Days and Hours Open 

Thursday – 9 am to 6 pm
Friday – 9 am to 6 pm
Saturday – 9 am to 6 pm
Sunday – 9 am to 4 pm
Monday – Closed
Tuesday – Closed
Wednesday – Closed

Call us at (269) 244-5690 or check for updates on our website: www.coreylakeorchards.com
Activities at the Orchard this week include Yoga (Saturday) and Sunflower Paint and Sip (Sunday).  See details below on our activities.
The summer camps are beginning to close as everyone gets ready to go back to school.  We have six wonderful youth camps near us – Bair Lake Bible Camp, YMCA Eberhart, Friedenswald, Latvian Garezers, Tavor, and Wakeshma.  We thank the parents, children, counselors, and visitors who stopped by to shop at our market throughout the summer.  We appreciate your business and hope you will stop by again whenever you are back in the area!
Produce Update
Our seasonal produce is continuing to ripen several weeks ahead of schedule due to our warmer than usual weather.  Please watch our newsletter for updates so you don’t miss your favorite fruits and vegetables!

Sweet Corn
It is still in peak season, and we are predicting it will go through Labor Day weekend!  We sell it by the ear, half dozen, dozen, and 5-dozen bushels.  We try to keep a few bushels on hand, but if you can call in advance (269-244-5690) that helps us to have it ready for you.
Peaches
We will have peaches again this weekend!  These are coming from an orchard in mid-Michigan since the SW Michigan peaches froze out this year.  This week we have beautiful Red Haven peaches.  They are a freestone peach good for canning, freezing, and fresh eating.
Feeling peachy?  While peaches are in season, try one of our “sweet” peach products on the market!

  • Peach and Honey wine
  • Pear Peach hard cider
  • Peach slushies
  • Peach salsa
  • Peach jam
  • Peach honey sticks
  • Peach fry pies
  • Peach “take and bake” pies
Bartlett Pears
We will be picking Bartlett pears in about one week.  These are wonderful pears to eat as well as can. They are picked green, you need to lay them out in a cool, dark place to ripen. Watch the newsletter for updates or call (269-244-5690) to place an order for canning quantities.  Pears are an easy to take along fruit for school and work lunches!

Canning Tomatoes – Bulk Quantities
We are picking tomatoes from our field and will start calling people on our “Canning Tomato List” this week.  Tomatoes will be available in bushels and half bushels.  We will also have a limited supply of Romas available.  We expect the canning tomato season to run through August, though keep in mind that crops are starting and ending earlier this year.  Please call 269-244-5690 to get on our bulk tomato list if you haven’t already.
Peppers – Bulk Quantities
If you need vegetables in bulk for canning, freezing, etc. please call the market for pricing and to preorder.  269-244-5690.  We grow several types of peppers for processing – bell (and variations in color), yellow banana, hot Hungarian, and jalapeno.  They are sold in half bushels and bushels; peppers are also available by the peck (quarter bushel).

Blueberries
We have already picked blueberries on the market from our long-term supplier, Brookside Farms.  They are available by the pint, quart, 5-pound box, and 10-pound box.  We will have them this weekend and possibly next weekend only as they are nearing the end of their season.

Our u-pick blueberry field is done for the season.  If you are looking for some to pick 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.
Join us for a Sunflower Paint and Sip Class
— Sunday, Aug. 11 from 1:30 to 3:30 pm
— Leave with a shopping tote and a small canvas zipper bag
— $39 per person.  Open to adults and students 16 and over.  Register now, space is limited. 

Please call the market (269-244-5690) to register or use the link below the class to reserve your space.  (If registering through Facebook, press and hold versus clicking the link.)  Registration link – https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0C44AAA82FA0FDCE9-painting

Take home some blooms that won’t wilt in this painting workshop with iconic late summer Sunflowers!  You’ll paint a medium-sized shopping tote that has 6 inside pockets as well as a small canvas zipper bag.

Hard ciders, wine, and non-alcoholic drinks will be available as well as snack items while you work!  Class taught by Kalamazoo artist Anna Barnhart.

Make plans to join us for our last painting class of the year!
 What is on the Market
Summer Apples – Fresh apples for eating or cooking
Blueberries – pints, quarts, 5- and 10-pound boxes
Cantaloupe – personal size and larger ones
Watermelon – seeded, grown on the farm, last weekend for these

Bankson Lake Produce
Fresh vegetables: Just Lettuce, Spicy Lettuce, Spinach, Arugula, lettuce heads, kale, garlic, radishes and mushrooms.  The lettuces are prewashed, bagged, and ready to use.

Vegetables this week – broccoli, yellow squash, zucchini, potatoes, cukes, cabbage, onions, shallots, peppers, green beans, eggplant, sweet corn, and tomatoes.

Flowers
Flowerfield Farmstead will have nice bouquets already picked this weekend to grab and go!

You can also cut your own bouquet from the terrace garden of flowers next to the parking lot this week.  Check in at the market first for scissors and directions.  Flowers do better when picked in the morning, before the stronger sun and heat of the day.   Below is a bouquet picked by one of our customers!
Slushies – Try one of our new Peach slushies.  This happy group did!
Baked Goods
We have lots of wonderful baked treats available!

In our freezer section, just “bake and enjoy”:
— Fruit pies in assorted farm fresh flavors.
— 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 breads: blueberry zucchini and cinnamon
— Focaccia breads made with our fresh farm produce
— Donuts in buttermilk, blueberry, and cherry along with iced yeast donut rings decorated with sprinkles and “googly eyes”
— Cinnamon rolls, a favorite of many of our customers, available Friday afternoons through the Sunday, or until we run out!
Alcohol
Hard Cider and Wine Sampling for this Saturday is CANCELLED.
Sorry, watch for its return soon.

Check out our assortment of alcohol products – wine, hard ciders, and spirits.  Our products are made on-site in small batches.  We distill the brandies on the farm and use our fresh apple cider as the basis for fermenting our hard ciders.

Peach and pear season is a great time to try our Peach Pear hard cider.  It’s a perfect blend of home-grown apples with fresh ripe peaches and sweet pears. Made with real peach and pear juices. A trio of nature’s divine flavors.
Grocery
We have a great selection of local products we know you will enjoy:

  • 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 and granola in several flavors.
  • Amish made jams, jellies, and salsas, made by Scherger’s Kettle, Shipshewana
  • 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.  Blueberry milk in single-serve bottles.
  • Dried cherries and blueberries, dark and milk chocolate covered cherries
Gifts
Check out our wide range of hand-crafted gift items and original artwork, most of it made by our local artisans.

  • Paintings
  • Jewelry
  • Kitchen items
  • Tote and shopping bags
  • Candles
  • Note cards
  • Seasonal lakeside living gifts
  • Corey Lake Orchard branded items – golf balls, insulated bags, notebooks, coffee cups, key chains, magnets
  • Corey Lake Orchard gift certificates
Inviting Spaces
While at the market, we invite you to take a moment and relax in our many outdoor spaces.  There are tables and chairs in the play area and tables set up in the “onion barn.  This is the time of year when so much produce is coming in you may have to share you space with tomatoes!

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”.

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.
‘Yoga at the Farm’ – Saturdays @ 10:30am
Only 2 more sessions remaining of ‘Yoga at the Farm’. Join us Saturday mornings through August 17!  Join us for a rejuvenating and beginner-friendly yoga experience presented by Harmony Yoga Three Rivers!  Ages 8 and up (with a parent), all yoga abilities welcome.

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.
Introducing our “Farm to (Downtown) Table Dinners!
CLO and the Kent Eatery & Spirits are partnering to offer a unique “farm to table” dining experience.  This weekend we are having the inaugural event, a first for both businesses, at The Kent in downtown Three Rivers.  It will also include menu items from other local farms – Jake’s Country Meats and Bankson Lake Farm.  Attendees will have the opportunity to enjoy fresh and delicious locally sourced food and drink and learn about their meal from the farmers who grew it and chef who prepared it.

The response has been overwhelming and we thank you for your support!  We launched our first promotion earlier this week and quickly filled the reservations for both nights.  But don’t despair!  We are exploring dates for future dinners!  Please watch our newsletter and FB page for upcoming information.
Happenings on the Farm
In the Market
Packaging peaches was such a special job on our farm growing up that Brenda and I were not able to do this until we were adult women.  It was clearly our mother’s job!!  We have gladly trained others to share the workload 😊
The shallots are braided and hung to dry.  Once cured, they will last all winter.
Our amazing employees model our new veggie shirts!
In the Bakery
Oops!  Someone needs to hurry back to the dough rising!
In the Orchard
Our Asian pear tree is looking like a “Charlie Brown’s Christmas” tree!
In the Garden
Our hibiscus bushes are looking their best ever!
Yay! A monarch on our pollinator garden!
In the Fields
Sometimes all we need is to find a volunteer sunflower plant in our field to make us smile!
In the Buildings
It’s peak sweet corn season!  We put it into the cold storage right after picking to keep it as fresh as possible for you.
This is why it is called the Onion Barn.  It transforms once a year with a lots of hard work and many hands.
Across the Acres
Watching another storm roll in …..sigh, not sure we needed any more rain and wind.  We always know who is in charge of the weather, and we are not.