Agritourism & Farm Experiences near Midland, MI

Midland

Wirbel Farms is an agritourism stop on N Eastman Road in Midland, Michigan, in the mid-Michigan farm belt along the Tittabawassee River. Crops, activities, and hours aren't confirmed online yet.

Midland

Grandma's Pumpkin Patch runs a corn maze, hayrides, pony rides, and a barnyard of bunnies, chicks, goats, and a llama on N Eastman Road in Midland, Michigan. The season runs late September through October, with pumpkin sales on weekdays and full activities on weekends and Wednesday evenings. Field trips for preschool through high school groups run throughout the fall, alongside events like a car show and a fall flea market.

Midland

Apple Blossom Orchard grows apples on Wilder Road in Midland, in Michigan's Tri-Cities area. Apple season here typically runs from Labor Day through October.

Midland

Leon and Wendy Cook run this produce and hay farm south of Midland, growing sweet corn, asparagus, cucumbers, tomatoes, peppers, and pumpkins alongside cage-free brown eggs, horse hay, and straw. What started on 40 acres has grown to 60. The self-serve farm stand at 2764 E. Gordonville Road runs daily, 8:30am to 9pm, and the family sells the same lineup — plus homemade egg noodles, maple granola, and jam — at the Midland Area Farmers' Market on Saturday mornings.

Midland

Midland Berry Farm grows U-pick blueberries and strawberries on Bradford Road in Midland. No storefront or standing hours are listed publicly, so calling ahead is the best way to check what's ripe before making the trip.

Pixely Farm is listed in the USDA Local Food Directory at an East Kent Road address near Sanford, Michigan. No further details on crops, products, or hours were found online beyond the directory listing.

Fishers Blueberry Farm's address, on North Steel Road, falls in the 48626 zip code in Michigan, though the city field is blank in current records. No independent website was found — confirm the address and season directly before visiting.

Hemlock

The Berry Patch is a produce farm in Hemlock, the same Saginaw County farm town as several other small u-pick operations in mid-Michigan. Berries are the presumed draw, given the name, though no picking calendar or hours are posted online — call ahead.

Auburn

Warmbier Farms is a garden center in Auburn, north of Saginaw, stocking annuals, perennials, shrubs, hydrangeas, and hanging baskets alongside concrete statuary, indoor furniture, and gift items. The greenhouse rotates inventory through the season and runs regular sales on plants and shrubs. It's open seven days a week, with shorter Sunday hours.

Hemlock

Gary and Lynne Jacques grow more than twenty apple varieties on their family orchard outside Hemlock, including HoneyCrisp and EverCrisp alongside older standbys. The picking season runs long for Michigan — apples from July through November, with peaches, pears, and plums filling out the rest of the calendar. It's a small operation by design, run by the family that plants and prunes the trees itself.

Freeland

Russell Blueberry Farm is a veteran-owned, family-run operation in Freeland that has grown blueberries since 1988, with up to 12 varieties across 22 acres for u-pick or pre-picked sale. The farm bakes its own muffins and pies and bottles preserves, syrup, and honey; a 10-acre lake and picnic area sit alongside a used bookstore, Russell's Blueberry Book Barn. Blueberries run July through August.

Joe's Honey is a beekeeping operation on West Laporte Road in Breckenridge, a small Gratiot County village in mid-Michigan. No further public details are available online.

Blueberries Galore Farm sells u-pick and pre-picked blueberries on Gratiot Road in Saginaw, along with Michigan honey and a small line of blueberry products. Hours stretch long during peak season — 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday, shorter on Sunday — though the farm says hours shift with how much fruit the bushes are producing that week.

Saginaw

Schantz's grows 15 blueberry varieties on 8 to 10 acres outside Saginaw, open daily 8am to 8pm through the season for u-pick or pre-picked berries. It's a family-run operation in a quiet country setting — they supply pails, though you're welcome to bring your own, and there's a portable restroom on-site for the length of a picking trip.

Hemlock

Backwoods Blueberries grows five blueberry varieties across a 20-acre patch on Ederer Road in Hemlock. U-pick runs mid-July through mid-August, seven days a week, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., at $2.50 a pound. Berries here store well frozen for a year or more, according to the farm's own site — useful if you're picking enough for winter baking, not just a weekend snack.

The address for Coleman Blueberries places it in the 48642 zip code in Michigan, with the city field blank in current records. No independent website was found to confirm crops, hours, or a precise location — verify the address directly before visiting.

Saginaw

Saginaw Valley Sod Farm has grown Kentucky Bluegrass sod on Gratiot Road since 1970, using mineral soils and a 3D sod blend to produce a darker, denser lawn that needs less watering and mowing than standard turf. The farm also sells used lawn and farm equipment out of its Saginaw yard, and keeps weekday hours only, closing on weekends.

Hemlock

Brenske's Blueberries opens its rows for U-pick blueberries southwest of Hemlock, between Brennan and Iva roads. Mornings are the better time to go, before the summer heat sets in over the field. It's a small, seasonal operation with a modest following on Facebook.

Hemlock

Strawberry Fields Farm operates out of Hemlock, a farm town in Saginaw County's mid-Michigan flatlands. As the name suggests, strawberries are the draw, though picking hours and season dates aren't published online — worth a call before you head out.

Coleman

Middleton Farms is based in Coleman, a small mid-Michigan community on the Midland-Isabella county line. It's registered as an agritourism stop; no website or listing describes what's grown or when visitors can stop by.

Coleman

Coon's Berry Farm grows currants and gooseberries in Coleman — eight black currant varieties, six red, pink, and white currants, and six types of gooseberries, sold u-pick and through the farm store. It bills itself as Michigan's first commercial grower of the fruit. The property also runs Currant Mist Winery on-site, sells cut flowers and bouquet subscriptions, and offers RV overnight spots for visitors passing through.

Wheeler

Poindexter Farms grows one crop and grows it well: U-pick strawberries on Harrison Road outside Wheeler, with a season that typically runs about three weeks in June. Weather shifts the exact dates year to year, so the farm posts current picking conditions on Facebook rather than a fixed calendar.

Bay City

Berry Creek Farms is a produce and agritourism operation on South Euclid Avenue in Bay City, near Saginaw Bay in Michigan's Thumb region. Specific crops and visiting details aren't published online.

Gladwin

The Orchard and Cider Mill operates on M-61 in Gladwin, in mid-Michigan. No details on cider pressing, hours, or a farm market beyond the name were found online.

Rhynard's Blueberry Farm grows blueberries on South Chippewa Road in central Michigan's Montcalm County area. No hours, u-pick details, or contact information were found online.

Beaverton

The Wild Pumpkin runs a full fall program in Beaverton — hay wagon rides out to the pumpkin patch, a petting farm, four mazes including a 10-acre corn maze, and fresh donuts made on site. Spring brings a different lineup: egg hunts, tulips, and family activities timed to the season. Dates are posted separately for each season rather than fixed year to year, so it's worth checking the site before a visit.

Saint Louis

Madison Row's Blueberry Farm offered U-pick blueberries with a small market and gift shop on Madison Road in Saint Louis, in Michigan's Gratiot County berry country. Some listings now show the farm closed, so calling ahead before a visit is the safer bet.

Saginaw

Johnson's grows more than 80 pumpkin varieties on its Saginaw farm, from one-pound minis to 70-pounders, alongside gourds, squash, and corn stalk bundles. The 13-acre corn maze runs daily through October 31, free admission, with a 2,000-square-foot craft barn stocked by more than 100 local vendors and daily hand-cranked donuts. Weekends add pony rides, a petting zoo, and live music.

Papa's Pumpkin Patch has run as an educational, family-focused farm since 1983; current owners Bill and Dee Miller took it over after retiring from Central Michigan University in 2000. Admission runs $8 a person, with kids two and under free, covering hayrides, a Pumpkin Train, a playground, and the pumpkin patch itself. Call ahead to book a farm party or check fall hours.

Mount Pleasant

Bill and Dee Miller, retired Central Michigan University professors, opened Papa's Pumpkin Patch in 2000 on Summerton Road. The roughly 50-acre farm grows U-pick pumpkins and strawberries plus apples and sweet corn, and most of its hayrides, mazes, and pumpkin train rides are free to ride. A country farm market on-site sells donuts, cider, jams, and jellies.

Saginaw

Heinlein's Berries is a family-run u-pick strawberry patch on Dehmel Road in Saginaw, open for a few weeks each June. Bring your own containers and cash — no cards here — and check their Facebook page before driving out, since picking days shift with the weather.