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Apple gadgetsThere's one place to pick your own fruit in Casnovia. Another 32 are within 25 miles. From Grand Rapids, MI, Casnovia lies roughly 20 miles to the north.
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Nothing is typically ripe around here right now. Next up: strawberries from early June.
Based on the typical seasons for Michigan, adjusted for the local frost dates (last spring frost around May 14). Each year runs a little early or late, so a quick call to the farm saves a wasted trip.
Draw a 25-mile circle around Casnovia and you get 33 U-pick farms in 16 towns, including 16 orchards with apples, 9 with blueberries, 7 pumpkin patches, 4 with strawberries and 4 with cherries. For 24 of them we have a website or Facebook page, which is the best place to check what's ripe.
In Casnovia itself you'll find Snappy Apples Farms, with apples. It sits on 961 Newaygo Rd. For anything it doesn't grow, check the closest farms by crop below.
| Crop | Closest farm | Distance | Farms within 25 mi |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apples | Snappy Apples Farms Casnovia | in town | 16 |
| Blueberries | Heritage Blueberries Sparta | 7 mi | 9 |
| Pumpkins | Fruit Ridge Hayrides Kent City | 2 mi | 7 |
| Strawberries | Ed Dunneback & Girls Farm Grand Rapids | 13 mi | 4 |
| Cherries | Rasch Cherries Conklin | 7 mi | 4 |
| Corn maze | Fruit Ridge Hayrides Kent City | 2 mi | 3 |
| Raspberries | Schwallier's Country Basket Sparta | 8 mi | 2 |
The counts are for farms within 25 miles. Months follow the typical season in Michigan; each farm sets its own dates.
In a typical year Casnovia sees its last frost around May 14 and the first one of fall around September 29. That leaves about 135 frost-free days for the farms. Fall comes early here, so apple and pumpkin picking near Casnovia often winds down by the middle of October.
| Crop | Typical season in Michigan | Daytime highs | Rainy days / month | Farms here |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apples | September to October | 62–75 °F | 7 | 1 |
By October nights drop to about 38 °F and days reach 62 °F, so a jacket helps for a hayride late in the day.
Frost dates: median of NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals at the weather station closest to Casnovia, 3 miles away. The actual dates in Casnovia can shift by a few weeks from one year to the next.
Weather: NOAA 1991–2020 monthly normals (average daily high; days with at least 0.1 inch of rain) at the station nearest Casnovia, 3 mi away.
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The old-school gadget that turns a bag of picked apples into pie filling in minutes.
Apple gadgetsWe know of one farm in Casnovia: Snappy Apples Farms. Within 25 miles there are 32 more.
The farms here list apples most often. Picking dates around Casnovia move with the weather, so call or check online first.
Around May 14 in a typical year, and the first fall frost comes around September 29. Both are median dates from NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals for the weather station nearest Casnovia, so a given year can be a few weeks earlier or later.
Right in Casnovia: Snappy Apples Farms. Within 25 miles we list 16 farms with apples in total. The usual season in Michigan is September to October.
Heritage Blueberries in Sparta, about 7 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 9 farms with blueberries in total. The usual season in Michigan is July to August.
Fruit Ridge Hayrides in Kent City, about 2 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 7 farms with pumpkins in total. The usual season in Michigan is September to October.
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