Harvesting the Last of Summer, including Sunflowers 🌻 8-21-25

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

Please check our website or Facebook page for information on our 2025 Sunflower Experience.  Details including admission and hours will be posted soon.

If you can or freeze, we highly recommend you get your bulk produce this week.  The crops are ripening ahead of schedule due to our recent heat and warmer night temperatures.  Sadly, the rain has caused many of the tomatoes in the field to split.

We try to keep bulk produce in stock, but we recommend you order in advance to ensure we have it ready for you.  Call 269-244-5690.  If possible, please bring containers to get your items home.  Boxes, tubs, laundry baskets, reusable grocery bags, etc. are helpful.

There are so many reasons to can and freeze!  It saves money, the food tastes better, you know what you are eating, and it’s overall healthier for you.  If you’re not sure how to get started or lack confidence in the process, team up with a family member or friend.  After all, those who can, can!  And most are willing to share their knowledge with others.

The brunch was held to raise funds for the Three Rivers Promise on behalf of the Class of ’75 and Corey Lake Orchards.  Bruce Ruesink spoke to the class on behalf of the Three Rivers Promise Board.

• Season nearly over for: blueberries, sweet corn, peaches and summer vegetables
• Fall apples: Some starting around Labor Day weekend
• Bartlett Pears – available in bulk soon
• Concord and Niagara Grapes – probably starting mid- to late- September

• Blueberries – pints, quarts, 5- and 10-pound boxes, hopefully through August
• Peaches – Freestone peaches by the bushel and smaller quantities
• Summer Apples – EarliBlaze and Ginger Gold
• Summer vegetables – carrots, eggplant, garlic, onions, peppers, red potatoes, spaghetti squash, yellow squash, zucchini
• Tomatoes – individual quarts, and 5 pound bags, also bulk
• Sweet Corn – individual ears, dozens, half dozens, and in bulk
• Melons cantaloupe
• 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 including new peach slushies.
• U-pick herbs – see the sign on each row for what is available.
• Fresh flowers from our Flower Bar, Thursday through Sunday.  New this week: sunflowers!  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.

We started picking Ginger Gold apples this week.  They are an attractive early fall apple, aromatic and have a gingery-sweet to mildly tart flavor.  This apple is great for snacks, salads and especially baking in pies.  It has similar characteristics to its Golden Delicious parent and is a decent keeper.  Available in small quantities (1/4 and 1/2 pecks).

• Sweet Corn – 5 dozen mesh bag
• Tomatoes, canning – bushels, half bushels
• Tomatoes, second quality – bushels, half bushels.  Have deeper cracks and areas to be cut away.  Good for sauces, soups, and stews.
• Apples, EarliBlaze – bushels, half bushels, pecks, and smaller.  Medium sized, juicy, sweet/tart.  Early apples used for fresh eating, pies, and applesauce.
• Blueberries – 10-pound boxes
• Peaches – freestone, bushels, half bushels,

By now, anyone who had pre-ordered sweet corn, peaches, and tomatoes should have received a call from us to schedule your pick-up.  If not, please call us.

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
–Mini fruit pies, already baked

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

For those early morning starts, try one of our muffins!

Amish Country Dairy
Enjoy fresh, pure milk from Amish Country Dairy located in Shipshewana, Indiana.  It has a cream top so you’ll need to shake it up before using.  It is pasteurized at a lower temperature, but not homogenized, and is easily consumed by those individuals who are lactose intolerant.  We carry gallons and half gallons in plain white milk and 16-ounce bottles in seasonal fruit and other flavors.

While still enjoying the summer-like weather, try a chilled bottle of our Corey Lake Crisp.  It is a dry white blend with a finish not unlike biting into a perfectly crisp apple.

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