May Days and Hours
Please note our 2026 May hours. Spring is one of our busiest seasons trying to get everything planted and growing, so we have reduced hours and days. Watch for changes as we get into June!
Our May hours are:
9 am to 4 pm – Thursday, Friday, Saturday
9 am to 2 pm – Tuesday, Sunday
Closed – Monday, Wednesday
And, if you can’t make it during our regular hours, just call us! We are usually working around the farm somewhere and will try to connect with you! 269-244-5690
Just check our website, FB, Google, for days and hours as needed. |
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| We loved seeing many of you over this past opening weekend! The gratitude so many of you expressed for us being open with fresh produce (especially asparagus!) and other favorites, brought a smile to our faces and reminded us why we do what we do.
To be honest, it’s been a tough winter (many days with negative temperatures) and an even more challenging spring, with frosts/freezes coming just when fruit was blooming and very vulnerable. The weather extremes have created anxiety and concern, not just for our farm, but all Michigan fruit and vegetable farmers. All of us farmers continue to put in heroic efforts to protect our crops, but we’re constantly reminded that Mother Nature is in control. We’re looking at our crops very carefully, to understand the full extent of the damage and will provide updates as we know more.
Mother’s Day is this Sunday
All mothers get a free donut and coffee on Saturday and Sunday! We’ve got some great ideas for a special gift to honor the mother-figure in your life, see our spring gift suggestions below.
Teacher Appreciation
The school year is coming to a close, and this is the time to recognize the individuals your child sees almost daily, whether in school, churches, sports, and other activities. Our teachers, classroom aides, school staff, bus drivers, and others work quietly behind the scenes, many year-round, to help educate and inspire their students. |
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Fresh Produce on the Market
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Asparagus and Rhubarb
It looks like we will have a steady supply of rhubarb and asparagus coming in now unless it gets cold again.
Please check our FB page, website or call us before you come out if you are trying to get larger quantities. We are also happy to take orders for larger quantities for freezing or preserving. Call us at (269-244-5690) and we will call you when it is ready! Buying 10 lbs. or more is discounted. |
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| Lettuces, spinach, kale, and mushrooms from Bankson Lake Farms. They arrive fresh-picked, each Friday morning. |
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| We are back to baking and will have assorted baked goods starting this Friday. These fresh baked treats make perfect Mother’s Day brunch items and gifts!
Choose from:
- Mini Bundt cakes—chocolate, lemon and vanilla—made special just for Mother’s Day weekend.
- Assorted “take and bake” fruit pies, including rhubarb, which we only make in the spring
- Assorted cookies, breads and muffins
- Cinnamon rolls (made into bunny shapes!) and cinnamon bread – take and thaw
- Donuts—Saturdays and Sundays only—in buttermilk, blueberry, and cherry flavors
Watch for Moe’s strombolis returning toward the end of May.
Below, our mini-Bundt cakes are made from scratch and love by our own Amy. |
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| Show your appreciation with a heartfelt thank you and a gift. We have a nice selection of the perfect gift items such as tote bags, honey, jams, and maple syrup, freshly made bakery treats, greeting cards, and many unique creations from our local artisans. See some of our selection here. Stop by the market and take a look!
Beautiful Flowers. We have beautiful hanging baskets of varying flower types and colors along with some potted succulents and other flowers. |
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| Artistic Gifts. We have an assortment of unique gifts made by our local artisans and other fun gifts. |
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| Edible and Drinkable Treats. We have jams, jellies, salsa, honey, maple syrup, granola, frozen fruit pies, fresh lettuce and vegetables, plus wines and hard ciders. Or pair up a lettuce bowl with dressing. We’re happy to help you pull together an assortment and even put it in a gift bag. |
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| Gift Certificates. Not sure what to get? A Corey Lake Orchard gift certificate lets your recipient select a gift(s) of their choosing. Gift certificates can be made in any amount, $10 or more. We can also process these over the phone and mail it if needed. |
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| Wines. All of our dry, sweet and semi-sweet wines are in stock.
Hard ciders. Back into production, with rhubarb and blueberry available now, Maple by Saturday. More coming each week.
Spirits. Find apple, peach, and pear brandy; vodka; and white whiskey.
This Saturday, we will have sampling for our hard cider and wines from 11 am to 1 pm. Find us set up in the breezeway by the market. |
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| We are beginning to get in our local groceries. We have honey, maple syrup products, and Jakes meats will be in stock by Friday afternoon. We hope to have milk, yogurt and eggs by Memorial Day weekend. |
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| The past month we have been busy trying to protect our farm against the never-ending storms and changes to the weather as we zip between spring and winter temperatures. Many of our plants are earning ‘frequent flyer miles’ from how many times we move them in and out of buildings! |
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| Everything in the greenhouse is looking wonderful. The tomatoes are gaining size, and our mini tomatoes are starting to turn color. |
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| We grew all of our vegetables from seed in the greenhouse. They have been placed outside on nice days to “harden up” and get ready for planting in the field. |
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Thank you for your continued support and for buying local.
Everyone at Corey Lake Orchards wishes all our moms a Happy Mother’s Day and a blessed Spring to everyone!
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