Current Days and Hours
Please note our new spring hours for 2025.

Just check our website, FB, Google, or call us at (269) 244-5690 for days and hours as needed.  If you need to get something when we are closed, please call…….and we will try to set up a time to meet you.  We may end up changing some hours during strawberry season, so stay tuned.

Closed      Monday
10 to 2     Tuesday
Closed      Wednesday
9 to 4       Thursday
9 to 6       Friday
9 to 4       Saturday
9 to 2       Sunday
Strawberry season is finally here!  Nothing tastes better than a freshly picked local strawberry.  This is truly a ‘short and sweet’ time in June; strawberries season typically lasts just a few weeks.

We enjoyed seeing the families that stopped by this past weekend to pick strawberries and the many customers that stopped by for quarts, shortcake items, and more.

One of our customers sent us this photo of their picnic with our strawberries.  We love it!
In honor of Father’s Day, all dads get a free donut this weekend!
We hope to see you this week!
Strawberry Moon
There is a full moon this Wednesday referred to as the Strawberry Moon since it occurs during strawberry season for much of the U.S.  We love it!  Not that we want to or will, we could pick strawberries into the night with the days being long and the moon being bright.  We are about a week away from the Summer Solstice.
Strawberries
Already Picked Strawberries on the Market
The strawberry season is underway, and the sunny days are ripening the berries.  We have them in quarts, 5-quart boxes, and 8-quart flats (as available) as well as specific times and days for u-pick.  The quantity of berries we pick each day can vary depending on the weather.  We will not pick if the berries are not ripe enough or if it is raining.  Since we pick fresh every day, we usually will not have them on the market until about 10:30 am.
With strawberries being in high demand right now, we recommend you call us and have us hold some for same-day pickup.  Please note that we are not taking advance orders and have switched to “same day, set aside” orders only.  See more on our ordering process below.

Please check our Facebook page for updates before driving out as things may change throughout the day.  We know your time and the cost of fuel is valuable and we don’t want you to come for berries if we are sold out.

We will primarily be using our Facebook page to communicate the availability of strawberries throughout the day and the season.  You can also check our website, call us (269)-244-5690, or talk with one of our staff.

We grow a limited number of strawberries on our farm and will be getting most of them locally from River Valley Farms in Constantine, as we have done for several years.  River Valley Farms also offers picked and u-pick berries; please check their Facebook page for information.

Our staffer, Alyx, and her grandmother have already made their strawberry jam for the year!
Strawberry U-Pick Experience
Experience the joy of picking strawberries in our small U-Pick field, located near our market with a short walk through our flower gardens.  This field is for those who just want to have their family pick a few strawberries for the “experience.”  Or those who just want to get outside and get a few quarts to eat fresh and make shortcake.  Guests will be personally greeted and guided to the berry field.  You will receive baskets and a quick tutorial on how to find and pick the ripest, juiciest strawberries.  After picking, enjoy a peaceful walk back through the farm to the market for a bakery treat or a fruit slushie to cap off the experience.  It’s a wholesome, hands-on experience that captures the simple beauty of farm life.
Please reserve a timeslot to pick by calling us to make a reservation.  To make this a special experience, we can only take several groups out at a time.  Please call us at 269-244-5690 and we will give you all the information you need.  We are usually able to fit most groups in the morning they call, as most of us never have our schedules quite as firm as we would like!!  There is a 4 quart picking limit in our “shortcake experience” field.
This week we plan to be open on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday mornings, from 9 am until noon.  It’s best not to pick berries in the afternoon heat, not good for you or the berries!!

Call us or check our Corey Lake Orchards Facebook page for updates on days and hours open.

If you want to pick larger quantities of berries (like for jam making, freezing, etc.) we suggest you go to River Valley Farms.  Check their Facebook page for details on pricing, and days and hours open.
On the Market
Father’s Day Gifts
Looking for a gift for Dad or the father-figure in your life?  Stop by and pick up something from our market.  We have a range of items for fathers to eat and drink, or artwork to just enjoy.

  • Fruit brandies and hard ciders
  • Baked goods – breads, cookies, muffins, pies
  • Donuts for dad; dads get a free donut all weekend!
  • Ice cream, yogurt, maple syrup, honey, cheeses
  • Pork products, take and grill
  • Artwork

We also have several gift baskets ready to go!
What is on the Market
Here’s what we will have:

  • Asparagus and rhubarb until gone for the season
  • Strawberries, unless we sell out
  • Locally grown carrots and radishes
  • Greenhouse tomatoes
  • Lettuces and produce from Bankson Lake Farms
  • Assorted fresh baked goods including ‘take and bake’ fruit pies and strombolis
  • Local maple products, honey, jams, jellies, and salsas, Jake’s meats, milk, eggs, yogurt and ice cream
  • Alcohol products – hard ciders, wines, spirits
  • Nice selection of springtime gifts made by our local artisans, perfect for birthdays, hostess, pet/house sitters, or yourself!
  • Fresh flower bouquets from Flowerfield Farm
  • Ice cold slushies!
  • U-pick herbs, chive only (the others are still growing
Gardening and Plants
If you’re looking for some things to adorn your lawn or garden area, check out these new additions in the breezeway beside the market.

Plant Specials.  We have extra vegetable plants leftover from our field planting.  We have cucumber, peppers, zucchini, yellow squash, and some mini cantaloupe for sale.  If you’re like us, you probably have some plants in your garden that did not make it, either due to the cold weather or from a visit by your favorite neighborhood critters!

Also, we need more space on the market so the last remaining hanging baskets and pots of mini tomatoes are $5 off each until they are gone.

How about pickles this July?  We’ve got them started for you.
Across the Market
Bakery
We are busy making assorted baked goods.

  • Assorted “take and bake” fruit pies, including seasonal fresh rhubarb pies (frozen)
  • Assorted cookies, muffins, and breads
  • Cinnamon rolls and cinnamon bread – take and thaw
  • Donuts – Saturday, and Sunday in buttermilk, blueberry, and cherry flavors
  • Iced “googly” eye yeast ring donuts on Saturday and Sunday
  • Moe’s “take and bake” strombolis (frozen)
  • Our famous shortcakes to go with our strawberries, just during strawberry season
Grocery
We offer select grocery products like salad dressing, jam, jelly, salsa, fresh eggs, cheese, yogurt, fresh milk, vanilla ice cream, crackers, chips, meats, dog treats, and more.  We focus on offering products from companies located in Michigan, to support Michigan-grown and Michigan-made!
Alcohol
We have a nice variety of spirits, wines, and hard ciders – most made on the farm using our surplus fruit and cider.

Our homemade products make a nice Father’s Day gift also!
Important Strawberry Ordering Information
Important Strawberry Ordering Information
1.  We will accept same-day orders only.  The quantity picked each day will vary depending on growing conditions and weather (such as not picking when it is raining).
2.  Strawberries are picked fresh each morning and will not be for sale at the market until mid-morning.  If you have reserved some, we ask that you arrive after 12 noon please.  We need time to pick them, transport them to the market, and package them before they can be sold.
3.  Once we have an estimate of our picking numbers for the day, we will accept “same-day, set aside” orders.
4.  To have us hold some for you or if you have questions, please call us at (269) 244-5690.
5.  We do not accept orders left on voice mail.  If we miss your call, leave your name and phone number, and one of our staff will call you back as quickly as possible.
6.  All orders must be picked up by that day’s closing time.  When you place an order, please give us an estimate of about what time you are picking them up.
The Recipe Rack
Ideas for Using Rhubarb and Strawberries
With strawberries in season, now is the time to make your favorite strawberry desserts and salads!  The season is short!  Visit our strawberry recipe page on our website.

Strawberry Fool
Looking for something easy to make?  This Minimalist recipe is as basic as dessert gets, and especially in strawberry season.  It is essentially fresh strawberries and whipped cream (substitute heavy cream, sour cream or yogurt).  It can be eaten right away or refrigerated.  Only a fool would pass this up.  😊
Thank you for your continued support and for buying local.
Everyone at Corey Lake Orchards wishes you a happy June!
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