Grape U-Pick orchards in Tallahassee area: Gadsden, Leon and Wakulla County, Florida in 2024, by county

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

Leon County

• 3M Farm - grapes,
  2210 Liberation Lane, Tallahassee, FL 32308. Phone: 850-386-5880. Email: mccullybill@yahoo.com. Open: Essentially Daylight hours for until late August. Directions: Centerville road at I-10. Follow signs. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check. . . Welder grapes are usually available for 3 weeks in late August to mid September, but they are starting and finishing early in 2012.
• Beane Farm - grapes,
  975 Oak Ridge Road E, Tallahassee, FL 32305. Phone: (850) 421-0057. Email: fakant2@aol.com. Open: Monday through Friday 6pm til dark, weekends 7am til dark; Please call to be sure we are home. 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 . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, only. . open. Crops are usually available in August, September, October. End of August through mid-October. We have muscadine 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.

 

Types of Grapes

There are  several; types of grapes:

• Table Grapes for eating fresh and making juice and jelly, can be seedless or with seeds. See this page for a master list and guide to table grape varieties
• Wine Grapes... for making wine. See this page for a master list and guide to wine grape varieties
• Muscadines and Scuppernongs, Large, very sweet southern grapes with large seeds

Grape picking tips

• Pick ripe: Grapes do not ripen after they are picked
• Appearance: Look for heavy, firm grapes
• To harvest grapes, carefully cut the grape clusters from the vine using pruning shears. Be careful not to bruise or damage the fruit or the surrounding vines.

Grape recipes, canning, jelly making juice, etc

• Grape jelly from fresh grapes
• Grape jelly from grape juice (canned, bottled or frozen)
• How to make your own grape juice, scuppernong, juice, muscadine juice. - W, P

 

 

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