Blueberry U-Pick Orchards in Southern Piedmont area of North Carolina in 2024, by county

Below are the U-Pick orchards and farms for blueberries that we know of in this area. Not all areas of any state, nor even every state, have blueberries orchards that are open to the public. If you know of any others, please tell us using the add a farm form!

Remember to always check with the farm's own website or Facebook page before you go - or call or email them if they don't have a website or Facebook page. Conditions at the farms and crops can change literally overnight, so if you want to avoid a wasted trip out there - check with the farm directly before you go! If I cannot reach them, I DON'T GO!

PLEASE report closed farms, broken links and incorrect info using the "Report Corrections" form below.

Anson County

• Mountain Farm - blueberries
  125 Copperhead Bend, Burnsville, NC 28714. Phone: . Email: marilyn@mountainfarm.net. Click here for a map and directions.

Harnett County

• Dr. Young's Pond Berry Farm - blackberries, blueberries, raspberries
  10865 NC 210 N, Angier, NC 27501. Phone: 919-639-6360. Open: Tuesday and Thursday from 7AM to 12 PM and Saturday from 7AM to 1 PM. Directions: We are 8.5 miles west of the intersection of US 40 and NC 210 at exit 319. We are also 2 miles northeast of the intersection of NC 210 and NC 55 in Angier. See this page for a map and more detail or click here for a Mapquest map to our farm. Crops are usually available in June, July. Additional times announced on phone message in peak season. Payment: Cash, Check.
• Hidden River Farm, LLC. - Certified Organic, apples, blackberries, blueberries, figs, pears, persimmons, pomegranates, Asian pears, almonds, hazelnuts, Jujubes, Other fruit or veg, U-pick and already picked, porta-potties, picnic area you may bring your own food, group reservations, events at your location (call for info)
  774 Kirk Adams Road, Angier, NC 27501. Phone: (919) 601-6610. Alternate Phone: (919) 331-0369. Email: hiddenriverfarms1@gmail.com. Open: Monday through Friday by appointment only (unless otherwise specified) Mid June - October Annually Saturday 9am to 3pm Sundays 10 am 12 pm to 2 pm All times are subject to change. Click here for current open hours, days and dates. Directions: Blueberry season is typically mid June through August Blackberries are mid July until all gone Other fruits begin late July through the fall. We are certified organic for all crops! Payment: Cash, Check, Visa, MasterCard. Click here for our Facebook page. We also grow Jujube's, Asian pears, almonds, hazelnuts. (UPDATE: July 19, 2023, JBS) (ADDED: July 03, 2019)
  2019 Prices and Notes: Blueberries- $4/lb. - Thornless Blackberries $5/lb.

Moore County

• Blueberries of Cameron - No pesticides are used, blueberries, U-pick and already picked
  1171 United States Highway 1(business\/ Old highway 1), Cameron, NC 28326. Phone: 910-366-3310. Email: popojane@yahoo.com. Click here for a map and directions. . . UPDATE for 2021, Their website is gone; There's nothing else about them on the internet, so I assume they have closed. If you have any information to the contrary, please write me.
• Fairway Farm - Blueberries, honey from hives on the farm
  274 Wood River Road, West End, NC 27376. Phone: (910) 528-6834. Open: From June to August as berries ripen. Directions: We are located 1 mile from the intersection of Hwy 73 and Murdocksville Road. Turn left on Wood River Road, 1 mile on right. We offer five varieties of Rabbiteye Blueberries and three varieties of Southern Highbush Blueberries. We are building our vineyard with Muscadine and Concord grapes. We also produce local honey from our own apiary. With nearly one thousand blueberry bushes, we have ripe blueberries throughout most of the summer. We are conveniently located just 4 miles from Pinehurst. You will find us at the Sandhills Farmer\'s Market in the Village of Pinehurst on Saturdays from 10 to 1 and we have blueberries for sale at the Farm on Tuesdays and Thursdays. We love visitors and will happily arrange tours of Fairway Farm for seniors, church and school groups. Weather and time permitting we can even arrange a visit to see the bees. . Click here for a map and directions.
  Fairway Farm Facebook page. . We are located 1 mile from the intersection of Hwy 73 and Murdocksville Road. Turn left on Wood River Road, 1 mile on right. We offer five varieties of Rabbiteye Blueberries and three varieties of Southern Highbush Blueberries. We are building our vineyard with Muscadine and Concord grapes. We also produce local honey from our own apiary. With nearly one thousand blueberry bushes, we have ripe blueberries throughout most of the summer. We are conveniently located just 4 miles from Pinehurst. You will find us at the Sandhills Farmer's Market in the Village of Pinehurst on Saturdays from 10 to 1 and we have blueberries for sale at the Farm on Tuesdays and Thursdays. We love visitors and will happily arrange tours of for seniors, church and school groups. Weather and time permitting we can even arrange a visit to see the bees. Be sure to like us on Facebook to find out about special events . (ADDED: June 29, 2019, JBS)
• Karefree Produce - blueberries, grapes, strawberries, Honey from hives on the farm, Fresh eggs
  4680 US 15-501 Hwy, Carthage, NC 28327. Phone: 910-690-6722. Email: info@karefreeproduce.com. Open: STRAWBERRY SEASON JUNE THRU DECEMBER Monday-Saturday 8am to 6pm Tuesday-Friday 9am to 5:00pm; Sunday CLOSED Saturday 9:00 to 3:00 pm; Sunday & Monday CLOSED. Directions: From Hardees in Carthage take highway 15-501 South. Travel 1 12 miles and farm will be on the left just passed Quality Mart. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check.
  Karefree Produce Facebook page. . Alternate Phone: 910-639-4971. . From Hardees in Carthage take highway 15-501 South. Travel 1 1/2 miles and farm will be on the left just passed Quality Mart. Strawberries: April 01 to June 01 Pumpkins: October 01 to December 01 Christmas Trees: Thanksgiving to Christmas Eve. We try to grow everything that we sell to insure that we offer locally grown produce. We buy from local farmers the items that we cannot grow such as orchard fruits. We close our farm on Christmas and re-open March 01 because our growing season does not extend into those months in this area. We also sell our tomatoes and strawberries to the Fresh Markets in Raleigh, Cary, Chapel Hill, and Greensboro.
• McLeods Table Farm - No pesticides are used, blueberries, Fresh eggs, U-pick and already picked, school tours
  228 Mcleods Corner, Carthage, NC 28327. Phone: 910-986-4062. Email: carol@mcleodstablefarm.com. Open: Monday - Saturday Hours: daylight hours call ahead, as long as someone is at the farm you May pick. Directions: Address is GPS friendly. 228 McLeods Corner, Carthage, NC 28327 Note: Google maps registers McLeods Corner as "McLeods Court"-incorrect name but same location. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check. . Alternate Phone: 910-949-3986. . Blueberries mainly July; Some early and later varieties extend the season from late June to early August. We do not use pesticides on the crops. Our berry growing practices are 100% organic but we are not yet certified.
• Olde Carthage Farm - CERTIFIED ORGANIC, blackberries, blueberries, flowers, table grapes (with seeds), strawberries, U-pick and already picked, picnic area you may bring your own food, school tours
  2270 US Highway 15 501, Carthage, NC 28327. Phone: (919) 353-0179. Email: oldecarthagefarm@gmail.com. Open: Call for hours; Subject to season and weather. Directions: . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, only.
  Olde Carthage Farm Facebook page. . We are a small family owned and operated organic farm currently offering strawberries, blueberries, blackberries, grapes, tomatoes and flowers. We will pick them for you or you can spend some time with us picking your own. We currently have strawberries, blueberries, blackberries, Muscadine grapes, tomatoes, and flowers. We use no pesticides, no herbicides and if there's a weed, we have to bend over and pull it by hand. We do things the hard way..the right way. (UPDATED: July 22, 2021) (ADDED: June 15, 2017, JBS)
• Preferred Stock Blueberries - Uses natural growing practices, blueberries, U-pick and already picked
  1460 Red Hill Road, Cameron, NC 28326. Phone: 910-947-5388. Email: preferredstockess@yahoo.com. Directions: From US 1 North of Southern Pines, North Carolina or South of Sanford, North Carolina take the Cameron, Highway 2427, exit. Go West on Highway 2427 through Cameron toward Carthage, North Carolina. After crossing the Old US 1 overpass after passing the charming antique shops of Cameron, turn right on Red Hill Road and travel about 2 miles. Preferred Stock Blueberry Farm is on the right, 1460 Red Hill Road, immediately after Gilchrist Road on the right. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check. . Alternate Phone: 910-690-8250. . UPDATE for 2021, Their website is gone; There's nothing else about them on the internet, so I assume they have closed. If you have any information to the contrary, please write me. Monday to Friday from 7:30am to 11:00am Saturday and Sunday from 7:30am to 8:00pm July 1 to September 5. From US 1 North of Southern Pines, North Carolina or South of Sanford, North Carolina take the Cameron, Highway 24/27, exit. Go West on Highway 24/27 through Cameron toward Carthage, North Carolina. After crossing the Old US 1 overpass after passing the charming antique shops of Cameron, turn right on Red Hill Road and travel about 2 miles. Preferred Stock Blueberry Farm is on the right, 1460 Red Hill Road, immediately after Gilchrist Road on the right. We use natural practices, but are not yet certified Organic.
• Sherri's Berries and Bushess - blueberries, U-pick and already picked
  675 Flint Hill Church Rd, Robbins, NC 27325. Phone: 910-585-0656. Email: kcmcneill@embarqmail.com. Open: Monday to Friday, from 7 am to 5 pm; Saturday, from 8 am to 4 pm; closed on Sunday, June 1 to July 31. Directions: From Raleigh, take Highway 1 to Sanford, take Highway 15501 to Carthage and turn right onto Highway 2427. Go 12 miles and take a right onto Flint Hill Church Road. Sherri\'s Berries is located one mile on right. From Greensboro, take Bypass 220 south to Seagrove exit, turn left at exit onto Highway 705, travel 20 miles to first stop light in the town of Robbins. Go through the light and travel three miles on Plank Road, turn right onto Flint Hill Church Road and go 1 mile. Sherri\'s Berries is located on left. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check, Visa, MasterCard. . Alternate Phone: 910-585-0655. . From Raleigh, take Highway 1 to Sanford, take Highway 15/501 to Carthage and turn right onto Highway 24/27. Go 12 miles and take a right onto Flint Hill Church Road. Sherri's Berries is located one mile on right. From Greensboro, take Bypass 220 south to Seagrove exit, turn left at exit onto Highway 705, travel 20 miles to first stop light in the town of Robbins. Go through the light and travel three miles on Plank Road, turn right onto Flint Hill Church Road and go 1 mile. Sherri's Berries is located on left. We also have blueberry bushes available for you to purchase. The blueberry bushes are Southern High Varieties including: Star, O'Neal, and New Hanover. They are 5 to 7 years old in 3 gallon pots. (ADDED: March 16, 2015)

Richmond County

• Mabe's Strawberries - Strawberries, blueberries
  104 Mabe Lane, Ellerbe, NC 28338. Phone: (910) 652-5656. Open: Every day from 8 am to 8 pm or until picked out; We open at 8 am and at that time, we start taking orders for prepicked berries. Directions: Located 2.5 miles north of Ellerbe on Hwy 220. Crop availability: Strawberries - April-June. . Click here for a map and directions.
  Mabe's Strawberries Facebook page. . Every day from 8 am to 8 pm (or until picked out); We open at 8 am and at that time, we start taking orders for prepicked berries. PLEASE place your order before driving to the farm to assure you get some of Mabe's finest! For pick-your-own, call ahead to check field conditions and weather before driving out.

 

Blueberry Picking Tips, Recipes and Information

Blueberries are one of the easiest fruit to prepare and serve. There's no peeling, pitting, coring or cutting. They have few natural pests, (other than birds), so pesticides are generally unnecessary! This year's crop is fantastic (see related news story), thanks both to the weather and to more farms planting more blueberry bushes due to increased consumer demand over the past few years as more studies proclaim the anti-oxidant and other health properties of blueberries.

Click here to find a local Blueberry Festival (usually held between April and July).

If you are looking for information about a similar berry, the saskatoon (also called the June berry or Serviceberry) see this page about saskatoons.

Picking tips:

Select plump, full blueberries with a light gray-blue color. A berry with any hint of red isn't fully ripened.

Ripening AFTER picking?

First, it is key to know that once picked, blueberries will NOT become any sweeter, nor will the flavor improve. The only change that occurs is the color. They will APPEAR to ripen, but it is only a color change, from white to green to rose to red to pale blue to fully blue. So, white and green colored blueberries will not "ripen" after they are picked; while blueberries that have already turned purple, red or blue-ish usually DO change color after they are picked (if they are kept at room temperature to "ripen").

As the blueberries ripen ON THE BUSH, the flavor goes from tastless to bitter to tasteless tart to tart blueberry flavor to sweet blueberry flavor.

Grocery stores sell blueberries that are tart, not sweet because they had them picked unripe by machine so they are very firm and can handled being bumped around in shipping. They may look good, but are not as tasty as those picked when actually ripe.

So, the key is, PICK ONLY RIPE BERRIES!

How to pick blueberries

Since blueberries hang on the bushes in bunches a but like grapes do, the easiest and fastest way to pick them is hold your bucket under them in one hand and with your other hand, cup a ripe bunch and gently rub them with your fingers. The ripe berries will drop into your bucket, while the unripe ones will remain attached to the bush.

When the bushes are at peak, I can easily pick 2 gallons per hour (if I'm not being distracted by the kids and the sun isn't too hot!). A newbie might do 1 gallon per hour.and at the beginning or end of the season it takes more time as the berries are not as plentiful nor concentrated in clusters.

Tips for storing blueberries after harvesting:

• Once picked, don't place the berries, still warm from the sun, in a closed bag or container. Leave the container open so moisture doesn't form in the container.
• Don't wash berries until just before using, to prevent berries from becoming mushy.
• Chill berries soon after picking to increase shelf life. Store your fresh blueberries in the refrigerator as soon as you get them home, without washing them, in a covered bowl or storage container. If refrigerated, fresh-picked blueberries will keep 10 to 14 days.
• Freeze berries in freezer containers without washing to keep the skins from toughening. Place berries one layer deep. Freeze, then pour the frozen berries into freezer containers. Because unwashed blueberries freeze individually, they can be easily poured from containers in desired amounts. Remember both frozen and fresh berries should be rinsed and drained just before serving. Just before using, wash the berries in cold water.

Blueberry Measurements and Conversions

Keep in mind that blueberries vary considerably in density and moisture content, so these ranges are approximates.

• 1 gallon of blueberries weighs about 7.5 lbs or (4 liters of blueberries is about 3.5 kg)

• 1 pint of fresh blueberries weights about 3/4 of a pound. (1 liter of blueberries is about 700 grams)

• 1 pound of fresh blueberries is usually between about 2 and 3 cups of berries.

• It takes about 4 cups (about of blueberries to make a blueberry pie (see this fantastic and easy blueberry pie recipe)

• A normal batch of blueberry preserves, jam or jelly requires 5 pints of berries.

• Blueberries do come in a variety of sizes from small (190-250 berries per cup) to extra large (<90 berries per cup).

Blueberry Recipes, Canning and Freezing Blueberries

Recipes

• The world's best Blueberry pie, recipe and directions and illustrated!
• Blueberry buckle coffee cake: illustrated directions for this great crumb-topping blueberry coffee cake
• Other easy directions to make blueberry desserts: cobblers, etc.

Canning, freezing and other blueberry recipes:

• How to Freeze Blueberries
• How to Can Blueberries
• How to Make Homemade Blueberry Jam
• How to make blueberry jelly
• How to make and can blueberry syrup (it works for strawberries, raspberries and blackberries, too)
• blueberry pie filling to use later,
• blueberry butter

Baking tips

If you have trouble with blueberries settling to the bottom of muffins and blueberry breads, try one or more of these tips:

• Coat them with flour before adding to the batter. Just gently shake the blueberries in a bag (plastic or paper) with 1/2 cup of flour, then dump them mix in a sieve to remove excess flour.
• It may just be that your batter is too thin. try making the batter a little thicker!
• Fill the muffin cups or baking pan up to 1/4 full with batter (which hasn't had blueberries added to it yet); then stir the blueberries into the remaining batter, and continue to fill the muffin cups or bread pan. The blueberries will start off higher in the mix!

Other Local Farm Products (Honey, Horses, Milk, Meat, Eggs, Etc.)
(NOT pick-your-own, unless they are also listed above)

• Farm markets and roadside stands
• Local Honey Finder
• Local Meat, Milk and Eggs
• Venues: Farms, Wineries, Orchards for your event, wedding or party
• Easter egg hunts
• Children"s consignment sales
• Fruit and vegetable festivals
• Winery tours and wine tastings
• Horse rides, stables, lessons, trails
• Maple Syrup farms and sugarworks
• Bed & Breakfasts on Farms, Wineries, Ranches and Orchards
• Pumpkin patches
• Corn mazes
• Zombie Paintball venues
• Christmas Tree Farms & lots
• Environmental resources
• Consumer fraud information
• Wholesale food sources
• Resources for Farmers