Produce Farms near Saginaw, MI

Saginaw

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.

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.

Saginaw

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Chesaning

Essexville

Hemlock

Midland

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.

Flushing

Coyner's Blueberries has grown blueberries outside Flushing since 1949, a small family farm that still runs u-pick hours from 9am to 5pm, closed Wednesdays and Sundays. The Lawrence family, who've run the operation since 2001, stick to natural growing methods on what's a modest, single-crop farm — no corn maze, no petting zoo, just rows of bushes and a bucket. Call to check on ripeness before driving out.

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.

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.