Blueberry U-Pick Orchards in North-Central Tennessee 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.

Jackson County

• Hidden Springs Orchard - blueberries,
  2204 Spring Creek Road, Cookeville, TN 38501. Phone: 931-529-1166. Email: bsblueberries@gmail.com. Open: Please email for pick your own. Directions: From Cookeville proceed for about 12 miles north on TN highway 135 to Dodson Branch Community. Veer right onto Step Rock Hill Road. Continue down dirt road and take the first right at the bottom of the hill. The creek should be on your left. Continue until a small bridge takes you left and look for the small "blueberry shack" on the right. Look for "blueberry" signs. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check. .

Macon County

• Lone Hickory Blueberry Farm - blueberries,
  1800 Tanyard Road, Lafayette, TN 37083. Phone: -8448. Open: Tuesday to Saturday, from 7 am to 7 pm. Directions: . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check. . Blueberries: July 14th through the end of August.

Overton County

• Berry Ridge Farms - Blackberries, Blueberries, Raspberries
  Highway 111, Livingston, TN 38570. Phone: . Email: dewebb@twlakes.net. Open: starts around June 1st; email for hours and availability Note: supplies are very limited. Directions: Located in Livingston, TN on Hwy 111 north of Cookeville and south of Livingston. Click here for a map and directions.
• Schrock Honeyacres - blueberries, Honey from hives on the farm
  154 Schrock Lane, Monterey, TN 38574. Phone: 931 445-3294. Email: schrockf@gmail.com. Open: Monday through Saturday 7:00 am to 5:00 pm Pick-your-own blueberries July and August; we have honey most of the year; Call before coming to make sure we are open. Directions: From Monterey: Take Highway 164 out of town. Go about 7 miles to Union B Road on right. Turn and go one and one half mile to crossroads. Turn left and go 2.75 miles to Schrock Lane on left. .2 mile to second \(beige\) house. Keep right at fork and go straight down the hill. From Clarkrange: Highway 62 west one mile to Campgrounds Road. this road becomes Muddy Pond Road\). Follow it about 7 miles to Schrock Lane on right. Second house. Keep right at forks. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check. . . From Monterey: Take Highway 164 out of town. Go about 7 miles to Union B Road on right. Turn and go one and one half mile to crossroads. Turn left and go 2.75 miles to Schrock Lane on left. .2 mile to second (beige) house. Keep right at fork and go straight down the hill. From Clarkrange: Highway 62 west one mile to Campgrounds Road. this road becomes Muddy Pond Road). Follow it about 7 miles to Schrock Lane on right. Second house. Keep right at forks. Approximately July 1 to September 1.

Trousdale County

• Kelley's Berry Farm - Blackberries, Blueberries, Raspberries, Strawberries, Peaches, Farm Market, Blueberry Jam
  50 Riverview Lane, Castalian Springs, TN 37031. Phone: 615-633-7447. Email: kelleysberryfarm@hotmail.com. Open: 7 am to 6 pm, 7 days a week during strawberry season. Click here for a map and directions. Kelley's Berry Farm . After strawberry season is over we are closed on Sunday for the remainder of the berry seasons. It is always best to call just before you come to see how the crops are looking. Strawberries May-JuneBlackberries June-JulyBlueberries July-AugustPeaches JulyRaspberries August-September. Call for directions. From the months of May until September we sell berries at farmer's markets throughout the Nashville area. We love for people to come out and pick their own berries at our farm. This is a great way to see exactly where the berries are coming from and how they are grown. Our farming practices include cover crops in the winter, crop rotations, and integrated pest management. We use horse manure on our berry plants for organic matter. (UPDATED: February 13, 2020, JBS)
  Comments from a visitor on May 08, 2010: "We love Kelley's Berry Farm and make the drive over from Nashville every season. They are friendly and make you feel very welcome. This is a true 'pick-your-own' which means bring containers for carrying your berries home with you. They do have plastic bags, but berries can be squished if you carry them home that way."

Warren County

• Randall Walker Farms - blackberries, blueberries, strawberries, raspberries, Pumpkins
  8240 Manchester Hwy., Morrison, TN 37357. Phone: (931) 635-9535. Email: rwalkerfarms@blomand.net. Directions: Located on I-24 off of Exit 111 in Manchester, Tennessee. Click here for a map and directions. . Fax: (931) 635-9536. . We offer Pick Your Own, Wholesale and also participate in the local Farmers Market. During the fall, in addition to our pumpkins we offer corn stalks and indian corn. We are . Go east on Hwy 55, 14 miles to Morrison, TN. The Community Farm Market is located on the left 1 mile past Comer Air Conditioning. From I-40, take Exit 288, Hwy 111 toward Sparta Road which changes to 70 to McMinnville Road It then changes to 55 toward Manchester. Our Farm Market is on the right approximately 12 miles from McMinnville. We have just added raspberries this season to our pick your own. We grow fresh sweet corn, cantalope, watermelon, half runner green beans, squash, cucumbers, pumpkins, corn stalks at our farm when they are in season.

White County

• Clark Berries and More - blueberries
  1208 Hutchings College Road, Sparta, TN 38583. Phone: (931) 761-2531. Email: ddclark@blomand.net. Click here for a map and directions. . Fax: . . (ADDED: May 09, 2015, JBS)

 

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