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Where you can find a pick-your-own farm near you!
Southwest Georgia
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This month's notes: May 2008: Spring is here!: strawberries are here in the deep South and are peaking or fading in California, Texas and Florida!  Find a strawberry festival near you! And see mid summer Blueberry festivals here. Organic farms are still not common, but any that are, have the word ORGANIC by their name! Check out my easy canning directions, and canning equipment or How to make ice cream and ice cream making equipment and manuals
Please tell the farms you found them here - and ask them to update their information!!!

To see the pick-your-own farms and orchards for southwest Georgia, click here or scroll down the page

bullet Typical harvest dates in Georgia
bullet Farmer's Markets in Georgia - with reviews
bullet Apple Orchards in Ellijay (NOT pick-your-owns!)
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To find pumpkin patches, corn mazes and other Halloween activities, click here.

bullet To find choose and cut-your-own Christmastree farms, click here.

We also have our own free and simple, step-by-step, illustrated instructions on canning, freezing and drying  many fruits and vegetables, such as  how to make jam, apple butter, applesauce, spaghetti sauce, salsa, pickles, ketchup or freezing corn .   If you are looking for Canners, mixes, jars, pectin and other canning supplies at the best prices anywhere!

I'm always looking for suggestions of more farms and events to add and feedback about any you have visited, so if you encounter any, just click on the preceding link, as appropriate!  And if you have a farm and want to add it or correct the information, please click on the link to "add my farm".


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!

Atkinson County

  • Eric Taft - tomatoes
    7810 Taft Lane, Manor, GA (on hwy 441 N, at Pearson, GA). Phone: 912-281-8456. Open 7 am to 6 pm. Bring your own containers.  Available in October.

Berrien County 

  • Southern Grace Farms - blackberries, strawberries
    Nashville-Enigma Hwy Route 1 Box 28, Enigma, GA 31749. Phone: 229-533-8585. Email us at: jennifer@southerngracefarms.com . Directions: Exit 62 off of I-75, East on Hwy 82, In Enigma, turn right onto the Nashville-Enigma Hwy (beside a red building), go about 4 miles and turn in at Berrien Peanut Company on your left. Fields are behind peanut mill. Click here for a map to our farm. We are open March, April, May, June, July. Our hours are: Monday to Saturday 9-6 We also have a country store that offers goodies made from our berries!

Brooks County

  • Burton Brooks Orchard Corporation - peaches, and nectarines, no apples
    Barney, GA 31625. Phone: (229) 775-2710. PYO in season (late April through July, pre-picked peaches after that until October).

Clinch County 

  • Bell's Berry Patch - Strawberries
    Jason & Heather Bell, 1454 Valdosta Highway, Homerville, GA 31634
    912-487-3861

Coffee County 

  • Deep South Growers - Strawberries
    Candi Reed, Mail: P.O. Box 687, 1535 Harvey Vickers Road, Douglas, GA 31535
    912-384-5450
  • McKinnon Farms - Strawberries
    Berry Barn, Wayne & Lynn McKinnon, 456 Osborn Mills Road, Douglas, GA 31535
    912-389-1660.
  • Roscoe Meeks & Sons - blueberries, corn (sweet), cucumbers, eggplant, melons, onions, peas, pecans , peppers, summer squash, tomatoes
    6229 New Forest Highway, West Green, GA 31567. Phone: 1-877-247-1104. Email us at: trmeeks@alltel.net. Directions: from Douglas take 221n. approx. .75miles turn right at Bags Package Store on New Forest Hwy 6.2 miles 1st house past 2nd bridge And for a map to our farm, click here. Crops are usually available in June, July, October, November. Open: Monday to Saturday 8am to 8pm. Payment: Cash, only.

Colquitt County 

  • Ochlockonee Ridge Farms - Strawberries
    Scott & Virginia Hart, 1069 Rossman Dairy Road, Moultrie, GA 31768
    229-941-5971

Decatur County

  • Long Farms - beans, blackberries, broad beans, corn (sweet), cucumbers, eggplant, melons, onions, peas, peppers, summer squash, tomatoes, other vegetables, OTHER fruit or veg, prepicked produce
    2933 Old Whigham Road, Bainbridge, GA 39817. Phone: 229-246-8086. Email us at: long_farms@hotmail.com. Directions: From the east (Thomasville): Take Hwy 84 west to Bainbridge. First traffic light--turn RIGHT onto Whigham Dairy Road. (Action GM will be on the corner of Hwy 84 and Whigham Dairy Road). Cross railroad tracks and proceed to four-way stop sign. Turn RIGHT and proceed 1.5 miles. Entrance will be on the RIGHT. >From the west/south (Donalsonville/Tallahassee): Take 84 east bypass. Take a LEFT at first traffic light, Whigham Dairy Road, beside Action GM. Turn RIGHT at four-way stop; entrance is 1.5 miles on RIGHT. Click here for a map to our farm. Crops are usually available in May, June, July, August, September, October. Open: Monday to Friday: 6 am to 8 pm Saturday: 6 am to noon Sunday: Closed. Snap beans, squash & new potatoes: Mother's Day weekend. Other vegetables: End of May until middle of July Sweet potatoes: First weekend in August Fall peas: First of September Payment: Cash, Check. New potatoes, sweet potatoes, green peanuts, okra, muscadines, scuppernongs, field corn (white and yellow).

Grady County

  • Barrett Farms - corn (sweet), peas, other vegetables, prepicked produce
    1109 Pierce Chapel Road, Cairo, GA 39828. Phone: 229-228-4563. Email: heathbarrett@yahoo.com. Directions: Hwy 84 between Cairo and Thomasville to Pierce Chapel Road, turn north and take first drive to the left. Follow the signs. And for a map to our farm, click here. Crops are usually available in April through October. Open: Monday to Saturday, sunup to sunset. We will Update Harvest Dates as available. Payment: Cash, only. Many various vegetables will be offered at varying times when available. We will update this section regularly to include as much information as possible.

Irwin County 

  • Herman McIntyre Farm - Strawberries, blueberries
    161 Irwinville Highway, Ocilla, GA 31774. Phone: 229-831-2705

Lee County 

Lowndes County 

  • Southern Grace Farms, Inc. - Strawberries
    Tim & Steve McMillan, Bemiss Highway Moody AFB Road, Valdosta, GA
    229-245-2747
  • Herndon Farms - Strawberries
    Ruth Herndon, 7149 Herring Road, Lake Park, GA 31636
    229-559-5636

Miller County 

  • Ebersole Produce - Strawberries
    David Ebersole, 2518 Avenue Road, Damascus, GA 31741
    229-758-5115

Mitchell County 

  • Titus Schrock - Strawberries
    3312 Lake Pleasant Church Road, Camilla, GA 31730
    229-336-2711 
  • Vann Strawberry Farm - flowers, strawberries, tomatoes
    8602 Hwy 19, Baconton, GA 31716. Phone: 229-787-5133. Fax: 229-787-1103. Email us at: farmfresh@vannfarms.net. Directions: Seven miles north of Camilla on US Hwy 19 And for a map to our farm, Click here. Open: Summer hours: Monday to Saturday, 8 am to 7 pm, Sunday, 9 am to 7 pm Payment: Cash, Check. Third generation family-owned farm. Georgia Certified Farm Market. Strawberries, peaches, watermelon, blackberries, tomatoes, yellow and zucchini squash, a variety of peppers, peas, onions, fresh herbs, flowers (zinnias and sunflowers), ice cream, pies, boiled peanuts, jams, jellies, syrups, honey, relishes, barbeque sauce, and grilling rubs. Gift baskets available. Farm tours for school groups. Private parties. See our website for additional information.

Seminole County 

  • Travis Braswell - Strawberries
    305 North Knox Avenue, Donaldsonville, GA 31745
  • John Emory Trawick - Strawberries
    P.O. Box 131, Iron City, GA 31759

Tift County 

  • Rutland Farms - Strawberries
    Greg Rutland, 5672 Union Road, Tifton, GA 31794. Phone: 229-251-9157
  • Sunburst Farms - Strawberries
    Tom Sprouse, P.O. Box 1030, Tifton, GA 31794. Phone: 229-382-3203
  • Ponder's Produce - Strawberries
    Rusty Ponder, P.O. Box 1038, Omega, GA 31775

Thomas County
  • Ron Farmers Farm - Muscadines, 4 vars
    2542 Maddox Road, Ochlocknee , GA 31773. Phone: 229-227-9295 Click here for a map to our farm. We are open July, August. Our hours are: Call for hours. Call for hours, directions and availability before you go! Bring your own containers!
  • Griffin Farm - blueberries
    9113 Hwy. 188, Ochlocknee, GA 31773. Phone: 229-226-1008 or 229-226-1000.  Click here for a map to our farm. We are open July, August. Our hours are: dawn to dusk, daily. July through mid August. Call for hours, directions and availability before you go! You pick $6/gal., we pick, $10/gal no chemicals used.

Turner County 

  • Calhoun Produce, Inc. - strawberries, prepicked produce, gift shop, snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic area, farm animals, birthday parties, school tours
    5075 Hawpond Road, ASHBURN, GA 31714. Phone: 229-273-1887. Fax: 229-273-0082. Email: calhounp@planttel.net. Directions: Going south on I-75 - Exit 92, Turn left and go 6 miles. Going north on I-75 - Exit 84, Turn right -go 3 miles then take left on Hawpond Road and go 5 miles. Open: Monday to Saturday 8 am to 6 pm. Click here for picking updates. Payment: Cash, Visa/MasterCard, Discover, AmEx. Fresh shelled buttberbeans and peas.
  • Calhoun Produce, Inc. - Strawberries
    Gerald & Joyce Calhoun, 5075 Hawpond Road, Ashburn, GA 31714. Phone: 229-273-1887 

Worth County 

  • Blackberry Basket - blackberries
    1208 Highway 32 West, Oakfield, GA 31772. Phone: 229-535-6226. Email us at: jimvick1@peoplepc.com. Directions: On Highway 32, One and a half miles east of the junction with Highway 300 in Worth county (turn toward Ashburn off Highway 300). Look for the pond in the front yard. And for a map to our farm, click here. Crops are usually available in May, June, July. Open: Monday to Friday, 9:00AM to 7:00PM; Saturday 9:00AM to 1:00PM; Sunday, closed. Berries should be available last half of May through middle of July Payment: Cash, Check.
  • Calhoun Produce, Inc. - Strawberries, prepicked produce, gift shop, snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic area, farm animals, birthday parties, school tours
    3649 U.S. Hwy 82 West, Sylvester, GA. Phone: 229-777-0824. Fax: 229-273-0082. Email: calhounp@planttel.net. Open: Monday to Saturday 8 am to 6 pm. Click here for picking updates. Payment: Cash, Visa/MasterCard, Discover, AmEx. Fresh shelled buttberbeans and peas.
  • JT's Maters, Melons and More - tomatoes, corn, peas, beans, okra, melons
    119 Toni Lee Road, Off Highway 133, Doerun, GA. Phone: 229-776-0127. Opne: 7 am to 7 pm, Monday through Saturdays, closed Sunday.

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Remember to ALWAYS call the farm or orchard BEFORE you go - weather, heavy picking and business conditions can always affect their hours and crops!

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