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U-Pick Farms and Orchards, sorted by county
Remember: ALWAYS call (or follow the link to the farm's own website, if the name is a blue link) to confirm the information before you go! They may close, run out or change events, times, etc. without notifying me!Bay County
- Sweatmore Ranch - U-pick-em strawberries
11712 Veal Road, Youngstown, FL, FL, 32466. Phone: 850-722-4819. .
Calhoun County
- Harmony Vineyard - grapes
25780 Harmony Blvd, Altha, FL 32421. Phone: 850.762.8805Directions: three miles east of Altha between hwy 71 and County road 69A on hwy 274East We are open August, September. Our hours are: Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm Weekends by appointment muscadine grapes.
Escambia County
- Beulah Berries LLC - blueberries
6658 Suwanee Road, Pensacola, FL 32526. Phone: 850-453-2384. Email us at: janwill@cox.net. Directions: Take 9 mile road (alt. 90) west to Beulah. Turn right on Bridlewood Road. There will be a Swifty Serve (Texaco)station on the right. Go north 4/10th mile. Turn right on Suwanee Road. Beulah Berries will be 1/10th mile on the left. And for a map to our farm, click here. Crops are usually available in June, July. Open: Daily, Dawn to Dusk during berry season till berries are gone. Please call for availability. 944-5072 or 453-2384. Beulah Berries thanks our customers for a successful blueberry harvest. Payment: Cash, only. - Hall's U-Pick Farm - UPDATE June 27, 2006:
the farm is definitely closed.
beans, beets, blackberries, blueberries, broad beans, carrots, corn (sweet), cucumbers, eggplant, melons, onions, peas, pumpkins, summer squash, winter squash, strawberries, tomatoes, other vegetables
2871 Velor Road, McDavid, FL 32568. Phone: 251-583-2850. Email us at: jennguidry@yahoo.com. Click here for a map to our farm. Crops are usually available in March through November. Open: 7 days a week 7am-7pm Payment: Cash, only. NOTE: April 15, 2006: A visitor drove out to the address and did not find a farm there. He's sent an email and left a message, so hopefully we'll hear whether they're still in business! - Touchablue Berry Farm - blueberries, prepicked
produce
7100 Molino Road, Molino, FL 32577. Phone: 850 587-5072. Directions: From US Hwy 29 turn west onto US Hwy 182 travel 6 miles farm is located on right. Click here for a map to our farm. Crops are usually available in June, July. Open: Daylight hours - seven days a week - June and July Blueberries available June and July as long as they are producing Payment: Cash, only.
Gadsden County
- Beare's Berries -
ORGANIC, blueberries
7858 Havana Highway, Havana, FL 32333. Phone: 850 539-5346. Fax: 850 539-9955. Email us at: Nikkibeare@aol.com or naturalliving@aol.com. Directions: When you get to Havana, on U.S. # 27 turn west at the state road 12 (Havana Highway) and go 1.7 miles to our sign, we are on the south side of the road. And for a map to our farm, Click here. Open: We are open sun-up to sundown seven days a week. While we are not certified organic, due to the high cost of the U.S. government fees; we are a blueberry farm without any chemical fertilizers or poisonous sprays. The whole family can come and pick without any worry about eating them right off the bushes. We also help groups come and learn about organic/natural living plants and foods. If a group wants to come and pick, please call us at 850 539-9955 to make an appointment for Lord Beare to take you all through the process. Our blueberries are the "rabbiteye" type, which grows well in the South. We even have a Port-A-Potty for our picker's convenience. We love families. This is on the honor system and we know it is difficult to understand, but we trust everyone. Payment: Cash, Check.
Holmes County
- Tyson’s Blueberry Farm (aka, Tison Blueberries) - Blueberries
1407 North Waukesha Street (Highway 79, North), Bonifay, FL 32425. Phone: 850-547-4696.Open: May through July, Monday to Saturday 8am-8pm, Sun. 1pm-7pm
Jackson County
- Donald Hamilton’s Farms - Corn, Peas, Okra, Butterbeans
3148 Hwy 69 (5 mi north of), Grand Ridge, FL 32442. Phone: 850-592-8977. Open: End May - Oct, Mon - Saturday, 8am - 4pm. - Fox Hollow Vineyard - grapes, prepicked
produce
8160 Renegade Pass, Sneads, FL 32460. Phone: 850-593-2202Directions: Turn off of Hwy 90 in Sneads onto Legion Road (turn at Lake Seminole Shopping Ctr & city ballfields...look for signs) continue about a mile towards Lake Seminole; vineyard is on the left, turn onto Renegade Pass to park. And for a map to our farm, click here. Crops are usually available in August, September. Open: Weekdays:6pm to 8pm, Weekends:8am to 7pm Payment: Cash, only. Fox Hollow features 4 varieties of muscadines for fresh eating as well as wine/jellymaking: Tara, Ison, Carlos, and Noble. We keep our rows mowed and clean for easy picking and do not use pesticides. We also sell pre-picked grapes by the 5# bag and gladly wholesale bulk orders to retailers. -
I Can Grow, Inc. - (NOTE: Not really a pick-your-own - They
pick for you while you wait and watch.): blackberries, blueberries, corn (sweet),
nectarines, onions, peaches, peppers, pumpkins, summer squash, strawberries,
tomatoes, other vegetables, pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field,
corn maze, prepicked produce, picnic area, tractor-pulled hay rides, petting
zoo
2035 Palmview Road, Cottondale, FL 32431. Phone: 850.352.4879. Fax: 850.352.1091. Email us at: MajesticOak@digitalexp.com. Directions: From Panama City 231 North to Cottondale, West on 90, 3 miles, North on Sapp, left on Palmview to 2035 Palmview Road. >From Tallahassee I-10 West to exit 130, North on 231 into Cottondale, West on 90, 3 miles, North on Sapp, left on Palmview to 2035 Palmview Road. >From Dothan, AL 231 South into Cottondale, West on 90, 3 miles, North on Sapp, left on Palmview to 2035 Palmview Road. >From Pensecola, FL, I-10 East to exit 130, North on 231, West on 90, 3 miles, North on Sapp, left on Palmview to 2035 Palmview Road. And for a map to our farm, click here. Crops are usually available in May, June, July, September, October. Open: During harvest: Monday - Sunday 8am to dusk Special Event: "VISIT A REAL LIFE WORKING FARM" September 24-October 31, 2007 is our 2nd Annual Fall Farm Day event. Hours of operation are 7 days a week from 9 a.m. - dusk. Orchard tours, pumpkin patch, animal observation areas, fishing (limit 12 at a time), campfire cookouts, (hayrides and cider demos offered on weekend only). Donations requested! Donations help support I Can Grow, Inc. a 501(c)(3) non profit. REGISTRATION#CH13855 Thank you for your continued support. ost produce mid May - late July. Pumpkins: September & October. Payment: Cash, only. Fall Farm Day, October 14, 2006. - Jackson Farms - Tomatoes, Peas, Melons
7681 Shady Grove Road, Grand Ridge, FL 32442. Phone: 850-592-5579. open: May - July
October - Nov, 7am til dark - Lady’s Strawberry Farm - Strawberries
Hwy 231 South, Campbellton, FL 32426. Phone: 850-263-3411. Open: March - May
8am-6pm - Lee's Tree Farm - Christmas Trees, Muscadine Grapes, Japanese Persimmons, Chestnuts, Catfish, Bream
23455 NE Fred Tyre Road, Grand Ridge, FL 32442. Phone: 850-674-9170. Email: rlee895156@aol.com Leyland Cypress and Carolina Sapphire. Open: 8 AM TO Sundown. Directions: From I-10 travel South on Hwy 69 to Hwy 286 East. Travel approximately 3 miles on Hwy 286 to Fred Tyre Road. Travel one-half mile on Fred Tyre Road to the Farm - T&T Vineyard - 430 Lovewood Road, Graceville, FL 32440. Open 8:00am to 6:00p.m. Open: Monday thru Saturday, Sunday 1:00p.m. to 6:00p.m. Grapes
Jefferson County
- Bernie Henderson - Peas, Squash, Okra, Turnips
13274 Waukeenah Road, Monticello, FL 32344. Phone: 850-997-3414. Call before arriving. - Blueberry Springs - blueberries, prepicked
produce, restrooms
383 Wacissa Springs, Wacissa, FL 32361. Phone: 850-997-1238. Email: BLUEBERRYSPRINGS@AOL.COM. And for a map to our farm, click here. Crops are usually available in June, July. Open: Monday - Saturday 7am - 2pm and 5pm - 8pm Sunday 7am - 2 pm Payment: Cash, Check. Directions: from Tallahassee take either I-10 E, SR 90 E, or SR 27 S to SR 59 S; take SR 59 S to Wacissa; from the blinking light in Wacissa, go 1 mile to dead end signs; farm is on the left before dead end at the Wacissa River. - Cash Farms - UPDATE June 25, 2007, from a
visitor: "Went there to pick blackberries a week ago--found the farm is
closed and property is for sale."
blackberries, corn (sweet), persimmons, restrooms, picnic area
295 Valley View Trail, Monticello, FL 32344. Phone: 850 997 1347. Fax: 850 997 1347. Email us at: cashdavid1@aol.com. Directions: 7 miles west of Monticello an U.S. 90. Turn left onto Valley View Road, then right onto Valley View Trail; turn in at gate 295 Valley View Trail. Open: 8 am to 10 am; and 5pm to 7pm; 7 days a week for two weeks beginning June 15th. Corn is available June 15 thru June 25th; Blackberries are available starting in late June. Payment: Cash, Check. No pestisides are used!. - Golden Acres Farm - Mayhaws
704 Barnes Road, Monticello, Fl. Phone: 850-997-6599. Open: from May 1-May 20. - Wash Gallon - Peas, Okra, Tomatoes, Snap Beans, Watermelon, Collard Greens, Squash, Sweet Corn
1171 Barnes Road, Monticello, FL 32344. Phone: 850-997-2153 or 850-997-0488
Call before arriving
Leon County
- Golden Oaks Orchard -
Crest, Sunday Coast, White Robin, June Gold, Rio, Rio Grande (Free
Stone) and Gulf Prince.
1501 Baum Road, Tallahassee, FL 32317-9764. Phone: Phone: 850-878-2306. Email: info@goldenoaksorchard.com Call for days and times. UGather products available: Peaches and nectarines--- May-July. We also grow and sell Peach and Nectarine trees, especially for the Tallahassee area. See our web page. Directions: From Tallahassee take Hwy. 90 E, go E on Buck Lake Road 7 miles to Baum Road. Make a left on Baum Road. The Farm is one half mile on right. Call for days and times or check our web page. Sign up for our email alerts for notification when each varieties is ready to pick. - Moore’s U-Pick Blueberry Farm - Blueberries - UPDATE June 17, 2006: The have no blueberries and no PYO
- Windy Hill Vineyard - muscadines
14663 Mahan Dr., Tallahassee, FL, 32309. Phone: 850-894-1511.
7578 Broadview Farm Lane, Tallahassee, FL 32309. Phone: 850-893-6015. Late May - July
Madison County
- Blueberries U-Pick - Blueberries
332 N.E. Chamomile Way, Madison, Florida. Phone: (850) 973-8592. Open: May through August. - Jimmy Dixon -Blueberries
Route 2, Box 571, Madison, FL 32340. Phone: 850-973-8592. Open: May-July, Mon.-Saturday, 8-6pm, Directions: Off CR 254 and Route 145 N of Madison - Tuten’s U-Pick - Peanuts, Tomatoes, Watermelon, Cantaloupes, Corn, Beans, Squash, Potatoes, Onions
Route 1, Box 751, Madison, FL 32340. Phone: 850-973-8286. Open: April-July, 7-6pm. Directions: On Hwy 360, 12 miles S of Madison - Tanya’s U-Pick - Strawberries, Sweet Corn, Onions, Tomatoes, Squash, Melon, Peppers
Route 1, Box 2294, Madison, FL 32340. Phone: 850-971-5362. Open: Jan.- Nov., open everyday. Directions: On S Hwy 53
Okaloosa County
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Akers of Strawberries (aka, Greg Evers)
- Peas, Strawberries, Corn, Watermelon, Cantaloupe
1054 Melton Road, Baker, FL 32531. Phone: 850-537-2768. Open: May-July. - Gallowaygreens,inc. - Harvest upon request
greenhouse: Wheatgrass, Sunflower greens, Pea shoots, Tomatoes
334 Plymouth Avenue, Fort Walton Beach, FL 32547. Phone: 8508628994. Email: Gallowaygreens@cox.net. Directions: 334 Plymouth Avenue located in Fort Walton Beach, FL. 32547 centrally located between Eglin Parkway and Beal Parkway. And for a map to our farm, click here. Crops are usually available in All year. Open: Call first to obtain availability so we can harvest upon request; We are tray grown year round. Payment: Cash, Check. Year round harvesting of certified organic greenhouse crops including Wheatgrass, Sunflower greens, Pea shoots. Tomatoes by April or May time period. - Gerald Brooks
- Peas, Tomatoes, Corn, Watermelon, Cantaloupe, Blueberries
5645 Gerald Brooks Road, Baker, FL 32531. Phone: 850-537-4521. Open: May-July - Raymond Cook
- Sweet Corn, Peas, Cucumbers, Squash, Butter Beans, Snap Beans, other assorted vegetables
7638 Highway 189 N, Baker, FL 32531-7232. Phone: 850-537-5571. Season / Open: June - July, Sun. - Saturday, Daylight to Dusk - Bernice Mock
- Blueberries
6918 Lee Cook Road, Baker, FL 32531-7606. Phone: 850-537-8451. Season / Open: May-July, Mon. - Saturday, 7am - 5pm. Directions: Take Hwy 189 N to Baker, Fl - Bouvier Farms
- Tomatoes (Roma, Cherry, Slicing), Peas, Corn (White & Yellow), Cucumber, Zucchini, Herbs, Sweet Onions, Pecans, Peaches, Cantalope
Vincent A. Grund, PO Box 306, Baker, FL 32531. Phone: Phone: 850-537-6362/ Fax: 850-537-6352. Season / Open: Year round, 12 pm to Dark. Call ahead for best times. Directions: From Crestview, go W on Hwy 90. Turn right on FL 4 to Baker. Continue N on Hwy 189. Turn right on Vinson Ray Road. Farm is 1 mile on left - Eglin Air Force Base reservation locations (3 of them, all with blueberries)-- one near Duke Field, another off Range Road 212, and a third near Kentner Pond -- have acres of blueberries to pick. To get a $5 license, call Jackson Guard at 882-4164. You will receive information about the areas and maps. - blueberries
- Triple J Farms,
Phone: 537-4259. - Baker, FL. Rodney Bolton: Take State Road 4 at Baker and drive eight-tenths of a mile, then turn left on Melton Road. Go two miles down Melton; the farm is on the right. - blueberries
Santa Rosa County
- Gulf Coast Blueberry Farm - CLOSED for years....
Blueberries
South Avalon Boulevard (two miles south of Interstate 10, Exit 7), at Avalon Beach, - Lundy Blueberry Farm - Blueberries
State Road 89 north of Milton, FL. Phone: 850-623-0652. Open: in 2006, from May 27,2006, from 7am to 7pm Monday through Saturday; closed Sundays and Fourth of July. - Penton’s Strawberry Farm - Strawberries - UPDATE April 8, 2008: A
visitor reports: "Permanently closed -
Called the number - They no longer have a strawberry farm. The lady that answered said they get about ten calls a day and it has not been a strawberry farm for a couple years now. "
8805 Highway 89, Milton, FL 32570.
Wakulla County
- Saladino's Red Barn Farms -
Organic blueberry farm
57 Valley Rise Rd, Crawfordville, FL, 32327-5425. Phone: 850-421-1627. Open: generally opens 1 June. (ADDED: April 16, 2008). Comments from a visitor, April 16, 2008: "We love it and return every year!! Steve and Tina are so friendly and know the history and variety of each bush. The blueberries are plum and the field is very well maintained"
Walton County
- R.V. "Bob" Davis -
blueberries.
Freeport, FL. Phone: 835-2670
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