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Carving toolsThere are 2 places to pick your own fruit in Ravenna. Another 34 are within 25 miles. From Grand Rapids, MI, Ravenna lies roughly 25 miles to the northwest.
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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). Treat the dates as a guide and check the farm's own update before you drive out.
Draw a 25-mile circle around Ravenna and you get 36 U-pick farms in 17 towns, including 15 orchards with apples, 13 with blueberries, 7 pumpkin patches, 4 with strawberries and 3 with cherries. For 27 of them we have a website or Facebook page, which is the best place to check what's ripe.
| Crop | Closest farm | Distance | Farms within 25 mi |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apples | Kooistra Orchards Twin Lake | 8 mi | 15 |
| Blueberries | O'Brien's U-Pick blueberries Ravenna | 3 mi | 13 |
| Pumpkins | Fruit Ridge Hayrides Kent City | 11 mi | 7 |
| Strawberries | Cook's Strawberries Coopersville | 14 mi | 4 |
| Cherries | Rasch Cherries Conklin | 7 mi | 3 |
| Corn maze | Fruit Ridge Hayrides Kent City | 11 mi | 3 |
| Raspberries | Schwallier's Country Basket Sparta | 15 mi | 2 |
Numbers in brackets are farms within 25 miles. Months follow the typical season in Michigan; each farm sets its own dates.
The median last frost near Ravenna is May 14; the first fall frost arrives around September 29. That leaves about 135 frost-free days for the farms. Fall comes early here, so apple and pumpkin picking near Ravenna often winds down by the middle of October.
| Crop | Typical season in Michigan | Daytime highs | Rainy days / month | Farms here |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blueberries | July to August | 81–83 °F | 6 | 2 |
Frost dates: median of NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals at the weather station closest to Ravenna, 11 miles away. The actual dates in Ravenna 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 Ravenna, 11 mi away.
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Carving toolsWe list 2 farms in Ravenna, including Jawor Brothers Blueberry Farms & Country Store and O'Brien's U-Pick blueberries. Another 34 are within 25 miles.
The farms here list blueberries most often. A warm spring or a cold snap shifts the dates, so confirm with the farm before you drive out.
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 Ravenna, so a given year can be a few weeks earlier or later.
Kooistra Orchards in Twin Lake, about 8 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 15 farms with apples in total. The usual season in Michigan is September to October.
O'Brien's U-Pick blueberries in Ravenna, about 3 miles away in a straight line. Within 25 miles we list 13 farms with blueberries in total. The usual season in Michigan is July to August.
Fruit Ridge Hayrides in Kent City, about 11 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.
Know a farm we don't list yet? Let us know, we update the list regularly.