A 213-acre pick-your-own farm near Lansing growing organic apples alongside blueberries, peaches, and sunflowers — a broader lineup than most single-crop orchards, but exact apple varieties and dates weren't published.
Country Mill Farms sits at 4648 Otto Rd in Charlotte, Eaton County, near Lansing — a 213-acre pick-your-own operation, per the research notes, making it one of the larger u-pick farms covered in this file. The phone number on record is 517-543-1019 and the website is countrymillfarms.com. Hours are Wednesday through Saturday, 9am to 6pm; notably, the farm appears to be closed Sunday through Tuesday, which is worth planning around if your trip falls early in the week.
What distinguishes Country Mill Farms most is its organic certification and its crop diversity: the record confirms organic apples grown alongside blueberries, peaches, sunflowers, and pumpkins, all offered as pick-your-own. That’s a notably broader lineup than most single-crop apple orchards in this file, and organic u-pick apples at this scale are relatively uncommon in the region based on how this record describes it.
The site advertises pick-your-own organic apples, blueberries, peaches, sunflowers, and pumpkins running from July to November. It’s tempting to read that as an apple season, but it isn’t — it’s a combined window covering everything the farm grows across an entire year’s harvest cycle. Blueberries and early peaches would reasonably occupy the July end of that range, while pumpkins and apples would push toward the later months. The record doesn’t break out a narrower, apple-specific start and end date within that broader window, so treating “July to November” as when apples specifically are ready would overstate the actual picking season for that one crop. A phone call to 517-543-1019 is the way to find out where apples currently sit within that longer calendar.
One useful signal the record does capture: at the time of research, countrymillfarms.com was actively taking bookings for 2026 special events in the Lansing and mid-Michigan area. That’s an explicit, dated reference to the current year, and it’s a reasonable indicator that the farm is operating normally for the 2026 season — even though that particular statement is about event bookings rather than apple-picking dates, so it doesn’t meet the bar for confirming the apple season itself.
No specific apple varieties are listed in the record — the apple_varieties field is empty, so nothing can be said here about what cultivars are actually available to pick. What is confirmed is a fuller set of on-site extras than many entries in this file: a cider mill, cider donuts, a bakery, a winery, wagon rides, a corn maze, and a pumpkin patch. That combination suggests a visit here could easily fill an afternoon beyond just the apple rows, particularly if you’re also picking blueberries or peaches depending on timing.
Country Mill Farms stands out in this file for its organic certification and genuinely diverse pick-your-own lineup across five different crops on a substantial 213-acre property. The gaps that remain — no named apple varieties and no apple-specific date range within the broader July-to-November window — mean a phone call is the best way to time a visit specifically around apples rather than the farm’s other crops. The farm’s active 2026 event bookings are a reassuring sign it’s currently open for business, even without pinning down exact picking dates.
The site advertises pick-your-own organic apples, blueberries, peaches, sunflowers, and pumpkins 'from July to November,' without a narrower apple-specific date range.
A few hours if you're combining u-pick with wagon rides, the corn maze, pumpkin patch, bakery, and winery.
you need exact apple varieties or a specific apple-only picking window — the record has only a broad July-to-November multi-crop window, not an apple-specific date range.
Yes, the record confirms organic apples, notable since organic u-pick apple operations of this scale are uncommon.
The site advertises pick-your-own organic apples, blueberries, peaches, sunflowers, and pumpkins from July to November — a broad, multi-crop window rather than an apple-specific date range.
Wednesday through Saturday, 9am-6pm, per the record.
Yes, the record confirms a cider mill, plus cider donuts, a bakery, a winery, wagon rides, a corn maze, and a pumpkin patch.
Not stated in the record — the apple_varieties field is empty.
2026 dates had not been published when we last checked. In past seasons it has run: Wednesday-Saturday. Check with the orchard before driving out.
Pricing was not published when we last checked.
Yes — it's a pick-your-own orchard, with pre-picked apples at the farm stand too.
4648 Otto Rd, Charlotte, MI 48813, in Eaton 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 cider donuts or a bakery, 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.
countrymillfarms.com
Checked September 2026.