Celebrating America this Week! 7-2-24

Special Days and Hours for 4th of July Week
Wednesday – 9 am to 6 pm
Thursday – 9 am to Noon
Friday – 9 am to 6 pm
Saturday – 9 am to 6 pm
Sunday – 9 am to 4 pm
Monday – Closed
Tuesday – Closed

Please join us in celebrating America this week – a great nation made up of innovative and caring individuals!  If you look around the market, you’ll find red, white, and blue produce and items for sale to help celebrate the holiday.  Nothing says 4th of July like blueberries, cherries, and homemade pies with ice cream!

Please note the change in our days and hours.  We will be OPEN all-day Wednesday, July 3, so you can get what you need for your 4th of July celebrations.  We are open on Thursday morning, July 4th for any last-minute things you need, but we are closing at Noon to allow staff time with their families to celebrate the holiday.

Sweet Corn Update
Possibly starting in 7 to 10 days.

Cherry Update 
The season for Michigan sweet and tart cherries is underway but is shifting to the northern part of the state.

This week we will have sweet cherries only – the dark colored Bing and the blush colored Ranier.

We also have a small u-pick blueberry field open when the market is open.  We have plenty to pick right now, but if we run short of blueberries to pick, we may have to limit the amount that each family can pick.  Our small field is mainly a place where you can bring your family for a berry picking experience and leave with a few to take home.

If you are looking to pick a quantity to make pies, jam, freeze, etc. we recommend you contact Brookside Farms in Paw Paw.  They have many acres of u-pick blueberries and are very family oriented.  Call them at (269) 657-3500 or check their Facebook page for updates.

We have a number of blueberry products on the market.  Products include:  Fresh blueberries – already picked and u-pick; blueberry pie; blueberry fry pie; blueberry donuts; blueberry muffins; Blueberry-Zucchini bread; Blueberry Salsa; blueberry jam and dried blueberries.

Bring the bright whimsical colors of these hydrangeas into your home with this all-materials included class with Kalamazoo artist Anna Barnhart.  We’ll be using acrylic paints on a 12″x16″ canvas with non-conventional painting techniques like bubble wrap to help us paint this bright vase of flowers. This is a fun, energetic class where you will want to wear your painting shirts; you might get some paint on your hands!

Open to adults and students 16 and over.  Class size is limited so register now!

Explore your creativity and have some fun!  Register by calling the market at 269-244-5690 or online through the link below.  (If registering through Facebook, press and hold, versus clicking the link.)

Registration link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0C44AAA82FA0FDCE9-50166226-whimsical

To inspire your painting, check out the lovely hydrangeas blooming by the farmhouse!

• assorted breads and rolls perfect for your sandwich
• large slicing tomatoes fresh from the greenhouse
• assorted lettuce blends to suit your taste from Bankson Lake Farms
• local cottage bacon from Jakes Country Meats

Raspberries – both black and red raspberries – sold in pints

Blueberries – pints, quarts, 5- and 10-pound boxes

Tomatoes – from our greenhouse and taste great!

Sweet Onions – with green tops, fresh dug from our field

U-Pick Herbs – This is the best time of year to use those recipes that call for fresh herbs!  You will find the herb listing on signs in front of each row.  Herbs include: cilantro, dill, basil, parsley, mint, thyme, rosemary, chives, oregano, and others.

Flowers – Fresh cut flower bouquets from Flowerfield Farmstead.  Below is Cassie, our flower grower, stopping by with flowers last week.

In our freezer section, just “bake and enjoy”:

• Fruit pies in assorted farm fresh flavors.  Rhubarb pies are available for a short time longer.
• Stromboli’s – various types in breakfast, sandwich, and pizza styles.  These make an easy meal, especially when combined with a side salad.

Freshly baked:

• Assorted cookies, breads, muffins
• Our specialty blueberry zucchini and cinnamon bread (see below on how the cinnamon bread is made).
• Starting on Wednesday of this week through Sunday, donuts in buttermilk, blueberry, and cherry along with iced yeast donut rings decorated with patriotic sprinkles and “googly eyes”.
• Cinnamon rolls, a favorite of many of our customers, available starting this Friday afternoon through the weekend or until we run out!

What’s better than enjoying a donut while your sibling sleeps in our play area!

Celebrate the holiday with one or more of our wines!  We have red and white ranging from dry to sweet.

• Brown eggs from local farms
• Amish Fry Pies from Yoder’s Deli, Centerville.  These individual, hand-held size pies are available in Apple, Blueberry, Cherry, Peach, Strawberry-Rhubarb, Black Raspberry, and Red Raspberry.
• Pork products from Jake’s Country Meats, Jones.
• Gluten-free items from Gluten Free Sensations, Three Rivers.  Find cookies, brownies, cinnamon rolls, granola and more in the freezer section.
• Oat Bites snacks in several flavors.
• Amish made jams, jellies, and salsas, made by Scherger’s Kettle, Shipshewana
• Hand-crafted popcorn – in Lavender Lemonade, Cheddar Gold, and Birthday Cake flavors made by Hamlett Lavender Farm in Grand Rapids.
• Pure honey from bees buzzing just a couple of miles away at Babcock’s Apiary.
• Maple syrup products including the new Barrel-Aged Bourbon Maple Syrup (non-alcoholic) made by Maple Row Sugarhouse using our bourbon barrels.
• Olive oil, vinegar, and salad dressings
• Snacking items: potato and tortilla chips, sweet potato chips, crackers, pretzels, flavored mustards, and snacking cheese.
• Greek style freshly made yogurt in pints and quarts from Mattawan Creamery.
• Locally made vanilla ice cream from Plainwell Ice Cream
• Fresh, local, milk in gallons, half gallons, and single-serve bottles from Amish Country Dairy.
• Dried cherries and blueberries, dark and milk chocolate covered cherries

• Paintings
• Jewelry
• Kitchen items
• Tote and shopping bags
• Candles
• Seasonal lakeside living gifts
• Corey Lake Orchard branded items – golf balls, insulated bags (see below) to carry your refrigerated and frozen items
• Corey Lake Orchard gift certificates

Find a place to savor our baked goods and beverages like slushies, milk, coffee, hard ciders, and sodas while conversing with friends or families, or just taking a much-needed “escape”.  Please color a page and feel free to add it to our wall.

We also rent out the space for private events.  For more information on reserving the space, please see our event space website page or contact Brenda@coreylakeorchards.com.

Saturdays, 10:30-11:30 am
$20 per person, includes a small slushy.  Class is free for Harmony Yoga members; Class Pack Holders – use one of your classes.

–Registration through Harmony Yoga is recommended but not required.  To register or learn more go to harmonyyogatr.com/events.
–Parking:  Park west of the market and farmhouse by the greenhouses, next to the yoga yard.
–Check in with the instructor in the area in front of the farmhouse, next to the red truck.
–Please bring your mats as they have a limited number to borrow, bottled water, a beach-size towel, and shoes for walking to the class.

We start by making the bread dough.