A friendly family owned orchard. We are always greeted warmly. The fruit is always delicious! The…read moreprice is always reasonable.

Is an amazing place highly recommended! The team is very helpful and gives amazing explanations on…read morehow to choose your fruit.

10/10 recommend picking apples here instead of at County Line Orchard! Garwood had a variety of…read moreapples available for my husband and I to pick (and for cheaper than County Line because they charge a set price for a box rather than a weighted bag). Their country store also has pretty much everything you'd find at other orchards (donuts, cider, pre-picked apples, grocery items), but it feels less tacky and kitsch than the other orchards. Going to Garwood made our day after we were swindled into paying admission at County Line when they had no apples to pick!

We stopped by Garwood Orchards for raspberry and strawberry picking. We purchased the smallest…read morecontainer for raspberries and a large container for strawberries, spending a total of $45. After a short tractor ride to the fields, we started with the raspberries and were able to fill our container in about 20 minutes. We then moved on to the strawberry fields. After spending an hour and a half in blistering heat, I was only able to fill about one-quarter of the container because there were virtually no strawberries available. Everyone picking alongside us seemed equally disappointed and frustrated that containers were being sold despite the lack of fruit in the fields. What made the experience even more frustrating was the no-refund policy, which meant we were out the money regardless of the poor conditions. I understand that crop availability can vary, but customers should be informed when fields are nearly picked over or offered a refund or alternative. Unfortunately, this experience was extremely disappointing, and I would not recommend this place to others.

Around Halloween, I decided that I wanted to go to a pumpkin patch. I was looking online trying to…read morefind a pumpkin patch in the area and came across Merrillville Farms' facebook page. I called to confirm they were open, typed the address into my phone, and off we went. When we pulled up to the farm we were confused because there were no cars and there were children playing outside of a house. We asked if we had the correct address and one of the owners, Ginger, told us we did and that she would give us a ride on her tractor out to the pumpkin patch. She dropped us in the patch and told us to come back when we had our pumpkins. It was really fun, we had the whole pumpkin patch to ourselves. We came back with one big pumpkin, two medium sized pumpkins, and two small pumpkins. The total was $9. We talked with Ginger for a while and she told us that they have seasonal crops for the picking. They have blueberries, tomatoes and other fruits and vegetables that you can just go and pick during the summer. I definitely will be back to do that. Also, they sell fresh eggs. I can't remember the exact price, but they were super affordable. I am happy that we found this place and am looking forward to picking things in the spring.

5/5 Awesome experience! Ginger (owner) was super friendly, talkative, and kind! Got taken on a…read moresurprise date here by my gf and had a great time! We came at 4 pm on a Tuesday - literally nobody else on the farm, had it completely to ourselves! We got our buckets from her and got sent off to pick blueberries! Lots of bushes, beautiful farm, cool chickens (a lot of them, off to the side of the field), cute cat, bee hives off to the side, old machinery - honestly just a gorgeous setting. Highly recommend as a date idea, or just to go for fun! Affordable, and very tasty blueberries (and shamrocks )

Amazing!!!~ Wow!!!~ very Huge You can find many kinds of…read morefruits. The apples here are so sweet And the grapes are fantastic This is the first time I have ever had grapes so sweet. I bought too much fruit i couldn't stop I hope you all come here too

The PEACHES!! Great for u-pic and the cutest country store down the road. As a fellow "picker"…read morestated out in the orchard "Living the dream"

Amazingly clean, well maintained farm! Beautiful blueberries. Owners are very friendly and helpful…read more. Enjoyed my day at the farm! Can't wait to visit again!!

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Very therapeutic on a Saturday morning. The sounds of the highway fad s away as my husband and I…read moremethodically picked 4 lbs in early August. The picking season ends around Aug 10. It starts in July. Short window. The blueberries get spayed in spring and then no more. Wear big repellent if you are sensitive but there were very few bugs and an occasional bee. The woman who runs and owns the farm was very informative. Good honest farming at its best. They have three varieties of blueberry bush. Highly recommend you leave the earbuds at home and enjoy the zen of picking blueberries. They only cost about $2.35 a lb and I can't wait to make a pie. My secret is lemon juice and a little nutmeg. You are welcome!

Omg, what a deal! We used to go to The Blueberry Patch (which has since closed and sold the land)…read more But Mike's is so much closer to the center of town if you stay in New Buffalo. We picked 8 pounds for less than $20!!! They really could charge double and people would still pay. We don't get the experience of picking our own fruit in major metropolitan areas so the experience is all part of the fun. There are tons of bushes, we wanted to go back on Monday before leaving town but it's their closed day.

A great experience and great value…read more The pricing for unpick is less than what you'd generally pay for blueberries at the grocery store. That's a winner in itself. The property is expensive and the staff was welcoming and told us where to go for the best batch at that time. Not all berries ripen at the same time. I went the weekend of July 4th and it was rather tame around 9am when I arrived. (No queue). But after finishing the pick, it was quite long queue as they weigh. Credit card is extra 3% fee. If you bring your own container to bring home it'll be cheaper as you use their white buckets to pick and weigh, but you need a container to take home. They do sell 5lb and 10lb boxes to take home for a nominal fee (I think it was $1-2)

So much fun! We went on a very hot day, honestly I went kicking and screaming....but really…read moreenjoyed the experience! The blueberries are delicious!

This location is great! Super convenient location right off Franklin, never crazy busy and the…read morestaff is always super friendly and helpful.

This location generally does a good job with delivering quality services but what amazes me is how…read morethey be out of things like bananas or eggs to complete their orders. You would think someone would do inventory when they are getting low and order before they run out. Or run to the store to make sure they have an inventory. Also they need to a better job of keeping the location continously swept up and cleaned. These are signs of poor management and care for your location. Do better!