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Nottawa Fruit Farm is a family-owned business which specializes in home-grown produce and family experiences.  We take great pride in providing the highest quality products in our farm market and wholesome activities which help your family create fond memories.  We would like to share the wonderful country atmosphere of St. Joseph County with you and your family.

Farm Market

Located in the heart of southern Michigan's Amish Country, Nottawa Fruit Farm provides an escape to yesteryear, be it the entertainment or menu items.  With its spacious grounds, opportunities abound whether you want lunch, a complete picnic, or you may want to choose from the various activities that are offered throughout the year.  Maybe you would like to just visit to enjoy the serenity of the farm.

Amish Buggy

About Us:

Don and Eleanor Iott, both retired educators, own and operate Nottawa Fruit Farm. Although "Farming" in the Nottawa area can be traced back several generations on Eleanor's side, the retail business was begun with the planting of one-half acre of strawberries and then selling them from a card table in the front yard.  The "store" that one sees today originally was a large drive-through corn crib constructed by Eleanor's father some sixty years ago across the highway on the family farm.  The building's metamorphosis began in 1988 with a bakery and other subsequent additions as the customer growth warranted additional modifications.  The Iotts remain firmly committed to the concept of offering their customers the freshest, home-grown produce available in a clean, friendly enviornment, and they are also dedicated to providing wholesome activities for families.  Visit the family-like market, May-October.

Visit us SOON!  Our 'farm family' is looking forward to meeting your family.

Fall Fun

About St. Joseph County:

This County is home to the more-than-a-century old Langley Covered Bridge which has the longest span of Michigan's few remaining bridges of this type.  It has more lakes and rivers than any other in the state-necessitating 99 locally maintained bridges.  The Amish culture has two popular stores: Miller's Discount is a grocery store specializing in bulk items; Chupp's Fabrics & Herbs attracts lots of visitors, too.  There are many other smaller Amish businesses that are located at their residences, all within just a mile or two.  Another nostalgic stop is the Nottawa Stone School which replicates an 1870 school setting and also has a small museum.  Abbott Magic Company in Colon is the world's leading supplier of magic paraphernalia; naturally, they sponsor the Colon Magic festival the first week of August attracting the biggest names in wizardry-Harry Blacksone grew up and is buried in Colon.  The Carnegie Center of Arts, Three Rivers, is housed in one of the few remaining original "Carnegie" Libraries; it functions as a gallery for the fine arts-drawing world-renown exhibits.  The Caravan Antique Show, featuring hundreds of dealers, comes to the huge local fair grounds five Sundays a year-attracting 20,000 visitors annually.