Farms Near Dowagiac, MI

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.

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.

Dowagiac

A seasonal farm and artisan market in downtown Dowagiac, on East Division Street in Cass County. No current schedule or vendor roster is posted publicly — check with the Greater Dowagiac Chamber of Commerce for this season's market days.

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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.

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.

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.

Niles

Cassopolis

Specializing in grain fed beef, jerky, snack sticks, seasonal fresh vegetables, farm fresh eggs, maple syrup, home made jams, sauces and baked goods.

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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.

Cassopolis

Cassopolis is the Cass County seat, set between Diamond Lake and Stone Lake in southwest Michigan. Its farmers market on North Broadway Street has no current website or social page to confirm vendors or 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.

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.

Edwardsburg

Edwardsburg

Nelson's Herbs and Farm Market runs a stand at 65391 Dailey Rd in Edwardsburg, near the Indiana line in Michigan's southwest corner, with herbs as the specialty alongside general farm market goods. No hours or website turned up in a search.

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.

Berrien Center

Earth First Farms, MI - 4296816326_6e9c09ee57_o.jpg About Us Tom and Denise started out by transitioning a conventional orchard to organic, and we have been certified organic since 2006. Our home farm is 49 acres of organic apples, strawberries, peaches, pears and lots of other fruits and vegetables. We have expanded over the years farm and we now farm 50 acres of apples, 10 acres of blueberries and 25 acres of everything else, all organic in SW Michigan. We are a licensed cider producer and ope

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Hartford

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Diamond Lake Orchard runs as a self-serve apple shed and small fruit winery near Cassopolis, open daily from 10 to 6 once the season starts in late August. Thirteen apple varieties come through as they ripen — Honeycrisp, Gala, and Jonathan among them — alongside honey, cider, and hard cider. Weekend wine tastings run Saturday and Sunday afternoons, and this season brings the orchard's first estate wine from vines planted four years ago.

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.

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Niles

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Rooted Acres is an emerging small-scale vegetable and herb farm near Niles in southwest Michigan, founded in 2021 on an acre of land cleared from overgrown forest. The farm hand-grows its produce with a mission of community giveback — donating over 4,000 pounds (two tons) of fresh produce to Michiana organizations in need since its founding.

Lawrence

This Niles market, once branded as part of the Bensidoun French Market network, sets up near the corner of Front and Main downtown. Vendors have sold seasonal produce, breads, flowers, books, clothing, and other specialty goods on summer Sundays, though some local listings now refer to the same event as the Niles Homegrown Market.

Niles

Niles Artisan Alley Market takes over East Main Street with a European-style open-air setup, running Sundays from late spring through summer. Vendors sell fresh produce, baked breads, handcrafted clothing, flowers, and other artisan foods in the alley space downtown. The city maintains an official page for current season dates, since exact hours have shifted year to year.

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.

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.

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.

Dal-Key's Honey Farm sells honey in Indiana. No independent website or social page confirms a location or product line — contact the farm directly for current availability.

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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.

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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.

Granger

Granger Farmers' Market sets up on the Good Shepherd United Methodist Church campus at 51521 Elm Road, off State Road 23 between the fire station and the library. Vendors sell fresh produce, artisanal foods, and handcrafted goods through the growing season, with seasonal specialties rotating in as crops come ready. It's a north St. Joseph County market built around a church parking lot rather than a downtown square.

Benton Harbor

Granger

This Granger farmstand now operates as Nourish Produce, though it's long been known locally as BackYard Produce at 10180 Adams Road. It's open daily at 10am, selling produce picked at peak flavor from the stand itself. Call 574-360-4439 for what's currently in season, or find them on Facebook under the Nourish Produce name.

Sodus

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.

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.

Paw Paw

Mandigo Farms has grown strawberries in Paw Paw since 1955, one block from the public beach at Three Mile Lake. U-pick and pre-picked berries run daily, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., through the first few weeks of June, weather permitting, with containers supplied and picnic tables set up under umbrellas. Wholesale strawberries are also available.

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.

Flatwater Farms LLC is listed in Indiana's farm directory. A certified-organic vegetable farm under a similar name operates in Buchanan, Michigan, but that is a different state and likely a different business, so no products or contact details are confirmed for this Indiana listing. Contact the farm directly to verify.

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.

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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.

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.

Blooms N Bees pairs flowers and pollinators in its name, pointing to a honey or cut-flower operation built around bee-friendly growing. No public site confirms products or how to buy — worth a direct call.

Wild Coyote Organic Farm grows using organic methods, per the name, though no independent website or CSA listing confirms crops, acreage, or how to buy from them. Contact the farm directly for current details.

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