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This page provides a detailed list of the the Mobile, Alabama area's pick-your-own (PYO, U-pick, pick-it-yourself) farms. 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".
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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!Baldwin County
- Bee Natural Farm -
Organically-grown
blueberries
9711 Twin Beech Road, (Hwy 44E), Fairhope, AL 36532. Phone: 251-928-4311
East of Fairhope High, School on Co Rd 44. Open: June. Self-service during daylight hours. - B.J. Farms -
Strawberries
27618 Hwy 98 East, Elberta, AL 36530. Phone: 251-986-5391. Hwy 98 East. Look for big red strawberry sign. Open: Seasonal, Daily 8 am to 4 pm, Sunday 10am-4pm - F. E. Little - Mayhaws, blackberries, figs, beets, table tomatoes, white & red potatoes
20750 Miflin Road, Foley, AL 36535. Phone: 251-943-2548. ¾ mile east of 59S on Baldwin Co 20
May 1-May 14 -Mayhaws, June -Blackberries - Heil Farm -
Snap & butter beans,
sweet corn, tomatoes,
cucumbers,
peppers, peas,
squash, broccoli,
cabbage, turnips
14111 Co Rd 87, Elberta, AL 36530. Phone: 251-986-8502. 1 mile east of Elberta, then one mile north of U.S. 98 on Co Rd 87. Open: Spring -- May 5 - July 15, 7 am to 7 pm. Fall - Oct. 25 - Feb. 1, 8 am to 5 pm. Closed Sunday - Hillcrest Farm - Blueberries, pears, apples, grapes, scuppernong,
muscadines, persimmons, figs.
30497 Hixson Road, Elberta, AL 36530. Phone: 251-962-2500. East of Foley and Alberta on US98 to mile marker 76. Turn north on Hillcrest Dr. Open: June - Sept, Daily, 6 am till dark. - Lyrene's Flower Farm - Blueberries
11689 Hwy 104, Fairhope, AL 36532. Phone: 251-928-0925. 4 mile East of Hwy 98 on Hwy 104. Open: June 1 to July 15, Monday to Saturday, 7 am to 12 noon. - Navonod Farms - blueberries, Christmas
trees-you choose and you cut
Kings Landing Road, Seminole, AL 36574. Phone: 850 382-6104. Email us at: Marty@DonovanRealty.com. Directions: West on Hwy 90 or 9 Mile Rd from FL to Seminole, just across the AL line. Left on Co. Road 91, Three Rivers Road, for 3 miles to right on Kings Landing Road to first gate on right. And for a map to our farm, click here. Crops are usually available in June, July, December. Open: Call or email to make an appointment for us to meet you at the farm. 100% Naturally Grown Blueberries: June and July Leland Cypress Trees from 8' to 20': December We follow organic methods, but are not yet certified. Payment: Cash, only. Abundance of mature blueberry bushes with six different varieties for an extended picking season and variety of taste and textures. - Alan Norden - Grapes, red & white, muscadines
16370 4th Ave, Silverhill, AL 36576. Phone: (251) 945-5232. Directions: Hwy 59 to Hwy 104 to East Blvd. First
farm on right. Open: September -Oct. - Perdido Vineyards
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Pick your own grapes
22100 Co. Road 47 & I-65 (Exit 45), Perdido, Baldwin County, AL, 36562. Phone: 251-937-WINE (9463), email jimeddins@netlinc.net Alabama's 1st farm winery. Free wine tasting. Wine sales. Pick own grapes every day from August 15 to Oct. 1. Gift shop. Note: their website may be down. If so, try this link. - Permanently closed: Sirmon's Farms, Inc. -
strawberries
25359 Highway 54 East Daphne, Alabama, 36526. Phone: 251-621-1532. - WAB Farm - UPDATE April 19, 2008, from a visitor: "Though the
farm is still operating, the person I spoke with on the phone told me that
they no longer allow people to pick the crops. They sell the produce at
local farm markets. Thanks for a great website! I used it in Georgia, and
now use it in Alabama (and soon Maryland!). Thanks!"
Thornless blackberries, blueberries, cut flowers
20151 Co Rd 33, Fairhope, AL 36532. Phone: 251-928-9809. From Greeno Rd (US 98) turn East on Fairhope Ave (Co Rd 48). Go 3.5 miles to Co Rd 33. Turn right, third driveway. Open: Mid May through June (for berries). Hours vary.
Marengo County
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Autry Vineyards
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Muscadines
17570 AL Hwy 10, Vineland, AL 36784. Phone: (334) 385-2503. Intersection Hwy 25 & 10. Approx. 16 mile South of Thomaston; 6 mile West of Pine Hill; 8 mile east of Dixon's Mills (US Hwy 43); 5 mile North of Sunny South (AL Hwy 5) Leaving intersect (25&10) Toward Pine Hill on AL Hwy 10 Look for 1st Mailbox on left. Open: September 1-October 15, 7 days a week, 8 am to sundown. Totally organic No pesticides, herbicides or commercial fertilizing. Buckets supplied. Weighed & sold by lb.
Mobile County
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Bettys Berry Farm -
Blueberries
3887 Driskell Loop Road, Wilmer, AL 36587. Phone: 251-649-1711. Email: bettysberryfarm@aol.com. Directions: Hwy 98 West to Wilmer, AL. Turn left on Wilmer Road, to 1st paved road on right (4mi) to Howell's Ferry, turn right , go 1 mile & take 1st left onto Driskell Loop Road. Farm is on corner- Driveway is from Driskell Loop. Open: 7 days a week, Self serve 6 am to 10 pm from May 15 to July 15. Prices in 2007: $1.25 per lb. There is a $5.00 minimum charge for customers over 6 years of age. This includes all you can eat while in the field. See the website for more information. -
Chickasabogue
Vineyards -
Scuppernongs &
muscadines
7000 Old Gulfcrest Road, Citronelle, AL 36522. Phone: (251)866-5600. Take I-65 to exit 15, Go W 18 miles, look
for sign, turn left on Old Citronelle Hwy, go 2 ½ miles to big barn on right, look for signs. Open: August 18-late Sept, Tuesday to Saturday, 8 am to 6 pm, Sun:1 pm to 6 pm, Closed Mon (open Labor Day)
Monroe County
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Hickory Hollow
Vineyard -
Muscadines
11 varieties
471 Vineyard Lane, Frisco City, AL 36445. Phone: 251-862-2701. Directions: 8 mile south of Frisco City, traveling south of Hwy 21; signs direct you into Goodway, AL & signs bring you to vineyard. Located 3 mile off Hwy 21. Open: Aug15-September 30, 7 days a week 8 am to 7 pm. (UPDATED: August 10, 2008)
Sumter County
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Milfred Lee Unruh
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Peas, green
beans, tomatoes,
watermelons,
okra, cantaloupes
5875 Panola Pkwy 34, Aliceville, AL 35442. Phone: (205) 455-2839. Directions: Hwy 34. Turn left from Hwy 85 (from Livingston). Third house on right Open: June 1-Sept, Monday to Saturday, 7 am to 7 pm
Crop Availability
Near Birmingham , strawberries are usually ready for picking in mid-April.
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This page was updated on 9-Oct-2008
