Five Generations of Fresh Produce
Bear Lake, Michigan
Z&N Farm is a fifth-generation farm revitalizing our roots in Bear Lake, MI.
Our mission has always been simple: grow good food and share it with the people around us.
Buy Local Produce. Eat Well.
We want our high-quality produce to reach our local community, and are happy to offer the following ways to buy:
Stop by the Farm Stand
Tuesday-Sunday, 10am - 6pm
Shop the Elberta Farmers Market
Thursdays, 8am - 12pm
Place a Wholesale Order
Contact us for all wholesale inquiries!
Our Community Partners
We are proud of the community relationships we are building. Thank you to the following food pantries, schools, non-profits, and businesses that have supported us.
From the Farm to Your Bookshelf
Heart Soil is a beautiful book of poems inspired by life on Z&N Farms, written by our very own Nicole Mezeske.
Z&N Farm In the News
Learn more about our work through these selected media features!
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Heart Soil
August 2025
Heart Soil Press Release in the Freshwater Reporter
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CSA Foster Deep Ties
May 2025
Manistee News Advocate
Article on CSA Programs in Manistee - Z&N Farm is highlighted
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Manistee News Advocate
May 2024
MAPS looking to serve students more local produce
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Fresh Water Reporter
March 2024
Library shows a groundbreaking film
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Taste The Local Difference
March 2023
What’s In that Greenhouse?
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Shared Abundance
2022
Groundwork Center collaboration presents: Shared Abundance
An important book for anyone wanting to bring the benefits of the local food economy to their world.
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Manistee News Advocate
January 2022
Ways to Get Through the Hardest Parts of Winter by Arielle Breen
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Freshwater Reporter
September 2021
Nonstop harvest: fruits of our labor
by Nicole Mezeske
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Manistee News Advocate
August 2021
5 Ways to Use Your Glorious Summer Tomato Haul
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Freshwater Reporter
April 2021
Planting Seeds of Hope
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Manistee News Advocate
March 2021
Z&N Farm Offers Fresh Produce