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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!

Anderson County

  • Natural Springs Berry Farm - UPDATE May 17, 2008: the owner reports they are now permanently closed blackberries, blueberries
    2359 ACR 448, Palestine, TX 75803. Phone: 903-549-3209. Email us at:
    NatSprBerryFarm@aol.com. Directions: From Athens take Hwy. 19 going North. At the blinking lights in Montalba take a left onto FM 321. Go approximately 3 miles and take a lft onto CR 451. When you get to a 4-way turn right onto CR 448. We are the 2nd gate on the left. The gate is black and has a BIG D on it. Click here for a map to our farm. Crops are usually available in May, June, July. Open: Please call for times. Please call before you come to be sure we will be here and open!! Blackberries: May 15 - August Blueberries: June 15 - July Payment: Cash, only.

Angelina County

  • Ridgeview Farms - Apples, blackberries, blueberries, peaches, and prepicked produce
    5471 State Hwy 7 West, Pollok, TX 75969. Phone: 936-853-3286. Fax: 281-852-2912. Email us via our form: Mailform. Directions: Hwy 7 at 103 1 mile, Farm on right or Hwy 7 at Hwy 69 go 5 miles, Farm on left Click here for a map to our farm. Crops are usually available in May, June, July, August. Open: Wednesday to Saturday, 8 am to 5 pm, Sunday 12 noon to 5 pm. Payment: Cash, Check.

Bowie County

  • Garden Of Eden Farm - blackberries, blueberries, pumpkins, gift shop, snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic area, school tours
    2785 Cr 3103, Malta-new Boston, TX 75570. Phone: 903-667-3648. Email: sharipar@yahoo.com. Directions: From Texarkana take I-30 West, take DeKalb exit. Go 3 miles to CR 3103 in Malta, turn right on CR 3103, see our sign. Go one mile to White Dome. Click here for a map and directions. Crops are usually available in June, July, September, October. Open: June to July for blackberries and blueberries, Tuesday to Saturday from 7am to 3pm; October, Pumpkin Patch, call for open days and hours. June-July, Blackberries and blueberries, October Pumpkin Patch, $5;00 per child age 3 and older; Children get tour of berry farm, ice cream, hay ride, children's maize, pumpkin and coloring book; Call for groups; Adults no charge. Payment: Cash, Check. (UPDATED: July 03, 2008)
  • Ramage Farms - Pecans, Blueberries and Other Seasonal Vegetables 
    Phone: 903-547-6187. Directions: 4 one half miles north of I-30 on FM 560. 

Camp County

  • East Texas Peach & Berry Camp - A visitor writes on May 22, 2009: "I called them today (5/22/09) and the lady said they have closed. They are no longer open. She said they had "reached the age" to retire. Disappointed since they had three of my favorite fruits. Thanks."
    Peaches, Blackberries, Raspberries
  • Efurd John H Peach Orchard - blackberries, blueberries, strawberries
    Hwy 271 S., Pittsburg, TX, zip. Phone: (866) 770-7936. Alternate phone: 903-856-2253. Alternate phone: 903-856-3970. Email: info@efurdorchards.com.Directions: On U.S. Highway 271, three miles south of Pittsburg, first shed on left. Prepicked  - Peaches, Onions, Potatoes, Tomatoes, Beans, Corn, Plums, Nectarines, Melons, Cantaloupes, Squash, Cucumbers, Peas. They also have a pecan cracker that they only charge .25 per pound to use. (UPDATED: June 29, 2009)

Cass County

  • Henderson Blueberry Farm - blueberries
    13986 TX Hwy 155, Avinger, TX 75630. Phone: 903-562-1514. Email: RLHenderson175@aol.com. Directions: On Texas Highway 155, one mile S of intersection with Texas Highway 49, Avinger, Texas. Crops are usually available in June, July. Open: Call 903-562-1514 or 972-784-6606 for specific dates and hours Payment: Cash, Check. (UPDATED: November 19, 2008)
  • O'Farrell Vineyard - muscadine grapes
    7152 FM 995, Atlanta, TX 75551. Phone: (903) 846-2054. Open: Wednesday through Saturday from 8 am to 7 pm. Directions: Call for directions. Crop availability: Muscadine Grapes September 1 – October 15. (UPDATED: September 05, 2009)
  • Texas Blueberry Farm DBA: Texas Blueberry Farm - Blueberries
    533 County Road, Avinger, Texas. Phone: 903-562-1013 or 877-562-1013. Email: rogers@texasblueberryfarm.com. Directions: 533 County Road, 1650 off Texas Highway 155, just Southwest of Avinger, Texas. Open: from 7 AM to 7 PM daily during harvest season which is June and July. We are available for sales of Fresh Frozen Blueberries throughout the year, just call or email us, for more information. Blueberries are fun and easy to pick. Our orchard is grassy and the bushes are pruned to be accessible for everyone from toddlers to seniors. We provide buckets to pick in and bags to carry your Texas Blueberries home with you. U-Pick prices are available, and posted on our website during the season, Off-Season prices/fresh frozen, are available by calling the phone number listed above. We usually have fresh picked Texas Blueberries available in Ziploc® quarts. The quarts weight 1.75 lbs. We also have five quart available, which weigh about 7.5 lbs. Home of Big Texas Blueberries. (UPDATED: May 06, 2008)

Cherokee County

  • Cook Peach Farm - Peaches, Plums
    Phone: 903-586-6255. Directions: Six miles south of Jacksonville, right on CR 1714.
  • Eastex Farms - Muscadine Grapes, Blueberries, Other Fruits and Seasonal Vegetables
    1975 CR 1605, Rusk, TX. Phone: 800-755-2434, Phone: (903) 683-5726. Email: barbara@gourmetgardens.com. Directions: Eight miles south of Jacksonville; four miles north of Rusk off Highway 69. Open: Monday through Friday from 8 am to 5 pm. Crop availability: Blueberries in June, Giftshop Year-round.

Franklin County

  • Cypress Springs Tree and Berry Farm - Blueberries, Blackberries
    506 CR 4345 SE, Scroggins, TX. Phone: 903-860-2588. Email: richnjan@peoplescom.net. Directions: From Dallas, I-30 east to Mt. Vernon, SH 37 south one mile, FM 21 east three quarters of a mile, FM 115 south approximately 8 miles to SE 4350 follow signs. In Winnsboro, from SH 37 and SH 11 intersection to FM 1448, NE 6 miles, left on SE 4340, right on SE 4345 follow signs.  Open: Thursday through Saturday 9 am to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.; Monday to Wednesday by appointment. Crop availability: blueberries June-July; Christmas Trees from Thanksgiving-Christmas Eve.

Freestone County

Gregg County

  • Danville Farms - UPDATE June 4, 2008: No longer pick your own!
    Peaches
    Danville Road, Phone: 903-984-0885 or Phone: 903-944-2728. Directions: At intersection of U.S. Highway 259 and State Highway 31 go east on FM 349 approximately one mile, take right on Pitner, turn right after two blocks on Danville Road.

Henderson County

  • Echo Springs Blueberry Farm - blueberries, Honey from hives on the farm, and prepicked produce, gift shop, snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic area, birthday parties, school tours
    7235 FM 607, Murchison, TX 75778. Phone: 903-852-5277. Fax: 903-852-2829. Email: ivanv1@earthlink.net. Directions: use Mapquest or Google Map or  Click here for a map to our farm. Click here for picking updates. Crops are usually available in June, July, August. Open: 8-5 Daily Payment: Cash, Check, Visa/MasterCard, Discover, AmEx.  Also: Jams, Jellies and Baked Goods. Tours through the processing plant daily, and group tours by appointment

  • Blueberry Basket - Blueberries, Plums, Blackberries, Peaches (occasionally)
    12462 FM 2588, LaRue, TX. Phone: 903-677-3448. Directions: Take Highway 175 to LaRue, turn right on paved FM 2588 and go three miles. Farm located on the right side of the road.

  • Also see Blueberry Hill Farms, under Van Zandt county below (they're on the border with Henderson County) Blueberries

  • Circle-R Farm - Figs
    Directions: Go east on Highway 175 to LaRue, turn right on FM 2588, three miles to CR 4402, head west one mile and take left at Y.  Phone: 903-675-4532

  • Magee Farms -  Tomatoes, Peppers, Sweet Corn, Blackberries, Raspberries, Peas, Beans, Cabbage, 1015 Onions, Indian Corn
    Phone: 903-469-3068. Directions: Eight miles east of Athens to Murchison. At flashing light in Murchison go north on FM 773 for two miles, then left on CR 3810; farm is one mile on the left.

  • Sun-Tex Blueberries - ORGANIC, blueberries, and prepicked produce, restrooms
    19780 CR 3404, Chandler, TX 75758. Phone: 903-849-5174Directions: hwy 31, Chandler, Route on CR 315 to Cr 317, Route to CR 3408, Route to CR 3404, Lt. to 19780 (4th place on the Left. Sign on mailbox post-And for a map to our farm, Click here. Open: Sunday thru Thursday, 7am to 7:30pm, Friday, 7am to 5pm Closed Saturdays We follow organic methods, but are not yet certified. Payment: Cash, Check.

Hopkins County

Morris County

  • The Greer Farm - blackberries, blueberries, figs, peas, plums
    1444 County Road 1125 Near Hwy 11 west of Daingerfield, Daingerfield, TX 75638. Phone: 903-645-3232. Fax: 903-645-7752. Email: info@greerfarm.com. Directions: From highway 11 west of Daingerfield, take County Road 1124 then south on County Road 1125 for a mile. And for a map to our farm, Click here. Click here for picking updates. Crops are usually available in May, June, July, August. Open: Our farm and ranch is open year round, but during berry season our hours are sun up until sundown. Berries are best picked before the day gets too hot. Before noon or very late in the afternoon. The rest of year the farm and ranch is open 7:30 am to 5:30 pm. Payment: Cash, Check. We also have grass-fed beef from all natural herd of French full-blood Maine-Anjou cattle available by the split quarter. See our web site for details. We have farm fresh eggs from free range chickens most of the year. During the summer, we have often have farm fresh vegetables. We practice sustainable agriculture techniques and hope to be organically certified soon. If you want a farm experience, we have a loft apartment with queen bed up and futon full bed down, and kitchenette.

Nacogdoches County

  • Adonai Retreat Center Blueberries - blueberries
    FM 898, Nacodoches, TX. Phone: 936-326-9475. Directions: Take 259 North to TX-204, turn left on 204. Approx. 17 miles down turn left on FM 1648. Go to FM 898 and turn right. Approx. 1.5 miles down turn right to the Adonai Retreat Center.
  • Birdwell’s Blueberry Busy - blueberries
    983 Shady Acres, Nacodoches, TX. Phone: 936-564-5625. Directions: From Nacogdoches High School, go North on Appleby Sand Road. Go four and one half miles to Appleby City Limits sign, take the next street to the left which is Shady Acres. Go to the end of the street (about one mile). Take the left driveway # 983. The blueberries are on the right side of the driveway, by the pond.
  • Blueberry Farms - blueberries
    451 CR 2052, Nacodoches, TX 75964. Phone: 936-559-9157. Directions: Go northeast on FM 1878 3 miles past Loop 224. Turn left into Carrizo Creek Estates. Take the first street to the left. Turn in to the 3rd driveway on the left at 451. 7.2 Miles From 224 Loop On Fm 225 To Fm 752 right, Nacogdoches.  We sell plants. (UPDATED: May 17, 2009)
  • Blueberry Patch of Nacogdoches - blueberries, already-picked produce, birthday parties
    7.2 Miles From 224 Loop On Fm 225 To Fm 752 Left, Nacogdoches, TX 75964. Phone: 936-569-7189. Alternate Phone: 936 371-7762. Email: lamar-pat@netzero.com. Open: Monday to Saturday 8am to 6pm. Directions: 7.2 miles from loop 224 on FM225 left on FM752 end of road. Click here for a map and directions. Blueberries:May25 to June 15. Payment: Cash, Check. (ADDED: May 14, 2009)
  • Blueberry's Place - Blueberries
    Phone: 936-559-9157. Directions: From Nacogdoches take Loop 224 East and exit at FM 1878; go three miles and turn left into Carrizo Creek Estates, take the first left onto Red Cedar Lane and follow the "Blueberries" signs (third mailbox on the left).
  • Stoneybrook Farm - beans, blackberries, blueberries, broad beans, broccoli, carrots, corn (sweet), cucumbers, melons, onions, oranges, peas, peaches, peppers, plums, pumpkins, saskatoons, summer squash, tangerines, winter squash, strawberries, prepicked produce, farm market
    6427 South Fm 225, Nacogdoches, TX 75964. Phone: 936-569-4859. Email: stoneybrookfrm@sbcglobal.net. Directions: we are located 3 miles for loop 224 west of Nacogdoches on fm 225 towards lake Nacogdoches. look for our sign on the left side of fm 225. And for a map to our farm, click here. Crops are usually available in All year. Open: Monday to Saturday 8 am to 6 pm. Payment: Cash, Check. We also sell blueberry and blackberry plants. Every Saturday morning we sell at the Nacogdoches Farmers Market from 7 am to 12 noon or later. (UPDATED: March 03, 2009)
  • Texas Blueberry Festival - Blueberries
    Nacogdoches, Texas. Phone: 936-560-553. Open: June 10, 2006, in downtown Nacogdoches. Last year we welcomed 13,000 visitors and sold more than 7,000 pounds of fresh-from-the-farm blueberries. There's talk of re-establishing our Guinness Book of World records world's largest blueberry strudel. (The Australians sneaked past us!) The Borden's train is back - it's big enough for grandpa and the kids, too! Also on hand - classic cars, fresh blueberry pancakes, Elsie the Cow and her baby Beauregard.

Panola County

Red River County

Shelby County

  • Blueberry Crossing - Blueberries, Blackberries, Muscadine Grapes, Figs
    997 Hwy 59 N, Timpson, TX. Phone: 936-254-3417. Directions: One mile NE of Timpson, 947 Highway 59 North. Open: Monday to Saturday from 8 am to 5 pm. (UPDATED: June 5, 2008)
  • Browns Orchard - blackberries, peaches, raspberries, strawberries, Honey from hives on the farm, restrooms, farm animals
    1555 C.R. 1440, Center, TX 75935. Phone: (936) 590-4543. Email: kbrown@tellcon.net. Directions: From Center, Highway 7 west 2 miles to county road 1145. Turn right and go 1 mile to county road 1440. Turn right and go .7 miles and your here. And for a map to our farm, click here. Crops are usually available in April, May, June, July. Open: Monday to Saturday, 8 am to 7 pm. Strawberries: April 1 to end of May Blackberries, peaches, and raspberries start about the first of June; Honey is usually pulled the last week of June, after the honey flow is over. Payment: Cash, Check. (ADDED: January 17, 2009)
  • Pixie Fruits and vegetables - Minimizes chemical and pesticide use, beans, corn (sweet), eggplant, figs, onions, pears, peas, peppers, persimmons, tomatoes, Other fruit or veg, already-picked produce (of the pyo crop), farm animals
    1036 County Road 3505, Center, TX 75935. Phone: 936-488-0375. Open: There is always something in production from about the middle of May until late September; Please call before coming; We prefer visitors from Thursdays through Saturdays, but if someone wants to come at other times it can be arranged; My regular business is drilling and repairing water wells, so if you call don't be surprised if the voice mail says Pixie Water Wells. Directions: Click here for a map and directions. In our original listing we included blueberries; Unfortunately we have struggled with high pH irrigation water and have lost almost all of the blueberry plants; Until we do a deeper well with a lower pH irrigation water we won't have any blueberry production; Our experiment with olives has been disappointing. We minimize use of pesticides and other chemicals. We are bilengual English/Spanish. Payment: Cash, Check. muscadine grapes. (UPDATED: June 27, 2009)

Smith County

  • Barron's Blueberries - blueberries, and prepicked produce
    16478 County Road 431, Lindale, TX 75771. Phone: 903-882-6711 . Fax: 903-882-6711. Email us at: barronsblueberries@hotmail.com. Directions: Take Jim Hogg exit off of I20 and head North 3 1/2 miles. Turn right at Blue sign and follow signs for 3/4 mile to field. Crops are usually available in June, July. Open: dawn to dusk everyday. Payment: Cash, Check. Field planted in 1982
  • Deep Creek Farm - Blackberries, Blueberries
    Highway 271, Tyler, TX. Directions: One-half mile south of I-20 on Highway 271. Phone: 903-877-3222. Open: 7am-7pm in season.  (UPDATED June 6, 2008)
  • Moore Farm - Pumpkins, Vegetables, Cut Flowers
    Directions: From Tyler, US Hwy. 69 South to Bullard, turn right at the stoplight on to FM 344. Travel West on 344 for 3 one half miles to CR 181. Turn right (North) on CR 181. Farm is 8/10 mile on left. From Hwy.155 and FM 344, at stoplight turn right (East) on FM 344. Continue on 344 through 4-way stop at Teasleville for 1 one half miles, at CR 181 turn left. Farm is 8/10 mile. Phone: 903-894-1030 Email: moore_farms@yahoo.com  
  • Plantation Pines Farm - peas,
    9640 Cr 429, Tyler, TX 75704. Phone: 903-595-6860. Email: joeyandcharlotte@wildblue.net. Directions: Off highway 69 between I-20 and Loop 323. And for a map to our farm, click here. Crops are usually available in July. Open: Monday thru Saturday; Daylight to Dark: Closed on Sunday. Payment: Cash, only. (ADDED: July 03, 2008)
  • Plantation Pines Peach FarmUPDATE: July 03, 2008: The owner tells me they are now permanently closed
    Peaches
    Directions: Exit I-20 at Tyler, Highway 69 South exit, go south three and two tenths miles and turn right on Plantation Pines Road.   
  • Plantation Pines CHRISTmas Tree Farm - CHRISTmas Trees, Purple Hull Peas, Pumpkins, Gourds and Indian Corn
    10098 CR 429, Tyler, TX 75704 in Smith County.  Directions to Farm: From Dallas Exit I-20 at Tyler, Highway 69 South (US69 exit, go south 3.2 mile and turn right on Plantation Pines Road (CR 429). Our farm is on the left. From Tyler north on US 69, 1 mile north of Loop 323 turn left on FM 2016, second blacktop road on right, Plantation Pines Road. (CR429) about a mile on right - pasted Plantation Pines Peach Farm. Click here for mapping directions! 903-595-2046. We offer Leyland Cypress and Virginia Pine CHRISTmas Trees any where from 4 foot to 12 foot tall. During the CHRISTmas season we offer hayride, school tours, fresh wreaths and lots of farm fun. Every June we have a crop of purple hull peas. This will be our first year for the pumpkins, gourds and Indian Corn, so wish us well!!
  • Plantation Pines Berry Farm - Closed
    (They pulled up their peach trees a few years ago, around 2005)
  • Rainbow Ranch - Blueberries  
    Phone: 903-597-7986. Directions: Please call to arrange picking times. One and a half miles north of I-20 on Lavender Road, Exit 560.
  • Rozell Peach Farm - UPDATE: July 03, 2008: A visitor tells me they are no longer doing pick-your-own, only a fruit stand now. (UPDATED: July 03, 2008)
    Peaches, Plums
    Phone: 903-597-0864. Directions: From Tyler west on SH 64, 3 miles west of Loop 323 past airport entrance.
  • Tyler Berry Farm - blackberries, blueberries, and prepicked produce, restrooms, picnic area
    9628 County Road 429, Tyler, TX 75704. Phone: 903-526-4440 or 888-584-8054 . Email: TYLERBERRYFARM@HUGHES.NET. Directions: I20 East, South on exit 556, south on 69, go 3 1/2 miles to the second traffic light and turn right onto CR 429, Plantation farm Road, go across FM 3271, then go 1 1/2 miles, we're on the left, at the white picket fence, turn into the drive with the fence on your left, follow the drive around to the berry shed. And for a map to our farm, click here. Crops are usually available in June, July, August. Open: Monday to Saturday from 7 am to 1 pm for U-Pick and from 10 am to 4 pm for ready picked. Closed Sundays. No animals are allowed in the berry fields. Fruit preserves are available. Payment: Cash, Check.

Van Zandt County

  • The Berry Bush - follows organic methods, blueberries, and prepicked produce, restrooms, picnic area
    12589 State Highway 64, Ben Wheeler, TX 75754. Phone: 903-833-1715. Email: millie.langham@familychristian.com. Directions: 11.3 Miles East of Canton, Texas on Highway 64. Roadside Stand marked "Blueberries" Look for the American Flag! And for a map to our farm, click here. Crops are usually available in June, July. Open: 7 Days a Week 7:00 am to 7:00 p.m. U-Pic only June 13 Full service, including PrePicked Berries begins mid june; Open 7 days a week from 7 am to 7 p.m. We follow organic methods, but are not yet certified. Payment: Cash, Check. (UPDATED: July 08, 2009)
  • Blueberry Farm - No pesticides are used, blueberries,
    315 Vzcr 1905, Edgewood, TX 75117. Phone: 903-275-9072. Alternate Phone: 903-275-8447. Email: tpwp16@yahoo.com. Open: every day from 7 am to dusk. Directions: 9 miles north of Canton Texas on Highway 19. From intersection of Highway 80 and Highway 19 go North 1 mile. Look for sign. Click here for a map and directions. Blueberries are ready for picking! We are just a family that has a bunch of blueberries; They are delicious!. We do not use pesticides on the crops. Payment: Cash, only. (ADDED: July 10, 2009)
  • Blueberry Hill Farms - blueberries, blackberries
    FM314, Edom, TX. Phone: 903-852-6175. E-Mail to: Chuck@blueberryhillfarms.com. Located southeast of Dallas in northeast Texas . According to their Web site, berries are expected  in June and July.  OPEN: 7 days a week FROM 7am til 7p.m. in June and July. Directions: From Interstate Highway 20 at Van (Exit 540), go south on FM 314 for 12 miles through town of Edom, then quarter mile south of town.
  • Broken Wheel Ranch Vineyard And B And B - follows organic methods, grapes, pears, raspberries, restrooms, picnic area, weddings and wedding parties
    301 Vz Cr 3601, Edgewood, TX 75117. Phone: 903-896-1980. Email: kari.brokenwheel@sbcglobal.net. Directions: 50 miles east of Dallas on highway 80. In Edgewood, turn north on FM 859. Go about 2 blocks, cross over railroad tracks and immediately turn right. Follow this road about 1 mile. VZCR 3601 is the first black top road to the right that you come to. You can only turn right on VZCR 3601. First house on the left. White pipe fence with Broken Wheel over the main gate. You will see the grape vines. And for a map to our farm, click here. Crops are usually available in June, July. Open: Saturday and Sunday 8:00 am until dark. We have grapes ripe from the end of June through July; Raspberries are ripe from early to Mid June; Pears are ripe and can be picked from August through the end of September. We follow organic methods, but are not yet certified. Payment: Cash, Check. We host a grape stomp dinner the first part of October every year. This is a family event that seems to be growing larger every years. We supplied the meats and the grapes to stomp and guests bring a side dish. There is always plenty of Texas wines to sample and the kids and adults always get a kick out of stomping grapes. We also have a Bed and Breakfast on-site and can accommodate up to 17 guests with horses and or small pets. (ADDED: June 09, 2008)
  • Lay Berry Farm - blackberries, blueberries, Honey from hives on the farm, and prepicked produce, snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic area
    C.R. 1256, Canton, TX 75013. Phone: 214-208-0967. Email: brent@layberryfarm.com. Directions: Click here for a map and directions. Crops are usually available in May, June, July. Open: Friday from 9 am to 5 pm, Saturday and Sunday from 7 am to 5 pm. May 29 to early July. Payment: Cash, Check. (UPDATED: March 25, 2009)
  • Troubadour Blackberry Farm - blackberries, already-picked produce, farm market, snacks and refreshment stand, picnic area, petting zoo, farm animals, school tours
    5018 Vzcr 2602, Canton, TX 75103. Phone: 903-848-9108. Open: Monday to Friday, from 8am to 6pm; Saturday, from 8am to 4pm. Click here for current open hours, days and dates. Directions: Click here for a map and directions. Blackberry Season will Begin June 12, 2009. Payment: Cash, only. (ADDED: June 03, 2009)

Wood County

  • Blueberry Ridge Farm - ORGANIC, blackberries, blueberries, and prepicked produce, gift shop, snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic area,
    2785 East U.S. Hwy 80, Mineola, TX 75773. Phone: 903-569-1550.
    Email: info@blueberryridgefarm.com. Directions: From the intersection of Hwy 69 and U.S. Hwy 80 in the heart of the Mineola business district, we are five miles east of Mineola on the north side of U.S. Hwy 80, directly across from a Texas Hwy Picnic area. Crops are usually available in June, July. Open: During June and July our hours of operation are, 8 am to 4 pm Wednesday through Saturday, 1 pm to 4 pm on Sunday and closed Monday and Tuesday, always open July 4th. Our Blueberry / Blackberry season starts June 10th and goes through the end of July We are certified organic for all crops! Payment: Cash, Check. Blueberry Ridge Farm offers a Bed and Breakfast in addition to the country store and seasonal pick your own berries. We are the Oldest Certified Organic Blueberry farm in Texas, since 1994. We are looking forward to a good crop this year, if we can stay frost free thru April. Although, the Country Store is open year round, which specializes in Local Raw Honey, Honey-Stix, Jams and Jellies, Organic blueberry Jams, Sorgham Molasses, Ribbon Cane Syrup, Antiques, Collectibles, Secondary Hallmark Ornaments, Western December or, Spring December or, Gifts, Spiritual Gifts, Greeting Cards, a quaint Old Fashioned Candy Corner, quiet country atmosphere with a kind and caring environment. Please visit Robins Nest Country Store for more information. Come on by, sit a spell, shop or browse. Warm friendly customer service is what we are all about.
  • Trussell's Fresh Produce - peas,
    1689 County Road 2954, Alba, TX 75410. Phone: 903-765-2676. Alternate Phone: 903-569-7480. Email: Bmtpepper@texascellnet.com. Open: Come any time but please call first to check for availability. Directions: From the city of Alba you will take 17 South, going towards Grand Saline. You will go about 3 miles and turn on county road 2954 to your left. I will be the 6th house on the right, and there is a sign in the front yard for the produce. Click here for a map and directions. New field of peas should be ready for picking around July 25th. Payment: Cash, only. Peas will cost $15 a bushel when you pick them. We do have a pea sheller on hand and charge $3.00 a bushel to shell. We will shell our peas or any peas brought to us. (ADDED: July 19, 2009)

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Red River County

  • Ed Lester Farms - peaches, corn, tomatoes, peppers of all types, okra, field peas(purple-hull, cream, crowder), butterbeans, squash, eggplant, melons
    Highway US 84, Coushatta, LA 71019 Phone: 800-256-3276. Phone: (318) 932-4298 Local (Coushatta) Directions: located on Highway US 84 just west of the town of Coushatta, Louisiana. We're about 45 miles south of Shreveport and about 30 miles north of Natchitoches. Use Highways 1, 71 or 371 to travel to Coushatta. Our farm grows and sells fresh produce such as peaches, purple hull peas, sweet corn, okra, watermelons, squash, bell peppers, figs, eggplant...and much, much more. Open: Our produce season begins in mid May and runs through the month of July; We are open for sales from 8:00 am until 5:30 pm; Closed on Sundays. A visitor writes on June 28, 2009: "" (Suggested by a visitor, ADDED: June 28, 2009)

Upshur County

  • Calie's Acre - pumpkins, Other fruit or veg, snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic area, farm animals, school tours
    2144 State highway 155 North, Gilmer, TX 75644. Phone: 903-797-3366. Email: calie4man@aol.com. Open: Monday to Friday, from 10 am to dark; Saturday and Sunday 8 to dark. Directions: Click here for a map and directions. Grand opening September 26, 2009. Payment: Cash, Check. Pumpkin patch and more. We sell seasonal decorations, mums, pansies, yams, hay bales, miniature straw bales and decorative corn. Hay maze for the kids. Professional photographer by appointment only. (ADDED: September 10, 2009)

 

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