Last night I saw on Facebook that Rowe’s Produce Farm in Ypsilanti will have u-pick strawberries beginning today, Monday, June 9. Strawberries are often limited in early days and they will not always be open all day. I suggest calling (or checking their Facebook status) to see if they still have strawberries available for the day. Sometimes they even need […]
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When shopping at Meijer today, I was influenced by the great prices they had on berries to make a Mixed Berry Agua Fresca. Last week I was inspired by Lena’s Strawberry Mint Agua Fresca at Taste of Ann Arbor to create my own version of Strawberry Mint Agua Fresca. I loved having it in the house and wanted to make […]
» Read moreThe Pittsfield Union Grange is having Apple Day tomorrow, Saturday, September 28 from 10a-4p. Apple Day will include children’s activities. Meanwhile, you can make apple sauce, apple butter, and apple cider. There will also be a bake sale. Bring your own apples or buy some while you are there. They also suggest bringing jugs for the cider if you can. […]
» Read moreSpicer Orchards in Fenton will be having a Wine & Harvest Festival on Saturday, September 21 and Sunday, September 22. The event will run from 11a-4p each day. During the event they will have train rides, a kids play area, an old fashioned play area, and a daytime corn maze. There will be antique tractors and machinery there and an […]
» Read moreSpicer Orchards will be kicking off their fall season on Labor Day weekend. They will have two varieties of Pick Your Own Apples – Ginger Golds and Mollies Red Delicious plus pick your own Blue Plums. Their Monuments to Michigan corn maze will also open this weekend. With the wet summer, the corn maze is towering. I always say that […]
» Read moreIt seems that Strawberry picking is just about over. After a busy weekend, Rowe’s Produce Farm will be closed today and possibly tomorrow to allow the remaining berries to ripen. Picking Cherries at Spicer Orchards However, it is now cherry season. I got an e-mail yesterday from Spicer Orchards that they are opening today for pick your own tart cherries […]
» Read moreAfter school yesterday my daughter and I visited Rowe’s Produce Farm to pick strawberries. They had opened for the season on Saturday, June 8, but were closed on Monday, June 10 to allow the berries to ripen (and with the rain all day, picking conditions would not have been fun). I considered picking on Sunday after attending the Ann Arbor […]
» Read moreFor the last couple of years we have been strawberry picking at Rowe’s Produce Farm in Ypsilanti. Rowe’s Produce Farm announced this evening that they are opening for Strawberry Season on Saturday, June 7. They will be open at 7a. They are scheduled to remain open until 8p and to open again on Sunday. However, early season hours depend on […]
» Read moreAs most local residents know our very warm March followed by freezing conditions decimated the areas apple crop. In past years my family has picked apples at both Wasem Fruit Farm in Milan and Spicer’s Orchard in Fenton. Neither are offering u-pick apples this year. I also checked with Wiard’s Orchard in Ypsilanti and they do not have u-pick apples […]
» Read moreYesterday after school we went to the Dexter Cider Mill with several of my daughter’s school friends and their parents. It was our first trip to Dexter Cider Mill. Sitting on the wall at Dexter Cider Mill I was not surprised to see high prices on cider since Michigan apples are in such short supply this year. The gallon was […]
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