“Fall” for our Sunflowers, Apples and Apple Cider donutsd this Weekend 9-2-26

9 am to 6 pm – Friday
9 am to 4 pm – Thursday, Saturday
9 am to 2 pm – Tuesday, Sunday
Closed – Monday, Wednesday

Note: We are not open on Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 7

The sunflowers are blooming, and our Sunflower Experience begins this Friday!  We are so excited!

Fall apples are starting their season: Early Honey Crisp, Gala, Jonamac, McIntosh, and Mollie’s Delicious.  And the grapes will not be too far behind.  We will (someday!) feel a twinge of cooler air.  The colorful fall ornamentals, squash, and pumpkins are slowly coming out along with changing autumn leaves.

Summer fruits and vegetables like peaches and sweet corn are about to end, so get that last fresh taste while you still can!

Donut flavors are changing with apple cider starting this weekend.  The bakery is making several new baked apple goods for you to try!

There will not be any apple picking this weekend, please see below for more information.

So, stop by for a visit!  This will be a fun weekend on the farm for all!  And you will have the opportunity to experience and taste both Summer and Fall.

Farming is a risky business, but we joyously do it even though there are no guarantees anything planted will ever be harvested.  A lot can happen to a crop starting with a cold winter through less-than-ideal conditions during the growing and harvesting seasons.  So is the saga of this year’s apple crop.

We ask that you take a moment to read the story of our 2026 Apple Crop.  Due to weather events outside our control and the ensuing crop damage, we will not be able to offer u-pick apples with our early fall varieties starting this weekend as we traditionally have done.

We hope to open the u-pick orchard later in the season, but time will tell if we are able to do so.  We know many of you will be disappointed as that is your family’s time to go apple picking together.  The weather-related damage has also affected what we have to offer on the market.  Please read our story for more information.

Visit the Sunflower Field!  Our sunflower field will be open starting this Friday!  This is a large field – over 3 acres of stunning blooms!  Two different walking paths – short and long.

Please check our Sunflower Experience 2026 webpage for event details.

Admission Fees and Flower Pricing

• $5 for ages 11 years and up
• $3 for accompanied children through 10 years old
• No charge for babies and toddlers
• Each paid admission gets a complimentary bloom to take home
• Additional blooms are $2 each or $1.50 each for 6 or more
• Please check in at the market for directions to the field, pay the entrance fee, and get your ticket.  You will be driving to the field so only one person needs to check in.

Sunflower Field Hours

• Each day the market is open, the field will open at 9:30 am.  It will close 30 minutes before the market closes.  Hours for this weekend: Friday from 9:30 am to 5:30 pm; Saturday from 9:30 am to 3:30 pm; Sunday from 9:30 am to 1:30 pm.
• Closed Mondays and Wednesdays
• If you are traveling far, please call ahead or check the website before you leave to make sure the field is open.  It could close if there is a storm or a lot of rain.

Professional photographers.  Our sunflower field is a wonderful spot to take memorable photos like family, engagements, maternity, children, high school seniors, and more!  Photographers have access to the field during the “golden hour” after our field has closed to the public as well as other times.  See the website for our photo policy, how to schedule, and fees.  https://coreylakeorchards.com/photo-policy/

Assorted Fruit 

• Apples – Gala, Jonamac, McIntosh, Mollie’s Delicious.  See apple descriptions at the end of this newsletter.
• Early Honeycrisp, priced differently, have regular and “not so perfect”
• Apple quantities are available in small bags to pecks and bushels (for some varieties).  We also have processing/ second quality apples in assorted varieties by the half bushel when available.  (Type of apple depends on what we are sorting and bagging that day).  We also have animal apples that are great for animals and for pressing juice.
• Flamin’ Fury peaches – One of our favorites and a variety we used to grow.  This latest picking is some of the most beautiful ones yet!  They are a sweet, juicy freestone peach, perfect for eating fresh, canning or freezing.  We should have them available by the quart up to a half bushel.  Call before coming out to pre-order a half bushel to make sure we have them and allow us to get them ready for you.  269-244-5690.  Last week for peaches!
• Bartlett pears – available by the quart, 2-quart, half peck, peck, half bushel, and bushel.  Pears are picked green as they ripen from the inside out, and it takes 7-10 days to ripen.
• Castleton plums (a prune plum), freestone, from a quart to a half bushel, nearly gone for the season!

Fall squash – Just starting: delicata, acorn, and butternut

Below, a load of colorful, freshly picked vegetables headed from the field to the market.  Enjoy them now as we are quickly nearing the end of the harvest season for some!

Ice cold slushies – apple cider, blueberry lemonade, peach

Fresh cut flower bar – Make your own bouquets from assorted flowers.  It has been so fun to see everyone’s creative and lovely bouquets.  Available Thursday through Sunday.  Last weekend!!

• Peaches – preorder or walk in, pecks and half bushels.  Last week!
• Plums – Castleton (a prune plum), freestone, pecks and half bushels.  Last weekend!
• Sweet corn – preorder or walk-in, 5-dozen bag minimum.  Last weekend!

In stock for preorder pickups:

• Bell peppers – preorder, half bushel minimum
• Specialty peppers – preorder, one-peck minimum (quarter of a bushel)
• Bartlett pears – preorder or walk-in, one-peck minimum (quarter of a bushel).
• Canning tomatoes – We are no longer accepting orders for tomatoes.  What a long process this has been!  The field tomatoes ripened a bit later than usual this year; and we apologize for how long it’s taken us to get our orders filled.  Luba has now contacted everyone on the list.  Please call us if you have not heard from us or contacted Luba to schedule your pickup.

• “Take and bake” frozen fruit pies – made from assorted fruit, take home to bake.
• Assorted cookies, breads and muffins – daily
• New for fall season – apple caramel cookies, apple spice muffins, and pumpkin muffins
• Donuts – Saturday and Sunday only – in buttermilk, blueberry, and debuting our popular apple cider flavor!
• “Take and bake” frozen Strombolis – 10 different types, ranging from breakfast to pizza to traditional styles.  Take home to bake.

Spirits.  Find apple, peach, grape, and pear brandy; vodka; and white whiskey.

Wines.  Nice assortment to choose from – dry, sweet and semi-sweet wines in whites and reds

Hard Ciders.  Blueberry, cherry, maple, peach pear, rhubarb, dry apple, semi-sweet apple, and sweet apple

Below our Jonamac apples, harvest completed in 7 hours, normally takes two days.

Chive blossoms are fully edible and taste like a sweet onion with a hint of garlic.  Just pull the tiny star-shaped petals apart and sprinkle them over salads, soups, or eggs.

Early Honeycrisp.  Everyone’s favorite.  Crisp with an excellent sweet flavor and a “bite”.  Great for eating fresh or in salads.  Keep refrigerated and use within two weeks.
Gala.  A great eating and cooking apple.  It has a crisp snappy bite over a mellow sweetness.  Makes a sweet applesauce (no additional sugar needed) or mix with a tarter apple to sweeten that sauce.
Ginger Gold.  One of the best early seasons eating apples.  Sweet and mildly tart flavor.  Great for salads and snacks as they are slow to turn brown, and cooking and baking.
Jonamac.  A cross between Jonathan and McIntosh apples, similar to a McIntosh in taste, but sweeter.  Firm flesh, crisp sweet/tart flavor.  Good for fresh eating, salads, and applesauce.
McIntosh.  Aromatic, juicy, sweet, and tangy tart.  The tender white flesh of the McIntosh makes it an old time favorite.
Mollie’s Delicious.  A large, sweet, eating apple (not for cooking).