Blog of Saskatoon Michigan

Mouth watering pancakes, tarts, pies, cheesecake, ice cream, made with saskatoon fruit fillings, are nearer than you think.

Whether you prefer the smooth Saskatoon Fruit Filling or the tangy Saskatoon Rhubarb Fruit Filling, if you live in the Grand Traverse area, or are just passing through, you can stop by the following markets and pick up a jar or two, ready to go into a pie crust or tarts or scones for baking, or to serve on top of pancakes or cheese cake or ice cream:

Kalkaska

Cherry Street Market, 303 West Mile

Petoskey

Coveyou Scenic Farm Market, 4160 US-131

Rapid City

Village Market, 9556 Rapid City Rd NW

Traverse City – Downtown

Folgarelli’s Market & Wine Shop,  424 W Front St

Traverse City – Old Mission Peninsula

Old Mission General Store, 18250 Mission Rd

Traverse City – West

Oleson’s Food Store, 3850 N Long Lake Rd

Williamsburg

Evergreen Market, 8066 US HWY 31 North

Hoxsie’s Farm Market, 6578 M-72 East

We welcome your comments and suggestions about the very best ways to use these fruit fillings!

SECRET INFORMATION: DO NOT PUT THIS ON THE WEBSITE YET – soon we will also include Saskatoon Cherry Fruit Filling and Saskatoon Vinaigrette. This stuff is great! Keep a lid on this news for now (but not on your samples).

Eric Samuelson did not buy enough saskatoon berries last year. He set out this year to overcome that experience, and did a great job recording his story on his blog:

http://www.eatlikenoone.com/where-to-find-saskatoon-berries-in-michigan-2015.htm

Take a look at what he learned, and how he overcame the shortfall, then go and do likewise 😉

Great News! The saskatoon berries are ripening!

Saskatoon Michigan will not be offering regular U-Pick hours this year, but we will provide special opportunities to all our friends with a personally scheduled U-Pick appointment.

We should be ready for picking by Saturday, July 3rd, and fresh fruit will probably last about 2-3 weeks.

To make an appointment, call us at (231) 360-0311.

If you can’t make it during July, you can order one or more jars of our Saskatoon or Saskatoon/Rhubarb fruit filling, and still enjoy the marvelous and unique experience that saskatoon berries offer.

When you listen to a morning show on the radio, you want entertainment and wake-me-up content, right?

On Monday, June 9, 2014, Jack O’Malley and Jamie Kramer sliced and diced the aura of saskatoons.

The attached video (no, you cannot watch the radio show, but we threw in some graphics) is the full length interview, which covers:

*What are saskatoon berries?

*Are saskatoon berries a healthy choice?

*Where can you get saskatoon berries in Northern Michigan?

*Can Saskatoon Steve DuCheney keep up with professional interviewers from the entertainment industry?

Well, text cannot adequately tell the story. Click below to hear for yourself.

We are sorry to announce that we are currently sold out of Saskatoon plants. We do not anticipate that we will have any available again until the fall 2014. It is unusual that we would not have plants available for the spring planting season, however, it remains a very speculative market and there is not yet enough market history to help us predict demand for upcoming seasons. We have in the past brought in some plants from outside sources (Canada) to help offset shortages from time to time, but this has proven to be problematic for a number of reasons beyond our control.

We feel it is in the best interest of our customers at this time to discontinue this practice. We expect to be affected by this difficult decision for the spring 2014 season only. Take advantage of this extra time to prepare your grounds for planting. Fall is still an excellent time to plant and will be here before you know it. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.

We will be accepting orders soon for the fall 2014 season and thank you for understanding our difficult situation.

Well I’m sorry to say that the Saskatoon harvest has come to a close for us. The hot weather has made a short season of it this year. I would like say if was nice to meet all of you and hear you’re ideas of how you plan to use the fruit, the pies, scones, muffins, waffles, smoothies and so on. Sounds delicious. Thank you all for coming out to visit us and hope to see you all again next year. Keep in mind that we do have frozen berries available year round and can make pies with advanced notice. Enjoy the rest of your summer in this most bountiful region we live in.

PS. You might still find some u pick operations still open by going to;
www.saskatoonberryinstitute.org
Check out the directory to find one near you.