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run out or change events, times, etc. without notifying me!
Appling County
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Louanna Grimes - Strawberries
190 Joe Smith Road,
Baxley, GA 31513.
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Mathews Farms - Strawberries
3804 County Farm Road, Baxley, GA 31513. Phone 912-367-2363 or Phone:
912-367-6431. We-pick or u-pick!
Bacon County
- Ramshackle Hollow Farm - blueberries, OTHER fruit or veg
157 Paper Trace Lane, Nicholls, GA 31554. Phone: 912-632-4816 Click here for a map to our farm. We are open May, June, July. Our hours are: By appointment only. Our farm is CERTIFIED ORGANIC. Ramshackle Hollow Farm specializes in organic blueberries, garlic with grits and corn meal available in limited quantities as well as blueberry jam. Everything we do is certified organic! We expect for you to take advantage of this by sampling plenty of berries as you pick. Because they have never been sprayed, you can enjoy them right off of the bush! We are told by everyone that these are the sweetest berries in the south. So bring your appetite and your buckets! You wont leave with an empty tummy!
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Events:
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Georgia Blueberry Festival
Alma, Bacon County, May 3 & 4.
For more information contact Leslie Douglas, 912-632-5859
Brantley County
- Last Chance Farm - Strawberries
Kenneth & Wanda Sellers,
Route 3 Box 375, Hortense, GA 31543. Phone: (912) 473-2444.
(UPDATED June 3, 2008)
- Stevens
Farm - Strawberries UPDATE June 3, 2008: It looks like they
are permanently closed, their phone is disconnected. Has anyone been
by to see? Write me!
Richard Stevens,
Route 1 Box 6AA,
Hoboken, GA 31542
912-458-2726
Bulloch County
- Becky's Farm - Strawberries UPDATE: Closed in 2006
Ben R. NeSmith,
6241 Middleground Road,
Statesboro, GA 30461
912-587-2772
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Clark Farm & Produce - Strawberries, tomatoes
400 Clark Farm Road,
Twin City, GA 30471. Phone:
912-865-3200.
(Mail: P.O. Box 107, Portal, GA 30450). Open: Monday through Saturday, from
9 am to 6:00 pm, Sunday from 2 pm to 5 pm; call ahead to check availability
(Crops usually ready in mid-April). Bring your own containers. Tomatoes
start in early July. (UPDATED: March 15, 2009)
- Marshall's Farm - blueberries, grapes,
23511 Highway 80 East, Statesboro, GA 30461. Phone: 912 601 2338. Alternate
Phone: 912 764 2075. Fax: 912 764 2075. Email:
marshallsfarm@frontiernet.net. Open: Monday to Friday, from 9 am to 6
pm; Saturday from 9 am to 4 pm; Closed Sunday. Directions: From Savannah,
Come up on Highway 80 to Statesboro. turn left into Wise Nursery (across
from Statesboro Veterinary Clinic. Or take I -16 to Statesboro/Georgia
Southern exit. Right onto Highway 67. Proceed 17 miles to Veterans Memorial
Bypass, turn right.(If you pass East Georgia Regional Hospital you just
missed the highway, turn around) Go to second light, turn right (highway 80)
go 3/4 mile to Wise Nursery on right.
Click here for a map and directions. Blueberries 2009 crop available
June 13 $2;50 per lb when you pick. Enter at Wise Nursery, get container (if
needed) and walk short distance to orchard; Check out at Wise Nursery;
Muscadine grapes 2009 crop available in August; $1:10 per pound if you pick;
Call for exact opening. Payment: Cash or Check. (UPDATED:
June 05, 2009)
- Poss Farms - blueberries
Beulah Lane, Brooklet, GA 30415. Phone: 770-956-3761. Email us at:
possfarms@itechatlanta.com.
Click here for a map to our farm. Crops are usually available in June,
July, August. Open: Monday to Saturday Payment: Cash, only.
Camden County
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David Strickland - Strawberries - UPDATE June 1, 2007: It
appears they are closed. I received this note from a visitor: "I
called the number listed and a very angry woman told me that 'this has been
MY number for over a year now!' and CLICK!"
P.O. Box 187,
White Oak, GA 31568
912-576-5464
Candler County
- Berry Good Farms - blackberries, pumpkins, strawberries
RR 3 Box 215 Excelsior, Metter, GA 30439. Phone: 912-685-9869. Fax:
912-685-6417. Email us at: deloach@gnet.net
. Directions: Exit 111 off of I-16, 2 miles to Excelsior, right at 4 way stop, farm is .75 miles on left. Click here for a map to our farm. We are open April, May, June, July, September, October. Our hours are: Tuesday to Saturday, 8 am to 6pm, Sunday, 1 pm to 6pm Farm is available for tours and field trips. We also grow about 600 acres of flue-cured tobacco with 67 curing barns on site. Also on premises is an old Commissary building which has been refurbished. It is
excellent to rent for parties, meetings, or receptions. We use it as a Haunted House during Halloween.
- Carpenter's Farm - Strawberries
Mark & Karen Carpenter,
RR 1 Box 76-A,
Metter, GA 30439
912-685-3812
Chatham County
- Ottawa Farms - Strawberries
H.B. “Pete” Waller,
702 Bloomingdale Road,
Bloomingdale, GA 31302.
Phone: 912-748-3035.
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Bamboo Farm & Coastal Gardens
- Strawberries, blackberries
University of Georgia,
College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences,
2 Canebrake Road,
Savannah, GA 31419. Phone:
912-921-5460. Strawberries are usually ready in March and April. A visitor writes: "They also have some of the best pick your
own blackberries I've seen. In season now (June 21, 2008)"
(UPDATED: March 15, 2009)
Effingham County
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John Martin - Strawberries
533 Exley Loop,
Rincon, GA 31326.
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Hodges Farms - Strawberries
8705 Highway 21 North,
Newington, GA 30446. Phone:
912-754-7257. Open: Monday to Saturday from 8 am to 5 pm and Sunday from 1
pm to 6 pm. Contact: Eddie Hodges. (UPDATED: March 15, 2009)
- L & R Farms - Strawberries
Roy Wendelken,
1748 Pleasant Acres Road,
Guyton, GA 31312
912-772-5163
Evans County
- Hart Farms, Inc. - Strawberries
Shelby Hart,
501 Liberty Street,
Claxton, GA 30417
912-654-1912
Liberty County
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Brewer's Christmas Tree-Blueberry Farm - blueberries, persimmons,
Christmas trees-you choose and you cut, Christmas trees- you choose and we
cut, Christmas wreaths and boughs, Santa appearances, saws provided, trees
tied, gift shop, snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms, tractor-pulled hay
rides, petting zoo
1067 Robert Hill Road, Midway, GA 31320. Phone: 912-884-5292. Directions: From
Midway traffic light: 2miles west on US 84 Turn left on Lewis Frasier Road,
go 2 miles, right on Dave Williams Road, go 0.2 mile, right on Robert Hill
Road to end
Click here for a map to our farm. Crops are usually available in June,
July, September, November, December. Open: Blueberries Monday to Saturday,
7:00AM-7:00PM Sun. 1:00PM-7:00PM Persimmons Mon. to Saturday, by appointment
Christmas Trees Monday to Friday. 12:00PM-Dark Saturday and Sunday Daylight-Dark Blueberries
U-pick June 20 to July 20, Daylight hours $1.00 Per quart, picking buckets
provided. Persimmons (Fuyu) September to October 50 cents each Christmas Trees Friday
after Thanksgiving till Christmas Payment: Cash, Check. 2003 grower of GRAND
CHAMPION CHRISTMAS TREE, Georgia State Fair in Perry, Georgia. (UPDATED:
June 21, 2008)
A visitor writes on June 26, 2009: "Today (June 26), I made
my yearly trip up the coast to pick blueberries at Brewer's. I've been to a
few different farms - some a lot closer - but theirs is the best and they
are the nicest people, too. They make you feel like you're a friend, not
just a customer. In all my 7 years of picking there, I have never seen such
huge berries on their bushes!!! They are so full with big, fat, juicy and
sweet berries that the limbs are bending down. It took me three hours, but I
was able to pick and choose the most perfect fruits. The prices are so
reasonable - $7.50 for five quarts. Already I've eaten so many that my
tongue is purple/black like a Chow! **I do want to mention for people that
haven't been there that the left turn you take to get on Lewis Fraser from
Hwy 84 pops up on you very quickly. The road is even kind of angled away
from the main road and not marked very well. If you set your odometer from
the I-95 underpass, it's approx 8.6 miles.
A visitor writes on June 3, 2008: "They are still
selling blueberries at $1.00 a quart from mid June to mid-July. The man I
talked to was exceptionally nice, gave me better directions for driving from
my area to his, and called me back to tell me about other U-pick farms that
I might want to check out if we come up there. (It will be a 70 mile drive
to their farm.) When I told him I’d be coming with my children, he told me
to make sure that they got a chance to feed the sheep and bunnies before
they left. Just a very nice man!"
A visitor writes
on June 16, 2008: "Mr
and Mrs Brewer are just the nicest people! Even though we no longer live in
Liberty County, we still make the 3 hour trip each year for our blueberries
and Christmas trees. They encourage you to eat as much as you want while
picking and will even give you a lesson on the finer points of berry
"tickling!" At Christmas time they even have hay rides and visits from Santa
for the kids. Their prices are very reasonable and they're always very
helpful."
(UPDATED: June 16, 2008)
Pierce County
- Out Back Farms - beets, collards, turnips,
radishes,
6204 Cross Swamp Road, Patterson, GA 31557. Email:
yeomans@atc.cc. Directions: e-mail for directions. And for a map
to our farm,
click here. Crops are usually available in November, December. Open:
Click here for current open hours, days and dates.
We minimize use of pesticides and other chemicals.
Payment: Cash, only. mustard collards turnip radishes planting this month
not quite sure when they will be in. You can e-mail. place an order
for us to hold. Things goes fast so place order soon! (ADDED: September 01,
2008) (UPDATED: November 05, 2009)
Screven County
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Adcote Acres - Follows organic practices,
blueberries, pecans , Fresh eggs, restrooms, farm animals, school tours
284 Dover Road, Sylvania, GA 30467. Phone: 912-863-6436. Email:
adcoteacres@gmail.com. Open: Blueberries: June 1 to July 15, Pastured
Eggs: Year - Round, come and pick your own dozen! Pastured Broilers: See
website for more information. Directions:
Click here for a map and directions. We follow organic practices, but
are not seeking certification. Payment: Cash, Check. (ADDED: August 11,
2009)
- Hodges Farm - Strawberries
Eddie Hodges,
8705 Highway 21 North,
Newington, GA 30446. Phone:
912-754-7257.
- Jacobs Produce - Strawberries
2695 Scarboro Highway,
Rocky Ford, GA 30455. Phone:
912-863-7772. Open: Monday to Saturday from 7:30 am to 6 pm; Sunday from 2
pm to 5 pm. Contact: Herbert Jacobs. (UPDATED: March 15, 2009)
- Wade Plantation - blackberries, strawberries, and prepicked produce, snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms
752 Oglethorpe Trail Highway 301 North, Sylvania, GA 30467. Phone:
912-829-3391. Fax: 912-829-3599Directions: From Sylvania take Highway
301 North approximately 18 miles. Turn left at the Wade Plantation sign.
Immediately begin looking for signs on the left. Follow signs. Crops are
usually available in April, May, June, July. Open: Monday thru Saturday
9 am to 6 pm. Sunday 1 pm to 6 pm. Strawberries available April & May.
Blackberries available June & July. Payment: Cash, Check.
Tattnall County
- Roger Dasher Farms - Strawberries
Roger Dasher,
Route 5 Box 290 Highway 144 East,
Glennville, GA 30427. Phone:
912-654-4931
- Danny Durrence - Strawberries
Route 1 Box 172A,
Glennville, GA 30427.
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Oliver Farms - peaches, blackberries, cantaloupe, nectarines,
sweet corn, watermelons
Sharpe St, off hwy 23/57 3/4mi south of Riedsville, Riedsville, GA, 30453.
Phone: 912-557-3439. Open: 7:30 am to 7:30 pm on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday,
Friday and Saturday; CLOSED on Wednesday and Sunday. Blackberries -May-June
Nectarines- May-June Peaches Late May,June, July Sweet Corn June-July
Watermelons June, July Cantaloupe June, July. Most crops are u-pick but a
small quantity is available already picked for customers who are unable to
pick.
Toombs County
- W.L. Salter, Sr. - Strawberries
507 Aimwell Road Exit,
Lyons, GA 30436. Phone:
912-537-0164
Ware County
- Kenneth Taft - Tomatoes
7810 Taft Lane, manor, GA. Phone 912-285-5277. Open 7 am to 6 pm.
Bring your own containers. Available in October.
- John Murray - peas
4425 Forks Road, Millwood, GA. Phone: 912-285-5483. Open: 7 am to 9 pm.
(UPDATED: August 28, 2008) GaFCMB
- The Red Barn (formerly "the Berry Patch")
- strawberries and vegetables
6446 Valdosta Highway, Manor, GA 31550-2409.
Phone: 912-283-5060. In April and May: strawberries, greens, potatoes,
cabbage, yellow squash and zucchinis. Starting sometime in June, also
Tomatoes, sweet corn, okra, and several varieties of beans(i.e. limas,
grean beans, fordhooks,etc.). Be sure to call before you go to check on
their hours and availability of crops.
A visitor writes on July 17,
2009: "They were very nice. The turn in is there before you know it.
Slow down in Manor near "Friendly Express" convenience store. Tomatoes
available again in Oct. great watermelon and other produce. " (UPDATED: July
17, 2009)
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