Strawberries in the markets
Today is the first day for strawberries in the markets. They are beautiful and delicious and totally worth the wait. Prices this year are $4 per quart; 11.00 for 3 quarts; 28.00 per flat of 8 quarts.
Happy and Healthy Holidays!
Laura (pictured here), Betsy and Rose have been busy little elves this week, packing up tons of apple gift boxes with care. Thank you to every one of our customers for making 2008 a great apple year. We sure hope you enjoy eating them as much as the King family loves growing and sharing them […]
We’re Picking Honeycrisp
The first of our Honeycrisp apple crop is coming into the market this week. We also have Ginger Golds, Macs, and Paula Reds. We’ll have Galas by the weekend.
Hurry in for Peaches, Nectarines and Apricots
We are in the final day or two of u-pick peaches and nectarines. We’ll still have them in the markets for a few more days, and we’re running specials on apricots, so if you’re thinking of putting some stone fruit up for winter, hurry in! We also have nice canning tomatoes available at $9 1/2 […]
Peaches that “Make You Weak in the Knees”
In Traverse Magazine’s Food Loving Summer, an “it-list of the fresh and fleeting discoveries that make life up here so delicious,” Emily Betz Tyra said King Orchards peaches are so irresistible, they will “make you weak in the knees.” Thanks Emily! We couldn’t have said it better ourselves. But don’t take Emily’s or our word […]
U-Picking Open for Apricots
Apricots are in! We have a large, beautiful crop this year, and have opened them up for u-picking at $1.75 per pound. It looks like we have a few days left of cherry picking. And plenty of raspberries. We also have delicious Michigan blueberries for sale in the market, as well as Bay City corn, […]
Fruit Harvest Calendar
We’ve been getting lots of calls this week about u-picking. For general estimates, our Harvest Calendar offers a month by month guide to what’s in season, from May blossoms through October pumpkins. We’re still thinking sweet cherries will be ready around the 8th or 10th of July, but you might be able to pick raspberries […]
Rain, Rain, Rain!
It’s been raining so much lately! In the past 40 days, we’ve had rain on 24 of them. Hopefully it dries up soon, because the rain can cause the cherries to split. All of our gardens are staked out and planted, so the rain will be good for just a few more days. Guess what […]
Coming Soon… Strawberries and Raspberries!
Hey everyone! Megan here, writing for Betsy while she’s at church. (For those of you that don’t know me, I’m John and Betsy’s niece that lives here on the farm with them.) The season really feels like it’s starting now, because of the strawberries coming in this upcoming weekend. But what I’m looking forward to […]
