Here at King Orchards, sustainability is something that we value and want to work towards. As stewards of the land, we realize the delicate balance between environment, weather and our livelihood. In September 2015, to help improve sustainability, King Orchards installed a 52 kW solar field on our Creswell farm, behind the market on US-31 […]
To celebrate National Cherry Month, our chef friends, Roy and Connor, offered to host a Cherry Themed Dinner highlighting this wonderful fruit. Both Roy and Connor are regular customers in the fruit stand using our fruit in both their professional kitchens as well as their personal kitchens. In addition to hosting this wonderful dinner, they […]
Homemade Thanksgiving Pies from our Family to Yours… Pre-Order Your Thanksgiving Pies Apple- $12.00 Caramel Apple Walnut- $13.00 Cherry- $14.00 Cherry Crumb- $14.00 Pumpkin- $12.00 Cherry Raspberry- $15.00 Triple Berry- $15.00 Order Deadline- Please place order by 5:00pm on Tuesday, November 24th. Pick Up Information- Pick up from noon until 5pm at our M-88 Market […]
Saucing Saturday November 21st Saturday, November 21st, King Orchards will be hosting our annual Saucing Saturday & Craft Fair at our M-88 Market. We will be peeling, coring, and slicing apples for FREE for any customer that buys a 1/2 bushel of apples. The craft fair will run from 9am-4pm. This is an event people […]
Our 2nd annual Saucin’ Saturday and Craft Show will be November 21st, the Saturday before Thanksgiving at our M-88 Market. For those of you who have not attended, we will peel, core, and cut your apples for FREE when you buy any 1/2 bushel of apples. Please call to sign up for one of our […]
November 22nd, King Orchards will be hosting our 2nd annual Saucin’ Saturday at our M-88 market from 9am-5pm. We will be combining this with our 2nd annual craft fair. If you are not familiar with Saucin’ Saturday, we will peel, core, and slice your apples for FREE with the purchase of any 1/2 bushel of […]
Fall in Northern Michigan wouldn’t be the same without a walk through the orchard to pick your own apples! At King Orchards, we strive to make a fantastic apple picking experience for everyone. We grow dwarf apple trees and prune them specifically for u-pick apples to make it easy for people of all ages to […]
Today (8/18) is the last day for u-pick apricots. We hope to still have them in our markets through the weekend. Red Haven peaches will be in the markets soon! We will have a few trickling in this week and hope to open u-pick at both markets Thursday. We still have lots of Michigan produce […]
U-pick tart cherries is still going strong and will go through the weekend. They are $1.00/lb and $1.00/bucket to pit them. Pick your own apricots are slowly starting to roll in. We should have good apricot u-pick by the weekend. We are looking forward to peach season which should begin around mid August if we continue […]
Pick your Own Tart Cherries in their Prime! Pick your own tart cherries are still going strong and our pitter is running at our M-88 Market! Tart cherries are $1.00/lb and pitting is $1.00/u-pick bucket (which fits about 13lbs). U-pick sweet cherries is closed at our M-88 Market, however there will be a late variety […]
We have officially opened up the orchard for pick your own sweet cherries and raspberries. We also have sweet cherries available in both markets. The u-pick sweet cherries will last for 3-4 weeks or so. U-pick raspberries will last through the summer, however picking does vary day to day. We recommend calling before you come […]
The sweet cherries are moving right along. The Calvaliers (which are the first sweet cherry variety ready) are getting dark and sweet. We will have a few trickling into the market hopefully tomorrow. U-pick sweet cherries should be open by Friday or so. Our raspberry picking is just beginning and will slowly gain momentum if […]
It is an exciting time for blossom lovers! The bees are buzzing and the smell of flowers is wafting through the air which can only mean one thing-the apricots have finally reached full bloom! With the forecast of the upcoming warm weather, we expect sweet cherries to bloom by Memorial weekend with tart cherries, […]
Blossom time is getting closer! John just checked out the apricot trees by our US 31 market and they have reached the popcorn bud stage where the white bud is just starting to poke out. Depending on the weather, we should be in full bloom by the end of the week with the apricot trees. […]
After a long winter, spring has finally arrived at King Orchards. As I walk outside the market, I can smell the pungent odor of the turkey manure that has been spread throughout the orchards between last fall and this spring, hear the wind machines roaring as they get them ready for the busy frost prevention […]
This is the time of the year when people begin asking about the orchard blossom schedule. This is always hard to predict but we want to keep everyone as up to date as possible since it tends to be short lived but an absolutely beautiful sight to see. The orchard blossoms are dependent on the […]