A fifth-generation, certified-organic orchard leaning into its own JK's Scrumpy hard cider — but unlike almost every other entry in this file, the site's own language never actually confirms whether visitors pick apples themselves.
Almar Orchards sits at 1431 Duffield Rd in Flushing, Genesee County, and describes itself, per the research notes, as a fifth-generation, certified-organic operation — one of the larger organic orchards of its kind in the country, according to the farm’s own materials. The phone number on file is 810-659-6568 and the website is almar-orchards.com.
What Almar leans into most, based on the record, is its house-made hard cider, branded JK’s Scrumpy. Daily hard-cider tastings are confirmed running from late August through early November, and cider donuts are also confirmed. There’s a genuine identity here built around cider craft as much as, or more than, the apples themselves — a different emphasis from orchards in this file that treat cider as a secondary product alongside picking.
This is worth stating plainly, because it sets Almar apart from nearly every other entry in this file: the record does not confirm whether visitors can pick their own apples here. The site’s language, as described in the record, centers on orchard visits, tastings, and sales — not on picking. That’s a meaningfully different framing from an orchard that explicitly advertises “u-pick” as a feature. It’s possible picking is available and simply wasn’t described that way on the pages checked, or it’s possible Almar operates more as a visit-and-buy destination built around its cider program. This record genuinely doesn’t know which, and rather than guess based on how most other Michigan orchards in this file operate, it leaves the field marked unknown.
If picking apples yourself is the actual point of your visit, this uncertainty is worth resolving with a call to 810-659-6568 before making the drive to Flushing.
One specific, dated event does show up in the record: an annual “Scrumpy Skedaddle,” a run held through the orchard on the first Sunday of October. That’s a fun, checkable detail for anyone who might want to combine a farm visit with a themed run rather than a typical picking trip — though the record doesn’t have registration details, a course description, or pricing for the event itself.
No apple varieties are listed anywhere in the record — the apple_varieties field is empty. Combined with the uncertainty around u-pick, that means this record can’t speak to what specific apples are grown here or when in the season any particular variety might be ready, only that the farm operates on an organic model across generations of the same family.
The certified-organic status and “one of the larger organic operations of its kind in the country” framing both come from the farm’s own materials, according to the research notes — that’s a first-party claim about scale, not something independently verified against, say, USDA organic certification records or a third-party ranking. There’s no reason in this record to doubt the organic certification itself, since that’s the kind of claim that would carry real legal risk if false, but the “one of the largest” framing is presented here as the farm’s own characterization rather than a confirmed external ranking.
Almar Orchards offers a genuinely distinctive angle among Michigan orchards in this file — real organic certification, a dedicated hard-cider program, and a fun annual event in the Scrumpy Skedaddle. But the fundamental question of whether you can actually pick apples here isn’t answered in this record, which is unusual enough compared to the rest of this file that it’s worth confirming directly before planning a trip around picking specifically.
The site describes hayrides, fresh donuts, and daily hard-cider tastings running from late August through early November, plus an annual 'Scrumpy Skedaddle' orchard run on the first Sunday of October.
you specifically need confirmed u-pick — the record leaves this genuinely unknown rather than assuming it based on the orchard's language.
Yes — the record confirms certified-organic status, and the research notes describe it as one of the larger organic orchard operations of its kind in the country, per the farm's own materials.
Not confirmed. Unlike most orchards in this file, the site's language centers on orchard visits, tastings, and sales rather than explicitly stating self-directed u-pick, so this field is marked unknown rather than assumed true.
An annual run through the orchard hosted on the first Sunday of October, per the record.
Yes — the record confirms daily hard-cider tastings from late August through early November, tied to the farm's house-made JK's Scrumpy hard cider.
Not stated in the record — no apple varieties are listed.
2026 dates had not been published when we last checked. Check with the orchard before driving out.
Pricing was not published when we last checked.
No — this orchard sells pre-picked apples from its own trees rather than u-pick.
1431 Duffield Rd, Flushing, MI 48433, in Genesee County. It is one of 5 orchards we track in Mid-Michigan.
We track 5 orchards in Mid-Michigan, 3 of which let you pick your own apples. The orchard has not published a starting price, so it cannot be compared on cost — call before you budget.
What sets it apart locally: it has fresh cider, which most Mid-Michigan orchards on our list do not.
One caveat worth repeating: this orchard had not published its 2026 dates when we last checked, while 0 of the 5 orchards we track in Mid-Michigan had. Treat any date you see elsewhere as last year's until the orchard confirms it.
There is 1 other orchard we track in Genesee County. All Mid-Michigan orchards →
almar-orchards.com
Checked September 2026.