Bay City Sweet Corn is Here!
Bay City sweet corn means Michigan veggie season is here! Our market is full of fresh veggies from Michigan farmers as well as our own cucumbers and pickling cucumbers. It is definitely time for a fresh BLT with romaine from VanDyke Farms and tomatoes from Iott Ranch and Orchards. Bay City sweet corn just arrived […]
Pick Your Own Michigan Sweet Cherries in Full Force!
U-pick Michigan sweet cherries are in full force! We have an abundant crop this year and the picking is great! The season should last for about 3 weeks. Pick your own raspberries are slowly trickling in. The season is just getting going and will last throughout the summer. Check in for our daily update of […]
Pick Your Own Sweet Cherries Update
The crop of sweet cherries this year is huge! We are opening u-pick on July 4th. It is always a challenge because the cherries don’t ripen evenly so the first couple days are always a little slower and more selective picking. We want people to be happy with the cherries they pick, so it just […]
Saucin’ Saturday/Craft Fair November 22nd
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 […]
Fresh Pressed Unpasteurized Apple Cider
Rack and cloth cider press We just finished pressing our first batch of unpasteurized apple cider! We are making small batch cider using an older style rack and cloth press. We start by putting the apples through a grinder then pumping the crushed apples onto a cheese cloth. We then stack them by putting a […]
Michigan Apple Shipping Straight from the Grower
From Michigan and have moved away or want to surprise that special someone with a taste of Northern Michigan’s fall? Maybe you should think about Michigan apple shipping straight from the grower! We have one of THE most spectacular Honeycrisp years ever this year! They are absolutely beautiful– sweet, tangy, and crunchy! We are also […]
Pick Your Own Apples Means it is Officially Fall in Northern Michigan!
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 […]
Gingergold Apple U-Pick is Open!
We have officially opened apple u-pick on Gingergolds! They are available at both of our markets as well. We also have a few Zestars, Sansas, and Paula Reds. The price on apples are $12/half bushel, $8/peck, and $5/half peck. Honeycrisp apples are not far behind. The cold nights followed by sunny days really help add […]
Michigan Canning Tomatoes!
We just brought in a truck full of beautiful Michigan canning tomatoes from our farmer friend, Katrina Iott out of Petersburg, MI. We have them available by the 1/2 bushel. We also have fresh Castleton Prune Plums in our markets. We will have them available by the half bushel shortly. Fresh sweet corn is still […]