked Michigan Blueberries (10 pound box $19.99). The blueberries will be done very soon for the year so get yours not before they are all gone. The heat has made them ripen alot earlier than usual. Local Fresh Peaches & Cream Sweet Corn (Yumm) (6 ears for $2.49), Sweet Local Cantaloupe ($2.99 each), Red Ripe Tomatoes ($1.49 pound), Cherry, Grape & Salad Tomatoes, Hand Picked Green Beans ($1.99 pound),Yellow Wax Beans, Green Peppers, Colored Sweet Peppers, Eggplant, Leaf Lettuce, Zucchini, Yellow Squash, Cucumbers, New Red and Yukon Gold Potatoes, fresh hot and mild peppers, and green cabbage (all Local Michigan). The farm market is open daily 10am to 7pm.

2010 is currently running about 2 weeks ahead of the normal Harvest Dates because of the warm spring weather we had. Peaches like lots of hot dry weather and we sure have had it this year lately.

Sweet Juicy  Peaches for your pickingGas in Michigan is currently $2.83 gallon. Come over and Fill Up!

Now for an update of the crops. Peaches are a good crop (about the same as 2009). Apples are not very plentiful on the trees. Plums have a great crop but are just barely starting. We are currently running about 10 days to 2 weeks ahead of a normal year, so adjust the harvest dates to an earlier schedule.

 NEW!! Please Take my Survey: Please help us to make Fruit Acres Farm Market & U-Pick better suited for what you want!!

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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Entrance Sign at Fruit Acres Farms U-Pick

Peach Season is here at FruitAcres Farm  Market

 

 

 

U-PICK SWEET PEACHES

  • Sweet Earlystar PeachFruit Acres Farms specialty is Farm Fresh, Tree-ripened, Sweet, Juicy, Delicious Peaches. Wouldn't it be great for your family to discover the experience of picking the perfect peach off the tree with the juice dripping down your arm?
  • Early Peaches start approximately July 23 - August 10, they are very sweet and taste so great for the first of the season, but these peaches do not keep as long or come off the pit completely some years.
  • For the Best Quality, Freestone peaches (they come off the pit completely) that you can eat, can, bake or freeze, Peach U-Pick time will be approximately August 10 -September 5.Sweet Risingstar Peach
  • Baby Gold type cling peaches are available August 10-20
  • U-Pick Super Sweet White flesh peaches are available August 20-31.
  • Peaches can be picked from the ground so NO LADDERS needed!
  • Check the peach page for varieties grown.

FREE PLAYGROUND AND PICNIC AREA

In August, September and October everyone parks in a central parking area with a FREE Picnic Area and Playground, just 1 mile south on Friday Road from I-94 and Fruit Acres Farm Market.

Happy kids playing on Playground SlideHappy kids playing on Playground

 

 

 

 

Families having lunch in the picnic tent

FREE WAGON RIDES

Free Hayride

Then everyone takes a FREE wagon ride to the U-Pick orchard. Cars are not allowed to drive to the orchard.

Peach  and Apple Pickers getting off Hayride at checkout

 How do I eat this?Sweet girl  discovering  peach picking Even  cute little dogs are welcome!

Everyone loves Peaches!!!

THANK YOU FOR VISITING FRUIT ACRES IN 2008!!!

PLEASE COME BACK IN 2009!!!

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CHEMICAL USE PRACTICES

  • 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.

PLEASE COME VISIT US NEXT JULY FOR CHERRYTIME!!

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