Muscadine U-Pick Orchards in Bradford and Clay counties, North Florida in 2024, by county

Below are the U-Pick orchards and farms for muscadines that we know of in this area. Not all areas of any state, nor even every state, have muscadines orchards that are open to the public. If you know of any others, please tell us using the add a farm form!

Remember to always check with the farm's own website or Facebook page before you go - or call or email them if they don't have a website or Facebook page. Conditions at the farms and crops can change literally overnight, so if you want to avoid a wasted trip out there - check with the farm directly before you go! If I cannot reach them, I DON'T GO!

PLEASE report closed farms, broken links and incorrect info using the "Report Corrections" form below.

Bradford County

• Kerry Whitford - Muscadines
  Rt 7 Box 684-B, Starke, FL 32091. Phone: 352-473-7208. Open: By appointment. Click here for a map and directions. . On SE 11th Avenue, 7 miles S of Starke.

Clay County

• Blackberry Hill Farm - Blueberries, Muscadines, grapes, local honey
  2995 Thunder Road, Middleburg, FL 32050. Phone: 904-282-9250. Open: UPDATE for 2021, Their website is gone; Does anyone have current information, are they still offering pick your own or are even open? If so, please write me, their last reported hours were Saturdays in June beginning at 7am, Tuesdays starting at 5pm. Click here for a map and directions. . ; Blueberries: Late May - Late June. Blueberries, early June through mid-July; Muscadine grapes, early August through mid-September. Honey, Year-Round.
  Comments from a visitor on June 13, 2009: "Most of the blueberry bushes look fairly young, but there are tons of green berries ready for ripening in the next few weeks. The grass was freshly mowed and even on a hot day there weren't many bugs to deal with and while there is always an anthill or two around I didn't see many of those either. The man that owns the farm was very nice and weighed our berries fairly in plain sight. Blueberry prices were $2.00 a pound this year. They also sell honey from a local beekeeper."

Types of Grapes

 

There are  several; types of grapes:

• Muscadines and Scuppernongs, Large, very sweet southern grapes with large seeds
• Table Grapes for eating fresh and making juice and jelly, can be seedless or with seeds. See this page for a master list and guide to table grape varieties
• Wine Grapes... for making wine. See this page for a master list and guide to wine grape varieties

Grape picking tips

• Pick ripe: Grapes do not ripen after they are picked
• Appearance: Look for heavy, firm grapes
• To harvest grapes, carefully cut the grape clusters from the vine using pruning shears. Be careful not to bruise or damage the fruit or the surrounding vines.

Grape recipes, canning, jelly making juice, etc

• Grape jelly from fresh grapes
• Grape jelly from grape juice (canned, bottled or frozen)
• How to make your own grape juice, scuppernong, juice, muscadine juice. - W, P

 

 

Other Local Farm Products (Honey, Horses, Milk, Meat, Eggs, Etc.)
(NOT pick-your-own, unless they are also listed above)

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• Maple Syrup farms and sugarworks
• Bed & Breakfasts on Farms, Wineries, Ranches and Orchards
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