Farm Fresh Products
Our products are made from scratch in our farm kitchen (or in our sugar shack) under cottage food regulations. Our focus on small batches using in-season produce is by design to ensure fresh, nutritious, and delicious farm products! In keeping with our sustainability and local food roots, our offerings are seasonally available directly from the farm from May through October.
We strongly believe in supporting local businesses, especially small-scale farmers and producers. Supporting local farmers supports local economies. We therefore primarily offer local sales and encourage folks to seek out producers in their area. This is especially important for products like honey that provide the greatest health benefits when when sourced locally thanks to the pollen contained in raw, unfiltered honey. We do ship herbal tinctures.
Available From the Farm
Interested in picking up some of our products? Visitors are welcome to stop by the farm, though we strongly recommend you contact us in advance to set up a time for your visit. Life gets very busy during the growing season, so we are not always available to meet drop-in visitors.
You can find us at:
Apple Acres Farm
46797 Lahti Road
Houghton, Michigan
We can be reached at hello @ appleacres.farm
CSA Shares
Local and seasonal produce, fruit, and mushrooms
I6 week Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) shares offer nutrient-dense seasonal produce grown using regenerative farming practices that focus on feeding the soil that in turn supports healthy plants without chemical inputs.
In addition to vegetables and herbs, weekly shares may include seasonally available fruit and wild mushrooms. Shares are picked up directly from the farm in Houghton.
Half Share: $350
Full Share: Sold Out!
Local Maple Syrup
Tapped on the farm and boiled in our sugar shack
Each spring we tap maple trees right here on the farm. We hand haul the sap back to our sugar shack where it's boiled down in our evaporator into delicious maple syrup.
Unlike refined sugar, maple syrup is a source of calcium, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, sodium, potassium, and zinc. Vitamins such as thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, and B6 are also found in this natural source of sweetness!
12 oz. bottle: $13
16 oz. bottle: $16
Apple Cider Vinegar
Raw, unfiltered. and unpasteurized with 'Mother'
Made from apples regeneratively grown, without chemicals, right here on the farm. Each bottle contains the 'Mother' - the source of organic acids and enzymes.
Apple Cider Vinegar (ACV) is made from fermented apple juice and offers many health benefits. ACV can be used daily as part of a wellness routine by adding 1-2 tablespoons per cup sparkling or filtered water. It can also be used in salad dressings, marinades, vinaigrettes, food preserves, and chutneys.
16 oz. bottle $8
Wildflower Honey
Raw and unfiltered honey
Our wildflower honey is derived from the nectar of various flower species growing around the farm.
Raw and unfiltered honey contains bee pollen and propolis, offering a variety of health properties, including prebiotics, antioxidants, vitamins, and minerals.
We extract surplus honey in late August and leave at least 100 pounds per hive to ensure our bees have enough of this nutritious food stored for our long winters.
8 oz. jar: $10
12 oz. jar: $14
Free-Range Eggs
Pasture-raised, farm fresh eggs
Heather’s happy hens (plus rooster) have the run of the farm. They spend their days foraging on pasture, dust bathing, and coming and going from their beautiful coop as they please.
We feed our flock organic non-GMO feed to supplement their vitamins and minerals and ensure healthy egg laying. Thanks to their free-range diet they produce healthy and gorgeous deep orange-yolked eggs that are rich in omega-3 fatty acids!
$6/dozen
Herbal Tinctures
Natural Self-care
Our tinctures are made from herbs grown and foraged on the farm. Tinctures can be a healthy addition to a daily wellness routine thanks to their ability to support our body's natural healing response.
Herbal tinctures: medicinal mushroom (chaga, turkey tail, birch polypore, and hemlock varnish shelf), herbal plants (tulsi, dandelion, heal all, rosemary, motherwort, yarrow), honey bee propolis, and digestive bitters
1 oz. Herbal tinctures: $8-20
1 oz. Digestive bitters: $10
As a small-scale producer, we operate under the state of Michigan's Cottage Food Law (PA 113 of 2010), which exempts our "cottage food" products from the licensing and inspection provisions of the Michigan Food Law. This allows our products to be made in a facility that is not inspected by the Michigan Department of Agriculture & Rural Development.
GETTING HERE
Looking to visit the farm? Although we are conveniently located about three miles from downtown Houghton and the Michigan Tech campus, we are a bit tucked away. We love it, but it can make it a little tricky for visitors and guests to find us.
Our farm and farm stay are located at the top of our long and scenic driveway (i.e., we are not visible from the road). When navigating to the farm, look for our beautiful wooden Apple Acres Farm sign, located below our mailbox.