Carefree Travel Guide 2022

Agritourism Map

Getting outdoors and hands-on with the area’s rich agricultural offerings is a great way to learn more about where our local food comes from. Check out our picks for the area’s best agritourism destinations, including u-pick farms, farm markets, petting zoos, dairies, and more.

Situated along the shores of Lake Michigan, West Michigan’s rich soils, cool nights, and sunny summer days make it one of the leading areas for fruit production in the nation. Throughout the region, farmers grow flavorful strawberries, peaches, cherries, apples, blueberries, and raspberries. You’ll find that many farms welcome you to pick your own fruit when you visit, and get the full farm experience. Local dairies are some of the most delicious agritourism destinations you can visit. You’ll find that many of these locations, in addition to offering milk and cheeses, also make their own ice cream! There’s nothing like the taste of freshly-made ice cream enjoyed right on the farm. Farmers markets, orchards, and farms are a fantastic way to support and enjoy local products, and West Michigan is positively brimming with them.

Crane Orchards | Fennville

Coopersville 10 • Coopersville Farm Museum

• Blandford Nature Center • Grand Rapids Downtown Market Grant 7 • Nelson’s Farm Market Hart 5 • Rennhack Orchards Market 3731 W Polk Rd RennhackMarket.com 231-873-7523 Featuring their own fresh fruits and vegetables, SweeTango® and Honeycrisp apples! Local and Michigan-made foods and gifts; they also ship gift baskets! Holland 14 • Bowerman Blueberries Farm Market • Holland Farmers Market Hudsonville 12 • Post Family Farm 5081 Bauer Rd PostFamilyFarm.com 616-669-1964 Visit seasonally for homemade donuts, school tours, u-pick pumpkins, weddings, bonfires, fall festivals, and more. ”An 80-acre reminder of life’s simple pleasures.”

Ellsworth 1 • Friske Farm Market 10743 US-31 Friske.com 231-599-2604

Bringing families and friends together around great food and extraordinary farm fun! Friske is hard at work growing into the ultimate agritourism destination in all of Northern Michigan. Fennville 15 • Crane Orchards • Virtue Cider Grand Haven 8 • Grand Haven & Spring Lake Farmers Markets Grand Rapids 11 • Robinette’s Apple

Haus & Winery 3142 4 Mile Rd NE Robinettes.com 616-361-5567

Apples, peaches, cherries, nectarines, hayrides, corn maze, tasting room, cider mill, bakery, lunches, donuts, gift shop, and Michigan & ladies apparel.

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