Dog Days of Summer and Colorful Produce are Here! 7/30/2025

Closed      Monday
9 to 2       Tuesday
Closed      Wednesday
9 to 4       Thursday
9 to 6       Friday
9 to 4       Saturday
9 to 2       Sunday

July through mid-August is a GREAT time to enjoy seasonal fruits and vegetables!  This is our favorite time of the year for produce because there is such a wide variety of it, and it comes in so many different colors!  Bright red tomatoes, the greens of broccoli, cukes, beans, and zucchini, yellow squash and sweet corn ears, yellow and red onions, white and purple cauliflower, purple eggplant, orange carrots and mini-tomatoes, and blueberries – just take a moment to let the array of colors soak in when you step onto the market!  And walk out with a colorful assortment!

Enjoy these last days for grilling, vacations, spending time outside, enjoying friends and family, and perhaps more high temperatures.  In less than a month, most students will be back in school.

And thanks for stopping by – rain or shine!  We hope to see you this week!

• Blueberries – In season, already picked and u-pick.
• Summer Vegetables –now and continuing through August.  We have a wide variety of vegetables; there is something for everyone.
• Sweet Corn – Available in bulk quantities most days or pre order
• Canning Tomatoes – probably starting early August
• Peaches – In about two weeks.  We no longer grow any but will try to get some from another farm.
• Summer Apples – Summer variety apples are typically softer and tarter, good for applesauce, fresh eating, and cooking.
• Concord and Niagara Grapes – probably starting mid- to late September

The Jersey variety is available now and are very good though smaller in size than the Duke variety.  This will probably be the last week for our u-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 larger quantity to make pies, jam, freeze, etc. we recommend you contact Brookside Farms.  They have many acres of u-pick blueberries and are very family oriented.  Call (269) 657-3500 or check their Facebook page for updates.

• Blueberries – pints, quarts, 5- and 10-pound boxes
• Summer vegetables – carrots, cucumbers, broccoli, cauliflower, kohlrabi, zucchini, yellow squash, red potatoes, onions, green beans, garlic, melons, sweet corn
• Melons – cantaloupe, regular and mini, and mini-watermelon (seeded)
• Greenhouse tomatoes and cucumbers
• Lettuces and produce from Bankson Lake Farms (produce arrives on Friday mornings and typically lasts through the weekend)
• Assorted fresh baked goods including ‘take and bake’ fruit pies and strombolis
• Local products – maple products, honey, jams, jellies, and salsas, Jake’s meats, milk, eggs, cheeses, yogurt, and ice cream
• Alcohol products – hard ciders, wines, spirits
• Nice selection of gifts made by our local artisans, perfect for birthdays, hostess, pet/house sitters, or yourself!
• Ice-cold slushies – small and large, in three flavors.
• U-pick herbs – see the sign on each row for what is available.
• Fresh flowers from our Flower Bar.  Make your own bouquets with flowers harvested from our farm.  Greenery to fluff out your bouquet is complimentary.  We also sell various vases if you need one.

• Sweet Corn – 5 dozen mesh bag, usually some available each day
• Peppers, bell, sweet banana, hot Hungarian, jalapenos – bushels, half bushels, pecks
• Tomatoes, canning – bushels, half bushels

Please note we are not taking any more orders for green beans or pickling cucumbers as the heat is hurting their production.  If you are already on our list, we will honor your request, and you should have gotten a call by now.

If you miss us, please leave your name and phone number on the recorder and someone will call you back to get the details and confirm.  We do not accept orders left on voicemail.

In our freezer section, just “bake and enjoy”:
–Fruit pies in assorted farm fresh flavors, large and small
–Stromboli’s – various types in breakfast, sandwich, and pizza styles

Freshly baked (whenever we are open)
–Assorted cookies, breads, and muffins

Freshly baked – Friday through Sunday
–Homemade cinnamon bread and cinnamon rolls, a favorite of many of our customers
–Moe’s focaccia breads – Rosemary olive and Tomato basil
–Mini fruit pies, already baked

Freshly baked – Saturday and Sunday
–Donuts – buttermilk, blueberry, and cherry flavors
–Iced “googly” eye yeast ring donuts

Pick up a loaf of our signature blueberry zucchini bread while it is still in season!

Try some of our delicious honey from Babcock’s Apiary located just several miles away.  The honey is available in 1- and 2-pound bottles as well as 12-ounce plastic bear bottles.  The honey is raw and will keep indefinitely.  Babcock’s has been providing honey to us for over 20 years!

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

Check out the new 4 in 1 mug with your favorite lake’s name and a built-in can opener on the bottom!  A perfect solution to some of those drink emergencies!

Fresh Corn Pancakes with Blueberry Sauce
Corn and blueberries are a beloved, if slightly surprising summer combination.  They partner up in this twist on classic buttermilk pancakes, perfect for a summer brunch or special leisurely breakfast.  A mix of all-purpose flour and cornmeal gives the pancakes a wonderfully light texture and makes them the perfect vehicle for sweet, crunchy corn kernels.  The simple blueberry sauce comes together quickly, with only four ingredients.  Try any leftover sauce reheated on vanilla ice cream, with crumbled oatmeal cookies, for a blueberry cobbler-like dessert.

We also have information on Storing and Preserving Food on our website.

Michigan’s agricultural diversity would not have been possible without Michigan’s hardworking farmers, the research conducted at Michigan State University’s farms, and the bountiful supply of freshwater from the Great Lakes.