About Us

Brothers John and Jim King, along with their wives Betsy and Rose and their children, have been growing fruit in Northern Michigan for more than 25 years. We are a first-generation farming family. We love the farming life and work hard to grow quality fruit.

Our orchards are located in the heart of Michigan’s famed cherry growing region, atop glacier-formed ridges and rolling hills near Torch Lake and Lake Michigan’s Grand Traverse Bay. We actively grow over 140 acres of Montmorency tart cherries, in addition to Balaton cherries, black sweet cherries, apples, peaches, pears, apricots, plums and nectarines. The quality of our harvest is second to none.

We have two farm market locations:

986 US 31S,  Kewadin, MI 49648 (8 miles north of Elk Rapids
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4620 N M-88, Central Lake (3 miles east of Eastport)
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Both markets and our bakery are open 7 days a week.  Stop and see us for freshly-picked or pick-your-own fruit, Montmorency tart cherry juice and dried cherries, local farm & fruit gifts, and wonderful homemade fruit pies from the bakery.

3 Responses to “About Us”

  1. patty densmore on 27 Mar 2008 at 9:44 am

    I love your tart cherry juice. I need your phone number to call about ordering. thanks, Patty

  2. Patty on 27 Mar 2008 at 10:45 am

    Our toll-free number is 1-877-937-5464. You can order cherry juice by phone, or place an order online at kingorchards.com/store.htm
    Thanks!

  3. Phyllis on 08 Jan 2010 at 10:48 pm

    I have been using your tart cherry juice since late July and am very pleased with the results. Other years when the weather turned colder I would be rather stiff in the a.m. this winter I am so grateful I can get out of bed without that uncomfortable stiffness and the only thing that is different is my taking the tart cherry juice. I am very thankful for a natural product that is effective. Thank you for producing a quality product that benefits not only myself by others as well. I am blessed.

    Sincerely, Phyllis

    P.S. We also sell your tart cherry juice at our business in Leb, PA and have been pleased with the response. We are closed now for the season but Lord willing will open some time in June. We met you at the Fruit & Vegetable Growers Meeting in Hershey last year. Thanks again.

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