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Braddock Blueberries U-Pick Blueberries, Jacksonville, FL

  • Braddock Blueberry Farm - blueberries,
    Dead End Of Thomas Mill Road, Jacksonville, FL 32218. Phone: (904) 768-0280. Email: jstapp01@hotmail.com. Open: Friday and Saturday 7:30 am to 12 pm; Times are subject to last minute change. Directions: From the intersection of Lem Turner and I-295 go 3.5 miles to Braddock Road turn left go 2/10 mile to Thomas Mill Road turn left continue to the dirt Road after the pavement ends thru the cattle gate the field is on the left. Click here for a map and directions. Typically last of May thru the last of July, varies from year to year depending on the rain; Call. Payment: Cash, Check. We suggest that you bring a step stool or small ladder maybe necessary. Bug spray is also suggested. (UPDATED: April 9, 2018, JBS) 
    A visitor writes on June 27, 2013:
    "Went 6/22/2013 and there were a lot of blueberries. I took my 3 year old and she had a lot of fun. The bushed in the back were smaller so she could pick from the bottom while I picked from the top. We picked 4.5 lbs of berries in about 45 minutes but could have easily picked more. Go early (7:15) to get good parking and don't forget your bug spray :)"
    Comments from a visitor on June 11, 2011:
    "They were AWESOME!!! The bushes were packed with berries. My son had a blast."
    Comments from a visitor on June 04, 2011:
    "This is our second year at this farm. The bushed are huge and bursting with berries. The people who run the farm are wonderful and so sweet with children. We picked three large buckets of huge berries and as soon as we got in the van to leave all the kids said they couldn't wait to go back."
    Comments from a visitor on May 30, 2011:
    "The blueberries are ripe and plentiful! The people running the farm are helpful and so nice. My husband and I picked for around an hour or so and had 13 lbs of blueberries. They are very accommodating and the berries are HUGE! The berries are grown organically and they are delicious! The berries we picked are big as marbles and we could not be more pleased. The bushes are fully loaded and dripping with fruit. This farm is very worth your time and effort! "
    Comments from a visitor on June 10, 2010:
    "We have picked there in 2009 and again on June 5, 2010. The berries are not a plentiful as last year as they cut all the bushes down. (they needed it). The ones that are there are large and very tasty. The people are wonderful as usual and it was easier picking but spotty. Next year ought to be a boom! Thanks so much."
    Comments from a visitor on July 03, 2009:
    "We visited this farm today and picked 6 lbs of blueberries. The berries generally weren't all that large, but even the smaller ones are sweet and delicious. There were still lots and lots of blueberries ready to be picked - some bushes looked like they hadn't been touched - and there are many berries that have yet to ripen. We had learned both on this site and from friends who had visited the farm that the mosquitoes are bad there, but they weren't a problem today. We had a great time and definitely will be visiting this farm again!"
    Comments from a visitor on June 27, 2009:
    "6/27/09 Just came come from picking 4 lbs of berries at Braddock's. Their berries are simply delicious although we had to reach a little higher than usual on the bushes to fill our pail. Always a delight to visit this place."
    Comments from a visitor on June 20, 2009:
    "We just got home (6/20/09) and the bushes were full! The berries are the best that we've seen in a few years."
    Comments from a visitor on June 17, 2009:
    "My 3 year old and I went to this farm 16 June. I had such a good time with her! The lady, Ann I believe, was so very nice. There were a ton of ripe berries and several more tons of almost ripe ones just waiting for the next visitor. BUT....I highly recommend a DEET bath before arriving and just generally covering as much body parts as possible. The heat is pretty bad but the skeeters will carry you away! I found putting my handkerchief over my ears a life-saving measure since I can't stand that high pitched "EEEEE!" Also, spray your clothes with bug spray too since they were biting me right through my socks! Miss Ann helped my little one tie on a little bucket just for her so that she could kerplink, kerplank, kerplunk!"
    Comments from a visitor on June 29, 2008: "Another very satisfied customer. What a wonderful place. The berries are delicious and the owners are as nice as they could be. They weigh the berries {out of the containers} right in front of you so you know they are honest. It was such a great experience and I also love that they had fresh honey from next door! Blake, trust me all the comments are real!"
    Comments from a visitor on June 28, 2008:
    "Awesome experience. Very friendly and accurately weighed our blueberries. I would definitely visit again. "
    Another visitor adds on June 25, 2008: "Oh my! What a fun time I had with my two boys. We had never been blueberry picking before and met some friends and all went together. We had a blast! We are going again next year! The blueberry bushes were huge and chock full of beautifully big, juicy blueberries. We didn't have to venture far, we started on the nearest bushes and in no time our buckets were full! They had just mowed and used the bush hog, so there was no tall grass to trudge through and I never saw one bug. Super sweet and smiley people who weighed our berries accurately. What a great experience and the pancakes we have made with these berries...incredible!"
    A note from Blake: People rave about this farm, almost unbelievably so.  Apparently, the owners are so friendly, that's what makes the difference.
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