FAQs
Frequently Asked Questions
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Cherry and Strawberry Picking:
EVERY DAY from 10am - 6pm
June 20 - Aug 3, 2025 -
You don't need to bring a thing! We will provide everything including bags to take your cherries home in :)
1. Follow the signs for the u-pick and park in the back on the grass (where the Park Here sign is)
2. Come up front to the check-in barn
3. We will provide you one-time use bags and tell you where the best fruit is
4. Bring your bags back to the barn, we will weigh them, and you'll be on your way!
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Dark Sweet Cherries: June 30 until end of season
Strawberries: early June until early July
Rainier Cherries: June 30 until end of season
Tart Cherries: mid-July until end of season
We always have dark sweet cherries and rainier cherries available to pick starting around June 27. Peak ripeness for dark sweet cherries will be mid-July. We will also have strawberries available to pick as soon as we open in mid-June. Tart/sour cherries will be available for picking starting mid-July.
We are expanding our offerings and are currently planning more fruit!
We will have strawberries ready to pick in June 2026.
We will have peaches, plums and nectarines available to pick in August 2026.
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Yes, we now partner with Goldbelly to ship cherries during our season! You can use the link below - when they are available, they will show up as an option to purchase through Goldbelly:
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We accept Cash and credit card.
We accept credit card for charges over $25, though please note there will be a 3.5% service fee added to any credit card purchases.
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Cherry and strawberry U-Pick: $6/lb
This year, we will also have pre-picked cherries available!
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No reservation or prior booking required! Just come on by during our business hours and we will provide you everything you need for a great cherry picking experience.
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Dark sweet cherries (Ulsters, Cavaliers, Bing, etc..) and Rainiers (light sweets) will be ready around June 27.
Tart cherries will be ripe in mid-July, as they take a little longer.
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Unfortunately, cherries can not be grown organically for fresh quality in Michigan. Our vegetables and other crops are grown without any sprays, but we do not go through the process of organic certification because our CSA is too small to justify the cost.
However, we are deeply committed to environmental sustainability and the absolute safety of our cherries. We use an Integrated Pest Management approach to minimize spraying and nip pest and disease issues in the bud in order to avoid the use of harsher chemicals. Our farm participates in an environmental review program as well as two annual food safety audits in order to ensure that we are being the best possible stewards of the land and that our fruit is grown and harvested in a sustainable, healthy manner.
We use compostable or recyclable packaging products to further reduce our environmental impact, and we aspire to use solar energy to move our farm in the direction of carbon neutrality over the course of the next few years.
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Yes! As of 2023, we now carry pre-picked cherries at our u-pick, along with honey, maple syrup and popcorn.
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At Cherry U Pick by Third Coast Fruit Co, we value all employees and job candidates as unique individuals, and we welcome the variety of experiences they bring to our company. As such, we have a strict non-discrimination policy. We believe everyone should be treated equally regardless of race, sex, gender identification, sexual orientation, national origin, native language, religion, age, disability, marital status, citizenship, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other characteristic protected by law.