Cherry Basket Farm features diverse natural landscapes: pollinator meadows, native forests and natural wetlands. Each is managed to be a model of stewardship in the hope that it might inspire other landowners to keep a portion of their properties wild. We invite couples who get married here to join in this effort. Each couple has the opportunity to plant their own "wedding tree" on the day of their rehearsal or ceremony. 

We manage our open fields and orchard with sustainable agriculture and soil health principles in mind. Our aim is to become an important source of inspiration, learning experiences and local products for residents and visitors to the Leelanau Peninsula and Traverse City region.

Our interest in demonstrating what private landowners can do to sequester carbon, provide abundant wildlife habitat, and grow healthy food is informed and inspired by the work of local land trusts and land conservancies across the United States, including in Michigan. These organizations partner with private landowners to permanently conserve and steward natural areas and working lands.  This essential work is voluntary, local, community-driven, nonpartisan, charitable and enduring – values that align perfectly with our vision for Cherry Basket Farm.