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This month's notes: July 2009: Strawberry season is ending in most of the U.S, especially in the South, just starting in New England and other cooler areas. DON'T MISS THEM!  See this page for strawberry picking tips, or to make strawberry jam. And find a Strawberry festival nearby. Blueberries are ready to pick throughout the most of the U.S.! See this page for a GREAT and easy blueberry pie recipe! and see this page for Blueberry Festivals! Check out my easy canning instructions/recipes, canning equipment guide! Also make your own ice cream - see How to make ice cream and ice cream making equipment and manuals
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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".

Remember to ALWAYS either email, call or click the link to the farm's own website (if they have one) on the morning before you go, to confirm hours, conditions and availability of the specific crops you want!


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. Phone: 912-285-7070 or 912-281-8456. Directions: located on hwy 441 N, at Pearson, GA. Open: 7 am to 6 pm. Bring your own containers (5 gallon buckets are good).  Available in October. (UPDATED: May 23, 2008)

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 am to 6 pm We also have a country store that offers goodies made from our berries! (UPDATED: March 15, 2009)

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. Phone: 912-487-3861.
  • Horner Farms Inc. Organic - blueberries, restrooms, picnic area
    124 Horner Drive, Homerville , GA 31634. Phone: 9125200285. Email: horners@hughes.net. Directions: Very simple to find, take 441 south and follow to mile marker 21, out road is directly across from the mile marker sign. And for a map to our farm, click here. Crops are usually available in July. Open: One week only July 7th through 14th from 8 to 8! $1;00 per pound. We are certified organic for all crops! Payment: Cash, Check. Bring your own bags or boxes to take fruit home. (ADDED: June 30, 2008)

Coffee County 

  • Deep South Growers - Strawberries
    1535 Harvey Vickers Road, Douglas, GA 31535. Phone; 912-384-5450. Contact Candi Reed, Mail: P.O. Box 687. Crops usually ready in mid-March to early April.   (UPDATED: March 15, 2009)
  • 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
    1069 Rossman Dairy Road, Moultrie, GA 31768. Contact: Scott & Virginia Hart. Phone: 229-941-5971. Open: Monday to Saturday from 8 am to 7 pm, and Sunday from 1 pm to 6 pm. Crops are usually ready from late March to late May.  (UPDATED: March 15, 2009)

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, and 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 - peas, and prepicked produce, farm animals
    1109 Pierce Chapel Road, Cairo, GA 39828. Phone: 229-228-4563. Email: heathbarrett@yahoo.com. Directions: Located halfway between Cairo and Thomasville on highway 84. Coming from Thomasville on highway 84, turn right (north) on Pierce Chapel Road and we are the first drive on the left. And for a map to our farm, click here. Crops are usually available in June, July, August, September, October. Open: Daily, 7am to 8pm. Peas (Zippers, Pink Eyes, Creme 8's) will come in around June 15th and continue through the year; Other fruits and vegetables available in small, pre-picked quantities. Payment: Cash, only. We offer live chickens, from day old to full grown, as available. We also offer rabbits, both pet and meat varieties, with goats being added soon. (UPDATED: May 16, 2008)

Irwin County 

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

Lee County 

Lowndes County 

  • Southern Grace Farms, Inc. - Strawberries
    Bemiss Highway Moody AFB Road, Valdosta, GA. Phone: 229-245-2747. Open: Monday to Saturday from 9 am to 6 pm and Sunday from 2 pm to 6 pm. Picking containers are provided. Contact: Tim & Steve McMillan.  (UPDATED: March 15, 2009)
  • 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 varieties); chestnuts
    2542 Maddox Road, Ochlocknee , GA 31773. Phone: 229-227-9295 Click here for a map to our farm. We are open July, August, call to confirm hours, directions and availability before you go! Bring your own containers!
    A visitor writes on August 15, 2008: "My husband and I visited Ron Farmers Farm to pick grapes and were very pleased with it.  He weighed them in front of us (with the scale facing us) plus gave consideration for the weight of the containers.  We will definitely go back.  He has beautiful xmas trees and we can't wait to pick our own and have them cut it and we hope to pick some chestnuts and pecans (when they are ready).  He is a very nice man.  We try to visit some of the pick your own when we are traveling or if they are within a 30 minute drive from us so your website is veryyyyyyyy helpful.   THANKS and keep up the good work."
  • Griffin Farm - blueberries
    9113 Highway 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 from dawn to dusk, daily. July through mid August. Call for hours, directions and availability before you go! 2007 prices: You pick $6/gal., we pick, $10/gal no chemicals used. (UPDATED: May 23, 2008)

Turner County 

  • Calhoun Produce, Inc. - strawberries, and 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 from 8 am to 6 pm. Click here for picking updates. Payment: Cash, Visa/MasterCard, Discover, AmEx. Fresh shelled buttberbeans and peas.  (UPDATED: March 15, 2009)
  • 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, and 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.  (UPDATED: March 15, 2009)
  • 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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