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U-Pick Farms and Orchards, sorted by county

Anderson County

• Natural Springs Berry Farm - blackberries, blueberries
  2359 ACR 448, Palestine, TX 75803. Phone: 903-549-3209. Email us at: NatSprBerryFarm@aol.com. Directions: From Athens take Hwy. 19 going North. At the blinking lights in Montalba take a left onto FM 321. Go approximately 3 miles and take a lft onto CR 451. When you get to a 4-way turn right onto CR 448. We are the 2nd gate on the left. The gate is black and has a BIG D on it. Click here for a map to our farm. Crops are usually available in May, June, July. Open: Please call for times. Please call before you come to be sure we will be here and open!! Blackberries: May 15 - August Blueberries: June 15 - July Payment: Cash, only.

Angelina County

• Ridgeview Farms - Apples, blackberries, blueberries, peaches, prepicked produce
  5471 State Hwy 7 West, Pollok, TX 75969. Phone: 936-853-3286. Fax: 281-852-2912. Email us via our form: Mailform. Directions: Hwy 7 at 103 1 mile, Farm on right or Hwy 7 at Hwy 69 go 5 miles, Farm on left Click here for a map to our farm. Crops are usually available in May, June, July, August. Open: Wednesday to Saturday, 8 am to 5 pm, Sunday 12 noon to 5 pm. Payment: Cash, Check.

Bowie County

• Garden Of Eden Farm - beans, blackberries, blueberries, broad beans, corn (sweet), cucumbers, eggplant, melons, onions, peas, peppers, pumpkins, summer squash, tomatoes, other vegetables, prepicked produce, gift shop, snacks and refreshment stand, school tours
  2785 Cr 3103, New Boston, TX 75570. Phone: 903-667-3648. Email: sharipar@yahoo.com. Directions: We are located between DeKalb and New Boston off highway 82 in Malta, Texas. From Texarkana take highway 30 West and take the highway 82 exit for DeKalb. Stay on 82W for 4 miles. The water tower is on the left. The next road to your right is CR 3103. Turn right and go one mile. You will see the farm and the big white dome. Come to the first gate. Open: U Pick Season, June and July Open Tuesday - Saturday 7am to 3pm; Open late hours, please call; Group tours and fun picking; Thornless blackberry bushes. Market: We have preserves for sale, sugar and no sugar, 7 kinds; Garden of Eden Edibles Cookbook for sale; Wonderful Homemade Blackberry Ice Cream; Wildflower seeds, handmade soap, bath products, gift baskets. Payment: Cash, Check. To purchase preserves, bath products, soap or cookbooks during the year, call Shari Parker at 903-667-3648. We will open the market for you to view and purchase items.
• Ramage Farms - Pecans, Blueberries and Other Seasonal Vegetables 
  Phone: 903-547-6187. Directions: 4 one half miles north of I-30 on FM 560. 

Camp County

• East Texas Peach & Berry Camp - Peaches, Blackberries, Raspberries
  Phone: 903-856-3779. Directions: Approximately 3.8 miles south of Pittsburgh on U.S. Highway 271.
• Efurd John H Peach Orchard - blackberries, blueberries
  Hwy 271 S., Pittsburg, TX, zip. Phone: 903-856-2253, 903-856-3952, 903-856-3970. Directions: On U.S. Highway 271, three miles south of Pittsburg, first shed on left. Prepicked  - Peaches, Onions, Potatoes, Tomatoes, Beans, Corn, Plums, Nectarines, Melons, Cantaloupes, Squash, Cucumbers, Peas. They also have a pecan cracker that they only charge .25 per pound to use.

Cass County

• Henderson Blueberry Farm - blueberries, prepicked produce
  13986 TX Hwy 155, Avinger, TX 75630. Phone: 903-562-1514. Email us at: Bobhenderson6@aol.com. Directions: On Texas Highway 155, one mile S of intersection with Texas Highway 49, Avinger, Texas. Crops are usually available in June, July. Open: Call 903-562-1514 or 972-784-6606 for specific dates and hours Payment: Cash, Check.
• Texas Blueberry Farm DBA: Texas Blueberry Farm - Blueberries
  533 County Road, Avinger, Texas. Phone: 903-562-1013 or 877-562-1013. Email: rogers@texasblueberryfarm.com. Directions: 533 County Road, 1650 off Texas Highway 155, just Southwest of Avinger, Texas. Open: from 7 AM to 7 PM daily during harvest season which is June and July. We are available for sales of Fresh Frozen Blueberries throughout the year, just call or email us, for more information. Blueberries are fun and easy to pick. Our orchard is grassy and the bushes are pruned to be accessible for everyone from toddlers to seniors. We provide buckets to pick in and bags to carry your Texas Blueberries home with you. U-Pick prices are available, and posted on our website during the season, Off-Season prices/fresh frozen, are available by calling the phone number listed above. We usually have fresh picked Texas Blueberries available in Ziploc® quarts. The quarts weight 1.75 lbs. We also have five quart available, which weigh about 7.5 lbs. Home of Big Texas Blueberries. (UPDATED: May 06, 2008)

Cherokee County

• Cook Peach Farm - Peaches, Plums
  Phone: 903-586-6255. Directions: Six miles south of Jacksonville, right on CR 1714.
• Eastex Farms - Muscadine Grapes, Blueberries, Other Fruits and Seasonal Vegetables
  Phone: 800-755-2434, Phone: 903-683-5726. Directions: Eight miles south of Jacksonville; four miles north of Rusk off Highway 69.

Franklin County

• Cypress Springs Tree and Berry Farm - Blueberries, Blackberries
  Phone: 903-860-2588. Directions: From Dallas, I-30 east to Mt. Vernon, SH 37 south one mile, FM 21 east three quarters of a mile, FM 115 south approximately 8 miles to SE 4350 follow signs. In Winnsboro, from SH 37 and SH 11 intersection to FM 1448, NE 6 miles, left on SE 4340, right on SE 4345 follow signs. 

Freestone County

• The Berry Patch - strawberries,
  226 State Hwy 75 South, Fairfield, TX 75840. Phone: 903-389-5949. Email: eric@chaversfarm.com. Directions: 3 miles south of Fairfield, TX on State highway 75. Click here for a map and directions. Click here for picking updates. Crops are usually available in March, April, May. Open: Thursday, Friday and Sunday, 1pm to 6pm, Saturdays, 830am to 6pm. Payment: Cash, Check.

Gregg County

• Danville Farms - Peaches
  Phone: 903-984-0885 or Phone: 903-944-2728. Directions: At intersection of U.S. Highway 259 and State Highway 31 go east on FM 349 approximately one mile, take right on Pitner, turn right after two blocks on Danville Road.

Henderson County

• Echo Springs Blueberry Farm - blueberries, Honey from hives on the farm, prepicked produce, gift shop, snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic area, birthday parties, school tours
  7235 FM 607, Murchison, TX 75778. Phone: 903-852-5277. Fax: 903-852-2829. Email: ivanv1@earthlink.net. Directions: use Mapquest or Google Map or  Click here for a map to our farm. Click here for picking updates. Crops are usually available in June, July, August. Open: 8-5 Daily Payment: Cash, Check, Visa/MasterCard, Discover, AmEx.  Also: Jams, Jellies and Baked Goods. Tours through the processing plant daily, and group tours by appointment

• Blueberry Basket - Blueberries, Plums, Blackberries, Peaches (occasionally)
  Phone: 903-677-3448. Directions: Take Highway 175 to LaRue, turn right on paved FM 2588 and go three miles. Farm located on the right side of the road.

• Also see Blueberry Hill Farms, under Van Zandt county below (they're on the border with Henderson County) Blueberries

• Circle-R Farm - Figs
  Directions: Go east on Highway 175 to LaRue, turn right on FM 2588, three miles to CR 4402, head west one mile and take left at Y.  Phone: 903-675-4532

• Magee Farms -  Tomatoes, Peppers, Sweet Corn, Blackberries, Raspberries, Peas, Beans, Cabbage, 1015 Onions, Indian Corn
  Phone: 903-469-3068. Directions: Eight miles east of Athens to Murchison. At flashing light in Murchison go north on FM 773 for two miles, then left on CR 3810; farm is one mile on the left.

• Sun-Tex Blueberries - ORGANIC, blueberries, prepicked produce, restrooms
  19780 CR 3404, Chandler, TX 75758. Phone: 903-849-5174Directions: hwy 31, Chandler, Route on CR 315 to Cr 317, Route to CR 3408, Route to CR 3404, Lt. to 19780 (4th place on the Left. Sign on mailbox post-And for a map to our farm, Click here. Open: Sunday thru Thursday, 7am to 7:30pm, Friday, 7am to 5pm Closed Saturdays We follow organic methods, but are not yet certified. Payment: Cash, Check.

Hopkins County

• Jarvis Farm - blackberries, figs, melons, peaches, summer squash, tomatoes, other vegetables, Honey from hives on the farm, prepicked produce, gift shop, snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic area, school tours
  11121 Fm 69 South, Como, TX 75431. Phone: 903-488-0013. Email: stevejfff1c3@academicplanet.com. Directions: From Sulphur Springs take highway 11 East to Como. Turn right by the Como Vet Clinic on 69 South. Go 4 miles and they are on the left. Watch for signs. Click here for a map and directions. Crops are usually available in June, July, August, September. Open: Monday to Sunday 7am to 7pm starting May 24 to August 14; Hours change after peak season. Blackberries May 30 thru July; Peaches June and July; Figs July 4rth and in the fall; Squash, Tomatoes, Israeli Melons and other veg's May 30 thru the fall;. Payment: Cash, Check, Visa/MasterCard, Discover, AmEx. We practice Sustainable farming methods. Visit our store and buy pre-picked fruits and veg's. Homemade Blackberry Jelly, Peach and Fig Preserves, Raw Honey, Ribbon Cane Syrup, Shelled Pecans, and Farm Fresh Eggs available. We also have Thornless Blackberry Plants and Fruit trees for sale. Wholesale Thornless Blackberry plants also. Hayrides, fishing, and a playground for children. (UPDATED: May 08, 2008)

Morris County

• The Greer Farm - blackberries, blueberries, figs, peas, plums
  1444 County Road 1125 Near Hwy 11 west of Daingerfield, Daingerfield, TX 75638. Phone: 903-645-3232. Fax: 903-645-7752. Email: info@greerfarm.com. Directions: From highway 11 west of Daingerfield, take County Road 1124 then south on County Road 1125 for a mile. And for a map to our farm, Click here. Click here for picking updates. Crops are usually available in May, June, July, August. Open: Our farm and ranch is open year round, but during berry season our hours are sun up until sundown. Berries are best picked before the day gets too hot. Before noon or very late in the afternoon. The rest of year the farm and ranch is open 7:30 am to 5:30 pm. Payment: Cash, Check. We also have grass-fed beef from all natural herd of French full-blood Maine-Anjou cattle available by the split quarter. See our web site for details. We have farm fresh eggs from free range chickens most of the year. During the summer, we have often have farm fresh vegetables. We practice sustainable agriculture techniques and hope to be organically certified soon. If you want a farm experience, we have a loft apartment with queen bed up and futon full bed down, and kitchenette.

Nacogdoches County

• Adonai Retreat Center Blueberries - blueberries
  FM 898, Nacodoches, TX. Phone: 936-326-9475. Directions: Take 259 North to TX-204, turn left on 204. Approx. 17 miles down turn left on FM 1648. Go to FM 898 and turn right. Approx. 1.5 miles down turn right to the Adonai Retreat Center.
• Blueberry Farms - blueberries
  451 CR 2052, Nacodoches, TX. Phone: 936-559-9157. Directions: Go northeast on FM 1878 3 miles past Loop 224. Turn left into Carrizo Creek Estates. Take the first street to the left. Turn in to the 3rd driveway on the left at 451.
• Birdwell’s Blueberry Busy - blueberries
  983 Shady Acres, Nacodoches, TX. Phone: 936-564-5625. Directions: From Nacogdoches High School, go North on Appleby Sand Road. Go four and one half miles to Appleby City Limits sign, take the next street to the left which is Shady Acres. Go to the end of the street (about one mile). Take the left driveway # 983. The blueberries are on the right side of the driveway, by the pond.
• Blueberry's Place - Blueberries
  Phone: 936-559-9157. Directions: From Nacogdoches take Loop 224 East and exit at FM 1878; go three miles and turn left into Carrizo Creek Estates, take the first left onto Red Cedar Lane and follow the "Blueberries" signs (third mailbox on the left).
• Stoneybrook Farms - Peaches, Plums
  Phone: 936-569-4859. E-mail: stoneybrookfarm@sbcglobal.net. Directions: Three miles west of Nacogdoches on FM 225. 
• Texas Blueberry Festival - Blueberries
  Nacogdoches, Texas. Phone: 936-560-553. Open: June 10, 2006, in downtown Nacogdoches. Last year we welcomed 13,000 visitors and sold more than 7,000 pounds of fresh-from-the-farm blueberries. There's talk of re-establishing our Guinness Book of World records world's largest blueberry strudel. (The Australians sneaked past us!) The Borden's train is back - it's big enough for grandpa and the kids, too! Also on hand - classic cars, fresh blueberry pancakes, Elsie the Cow and her baby Beauregard.

Panola County

• JoLin's Farm and Gardens Galore - ORGANIC, Certified Organic Seasonal Fruits and Vegetables
  Directions: 138 CR 407, Carthage. Phone: 903-693-8254. Email: jomp44@hotmail.com  

Red River County

• Kiomatia Blueberry Farm - blueberries,
  16602 FM 410, Detroit, TX 75436. Phone: 903-674-2477. Email: blueberries@kiomatiablueberryfarm.com. Directions: Kiomatia Blueberry Farm is located 6.3 miles north of Woodland, Texas at 16602 FM 410 And for a map to our farm, Click here. Click here for picking updates. Crops are usually available in June, July. Open: Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday 8 am to 1 pm Payment: Cash, only.

Shelby County

• Blueberry Crossing - Blueberries, Blackberries, Muscadine Grapes, Figs
  997 Hwy 59 N, Timpson, TX. Phone: 936-254-3417. Directions: One mile NE of Timpson, 947 Highway 59 North. 
• Pixie Fruits - ORGANIC, blueberries, corn (sweet), cucumbers, eggplant, figs, melons, peas, peppers, persimmons, summer squash, tomatoes, prepicked produce, picnic area, tractor-pulled hay rides, wagon rides
  1036 CR 3505 located in the Sardis (FM 414) area, Center, TX 75935. Phone: 936-488-0375. Email us at: wprentice50@yahoo.com. Directions: From Center take Hwy 87 south for about 4 miles to the intersection with FM 414. Turn left (east) on 414 and continue about 3 miles. County road 3068 is a dirt road to the left. It is easy to find as there is a sign and it veers left where the blacktop makes a curve to the right. Go down CR 3068 about 1.3 miles to where it meets CR 3505. We are in the intersection of CR 3068 and CR 3505. The name is on the mailbox. Crops are usually available in June, July, August, September, October. Open: Thursday to Saturday,8 am to 7 pm. Summer months Call before coming. The fruit, nut, and olive trees are young, nothing is over 3 years old. The space between the trees is planted to veggies. The biggest crops this year will be figs, watermelons, cucumbers, cantalopes, tomatoes, several peppers, eggplants, purple hull peas, and sweet corn. We are new to pick your own farming and hope that a few families will enjoy watching us grow over the coming years. We follow organic methods, but are not yet certified. Payment: Cash, Check. My wife and I ranched and farmed in Ecuador, South America for many years. We are bilengual English/Spanish. In a few years we will have muscadines and olives in production. We also sell some square bales of hay each year.

Smith County

• Barron's Blueberries - blueberries, prepicked produce
  16478 County Road 431, Lindale, TX 75771. Phone: 903-882-6711 . Fax: 903-882-6711. Email us at: barronsblueberries@hotmail.com. Directions: Take Jim Hogg exit off of I20 and head North 3 1/2 miles. Turn right at Blue sign and follow signs for 3/4 mile to field. Crops are usually available in June, July. Open: dawn to dusk everyday. Payment: Cash, Check. Field planted in 1982
• Deep Creek Farm - Blueberries
  Directions: One-half mile south of I-20 on Highway 271. Phone: 903-877-3222.
• Moore Farm - Pumpkins, Vegetables, Cut Flowers
  Directions: From Tyler, US Hwy. 69 South to Bullard, turn right at the stoplight on to FM 344. Travel West on 344 for 3 one half miles to CR 181. Turn right (North) on CR 181. Farm is 8/10 mile on left. From Hwy.155 and FM 344, at stoplight turn right (East) on FM 344. Continue on 344 through 4-way stop at Teasleville for 1 one half miles, at CR 181 turn left. Farm is 8/10 mile. Phone: 903-894-1030 Email: moore_farms@yahoo.com  
• Plantation Pines Peach Farm - Peaches
  Directions: Exit I-20 at Tyler, Highway 69 South exit, go south three and two tenths miles and turn right on Plantation Pines Road. Phone: 903-595-6860  
• Plantation Pines CHRISTmas Tree Farm - CHRISTmas Trees, Purple Hull Peas, Pumpkins, Gourds and Indian Corn
  10098 CR 429, Tyler, TX 75704 in Smith County.  Directions to Farm: From Dallas Exit I-20 at Tyler, Highway 69 South (US69 exit, go south 3.2 mile and turn right on Plantation Pines Road (CR 429). Our farm is on the left. From Tyler north on US 69, 1 mile north of Loop 323 turn left on FM 2016, second blacktop road on right, Plantation Pines Road. (CR429) about a mile on right - pasted Plantation Pines Peach Farm. Click here for mapping directions! 903-595-2046. We offer Leyland Cypress and Virginia Pine CHRISTmas Trees any where from 4 foot to 12 foot tall. During the CHRISTmas season we offer hayride, school tours, fresh wreaths and lots of farm fun. Every June we have a crop of purple hull peas. This will be our first year for the pumpkins, gourds and Indian Corn, so wish us well!!
• Plantation Pines Berry Farm - Closed
• Rainbow Ranch - Blueberries  
  Phone: 903-597-7986. Directions: Please call to arrange picking times. One and a half miles north of I-20 on Lavender Road, Exit 560.
• Rozell Peach Farm - Peaches, Plums
  Phone: 903-597-0864. Directions: From Tyler west on SH 64, 3 miles west of Loop 323 past airport entrance.
• Tyler Berry Farm - blackberries, blueberries, prepicked produce, restrooms, picnic area
  9628 County Road 429, Tyler, TX 75704. Phone: 903-526-4440. Email: TYLERBERRYFARM@HUGHES.NET. Directions: I20 East, South on exit 556, south on 69, go 3 1/2 miles to the second traffic light and turn right onto CR 429, Plantation farm Road, go across FM 3171, then go 1 1/2 miles, we're on the left, at the white picket fence, turn into the drive with the fence on your left, follow the drive around to the berry shed.. And for a map to our farm, click here. Crops are usually available in June, July, August. Open: Monday to Saturday from 7 am to 1 pm for U-Pick and from 10 am to 4 pm for ready picked. Closed Sundays. No animals are allowed in the berry fields. Fruit preserves are available. Payment: Cash, Check.

Van Zandt County

• The Berry Bush - blueberries, prepicked produce, restrooms, picnic area
  12589 State Highway 64, Ben Wheeler, TX 75754. Phone: 817-833-1715. Email: millie.langham@familychristian.com. Directions: 11.3 Miles East of Canton, Texas on Highway 64. Roadside Stand marked "Blueberries" Look for the American Flag! And for a map to our farm, click here. Crops are usually available in June, July. Open: 7 Days a Week 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. U-Pic only June 13 Full service, including PrePicked Berries begins June 18th Open 7 Days a Week 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. We follow organic methods, but are not yet certified. Payment: Cash, Check. none
• Blueberry Hill Farms - blueberries, blackberries
  FM314, Edom, TX. Phone: 903-852-6175. E-Mail to: Chuck@blueberryhillfarms.com. Located southeast of Dallas in northeast Texas . According to their Web site, berries are expected  in June and July.  OPEN: 7 days a week FROM 7a.m. til 7p.m. in June and July. Directions: From Interstate Highway 20 at Van (Exit 540), go south on FM 314 for 12 miles through town of Edom, then quarter mile south of town.
• Lay Berry Farm - blackberries, raspberries, Honey from hives on the farm, prepicked produce, snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic area
  C.r. 1256, Canton, TX 75013. Phone: 214-208-0967. Email: brent@layberryfarm.com. Click here for a map and directions. Crops are usually available in May, June, July. Open: Friday 9 am to 5 pm, Saturday and Sunday 7 am to 5 pm. May 30 to July 6. Payment: Cash, Check.

Wood County

• Blueberry Ridge Farm - ORGANIC, blackberries, blueberries, prepicked produce, gift shop, snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic area
  2785 East U.S. Hwy 80, Mineola, TX 75773. Phone: 903-569-1550. Email us . Directions: From the intersection of Hwy 69 and U.S. Hwy 80 in the heart of the Mineola business district, we are five miles east of Mineola on the north side of U.S. Hwy 80, directly across from a Texas Hwy Picnic area. Crops are usually available in June, July. Open: During June and July our hours of operation are, 8 am to 4 pm Wednesday through Saturday, 1 pm to 4 pm on Sunday and closed Monday and Tuesday, always open July 4th. Our Blueberry / Blackberry season starts June 10th and goes through the end of July We are certified organic for all crops! Payment: Cash, Check. Blueberry Ridge Farm offers a Bed and Breakfast in addition to the country store and seasonal pick your own berries. We are the Oldest Certified Organic Blueberry farm in Texas, since 1994.

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