Agritourism & Farm Experiences near Benton Harbor, MI

Benton Harbor

Sommerfeld Farms has deep roots in the Benton Harbor area, with family members farming there since the 1800s. Current posts show corn stalks and straw bales sold for fall decorating, tracked through the farm's Facebook page rather than a formal website. Beyond that, details on what else they grow or sell aren't documented online.

Sodus

McCartney Farm grows nectarines, peaches, Bartlett pears, and apples on Hillandale Road in Sodus, in Michigan's fruit belt near Benton Harbor. Nectarines and peaches ripen in August, pears come in early September, and apples carry the U-pick season from late September through October, alongside apple cider and winter squash.

Saint Joseph

Nye's Apple Barn has farmed this stretch of Niles Road since the late 1800s and still sells mostly its own fruit and vegetables. Amish-style pies, jams, and jellies fill out the barn alongside caramel apples, honey sticks, and salsas. The farm runs U-pick and orchard visits on a midweek-to-weekend schedule in Saint Joseph.

Sodus

Lange Farms sits on River Road in Sodus, in Michigan's Berrien County fruit belt. No crop list, hours, or contact details for this farm were found online.

Sandoval Farm runs u-pick strawberries, peaches, raspberries, blueberries, and sweet cherries near St. Joseph, along with an on-site beekeeping operation and a farm stand called the Fruit Shack. Hours and crop availability shift with the season, and online listings for the farm are sparse and inconsistent enough that calling ahead beats trusting any single source.

Coloma

Jollay Orchards has grown fruit on the same Coloma land since 1857, now in its eighth generation of family ownership. Summer brings U-pick cherries, blueberries, and peaches; apples and grapes take over by fall, alongside a farm shop selling fresh donuts, apple-cherry spread, and pumpkin butter. Hayrides and a corn maze round out a season that runs June through November.

Coloma

Fruit Acres Farms has grown fruit in Coloma since 1846. The farm market sells black sweet cherries, sour cherries, peaches, and apples, with sweet corn rounding out the summer stand. U-pick season covers cherries, peaches, and apples with no ladders required, plus a free picnic area and playground for families who make a day of it.

Berrien Springs

Lavender Fields Farm grows lavender in Berrien Springs, part of Michigan's southwest fruit and wine belt near the Lake Michigan shoreline. Bloom season for Michigan-grown lavender generally runs through July. No current hours, pricing, or contact details were verifiable online, so call before visiting.

Hillside Orchards has grown fruit in the Berrien Springs area of Michigan's fruit belt since 1836. The family orchard produces apples, peaches, nectarines, apricots, sweet cherries, and chestnuts, with sweet cherries ready in late June and apples holding through March. This is not a u-pick operation — the orchard sells through USDA-certified channels and supplies markets as far as Chicago.

Stevensville

Bredeweg Acres has run as a family u-pick blueberry farm since 1988, worked by Farmer Roger and Grandma Ruth Ann out of Stevensville. Picking season opens the first week of July, Monday through Saturday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.; bring your own container or use one of theirs. The farm also sells Christmas trees each winter and takes cash, check, or Venmo — no cards.

Stevensville

Barbott Farms & Greenhouse has grown flowering annuals, perennials, shrubs, vegetables and herbs in Stevensville, run today by Andrew Barbott. The greenhouse opens the last week of April and stays open through October 31, with hours Monday through Saturday 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Sunday 10 to 5. It's more garden center than u-pick farm — the draw is plants and produce, not a fall festival.

Berrien Springs

Petes U-Pick operates on Lemon Creek Road in Berrien Springs, in Berrien County's fruit belt near Michigan's southwest wine trail — a region built on blueberries, peaches, and grapes. No posted season dates or hours are listed publicly yet.

Berrien Springs

Lemon Creek Fruit Farm has grown fruit on Lemon Creek Road in Berrien Springs for more than 160 years, and the family now runs an estate winery alongside the working farm. The seasonal market sells farm-fresh produce for pick-your-own and retail during fruit season, with tastings and a wine club through the winery side of the operation.

Berrien Springs

Forraht Farms is a three-generation family operation in Berrien Springs that opens each September and runs through October. The draw here is the grapes — nine u-pick varieties spread across the vineyard rows, plus pre-picked Bartlett pears and several apple varieties ready to bag and take home. It's a short season, so the fall window is the only time to visit.

Bridgman

Berry Lucky Farm is a six-acre blueberry operation outside Bridgman that's been in the family for generations, though u-pick only started in 2019. The season is short — usually early July through early August — with hours around 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. most days. Check Facebook or Instagram before driving out, since picking hours shift with how the bushes are producing.

Eau Claire

Prillwitz Fruit Farm has grown fruit on Main Street outside Eau Claire for four generations, about a mile from downtown. The U-pick orchard draws a strong local following — a 4.8-star rating and thousands of Facebook likes — for fresh, pick-your-own fruit through the season.

Eau Claire

The name Castanea sativa is the botanical name for the European chestnut, and the address near Eau Claire lands in Berrien County — the warmest stretch of Michigan's fruit belt, usually associated with peaches and grapes rather than nut trees. No public contact info confirms current hours.

Berrien Springs

Lazy Acres Vineyard has grown grapes on more than 200 acres in Berrien Springs since 1959, using organic practices across Merlot, Chardonnay, and Cabernet Sauvignon vines. Grape picking is U-pick and cash-only, at $1 a pound, with visitors bringing their own containers and shears during harvest season.

Johanson's Apple World supplies fruit and vegetables in season from its Keehn Road location near Baroda, along with jams and jellies made on-site. The operation sells primarily as a supplier rather than a walk-in farm stand, so calling ahead is the reliable way to check availability.

Shafer Orchards has been in the same Berrien County family for three generations, though it now operates as The Shafer Farm LLC after the Shafers retired and leased the 72 acres to Doug and Suzy Forraht in 2017. U-pick runs five peach varieties in late July and August, then ten apple varieties and Concord grapes into September and October, alongside pumpkins, squash, and gourds.

Watervliet

Berrien Springs

Bixby Farms has worked the same ground in Berrien Springs for generations, growing strawberries, raspberries and peaches for u-pick alongside asparagus and rhubarb sold at the farm stand. They also jar their own salsas and jams and sell farm-fresh eggs. The family's pitch is simple — a straight line from grower to plate — and the market stays open through the spring-to-fall harvest run.

Berrien Center

Frank Farms has grown fruit in Berrien Center since 1909 and now ships individually quick-frozen black raspberries, peaches, and chocolate-covered dried cherries and blueberries nationwide, year-round. Peach varieties include Red Haven, Canadian Harmony, Glo Haven, and PF22. The farm no longer offers u-pick; orders go out by mail every Monday and Wednesday, holidays excepted.

Eau Claire

Tree-Mendus Fruit Farm in Eau Claire hosts the International Cherry Pit-Spitting Championship every July, a long-running contest that's made this Berrien County u-pick farm a summer landmark well beyond its cherry, peach, and apple orchards. No current hours or pricing were independently verified this round — call ahead before visiting.

Hartford

Adams Blueberry Farms has grown blueberries in Hartford, in Van Buren County, since the 1870s, making it one of the older working farms in the area. The current generation runs both organic and conventional u-pick fields, plus pre-picked pints for anyone who'd rather skip the bucket. Maple syrup and aronia berries round out the stand. Season runs July through August, seven days a week, and the farm draws pickers from the Chicago-area beach crowd along Lake Michigan.

Hartford

Bridgman

Starbucks Blueberry Farm — no relation to the coffee chain, formerly known as Jones' Blueberries — grows more than six blueberry varieties, including Blue Crop and Jersey, for u-pick in Bridgman. Buckets are provided, there's a picnic area for a break between rows, and berries go home in plastic bags or a purchased box. Updates on opening dates run through Facebook, Instagram, and an email newsletter rather than a fixed schedule.

Bridgman

Rambo Blueberries grows blueberries on Gast Road in Bridgman, deep in Berrien County's fruit belt along Lake Michigan. No hours, u-pick details, or contact information were found online.

Hartford

Krohne Plant Farms has grown bare-root strawberry plants and asparagus crowns for wholesale customers for more than 40 years. The Hartford location sits within eleven miles of Lake Michigan, which softens winter lows and summer highs enough to suit strawberry propagation. This is a nursery stock operation, not a u-pick or retail produce stand.

Dowagiac

Sprague's Family Fun Farm sits on Middle Crossing Road in Dowagiac, Michigan, in Cass County in the state's southwest corner. Activities and season aren't confirmed online yet.

South Haven

DeGrandchamp grows blueberries in South Haven, on the stretch of Van Buren County shoreline often called Michigan's blueberry capital for its sandy, acidic soil. Their site didn't load enough detail to confirm current hours or varieties — call ahead before visiting.

Glendora

Twin Maple Orchard grows fruit on Cleveland Avenue in Glendora, just outside Galien in Michigan's southwest corner, offering u-pick harvesting and fresh produce sold at local farmers markets seven days a week from 10am to 6pm during the season. The farm also welcomes RV travelers through the Harvest Hosts network. Call ahead for which fruits are ready to pick.

Bangor

Moss Funel Farms sits on 34th Avenue outside Bangor, in Van Buren County's fruit belt along the Lake Michigan shoreline — a region built on blueberries, grapes, and orchard fruit. No public hours, crop list, or contact page are available yet, so a call ahead is the safest bet before visiting.

Three Oaks

LeRoy and Elaine Dinges turn their Three Oaks farm into a fall destination every September and October, growing winter squash, pumpkins in every size, and gourds alongside a corn maze and hayrides. It's a seasonal operation only, timed to the Halloween and harvest-season visitors passing through Michigan's southwest corner.

Sawyer

Blueberry Patch operates in Sawyer, deep in Berrien County's fruit belt along Lake Michigan's southwest shore — the same sandy soil that makes this corner of the state one of the country's top blueberry-growing regions. Hours and picking details for this specific farm aren't posted online; call ahead.

Dowagiac

PYO Blueberries runs a pick-your-own blueberry patch in Dowagiac, on the southwest Michigan fruit belt that produces a large share of the state's blueberry crop. As the name states, bring your own containers — Michigan's blueberry harvest typically runs July into August.

South Haven

Riverbend Farms has grown red and black raspberries, blackberries, pears, and chestnuts on 72nd Street near I-196 Exit 22 since the family took over the ground in 2007. The u-pick rows draw pickers all season, and the farm keeps clean restrooms on site, a detail that matters when you're bringing kids out for an afternoon of berry picking.

Niles

Eckler's Produce and Greenhouse operates on Barron Lake Road in Niles, near Michigan's southwest border with Indiana. A combined produce stand and greenhouse suggests both field crops and bedding plants, though no hours or product list are posted online.

Niles

Lehman's Orchard farms 55 acres of U-pick fruit on Portage Road in Niles, growing apples, pears, strawberries, raspberries, cherries, wine grapes, and tomatoes. Tart cherries ripen first, around July 4th, with blueberries following in late July. The farm turns its own fruit into wines, hard ciders, relishes, salsas, jams, and fudge, sold at a small on-site market open most days of the week.

Galien

Springhope Farm grows apples, peaches, and pumpkins on Cleveland Avenue outside Galien, in Michigan's southwest corner near the Indiana line. Both u-pick and ready-picked fruit are available depending on the week, and the farm sits along the US-12 Heritage Trail, a straight shot from South Bend. Call ahead to check what's ripe before making the drive.

South Haven

Sparks Blueberry Farm sells u-pick blueberries by weight, around $1.25 a pound in recent seasons, from a stand on 68th Street north of Baseline Road in South Haven. The season runs early July into early August most years, with no pre-picked option — you're picking your own or going without. They post opening and closing updates on Facebook instead of running a separate website.

South Haven

Kal-Haven Outpost is a 50-acre camping and glamping property along the Kal-Haven Trail outside South Haven, about five miles from Lake Michigan. Since opening in 2016, it's grown to include primitive tent sites, RV hookups, glamping tents, cabins, and a converted school bus, plus a camp store stocked with beer, wine, and rental bikes for the trail.

Three Oaks

Lawrence

Van Buren County, home to Lawrence, ranks among Michigan's top blueberry-producing counties and sits inside the Lake Michigan fruit belt. Bernell Farms shows up in local agritourism listings, but no independent site or contact info confirms what's currently open to visitors.

Apple a Day Farm has run as a small, family-owned U-pick operation since 1996 on 38th Avenue in Bangor. Sweet, sour, and golden cherries come ripe mid-June through early July, and apple picking runs from early September into late October. The farm sits in Kalamazoo County, near the Paw Paw and Gobles fruit belt.

Bangor

Understory Farm and Orchard grows fruit in Bangor, in Van Buren County's fruit belt — the same stretch of southwest Michigan known for blueberries, peaches, and apples. No confirmed details on varieties or u-pick hours surfaced online; call ahead before visiting.

Bangor

Joe's Blues has picked blueberries from the same Bangor bushes for 18 seasons, selling fresh and frozen berries at nine Chicago-area farmers markets — Green City, Wicker Park, and Logan Square among them — as well as U-pick at the Van Buren County farm itself. The Corrado family runs it with an emphasis on sustainable growing and kid- and pet-friendly picking hours through summer.

Bangor

Lakeshore Country Farms grows blueberries and microgreens on State Highway 43 outside Bangor, about fifteen minutes off the main road. The microgreens are sold direct to order, and the farm keeps in touch with customers mainly through Instagram rather than a storefront or standing hours.

South Haven

McIntosh Apple Orchards is listed on 107th Avenue in South Haven, in Michigan's southwest fruit belt. The farm's old web domain is now inactive, and no other details on hours or crops were found online.

Grand Junction

Phil and Jeanne Mitchell planted the first bushes here in 1968; four generations of the family have farmed the ground since. Mitchell's Blueberries is 100% certified organic, and the crew hand-processes every berry that leaves the farm. Visitors can pick their own or buy fresh-picked at the on-farm market in Van Buren County, southwest Michigan.

Sill Brothers runs u-pick tomatoes, peppers, tomatillos, and eggplant on 68th Street outside South Haven, with pre-picked vegetables available too if you'd rather skip the fieldwork. Tomato varieties include Celebrity, Fabulous, Roma, and both cherry and grape types. It's a straightforward vegetable operation in Allegan County's fruit belt, with no frills beyond what's growing and what's ripe that week.

Fennville

Evergreen Lane Farm & Creamery makes artisan cheese in Fennville, between Saugatuck and South Haven, using milk from its own goat herd from March through November and Jersey cow's milk from MOO-nique Dairy in Vandalia year-round. Fall visitors can pick organic apples on the property, which also raises pasture-fed pigs. The creamery has been running for around fifteen seasons.

Lawrence

Bonamego Farms has worked the same 300-plus acres in Lawrence for nearly 80 years, growing tree fruit, vegetables, grapes, chestnuts and Christmas trees alongside forests and wetlands managed sustainably. Fall brings u-pick, and the farm also runs foraging and cooking classes — a step beyond the typical pick-your-own operation. It's as much a working land-management operation as it is a fruit farm.

South Bend

Just That Honey keeps hives around South Bend without chemical treatments, letting bees forage the local area for raw honey, blackberry honey, clover honey, and wildflower honey. The operation also sells pollen and comb honey, and offers swarm control and removal for anyone dealing with an unwanted hive. It's a small beekeeping business, listed mainly through regional honey directories rather than its own storefront.

South Haven

Overhiser Orchards has grown fruit on 109th Avenue in South Haven, Michigan, since 1863. Sweet cherries come in late June, blueberries run July through August, and peaches follow through mid-summer, all available U-pick. The farm market stocks fresh and frozen fruit, honey, maple syrup, jams, and fresh donuts, and the grounds add an animal barn, wagon rides, and a bounce-house play area for kids. Open daily, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., including holidays.

Fennville

Dee's Lakeshore Farm has grown produce on the same ground for more than 60 years, a mile north of Glenn on Lakeshore Drive. The list runs long — apples, asparagus, blueberries, red raspberries, cherries, peaches, plums, sweet corn, tomatoes, squash, potatoes — plus free-range eggs, cut flowers, homemade jams, and honey from the farm's own hives. Blueberries and raspberries are U-Pick in season, and groups are welcome.

Bangor

Schemenauer Farms sits in Bangor, part of Van Buren County's fruit belt along Michigan's Lake Michigan corridor. No product list, hours, or website turned up in research; call ahead before visiting.

Grand Junction

True Blue Farms sits in Grand Junction, in Van Buren County's blueberry country a few miles from South Haven's National Blueberry Festival grounds. No confirmed hours or pricing were available online — call ahead before visiting during blueberry season.

Dowagiac

Butler Tree Farm sits on Crane Street in Dowagiac, Michigan, in Cass County in the state's southwest corner. Trees grown, U-pick access, and season aren't confirmed online yet.

Fennville

Khnemu Studio operates on Fernwood Farm in Fennville, in Allegan County's fruit belt near Saugatuck and the Fenn Valley wine region. No hours, products, or contact details were verifiable online — contact the farm directly for current offerings.