Fruits Info

TRAVERSE CITY — Cherries are not the only product plucked from the fields of northern Michigan these days. Local farmers are selection cucumbers, summer squash, lettuce, onions and a few early varieties of potatoes.

Mid-July means an ample variety of fruits and vegetables are set for — or close to — harvest throughout the region. The local sweet corn crop must ripen over the next couple of weeks, apricots are near harvest and carrots, broccoli and tomatoes are receiving close. August would bring more selection to the local harvest table, plus blueberries, blackberries and other produce such as beets, beans and cauliflower.