2024 Clarksville Area of Tennessee Strawberry U-Pick Farms and Orchards - PickYourOwn.org

Strawberry U-Pick Orchards in Clarksville Area of Tennessee in 2024, by county

Below are the U-Pick orchards and farms for strawberries that we know of in this area. Not all areas of any state, nor even every state, have strawberries 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.

Dickson County

• B & K Farms - strawberries, farm market, farm raised meats
  4230 Hwy 49 West, Vanleer, TN 37181. Phone: 615-891-8610. Email: bkfarms@emypeople.net. Directions: Located at 3368 Hwy 48 North in Charlotte. Click here for a map and directions. . A small family farm with pyo strawberries and other already harvested crops. They raise and sell produce, beef, pork, chicken, eggs, and Thanksgiving turkeys. All of their animals are raised on pasture and GMO-free feeds.They do not give their animals any antibiotics or growth hormones. Produce is raised without the use of GMO seeds and chemicals. They say "We strive to follow organic farming methods. We also sell from our farm Monday through Friday. On Saturdays, we sell our goods at the Country View Market ."
• Welker's Farm - strawberries
  1176 Jackson Land, Charlotte, TN 37036. Phone: (615) 714-0024. Email: welker@bellsouth.net. Open: Monday and Tuesday from 8 am to 7 pm, Closed on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 8 am to 7 pm, and Sunday from 12 pm to 5 pm, Last year opened at the end of April and were sold out by the end of May. Click here for a map and directions. . . Fresh available by the gallon. You and the family can pick or we pick them for you! (ADDED: February 13, 2020, JBS)

Montgomery County

• Broken Point Farm - No pesticides are used blueberries, strawberries,
  2951 Chapel Hill Road, Clarksville, TN 37040. Phone: (931) 237-7222. Email: joeschiller8@gmail.com. Open: By appointment. Directions: . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Venmo, PayPal, and ApplePay. . Alternate Phone: (931) 237-7212. . We do not use pesticides on the crops. (UPDATED: June 17, 2020)A visitor writes on July 04, 2013: "I love going out to this farm. Raspberry vines and asparagus beds are well-established. Good strawberry patch as well. Great way to show my son how things grow, breath lots of fresh air, listen to birds while picking fresh, pesticide free berries."
• H & S Farms - strawberries
  3790 Springdale Road 400 Seven Mile Ferry Road (Strawberry pickin), Cunningham, TN 37052. Phone: 931-624-2067. Email: laurasleigh@bellsouth.net. Open: Monday to Saturday 8:00-7:00, Sunday 12:00-5:00 Strawberries: Last weekend of April- first week June. Directions: From Clarksville take Hwy 48 towards Dickson. Turn left at Hwy 48 Market onto Seven Mile Ferry Road. The Strawberry Patch is located 1 mile from the store on the left. Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check. . Crops are usually available in April, May, June. 2008 prices: $9.50 per gallon. (UPDATED: April 13, 2012, by a visitor)
  Comments from a visitor on May 31, 2008: "This farm is huge, still has lots and lots of gorgeous (as of May 31, 2008). The price has changed: $9.50/gallon, $11 pre-picked. Great place!"
• McCraw's Strawberry Ranch - strawberries
  2385 Rossview Rd, Clarksville, TN 37043. Phone: (931) 647-0187. Open: See their Facebook page; typically late April and May. Directions: Located almost 3 miles from I-24, exit 8, Rossview Rd. Click here for a map and directions. Payment: cash, only. McCraw's Strawberry Ranch It is our hope to offer your family a farm experience of picking your own for the price of a gallon bucket. $12 (2019 price). We are . away from town. The field is on the corner of Rossview and Kirkwood, enter at the white gate on Rossview Rd. Hope to see you there.

Stewart County

• B & B Farm - Blackberries, Strawberries, Corn maze and Hay Mazes, pumpkins, Special Event Venue, Weddings
  175 Lorena Bagwell Drive, Dover, TN 37058. Phone: 931-627-9428. Email: bbfamilyfarm@gmail.com. Open: Please call before driving to the farm. Click here for a map and directions. . Also Jams Jellies and Spreads, already picked Blackberries, Strawberries, Watermelons, Corn, Cucumbers, Peppers, Pumpkins, Squash Summer, Tomatoes, Corn Stalks, Straw Bales. (ADDED: February 13, 2020, JBS)
• Black Family Farms - Strawberries, Corn maze, Hay Mazes, HayRides, Pumpkin Patch, Summer Camps, farm market, Farm Tours, School Tours, Special Event Venue, Weddings
  175 Lorena Bagwell Drive, Dover, TN 37058. Phone: 931-627-9838. Email: thebarn.legate@gmail.com. Open: Please call ahead for availability and hours depending on weather. Click here for a map and directions.
  Black Family Farms Facebook page. . . They also have a CSA and farm stand. They are a century family farm with produce available from May to September. They also have Fee Fishing, Jams Jellies and Spreads, and already picked Strawberries, Watermelons, Broccoli, Cabbage, Carrots, Corn, Cucumbers, Herbs, Lettuce, Okra, Onions, Peppers, Pumpkins, Squash Summer, Sweet Potatoes, Tomatoes, Turnips, Custom Beef, Corn Stalks, Straw Bales.
• Firefly Farm - Blackberries, Strawberries
  115 llum Hollow Road, Indian Mound, TN 37079. Phone: 931-627-1448. Email: courtneypeacher@gmail.com. Open: UPDATE for 2021, They are now a CSA, their website says NOTHING about any PYO crops, so I assume they no longer offer U-pick; if I do not hear to the contrary, I will delete them at the end of 2021. Click here for a map and directions. . . Please call ahead for availability. And at Farmers' Market: Clarksville downtown Market Saturdays from May to October. U-pick or we pick. CSA that will run from May to October. Please sign up by late February. More information is listed at our Facebook Page. They also sell already picked , Beans, Beets, Broccoli, Cabbage, Cauliflower, Celery, Collards, Cucumbers, Eggplant, Herbs, Kale, Lettuce, Mustard Greens, Onions, Peas, Peppers, Potatoes, Radishes, Squash Summer, Sweet Potatoes, Tomatoes. (ADDED: February 13, 2020, JBS)

 

Strawberry Picking Tips, Recipes and Information

In the U.S. strawberries typically peak during April in Florida and Texas, May in the deep South, and in early June in middle sections and later June in the far North and Canada. Keep in mind that crops are ready at various times of the month depending on which part of the state you are located. In order to produce good local strawberries, producers depend on ideal spring weather conditions. 

Before you leave to go to the farm:

1. Always call before you go to the farm - strawberries are affected by weather (both rain and cooler temperature) more than most crops. And when they are in season, a large turnout can pick a field clean before noon, so CALL first!
2. Leave early.  On weekends, then fields may be picked clean by NOON!
    
3. Most growers furnish picking containers designed for strawberries, but they may charge you for them; be sure to call before you go to see if you need to bring containers.
   
   
   If you use your own containers, remember that heaping strawberries more than 5 inches deep will bruise the lower berries. Plastic dishpans, metal oven pans with 3 inch tall sides and large pots make good containers. I like the Glad storage containers like the one at right.
4. Bring something to drink and a few snacks; you'd be surprised how you can work up a thirst and appetite! And don't forget hats and sunscreen for the sun. Bugs usually aren't a problem, but some deet might be good to bring along if it has been rainy.

Tips on How to Pick Strawberries

1. Grasp the stem just above the berry between the forefinger and the thumbnail and pull with a slight twisting motion.

2. With the stem broken about one-half inch from the berry, allow it to roll into the palm of your hand.

3. Repeat these operations using both hands until each holds 3 or 4 berries. 

4. Carefully place - don't throw - the fruit into your containers. Repeat the picking process with both hands.

5. Don't overfill your containers or try to pack the berries down.

General Picking Tips

Whether you pick strawberries from your garden or at a Pick-Your-Own farm, here are a few tips to keep in mind:

1. Be careful that your feet and knees do not damage plants or fruit in or along the edge of the row.
   
2. Pick only the berries that are fully red. Part the leaves with your hands to look for hidden berries ready for harvest.
   
3. To help the farmers, also remove from the plants berries showing rot, sunburn, insect injury or other defects and place them between the rows behind you. If they are left in the plants, the rot will quickly spread to other berries.
   
4. Berries to be used immediately may be picked any time, but if you plan to hold the fruit for a few days, try to pick in the early morning or on cool, cloudy days. Berries picked during the heat of the day become soft, are easily bruised and will not keep well.
   
5. Avoid placing the picked berries in the sunshine any longer than necessary. It is better to put them in the shade of a tree or shed than in the car trunk or on the car seat. Cool them as soon as possible after picking. Strawberries may be kept fresh in the refrigerator for two or three, depending upon the initial quality of the berry. After a few days in storage, however, the fruit loses its bright color and fresh flavor and tends to shrivel.
   
6. For interesting and fun strawberry facts and trivia from the California Strawberry Commission, click here!

When you get home

1. DON'T wash the berries until you are ready to use them.  Washing makes them more prone to spoiling.
2. Pour them out into shallow pans and remove any mushed, soft or rotting berries
3. Put a couple of days supply into the fridge, wash and cut the caps (green tops) off the others and freeze them up! (Unless you're going to make jam right away) See this page about how to freeze strawberries.
4. If you like the strawberries you picked, ask the farm what variety they planted, and not the weather conditions the week or two before. The flavor of a strawberry is affected by the variety, the weather and the degree of ripeness when picked.
5. Now, get ready to make strawberry jam. It is VERY easy - especially with our free strawberry jam instructions - they're illustrated and easy.

Strawberry Recipes, Canning and Freezing Strawberries

• How to freeze strawberries!
• Strawberry jam (with pectin) (uses less sugar or honey and less cooking)
• Strawberry jam (without pectin) (requires much more sugar and cooking)
• Strawberry (and other berry) jams without sugar
• Strawberry jelly
• Strawberry-rhubarb jam!
• Homemade strawberry ice cream (regular, low fat, nonfat, low sugar, vanilla and even gelato)
• Canning strawberries
• Make gourmet chocolate-covered strawberries
• How to make fruit juice -  strawberry and other berries
• Strawberry pie filling
• Strawberry pie
• Easy Rhubarb-Strawberry pie
• Fig-strawberry jam
• Fig-strawberry jam, made with Jello gelatin

Strawberry Facts, Measurements and Tips

• Picking the best strawberries: Select firm, fully red berries. Strawberries DO NOT continue ripen after they are picked! In the photo, only the berry on the far right is completely ripe.
• Strawberry festivals: Most areas that grow strawberries have a strawberry festival, at which you can taste all kinds of fresh strawberry foods, pies, jams, cakes - and most commonly, fresh strawberry shortcake.  To find out where and when there is one near you, see this page for a list of strawberry festivals, sorted by state!
• Strawberries measurements: government agriculture websites tell us that
  1 quart = 2 pints = 4 cups and is about the same as 1 liter and
  1 quart of fresh strawberries weighs 1 lbs to 1.25 lbs (or 450 to 600 g). Of course, the weight varies on variety and weather conditions. 
  1 quart is normally enough for 4 servings, although I'll admit my son can eat 1 pint by himself!
• How much to pick? In general, 1 quart of fresh, whole, just-picked strawberries = approximately 3.5 cups hulled, whole berries. In other words, removing the caps/hulls and the occasional mushy berry means you lose 1/4 cup to 1/2 (it depends how much fruit you remove with the hull) or about 7 to 12% of every quart you pick.
• One cup of strawberries contains only about 50 calories
• U-pick strawberries are much healthier than store-bought.  Consumer reports says store bought strawberries have so many pesticide and fungicide residues on they, that they don't recommend you eat them at all!
• U-pick strawberry farms typically sell berries by the pound. 1 lbs of fresh strawberries is about 2/3 of a quart.
• It takes about  10 to 15 minutes to pick a quart, if the berries are reasonably plentiful
• The strawberry plant adapts to wide variety of soil conditions, but does not tolerate drought well, and the berries quickly rot if the weather is rainy. For this reason, the plants are usually grown on raised beds through plastic mulch!
• Cultivation of strawberries began in Europe in the 1300's, but the berry only became very popular in the early 1900's in California.
• Do the math and be careful not to over-purchase as strawberries quickly mold when left at room temperature, and only last a couple of days in the refrigerator.
• You can easily freeze berries that you cannot use right away - just wash, cut the hulls off and pop them into a ziplock bag, removing as much air as possible.  Those vacuum food sealers REALLY do a good job of this! The berries will keep for many months frozen without air.
• Want to grow your own strawberries?  Here's an article about how to: Strawberries are an Excellent Fruit for the Home Garden, HYG-1424-98!
• See this page for many more fun and interesting strawberry facts, nutritional information and trivia

Other weird strawberry facts

• Strawberries are the only fruit with seeds on the outside.
• Strawberries were originally called strewberries because the fruit was 'strewn' amongst the leaves of the plant.
• California is king of strawberry productions because: California produces 75 percent of the nation's strawberry crops; one billion pounds of strawberries each year.  If all the strawberries produced in California in one year were laid berry to berry, they would go around the world 15 times. Each acre of land in California in strawberry production produces an average of 21 tons of strawberries annually, with a total of 23,000 acres of strawberries planted in California each year.

More conversions

1 pint (2 cups)  of fresh whole strawberries

• = about 8 oz (1/2 lb) of strawberries
• = 2.25 cups of sliced strawberries
• = 1 cup pureed strawberries
• = 12-14 large strawberries

2 quarts of fresh strawberries are needed for a 9" pie

A 10 oz package of frozen berries is about the same as 1 cup of sliced fresh strawberries

References:

• University of Illinois Extension
• Driscolls
• Ohio State University Extension
• Strawberries-Average retail price per pound and per cup equivalent

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