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Finally! One page
that provides a fast link to the Panhandle of Florida's (Pensacola, Fort
Walton, Panama City, Tallahassee) pick- your- own (PYO, U-pick,
pick-it-yourself) farms. Whether you're looking for strawberries,
apples, citrus, tomatoes, blueberries, pumpkins or Christmas trees, almost all
year round, it's here!
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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!
Bay County
- Sweatmore Ranch - U-pick-em strawberries
11712 Veal Road, Youngstown, FL 32466. Phone: 850-722-4819. Directions: Near
Panama City; from the intersection of Hwy 98 and Hwy 231, drive for 17 miles
on Hwy 231 to Veal Rd; Turn right on Veal Road, Sweatmore Ranch will be about
a half mile up on the right. A visitor
comments on April 15, 2009:
"The
strawberries at Sweatmore Ranch in Bay County, Fl. are $1.79 this season (2009)."
A visitor
comments on June 16, 2008: "They open at 8 am central time daily they grow
the berries without insecticides. I was told the berries are 1.59 a pound
the ranch offers hay rides and does have some picnic tables. " It
also appears from other reports, that they have hayrides.
Calhoun County
- Harmony Vineyard - grapes
25780 Harmony Blvd, Altha, FL 32421. Phone: 850-762-8805. Directions:
three miles east of Altha
between hwy 71 and County road 69A on hwy 274East We are open August, September. Our hours are:
Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm
Weekends by appointment
muscadine grapes.
Escambia County
- A&N Blueberries -
Minimizes chemical and pesticide use,
blueberries, melons, summer squash, restrooms, picnic area, school tours
4015 Suncrest Lane, Molino, FL 32577. Phone: 850-341-9767. Alternate Phone:
850-529-6988. Fax: 850-587-2170. Email:
anblueberries@gmail.com. Open: Monday to Saturday, From 7 am to Dark.
Directions: From Pensacola Take highway 29 North to Molino Take a left at
first caution light in Molino onto Cr 182 (Molino Road) (Scott's Pharmacy on
Corner) Go 2.5 Miles on CR 182 (Molino Road) Take a right onto Sunshine Hill
Road and go .5 miles Take a left onto Suncrest Lane A&N Blueberries will be
on the right.
Click here for a map and directions. Blueberries: May 30th-July 10th
Watermelons and Cantelopes June 10th-July 10th Squash and Sweet Corn June
10th-June 30th. We minimize use of pesticides and other chemicals. Payment:
Cash, Check. We are seasonal so call before you come. (ADDED: May 29, 2009)
- Andrews Sods Fruit & Veggies - beans, corn
(sweet), cucumbers, melons, peas, peppers, strawberries, tomatoes, other
vegetables,
3900 Tungoil Road, Walnut Hill, FL 32568. Phone:
850-982-9263. Alternate Phone: 850-458-2090. Fax: 850-458-9551. Email:
rvaabeck@frontiernet.net. Open: 7 days a week from 7 am to 7.
Directions: Hwy 29 north from Pensacola to highway 97 go right, 11 miles to
Tungoil Road go left, go about 1.5 miles; we are on the right. For a map to
our farm,
click here. Strawberries available mid April thru next early May and all
vegetables are due to be ready from June thru August. Payment: Cash, only.
(ADDED: April 19, 2009)
- Beulah Berries LLC - blueberries
6658 Suwanee
Road, Pensacola, FL 32526. Phone: 850-944-5072. Alternate phone:
850-453-2383. Email us at:
janwill@cox.net. Directions: Take 9
mile road (alt. 90) west to Beulah. Turn right on Bridlewood Road. There will
be a Swifty Serve (Texaco)station on the right. Go north 4/10th mile. Turn
right on Suwanee Road. Beulah Berries will be 1/10th mile on the left. And for
a map to our farm,
click here.
Berries are available in May, June and July. Open: Daily, 7 am to 8 pm, during berry season till berries are gone. Please call for
availability.
Beulah Berries thanks our customers for a successful blueberry harvest.
Payment: Cash, only. (UPDATED: May 21, 2009)
- Touchablue Berry Farm - blueberries, and prepicked produce
7100 Molino Road, Molino, FL 32577. Phone: 850 587-5072. Directions: From US Hwy 29 turn west onto US
Hwy 182 travel 6 miles farm is located on right.
Click here for a map to our farm. Crops are usually available in June,
July. Open: Daylight hours - seven days a week - June and July
Blueberries available June and July as long as they are producing Payment:
Cash, only.
Franklin County
Gadsden County
- Beare's Berries U-pick -
ORGANIC, blueberries, restrooms
7858 Havana Highway (state Road 12w), Havana, FL 32333. Phone: 850 539-9955.
Fax: 850-539-5346. Email:
lordbeare@cs.com. Directions: north of Tallahassee, Florida about 15
miles. head north from Tallahassee on US 27, to Havana, turn left at the
first traffic light, It is State Road 12W go west toward Quincy 1 1/2 miles
our road is Beare's Blueberry Lane. Turn left. And for a map to our farm, Click here.
Open: Beare's Berries U - Pick, sunrise to sunset,7 days per week; We grow
everything naturally, without any poisonous sprays or chemical fertilizers;
We are applying for "Certified Naturally Grown" designation and expect to
have it soon. We
follow organic methods, but are not yet certified. Our blueberries are the "rabbiteye"
type, which grows well in the South. Payment: Cash, Check. We have a
Porta Potty available. Iced Drinks at a reasonable cost to the pickers.
(UPDATED: June 22, 2008).
A visitor writes on June 14, 2009:
"I noticed that someone commented on Beare's Farm that when they went, no
one was there and they were upset because the listing says sunrise to
sunset. I have been to that farm and want to point out that they work on the
honor system. So if no one is there, they have buckets out and a scale, and
you pick your blueberries, weigh them, and leave the money in the receptacle
they provide. I have been several times when no one was there and did this."
A visitor reports on July 4th, 2008:
"Drove all
the way out to Beare's farm and not a sole was there! This was at 1:00 in
the afternoon on a Friday. Not happy being gas is $4.00 gallon. They said
open 7 days a week sunrise to sunset"
Gulf County
Holmes County
- Tyson’s Blueberry Farm (aka, Tison Blueberries) - Blueberries
1407 North Waukesha Street (Highway 79, North),
Bonifay, FL 32425. Phone:
850-547-4696.Open: May through July,
Monday to Saturday 8am-8pm, Sun. 1pm-7pm
Jackson County
- Donald Hamilton’s Farms - Corn, Peas, Okra, Butterbeans
3148 Hwy 69 (5 mile north of),
Grand Ridge, FL 32442. Phone:
850-592-8977. Open:
End May - Oct,
Monday to Saturday,
8am - 4pm.
- Fox Hollow Vineyard - grapes, and prepicked produce
8160 Renegade Pass, Sneads, FL 32460. Phone: 850-593-2202. Email:
foxhollowmuscadines@yahoo.com. Directions: Turn
off of Hwy 90 in Sneads onto Legion Road (turn at Lake Seminole Shopping Center
& city ball fields...look for signs) continue about a mile towards Lake
Seminole; vineyard is on the left, turn onto Renegade Pass to park. And for
a map to our farm,
click here. Crops are usually available in August, September. Open:
Monday to Thursday from 6 pm to 8 pm, Friday and Weekends from 8 am to 7 pm. Payment: Cash, only. Fox Hollow
features 4 varieties of muscadines for fresh eating as well as wine/jellymaking:
Tara, Ison, Carlos, and Noble. We keep our rows mowed and clean for easy
picking and do not use pesticides. We also sell pre-picked grapes by the 5#
bag and gladly wholesale bulk orders to retailers. (UPDATED: June 30, 2008)
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I Can Grow, Inc. - (NOTE: Not really a pick-your-own - They
pick for you while you wait and watch.): blackberries, blueberries, corn (sweet),
nectarines, onions, peaches, peppers, pumpkins, summer squash, strawberries,
tomatoes, other vegetables, pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field,
corn maze, and prepicked produce, picnic area, tractor-pulled hay rides, petting
zoo
2035 Palmview Road, Cottondale, FL 32431. Phone: 850.352.4879. Fax:
850.352.1091. Email us at:
MajesticOak@digitalexp.com. Directions: From Panama City 231 North to
Cottondale, West on 90, 3 miles, North on Sapp, left on Palmview to 2035
Palmview Road. >From Tallahassee I-10 West to exit 130, North on 231 into
Cottondale, West on 90, 3 miles, North on Sapp, left on Palmview to 2035
Palmview Road. >From Dothan, AL 231 South into Cottondale, West on 90, 3
miles, North on Sapp, left on Palmview to 2035 Palmview Road. >From
Pensecola, FL, I-10 East to exit 130, North on 231, West on 90, 3 miles,
North on Sapp, left on Palmview to 2035 Palmview Road. And for a map to our
farm,
click here. Crops are usually available in May, June, July, September,
October. Open: During harvest: Monday to Sunday 8am to dusk Special Event:
"VISIT A REAL LIFE WORKING FARM" September 24-October 31, 2007 is our 2nd
Annual Fall Farm Day event. Hours of operation are 7 days a week from 9 am
to dusk. Orchard tours, pumpkin patch, animal observation areas, fishing
(limit 12 at a time), campfire cookouts, (hayrides and cider demos offered
on weekend only). Donations requested! Donations help support I Can Grow,
Inc. a 501(c)(3) non profit. REGISTRATION#CH13855 Thank you for your
continued support. ost produce mid May - late July. Pumpkins: September & October. Payment:
Cash, only. Fall Farm Day, October 14, 2006.
- Jackson Farms - Tomatoes, Peas, Melons
7681 Shady Grove Road,
Grand Ridge, FL 32442. Phone:
850-592-5579. Open:
May - July
October - Nov,
7am til dark. (UPDATED: March 16, 2009)
- Lady’s Strawberry Farm - Strawberries
Hwy 231 South, Campbellton, FL 32426. Phone:
850-263-3411. Open:
March - May
8am-6pm
- Lee's Tree Farm - Christmas Trees, Muscadine Grapes, Japanese Persimmons, Chestnuts, Catfish, Bream
23455 NE Fred Tyre Road,
Grand Ridge, FL 32442. Phone:
850-674-9170.
Email: rlee895156@aol.com Leyland Cypress and Carolina Sapphire.
Open:
8 AM TO Sundown.
Directions: From I-10 travel South on Hwy 69 to Hwy 286 East. Travel approximately 3 miles on Hwy 286 to Fred Tyre Road. Travel one-half mile on Fred Tyre Road to the Farm
- T&T Vineyard -
430 Lovewood Road,
Graceville, FL 32440.
Open 8:00am to 6:00p.m. Open: Monday thru Saturday,
Sunday 1:00pm to 6:00p.m. Grapes
- Veitch's Blueberry Farm - blueberries,
already-picked produce (of the pyo crop)
7772 Howell Road, Sneads, FL
32460. Phone: 850-593-5753. Email:
mjveitch@embarqmail.com. Open: Tuesday through Sunday 0800 to 1800
hours. Directions:
Click here for a map and directions. Blueberries:7 June to 4 July, also
fresh picked bagged and or frozen available call for availability and costs.
Payment: Cash, only. (ADDED: September 20, 2009)
Jefferson County
- Bernie Henderson - Peas, Squash, Okra, Turnips
13274 Waukeenah Road,
Monticello, FL 32344. Phone:
850-997-3414.
Call before arriving.
- Blueberry Springs - blueberries, and prepicked produce, restrooms
383 Wacissa Springs, Wacissa, FL 32361. Phone: 850-997-1238. Email:
BLUEBERRYSPRINGS@AOL.COM. And for a map to our farm,
click here. Crops are usually available in June, July. Open: Tuesday to
Sunday from 7 am to 1 pm and 5 pm to 8 pm; Closed Mondays. Payment: Cash, Check.
Directions: from Tallahassee take either I-10 E, SR 90 E, or SR 27 S to SR
59 S; take SR 59 S to Wacissa; from the blinking light in Wacissa, go 1 mile
to dead end signs; farm is on the left before dead end at the Wacissa River.
(UPDATED: June 06, 2008)
- Cash Farms - UPDATE June 25, 2007, from a
visitor: "Went there to pick blackberries a week ago--found the farm is
closed and property is for sale."
blackberries, corn (sweet),
persimmons, restrooms, picnic area
295 Valley View Trail, Monticello, FL 32344. Phone: 850 997 1347. Fax: 850
997 1347. Email us at:
cashdavid1@aol.com. Directions: 7 miles west of Monticello an U.S. 90.
Turn left onto Valley View Road, then right onto Valley View Trail; turn in
at gate 295 Valley View Trail. Open: 8 am to 10 am; and 5pm to 7pm; 7 days a
week for two weeks beginning June 15th. Corn is available June 15 thru June
25th; Blackberries are available starting in late June. Payment: Cash,
Check. No pestisides are used.
- Golden Acres Farm - Mayhaws
704 Barnes Road, Monticello, Fl. Phone: 850-997-6599. Open: from May 1-May
20.
- Wash Gallon - Peas, Okra, Tomatoes, Snap Beans, Watermelon, Collard Greens, Squash, Sweet Corn
1171 Barnes Road,
Monticello, FL 32344. Phone:
850-997-2153 or 850-997-0488
Call before arriving
Leon County
- Beane Farm - grapes,
975 Oak Ridge Road E, Tallahassee, FL 32305. Phone: (850) 421-0057. Email:
fakant2@aol.com. Directions: coming from the red light in Woodville, go
west on Oak Ridge Road toward Wakulla Springs Road. Drive about 1 mile, 3
black mail boxes on the righthand side of the road, just before the double
curves and double curve sign. The yellow "no passing" stripe will begin on
the road and our driveway is on the left. It is a long dirt lane. Our signs
are at the road pointing to our driveway if we are open. Crops are usually
available in August, September, October. Open: Monday through Friday 6pm til
dark, weekends 7am til dark; Please call to be sure we are home. End of
August through mid-October. Payment: Cash, only. We have muscadine grapes,
Carlos (bronze) and Noble (purple) varieties. We also have some Welder and
Doreen which ripen closer to the end of the season. We charge $1 per pound.
If you want more than 30 pounds we will negotiate a fair price. (ADDED:
September 06, 2008)
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Golden Oaks Orchard -
A visitor tells us they're closed: "I drove by 2 weekends ago and it seems
to be closed. There were no signs up, the gate was locked, and several trees
had been knocked down. It was weedy looking and there were no peaches on the
trees. I think this orchard has closed. " (UPDATED: June 09, 2008)
1501 Baum Road,
Tallahassee, FL 32317-9764. Phone:
Phone: 850-878-2306.
Email:
info@goldenoaksorchard.com Call for days and times.
UGather products available: Peaches and nectarines--- May-July. We also grow and sell Peach and Nectarine trees, especially for the Tallahassee area. See our web page.
Directions: From Tallahassee take Hwy. 90 E, go E on Buck Lake Road 7 miles to Baum Road. Make a left on Baum Road. The Farm is one half mile on right. Call for days and times or check our web page. Sign up for our email alerts for notification when each varieties is ready to pick.
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Windy Hill Farms - blackberries, blueberries, muscadines,
scuppernongs, strawberries, prepicked produce
14663 Mahan Drive, Tallahassee, FL 32309. Phone: (850) 894-1511. Email:
info@windyhillvineyard.com. Directions: Located directly off US90
halfway between Tallahassee and Monticello, Florida. And for a map to our
farm,
click here. Crops are usually available in February, March, June, July,
August, September. Open: Weekdays (except Wednesday) and Saturday: 9am to
7pm Sunday: 10am to 7pm Wednesday: Closed. Payment: Cash, Check. (UPDATED: August 06, 2008)
Liberty County
Madison County
- Blueberries U-Pick - Blueberries
332 N.E. Chamomile Way, Madison, Florida. Phone: (850) 973-8592. Open: May
through August.
- Jimmy Dixon -Blueberries
Route 2, Box 571,
Madison, FL 32340. Phone:
850-973-8592. Open:
May-July,
Monday to Saturday, 8-6pm,
Directions: Off CR 254 and Route 145 N of Madison
- Tuten’s U-Pick - Peanuts, Tomatoes, Watermelon, Cantaloupes, Corn, Beans, Squash, Potatoes, Onions
Route 1, Box 751,
Madison, FL 32340. Phone:
850-973-8286. Open:
April-July,
7-6pm.
Directions: On Hwy 360, 12 miles S of Madison
- Tanya’s U-Pick - Strawberries, Sweet Corn, Onions, Tomatoes, Squash, Melon, Peppers
Route 1, Box 2294,
Madison, FL 32340. Phone:
850-971-5362. Open:
Jan.- Nov., open everyday.
Directions: On S Hwy 53
Okaloosa County
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Akers of Strawberries (aka, Greg Evers)
- Peas, Strawberries, Corn, Watermelon, Cantaloupe
1054 Melton Road, Baker, FL 32531. Phone: 850-537-2768. Open:
May-July.
- Gallowaygreens,inc. - Asked to be removed
Fort Walton Beach, FL 32547.
- Gerald Brooks
- Peas, Tomatoes, Corn, Watermelon, Cantaloupe, Blueberries
5645 Gerald Brooks Road,
Baker, FL 32531. Phone:
850-537-4521. Open:
May-July
- Raymond Cook
- Sweet Corn, Peas, Cucumbers, Squash, Butter Beans, Snap Beans, other assorted vegetables
7638 Highway 189 N,
Baker, FL 32531-7232. Phone:
850-537-5571. Season / Open:
June - July,
Sun. - Saturday,
Daylight to Dusk
- Bernice Mock
- Blueberries
6918 Lee Cook Road,
Baker, FL 32531-7606. Phone:
850-537-8451. Season / Open:
May-July, Monday to Saturday,
7am - 5pm.
Directions: Take Hwy 189 N to Baker, Fl
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Bouvier Farms
- Tomatoes (Roma, Cherry, Slicing), Peas, Corn (White & Yellow), Cucumber, Zucchini, Herbs, Sweet Onions, Pecans, Peaches, Cantalope
Vincent A. Grund,
PO Box 306,
Baker, FL 32531. Phone:
Phone: 850-865-6470. Email:
vinman889@embarqmail.com. Open:
Year round,
12 pm to Dark;Call ahead for best times.
Directions: From Crestview, go W on Hwy 90. Turn right on FL 4 to Baker. Continue N on Hwy 189. Turn right on Vinson Ray Road. Farm is 1 mile on left.
(UPDATED: November 06, 2009)
- Eglin Air Force Base reservation locations
(3 of them, all with blueberries)-- one near Duke Field, another
off Range Road 212, and a third near Kentner Pond -- have acres of
blueberries to pick. To get a $5 license, call Jackson Guard at 882-4164.
You will receive information about the areas and maps.
- blueberries
- Triple J Farms,
Phone: 537-4259. - Baker,
FL. Rodney Bolton: Take State Road 4
at Baker and drive eight-tenths of a mile, then turn left on Melton Road. Go
two miles down Melton; the farm is on the right.
- blueberries
Santa Rosa County
- Gulf Coast Blueberry Farm - CLOSED for years....
Blueberries
South Avalon Boulevard (two miles south of Interstate
10, Exit 7), at Avalon Beach,
- Lundy Blueberry Farm - Blueberries
State Road 89 north of
Milton, FL. Phone: 850-623-0652.
Open: in 2006, from May 27,2006, from 7am to 7pm Monday through Saturday;
closed Sundays and Fourth of July.
- Penton’s Strawberry Farm - Strawberries - UPDATE April 8, 2008: A
visitor reports: "Permanently closed -
Called the number - They no longer have a strawberry farm. The lady that
answered said they get about ten calls a day and it has not been a
strawberry farm for a couple years now. "
8805 Highway 89, Milton, FL 32570.
Taylor County
Wakulla County
- Saladino's Red Barn Farms - Organic blueberry farm
57 Valley Rise Road, Crawfordville, FL, 32327-5425. Phone: 850-421-1627. Open:
generally opens 1 June. (ADDED: April 16, 2008). Comments from a visitor,
April 16, 2008: "We love it and return every year!! Steve and
Tina are so friendly and know the history and variety of each bush. The
blueberries are plum and the field is very well maintained"
Walton County
- R.V. "Bob" Davis -
blueberries.
Freeport, FL.
Phone: 835-2670
Washington County
- Gainer Blueberry Farm - Blueberries
2876
Orange Hill Rd., Chipley, FL 32428. Phone: 850-638-1335. Open: the day after
Memorial Day through the month of June; Friday and Saturday from 8 am to 6
pm and Sunday from 1 pm to 5 pm. Directions: From Panama City: Hwy.77 N. to
Wausau. Turn right At Caution Light on Pioneer Rd and go 7 miles. Turn Right
on Orange Hill Rd and go 1 mile. Farm is on your left.
A visitor
writes on May 30, 2009: "TONS of rows of blueberries. Very peaceful,
nice people. The berries were monster huge. The farmer had a tractor trailer
and he offered to drive anyone and everyone who came up the hill to the
farther orchard. They have a port-o-pottie, so don't worry if you have to
go. :) They also have bee hives and honey bees, but I didn't see any signs
that they were actually selling the honey.T he blueberries are HUGE!!!!!!!
$8 a gallon. They provide buckets to pick with and will put them in a bag
for you to take home. The lady said they have blueberries general from after
Memorial Day through the month of June. Hours were Friday and Saturday 8-6
and Sunday 1-5." (Suggested by a visitor, ADDED: May 30, 2009)
For
availability of other crops (berries, vegetables, etc.) in the Panhandle of
Florida, click
here!
Wholesale (no PYO)
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SATSUMAS--- sweet and seedless
Cherokee Satsuma Coop located in the Florida Panhandle is preparing for
harvest of quality satsumas which are sweet, seedless and easy to peel.
Have large quantities for wholesale contact: Ryder Laramore
(850)482-8463. (ADDED: October 1, 2008)
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