Jacksonville, FL area; Duval and Nassau Counties, Florida U-Pick Farms - 2024 PickYourOwn.ORG

Looking for a local, pick-your-own farm in Jacksonville, FL area; Duval and Nassau Counties, Florida? Scroll down this page and you will see the U-Pick farms in Jacksonville, FL area; Duval and Nassau Counties, Florida, sorted by county. Those that offer organic or sustainably grown produce are identified by the words "organic" and/or "sustainable" in Green, next to their name  (see "What does Organic mean?"). The U-pick crops they offer follow the name of the farm. To search the page for a specific crop, use Ctrl-F (or on an ipad or Mac, use their "search on this page" function) If they have a website, the name will be in blue and underlined; click on it and it will open their website. If you find anything outdated or inaccurate, see the customer and farmer menus (as appropriate) at the top menu bar to submit updates and corrections and help me keep each current!

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Note: Beware the copycat websites like the one that stole our name and uses .farm extension: they copied my work and do NOT even update the info! I make updates EVERY day. They use tech tricks to get higher rankings, but have many more inaccuracies and out-dated info. Obviously, I cannot check every farm every day, but I do check as many as I can every day, and respond to all requests.  They don't. Don't support the scammers!

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! And if you know of any farms I missed and want to add a farm, please let me know!   I'm making updates for this year as fast as I can - if you find anything out-of-date, wrong or not working - please let me know! This website is supported by purchases you make through the links to products on Amazon. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. This allows me to continue to maintain the website and make improvements!

What's in season in December 2024, and other timely information:

Notes for December 2024: Crop growth is slowing down, except for Christmas tree farms and if you live in southern California, southern Texas, Florida or along the Gulf coast where citrus are starting, and believe it or not, the blueberry and strawberry season in those areas is about to begin. See your state harvest calendar . This year, much of the country is still seeing mild weather, so lettuce, peas, broccoli, cabbage  and other greens are thriving.  And this is a good time to get a canner and  learn how to preserve foods for the winter, like canning some applesauce, apple butter or jam, which make great gifts. As do your own homemade specialty liqueurs! How about homemade cranberry sauce or a pumpkin pie made from a real pumpkin for the holidays? See our comprehensive list of easy home canning, jam and jelly making, preserving, drying and freezing directions. You can access recipes and other resources from the drop down menus at the top of the page or the site search. A fun winter activity is to make your own ice cream, even gelato, or low fat or low sugar ice cream - see this page. If you have any questions or suggestions, feel free to write me!

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Jacksonville, FL area; Duval and Nassau Counties, Florida U-Pick Farms and Orchards in 2024, by county

Click on the resources drop-down above, if you need a county map. For other areas in northern Florida see the area list on this page.

Note about strawberries in Florida: There are a few strawberry u-pick farms in Florida open during the entire season, which lasts from December through April). Most commercial farms do not open their fields to the general public until the end of the season, which is usually in April (depending on the weather). 
Blueberries start in early April!

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Duval County

• Bee Pa's Honey - Closed for PYO, now only Honey from hives on the farm
  Lem Turner Rd, Jacksonville, FL 32218. UPDATE for 2024, The owner tells me they no longer offer Pick-your-own We no longer have u pick. sorry for the disappointment. (UPDATED: June 12, 2024)
  
• Blu By U Blueberry Farm - blueberries, concessions or refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic area, picnic area you may bring your own food, school tours, group reservations
  5571 Long Branch Road, Jacksonville, FL 32222. Phone: 904-465-1811. Alternate Phone: 904-891-2356. Email: blubyujax@gmail.com. Open: Starting late April, Friday and Saturdays only from 9 am to 6 pm, until the season ends, which is about 6 weeks into the first part of June. Click here for current open hours, days and dates. Picking updates: Click here for picking updates. Directions: From I-295 take Normandy blvd (228) west. 1.5 miles past Diamond D Ranch, Turn left on Mcclelland Road (turns to dirt), Turn right at stop sign on Long branch Road and follow down until you see mailbox 5571 and Blu By U sign on the left. Take a left down the drive. From Middleburg: take CR 218 West to CR 217, turn right on Long Branch Road (which is a dirt road) until you see mailbox 5571 and Blu By U sign. Take a right down the drive. Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Debit cards, Visa, MasterCard. Click here for our Facebook page. Established in 2016, Blu By U was well-known as Veterans Farm until the previous owners sold it to us to buy a bigger farm. We are vastly growing every day. We welcome groups of any size. Upick blueberries are $4.00 per pound and Prepicked are $6.00 per pound. We sell blueberry bushes for $10 each. We have a covered picnic area, a petting zoo, a butterfly house and even more things to do for the kids, including a large sandbox, parachute games, and volleyball. We also sell honey and soaps in our country store. (ADDED: April 19, 2016)
• Cason Vineyards - Grapes
  2780 Parish Cemetery Road, Jacksonville, FL 32221. Phone: 904-781-1314. Open: August 15- September, Monday to Saturday, from 8 am to 7 pm.
• Braddock Blueberry Farm - 2024. closed, now part of Kent's
  Dead End Of Thomas Mill Road, Jacksonville, FL 32218. Open: Braddock Blueberry Farm was sold to a developer in 2023 and is now being leased to Kent's Blueberry Farm. Now part of Kent's Blueberry Farm. Kent Wooldridge Veteran Owner of Kent's Blueberry Farm. Directions: From the intersection of Lem Turner and I-295 go 3.5 miles to Braddock Road turn left go 2/10 mile to Thomas Mill Road turn left continue to the dirt Road after the pavement ends thru the cattle gate the field is on the left. Click here for a map and directions.  (UPDATED: May 21, 2016) (UPDATED: April 30, 2016)  
  A visitor writes on June 27, 2013: "Went 6/22/2013 and there were a lot of blueberries. I took my 3 year old and she had a lot of fun. The bushed in the back were smaller so she could pick from the bottom while I picked from the top. We picked 4.5 lbs of berries in about 45 minutes but could have easily picked more. Go early (7:15) to get good parking and don't forget your bug spray :)"
• Dowless Blueberry Farm - Blueberries
  7010 Ricker Road, Jacksonville, FL 32244.  Phone: 904-772-1369. Open: from late May until mid to late June;  and will continue thru June every Wednesday and Saturday thereafter; from 6am until noon. Directions: 2 miles S of 103rd,  St. off I-295.  See more information and comments here. (UPDATED: June 08, 2019, by a visitor)  
• Grapes U Pick - Muscadines, grapes,
  3823 Rancho Rd, Jacksonville, FL 32221. Phone: 904-781-9435. Alternate Phone: 904-528-8316. Email: daleroyaldale@aol.com. Open: Monday - Saturday from - 8 am to til dark Please call before you come. Directions: Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, only. (ADDED: August 29, 2015)
• HNH Blueberry Farm - blueberries
  130 Bostwick Park Dr, Bostwick, FL 32177. Phone: (386) 937-5246. Open: from mid April; hours are different each week depending on how busy of a weekend & weather - see their facebook page, typically from mid April through May; but always call before you go. Directions: south of Green Cove Springs off of Highway 17. Payment: Cash, credit cards.  2021 prices : $3.25 per pound u-pick, $4 per pound already picked. The hours will be posted as opening day gets closer.
• Kent's Blueberry Farm - No pesticides are used, blueberries, Cell service cell phones work here
  14959 Thomas Mill Road E, Jacksonville, FL 32218. Phone: (904) 768-3484. Alternate Phone: (904) 868-7822. Email: rkwool01@comcast.net. Open: Call or see our Facebook page for current days and hours during picking season; Season usually starts the middle of May and ends the end of June; Normally schedule opening events on Wednesday and Saturday, 7:30am to 12 noon;. . Directions: At the intersection of I-295 and Lem Turner Road, proceed 3-1/2 miles on Lem Turner toward Callahan, turn left onto Braddock Road, proceed approximate 1/4 mile and turn left on Thomas Mill Road Proceed straight a short distance to the end of pavement and continue straight ahead on dirt road approximately 200 feet. Look for windmill. Turn right in front of windmill just before a field gate, to enter farm parking lot. Look for signs and a windmill. Click here for a map and directions. We do not use pesticides on the crops. Payment: Cash, only. Sorry, no restroom facilities; Use caution driving, children playing in the neighborhood;. Payment: Cash, only. We do not use pesticides on the blueberry bushes, nor weed killer on the vegetation around the base of the blueberry bushes, or between the rows. Kent's Blueberry Farm also has it's own Apiary to pollinate the blueberry bushes each year.(UPDATED: June 12, 2023)
  Comments from a visitor on June 01, 2011: "We went there today May 1st. As always the owner was so very nice. She helped us and our children learn more. She is very good with the kids. She turns the scale so you can see everything she is doing. I cannot say enough good things about this farm. We went several times last year and this year their berries are even better! "
  Comments from a visitor on May 29, 2010: "very nice owners. The blueberries are sweet and my kids really love this experience. Most of all, it is a small farm and less crowded. "
• Muscadine U-Pick - Muscadines, grapes,
  3823 Rancho rd, Jacksonville, FL 32221. Phone: 904-451-3272. Open: Call before you go - Likely to start August 15th and run through September . Directions: Call for directions. Payment: Cash, only.
  A visitor writes on July 13, 2013: "Farm seemed clean, grapes were very good, and owner was friendly and hospitable. "
• Nana's Blueberry Farm - Uses natural growing practices, blueberries,
  14289 Denton Road, Jacksonville, FL 32226. Phone: (904) 572-5990 . Alternate Phone: 904-338-6756. Email: Cfawcett91@gmail.com. Open: from the first Saturday after Memorial Day through Independence Day on Saturdays 8 am to 12, Always call ahead to confirm hours of operation and crop availability.  Directions: Call for directions. Payment: Cash, only. We use natural practices, but are not yet certified Organic. Formerly called Russell blueberry farm.  (UPDATED: June 10, 2022)  (ADDED: May 15, 2015)
• Sellers Blueberry Farm - blueberries
  10229 Old Plank Road, Jacksonville, FL 32220. Phone: 904-781-7739. Open: usually June 1-30, on Wednesday 8am to 6pm and Friday and Saturday from 8am to 7pm. Directions: Take I-10 West to White House exit you will take Chaffee Rd No. to Old Plank Rd which is approximately 1 one half miles. (Chaffee Rd dead ends into Old Plank) turn right onto Old Plank we are approximately 1 mile on the left. Look for white vinyl fence and our U-pick sign Click here for a map to our farm. 
• Williams Blueberry Farm - blueberries
  2595 Stratton Road, Jacksonville, FL 32221. Phone: 904-781-4676. Email: williamsblueberry@gmail.com. Open: The season usually starts mid April; see their Fascebook page for dates and mlost current hours and availability,  Saturday and Sunday 7 am to 3 pm only. Directions: I-295 to Normandy Blvd; go west approximately .4 miles to Stratton Road.  Turn left, go until you see a Blueberry sign on the left.   Follow the signs. Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, only. No checks, please. Family owned and operated Blueberry Farm offering u pick blueberries to the public during April and early May blueberry season.
  A visitor writes on July 09, 2013: " My family visited the Williams Blueberry Farm on Stratton Road in Jacksonville, FL on June 15, 2013. A very nice family owns a manicured blueberry patch in a residential area that is easy to reach from I-10. We have gone every year since 2009 to pick the berries here. Great berries but you need to be there no later than 8 am or you will miss them due to their popularity. Partial shade from mature pine trees and nice crowd of people make for a pleasant experience. I would definitely recommend it for 2014, but call first to make sure the berries are ripe as they seem to fluctuate from year to year based on the severity of the winter."
  Comments from a visitor on June 11, 2011: "Visited the Williams' farm off Stratton Rd June 11, 2011. Tons of big ripe berries and tons yet to ripen. Smaller farm with nice owner. No mosquito trouble here for us as mentioned at other farm posts."
  Comments from a visitor on June 10, 2010: "We chose this farm as a secondary farm. The berries were very plentiful for the first day of picking but there were many many many more to ripen. We arrived at about 10 am on Sat June 5th and the pickings were plentiful. Farm is clean, and the area is nicely cut. Berries are all most easy to pick and stools are not needed. They are very accommodating and we will probably go back again next year. Berries were $3.00 per pound. Highly Recommend! Thanks "

Nassau County

• Amazing Grace Family Farms - Home of Amazing Grace Crop Maze - flowers, gift shop, concessions or refreshment stand, porta-potties, picnic area, jumping pillow, farm animals, school tours, group reservations
  2899 Wisteria Farms Road, Green Cove Springs, FL 32043. Phone: (904) 284-2949. Email: info@agcropmaze.com. Open: 2018 Fall Season - October 5th - October 27 Thursday, Fridays: 5pm to 10pm, Saturdays: 10am to 10pm, Always Closed on Sunday. Directions: Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Debit cards, Visa, MasterCard, Discover. Click here for our Facebook page. Additional Attractions include: Barnyard Ball Zone, Playground, Rat Rollers, Photo Ops. (UPDATED: August 23, 2018)
• Mary's Blueberries - Visitors report it is permanently closed
  44090 Koreys Lane, Callahan, FL 32011..
  Comments from a visitor on June 07, 2010: "Mary's Berries is no longer open, phone is disconnected. We took a drive out Saturday, June 5, 2010 to Mary's Berries and found that it has closed - no longer exists. And the phone has been disconnected. "
• The Blueberry Ranch Yulee, FL - blueberries
  852042 US Highway 17, Yulee, FL 32097. Phone: 904-415-0337. Email: blueberryranch17@gmail.com. Open: usually from early June, Wednesday to Sunday from 9 am to 3 pm. Always call to check hours and availability before you go. Directions: north of Jacksonville, off Highway 17. I-95 north past Yulee, take exit 380 to Highway 17 south. Payment: Cash, only.  We are a local family owned Blueberry & Vegetable farm that specializes in our organic practices. Such as being( pesticide free, and using mostly all natural fertilizers)... NOTE: Our blueberry open dates should be late May thru Summer. Dates will be posted...Regular Farm hours are Wednesday through Saturday 9am to 3pm...(depending on season)
• The Hen House & ''Ye Ole Farm Stand'' - Uses natural growing practices, corn (sweet), cucumbers, onions, peppers, summer squash, tomatoes, other vegetables, Fresh eggs, farm animals
  56082 Davis Rd, Callahan, FL 32011. Phone: 904 228 0721. Email: henhousehatchery@windstream.net. Open: The Hen House Poultry Farm is by appointment only, call for an appointment Ye Ole Farm Stand is open daylight to dusk. Click here for current open hours, days and dates. Directions: Click here for a map and directions. Year around farming. We use natural practices, but are not seeking organic certification. Payment: Cash, Debit cards, Visa, MasterCard, Discover, AmEx.

 

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