Taste of the Season-Michigan Honeycrisp Apples Are Here!

The Honeycrisp Apple variety is continually growing in popularity. Look for it in September and October, and enjoy it while you can, as it will most likely be gone by mid-November! A growing number of Honeycrisp tree plantings still aren’t in pace with its popularity among consumers! Honeycrisp has a crisp, juicy bite and a sweet flavor. They are best for fresh eating and also a great addition to salads!

Our Honeycrisps come to us from the same farmer in which we buy our Michigan tomatoes, cucumbers and many other fresh Michigan veggies. Leitz Farms in Sodus, Michigan (near Benton Harbor) has a great family heritage of growing some of the finest fruits and veggies in the state. "Say Yes" to apples and "Say Yes" to supporting Michigan farmers.

Michigan Apple Quick Facts

• Apples are Michigan’s largest and most valuable fruit crop, with a value of about $100 million annually to the apple grower. Value-added marketing and processing enhance the economic contribution of Michigan Apples up to $700 million of economic impact annually.
  
  
• There are over 7.5 million apple trees in commercial production, covering 37,000 acres, on 950 family-run farms throughout Michigan’s Lower Peninsula.
  
  
• Michigan harvested approximately 903 million pounds (21.5 million bushels) of apples in 2006.
  
  
• Apples are by far the largest fruit crop grown in Michigan. Michigan produced approximately 1.4 billion pounds of fruit in 2005 including apples, tart cherries, sweet cherries, blueberries, peaches, grapes, strawberries, pears and plums. About 56 percent of that amount was apples, which totaled 780 million pounds.
  
  
• Small family farmers who operate their own orchards dominate the Michigan apple industry. According to statistics, 99 percent of Michigan orchards had fewer than 100 acres in apples.
  
  
• The Honeycrisp variety is continually growing in popularity. Look for it in September and October, and enjoy it while you can, as it will most likely be gone by mid-November! A growing number of Honeycrisp tree plantings still aren’t in pace with its popularity among consumers!

At Only a $1.99 lb it's a great way to support our local farmers!