Agritourism & Farm Experiences near New Era, MI

New Era

Lewis Adventure Farm and Zoo is a fifth-generation family farm on M-20 in New Era that pairs a working zoo with a fall festival. Visitors meet sloths, lemurs, kangaroos, and capybaras, then work through more than 46 attractions including a corn maze and petting zoo. Fresh donuts and gourmet sundaes round out the food side, and the fall festival opens each September.

New Era

Country Dairy has bottled milk in Oceana County since 1907, now moving more than 70,000 gallons a week from cows never given artificial growth hormones. The New Era farm store sells non-GMO-certified milk, cream, butter, and made-in-house ice cream alongside a bakery and meat counter, and runs farm tours and a kids' 'Moo School' program. Farm store: 231-259-0515, open Monday–Saturday, 9am–8pm.

New Era

Bush's Apples grows apples on M-20 in New Era, in Oceana County's fruit belt along Lake Michigan. No hours, variety list, or contact details were found online.

New Era

Oceana Winery and Vineyard pours wines ranging from bone-dry to dessert-sweet from its tasting room off US-31 in New Era, about two miles from the highway exit. The winery is open Tuesday through Saturday, noon to 5pm, closed Sunday and Monday. Check ahead for tastings, vineyard tours, or seasonal releases before visiting this stretch of West Michigan's wine country.

Shelby

Jazz Blueberry Farm and Flowers grows blueberries and cut flowers in Shelby, part of the Oceana County stretch that produces a large share of Michigan's commercial blueberry crop. The name points to a combined u-pick berry operation and flower business.

Shelby

Jazz U-Pick grows blueberries, strawberries, raspberries, and blackberries alongside cut flowers on West Grant Road in Oceana County, one of Michigan's top blueberry-producing regions. The season runs from July through the first week of fall, with pumpkins, melons, peas, rhubarb, and summer squash added to the pick list as each crop ripens. Open Wednesday through Monday; closed Tuesdays.

Shelby

Small fruits, meaning berries, are the named focus of this operation on West Buchanan in Shelby, part of Oceana County's Lake Michigan fruit belt, an area best known for its asparagus crop. No further details are published online.

Hart

Slocum Farms grows asparagus, zucchini, hard squash, pumpkins, and Christmas trees across Oceana and Newaygo counties near Hart. The name carries weight in the area — the related Slocum Brothers Tree Farm once worked 3,000 acres and ranked among the ten largest Christmas tree producers in the country. Today's operation is smaller, but the crop list still reflects that tree-farming history.

Hyatt Family Blueberries runs a u-pick operation on West Lakewood Road in Whitehall, along Michigan's west coast. Online listings are sparse beyond the basics — blueberries, a Facebook page for season updates, and a local reputation built over several seasons rather than a marketing push.

Whitehall

Palmer's Blueberries has grown and sold berries on Dame Road since the early 1960s, one of several U-pick blueberry farms clustered in this stretch of Whitehall. Both U-pick and already-picked blueberries are available, and the farm has expanded steadily over six decades of family ownership.

Hart

Major Produce sits on North 120th Avenue outside Hart, in Oceana County — Michigan's top asparagus-growing county and home to the National Asparagus Festival. This farm's specific crops and hours aren't published online.

Sodini Blueberries is a family-owned u-pick and pre-picked blueberry farm in the Muskegon area, self-serve from dawn to dusk through the season. They're members of the Michigan Blueberry Growers association and follow certified food-safety practices, which matters at a self-serve operation where nobody's standing at the gate checking on you. Regulars on Yelp keep coming back for the berries and the low-key setup.

Holton

Veenstra Farm is located in Holton, in Muskegon County's farmland northeast of the city. No website, social media, or public listing turned up in research — call ahead to confirm what the farm currently offers.

Ludington

Ludington sits on the Mason County stretch of Lake Michigan shoreline, where the lake's moderating effect extends the growing season. Christofferson Farms is listed as an agritourism site here; no independent website confirms current offerings, so check locally before visiting.

Fremont

Heritage Farms has worked the same Fremont ground since 1863 and is now run by the fifth generation of the family. The market sells fresh produce, bakery items, homemade fudge, and bulk spices, while the grounds add a petting zoo called Farm Town, a corn maze, pumpkin patch, orchard, and a mini golf course. Open seasonally, July through November.

Ludington

The Pentwater Patch is an agritourism stop near Ludington on Michigan's west coast, in Mason County's orchard and dune country. No specifics on crops, u-pick offerings, or seasonal hours are published online yet — check before visiting.

Twin Lake

Kooistra Orchards grows apples, peaches, and cherries on Maple Island Road in Twin Lake, north of Muskegon. U-pick apples run Fridays and Saturdays, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., while the self-serve stand at the pole barn stays open daily from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. while supplies last.

Ludington

Couturier Blueberry Farm grows blueberries on Jebavy Drive outside Ludington, in Mason County's Lake Michigan fruit belt. No independent website or current picking schedule was confirmed in research — call ahead for this season's u-pick hours.

Muskegon

Farview Acres Farms sits outside Muskegon on Michigan's west-side Lake Michigan shoreline. It's listed as an agritourism destination; no independent website or current visitor details were confirmed in research, so a call ahead is the reliable way to plan a stop.

Fremont

Brooks Berry Patch grows u-pick berries in Fremont, on the Newaygo County side of west Michigan's fruit belt, where sandy soil and Lake Michigan's moderating air keep frost risk low. Current hours and crop availability aren't posted anywhere online, so a phone call before driving out is the safer bet.

Muskegon

R & K Blueberries and Greenhouse grows blueberries and greenhouse plants on Mount Garfield Road outside Muskegon. Details beyond that are thin online — the farm doesn't appear to run its own website or social page, so calling ahead is the most reliable way to check hours or picking status.

Fremont

Thiebouts Blueberry Farm is in Fremont, the Newaygo County town best known as Gerber baby food's birthplace and part of west Michigan's blueberry belt. As the name states, blueberries are the crop; acreage and picking hours for this farm aren't listed publicly.

Ravenna

O'Brien's U-Pick blueberries grows on North Bossett Road in Ravenna, part of the cluster of West-Central Michigan blueberry farms that open once the fruit turns in mid-to-late July. Picking typically runs through the end of August, with long daytime hours during peak weeks.