Produce Farms near Elkhart, IN

Elkhart

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.

Mishawaka

Blueberry Ranch in Mishawaka grows nine organic blueberry varieties and calls itself the largest organic blueberry farm in the Midwest. U-pick runs July through mid-August, with frozen berries and pies sold year-round. After 50 years running the farm, the longtime owner has listed this as a final season and is seeking a buyer to take it on.

Goshen

Clay Bottom Farm in Goshen, Indiana is Ben Hartman and Rachel Hershberger's one-third-acre micro farm, famous for proving that tiny land can earn serious income — all its food sells within two miles of the farm. Hartman, author of The Lean Farm and The Lean Micro Farm and a Grist 50 green leader, teaches lean farming through books, masterclasses, and international workshops.

Wakarusa

Beech Road Blueberry Farm has grown blueberries in Wakarusa since 1950, serving pickers from both St. Joseph and Elkhart counties. Both u-pick and pre-picked berries are available in season, though the farm's own website has gone stale — check directory listings or call before driving out.

Goshen

Yoder's has grown strawberries on this stretch of 15th Street for roughly 50 years, opening the patch each June once the berries ripen. Pick your own for $2.25 a pound or grab a flat already picked at the stand. The family runs a second, year-round farm market up in Syracuse, but this Goshen location is strawberries only, and it closes once the plants stop producing. Hours shift with the weather, so a call ahead saves a wasted trip.

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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.

Niles

South Bend

Sustainable South Bend Grown Produce. Weekly box of vegetables picked at their peak, all grown right here on our South Bend farm. Get in touch with the land and farmer that grows your food!

Niles

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.

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.

Syracuse

Blue Barn Berry Farm in Syracuse combines u-pick blueberries with a country market selling honey, produce, and ice cream. The same property runs as a wedding and event venue, with a 4,000-square-foot indoor-outdoor pavilion that holds up to 220 guests — so the calendar mixes picking season with Saturday weddings.

Syracuse

Three Rivers

Indiana

Patrick Kowalski grows and sells produce picked daily from his own garden at 56601 Sonora Avenue, off Indiana 2 near the South Bend Motor Speedway. It's a one-man operation, more roadside stand than storefront, and what's available shifts with what's ready that morning. Call 574-208-1080 before driving out to confirm what's in.

Etna Green

LaPaz

Tillman Farms has picked blueberries in LaPaz since 1935, back when it operated as Pertics Blueberry Plantation. The 65-acre operation still runs u-pick fields each summer, plus a stand selling pre-picked and frozen berries by the pound or in 10-pound boxes. About ten people keep it running during peak season, and they'll do takeout or delivery if you'd rather not drive out.

Warsaw

The Berry Patch is a produce and agritourism listing along US 30 in Warsaw, in Kosciusko County lake country. No verified crop list, hours, or contact information surfaced online beyond the highway address.

Leesburg

Three Rivers

Three Rivers sits in St. Joseph County, southwest Michigan farm country where row crops and berry patches share the same sandy loam. Burda's Berry Farm is listed here as a u-pick produce operation, though no working website turned up to confirm this year's picking schedule.