Putnam County, North Florida U-Pick Farms - 2023 PickYourOwn.ORG

Looking for a local, pick-your-own farm in Putnam County, North Florida? Scroll down this page and you will see the U-Pick farms in Putnam County, North 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 If you find anything outdated or inaccurate, see the customer and farmer menus (as appropriate) at the top menu bar to submit updates and corrections and help me keep each current!

New! As inflation remains high, see this page for cost-saving measures for getting fruit and vegetables and home canning.
 If you are having a hard time finding canning lids, I've used these, and they're a great price & ship in 2 days.

New! Road tripping and camping is a great way to have a fun, safe and inexpensive family trip. The national and state parks and monuments are open, and campgrounds usually cost between $10 and $40 per night. September to November is the best camping weather.  See our new website Road Tripping and Camping.com for tips, tricks, guides, checklists and info about parks, monuments and other places to visit.

New! We just went live with our latest website, FunFactoryTours.com - As they name implies, you can find a fun factory tour, including chocolate, automobiles, historical forts and sites, famous buildings, Active Federal facilities even fun geology: like fossils and volcanic areas

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 2023, and other timely information:

Notes for December 2023: Summer is almost over and that means apples are here (see this new page for Apple Orchards in your area!), and except in northern areas, peaches and blueberries are finished. Some crops continue until frost, like raspberries, blackberries, figs, corn and tomatoes. Check your area's specific crop calendar (see this page) and call your local farms for seasonal updates.

See these pages to find a local Apple festival, and other festivals. We have a extensive guide to apple varieties and a guide to peach varieties. Also recipes, canning and freezing directions for apples, tomatoes, corn blueberries, peaches, etc.

And don't forget CORN MAZES are open now - find a local maze here.

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. If you have any questions or suggestions, feel free to write me! It is easy to make your own ice cream, even gelato, or low fat or low sugar ice cream - see this page. Also note, there are many copycat website listing U-pick farms now. The worst is the one that stole our name but ends with .farm.  (Yes, I've got lawyers on it)  They have all copied their information from here and usually do not ever update. Since 2002, I've been updating the information every day but Christmas; so if you see anything wrong or outdated, please write me!

Children's Consignment Sales are a great way to save money on clothes, toys, books, etc, They occur in both the Spring and Fall See our companion website to find a local community or church kid's consignment sale!

Putnam County, North Florida U-Pick Farms and Orchards in 2023, 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!

Florida's fruit and vegetable festivals

Florida citrus harvest calendar (when to go pick oranges, grapefruit, lemons and limes)

Other crop availability / harvest schedule - click here

Putnam County

• Allison Family Farm LLC - Muscadines, grapes, pears, peaches, persimmons, figs, Turkeys, restrooms
  124 Diamond Lake Lane, Crescent City, FL 32112. Phone: 904-591-1515. Email: allisonfamilyfarm@gmail.com. Open: By appointment only; Call or e-mail Virgil for appointment (do not come to the farm without an appointment). Click here for current open hours, days and dates. Directions: From Crescent City FL. take CR-308 4 miles west to Browns Hammock Road turn left on Browns Hammock Road and follow it to Diamond Lake Lane the farm is located at the end of Diamond Lake Lane. G.P.S. 29-25-22.15N 81-34-36.74W. Click here for a map and directions. Muscadine Grapes, August 10, 2014 to September 30, 2014. Payment: Cash, Check.  U-Pick Muscadine Grapes sell for $1.00 lb., bring your own containers and pick as many as you like. We also grow Persimmons, Grapes, Blackberries, Pears, and Brown Turkey Figs. Our farm animals include; Brown (chocolate) & Osceola Turkeys, Peacocks, and Pekin & Muscovy Ducks.
• Blueberry Hill Farm, Inc. - Blueberries, restrooms
  1522 CR 308, Crescent City, FL 32112. Phone: 386-559-0408. Email: ndbp2k@yahoo.com. Open: typically April, call for days, hours and availability.  Directions: Call for directions. Payment: Cash, only. They have about 3 acres of Blueberries the bushes are at least 3 years old so are fairly established, it is a beautiful setting on a hill overlooking a lake.  
  A visitor writes on April 12, 2013: "the people there are very friendly and down to earth, I go back every year and highly recommend it. Blueberries have a 5 week season here ,I know they are picking now(4/12)and should run another 4 weeks but I don't know if they start the same time each year, they're open 7 days a week from (I think) about 9 or 10 until 5."
• Comer Farms Vineyard & Nursery - Muscadines available: Jumbo, Fry, Higgins, Cowart, Noble, Welder
  1393 Comer Farms Road, off S.R. 100 one half mile west of traffic light, Grandin, FL, Phone: 386-659-2001. Open: 8 am to 7 pm daily.
• Crescent Farm - Citrus: Hamlin's Oranges, Navel Oranges, Grapefruit, tangerines, Kumquats
  122 Denver Road, Crescent City, FL 32112. Phone: (386) 698-2347. Open: January through March, weekends 9 am to 6 pm.
• Ever After Farms Vineyard - Muscadines, grapes, weddings and wedding parties, school tours
  372 Sisco Road, Pomona Park, FL 32181. Phone: (386) 227-6411. Open: Click here for current open hours, days and dates. Directions: Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, All credit cards.
  Click here for our Facebook page.
  (ADDED: July 22, 2023)
• Hilltop Vineyard - Muscadines, grapes, persimmons,
  120 Long Pond Drive Baden Powell Road, Hawthorne, FL 32640. Phone: 352-475-2366. Alternate Phone: 352-494-2791. Fax: 352-475-1686. Email: lhumaniac@aol.com. Open: 7 days a week from 8 to 7. Directions: From Melrose travel south on Highway 21 for 3 miles. Turn left on Baden Powell road (it is the first and only paved road to the left before you cross Highway 20). Travel 2.2 miles down Baden Powell through the S curve to Long Pond Drive on the left (see Hilltop Vineyard sign during season). Travel approximately one quarter mile and you will see vineyard on left side of road. Click here for a map and directions. Muscadine Grapes (Many varieties of black and bronze): Usually open at the end of July or first of August through first part of September; Call for exact opening date; Japanese sweet persimmons available to pick September through October; Call for availability. Payment: Cash, only. Clean, weed free picking. No facilities available.
• K&S Berry Farms, Inc - blueberries,
  200 Kirkwood Avenue Corner Kirkwood and US 17, Pomona Park, FL 32181. Phone: 954-552-7567. Email: rkidd@bt-starfinder.com. Open: We will not have anything available for you pick in 2015 due to weather; next year we should be open from 10 am to 3 pm on Saturday and Sunday from April through mid May; Call for dates and current availability. Directions: Located one mile South of Pomona Park, FL. on US 17 and corner of Kirkwood Avenue. Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, only. Please bring your own containers to take berries home in. 
• Lilly's Vineyard - No pesticides are used, Muscadines, grapes,
  728 Coral Farms Rd, Florahome, FL 32140. Phone: 386-659-2293. Alternate Phone: 386-937-6306. Email: llillysvineyard@yahoo.com. Open: Thursday - Saturday from 7am to 7pm; Sunday from 1pm to 7pm; August 1 to September 30. Directions: HWY 100 to Coral Farms Rd; after turning on Coral Farms Road go 3/4 of a mile and the farm is on your right. Click here for a map and directions. We do not use pesticides on the crops. Payment: Cash, only.
• Log Cabin Farm & Vineyard - Fresh grapes for table fruit, wine making or jelly making. 
  376 County Road 309, Satsuma, FL. Phone: 386-467-2437. Alternate phone: 386-467-2177. Alternate phone: 386-467-0000. Email: Logcabinfarm@hotmail.. Open: mid August, 8 am to 5 pm. Directions: between Satsuma & Welaka, in Putnam County. Take Hwy 17 South from Palatka to Satsuma, turn on 309 for 2+ miles, Log Cabin on left.
• Meadowmere Farm - No pesticides are used, Muscadines, grapes,
  781 State Road 21, Melrose, FL 32666. Phone: (352) 235-6439. Email: tomflbiz@gmail.com. Open: Typically mid-August to -mid-September; in 2023 the dates are August 25, 2023 to October 15, 2023 from 9:30 am to 2om. Directions: Three quarters mile South of State Road 26 (traffic light) on State Road 21 to Meadowmere Farm. We do not use pesticides on the crops. Payment: Cash, only.
  (UPDATED: August 22, 2023)
  Comments from a visitor on September 04, 2011: "Grapes can be picked from the bushes of your choice. We went there for the first time. It is a relatively big vineyard. The owner, Felicity Trueblood, planted the very first bushes of grape about 30 years ago. It is very neat and spacious. You don't have to worry about snakes or other creatures, the vinyard is well taken care off. The owner is very nice and helpful. She closes the vinyard betweenfrom 2 pm to 4 pm, but only because it is too hot. She can open it any time, if needed. The owner also has local honey which is delicious! We will sure come back next year to pick her organic super sweet muscadine grapes. The owner also takes reservations."
• Miller Blueberry - blueberries, U-pick and already picked, restrooms
  394 County Road 315 S, Interlachen, FL 32148. Phone: 386-684-6362. Email: info@millerblueberry.com. Open: from mid-April, everyday from 9 am to 6 pm; See website for season status updates, typically late April through May. Directions: Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check. Miller Blueberry FL Facebook page. 
• Royal Manor Vineyard and Winery - blueberries, grapes, gift shop, concessions or refreshment stand, restrooms, farm animals, weddings and wedding parties
  224 Royal Ave, Interlachen , FL 32148. Phone: 386-916-8909. Alternate Phone: 386-684-6270. Email: royalmanorwinery@yahoo.com. Open: grapes in august, blueberries starting in May, please call prior to coming out. Directions: Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Debit cards, Visa, MasterCard. Click here for our Facebook page. 
• Ron's Berries - Uses natural growing practices, blueberries, grapes, U-pick and already picked, picnic area you may bring your own food
  123 South Providence Church Road, Palatka, FL 32177. Phone: (386) 328-3909. Fax: (386) 325-7960. Email: ronlarrow@bellsouth.net. Open: UPDATE for 2021, They may have closed; Does anyone have current information, are they still offering pick your own or are even open? If so, please write me, their last reported hours were 7 days a week from about June 1st till the 1st of August or when blueberries are gone off the bush; Grapes come in sometime around the end of August to mid - September All Hours are from Day - break till Dark (7 am to about 8 pm) 7 days a week. Directions: From down town Palatka: Highway 17 north to Highway 100 west(towards Keystone Heights/Lake city) Highway 100 goes from 4 lane to 2 lanes at the Palatka airport continue 3 miles past airport to county road 309-D Turn Right(north)on 309-D is also called Bardin road, On Bardin Road travel 7.2 miles to Providence Church road and turn left onto little dirt road, travel .2 tenths of a mile to Blueberry farm on the left.(There is a black mail box with the number 123). Click here for a map and directions. We use natural practices, but are not yet certified Organic. Payment: Cash, only.
  Comments from a visitor on July 8, 2021: "Unsure if farm is permanently closed but phone is disconnected."
• Sirvent's Farm & Vineyard, LLC - Uses natural growing practices, muscadine grapes, persimmons, U-pick and already picked, prepicked produce, farm animals, events at your location (call for info)
  108 Thornton Lane, Florahome, FL 32140. Phone: 386-659-2231. Fax: 386-659-2936. Email: jnlvineyard@yahoo.com. Open: U Pick or I Pick Muscadine Grapes Thursday through Sunday 8 am to 6:30 pm Please call ahead. Directions: Traveling on Highway 100 East, turn left on Coral Farms Road Go 3 miles to Thornton Lane, Turn Right First driveway on left Traveling on Highway 100 West, turn right on Coral Farms Road, Go 3 miles to Thornton Lane Turn right First driveway on left. Muscadine Graps Third week of August through September according to weather. Payment: Cash, only.
• Towers Family Farms - Minimizes chemical and pesticide use, blueberries, strawberries, broad beans, cucumbers, summer squash, tomatoes, watermelons, Other vegetables, porta-potties, farm animals, birthday parties, weddings and wedding parties
  487 Millican Road, Palatka, FL 32177. Phone: (904) 955-3276. Email: towersfarmsjax@gmail.com. Open: daily during the season: 9 am to 4 pm Closed Monday and Thursday. Click here for current open hours, days and dates. Picking updates: Click here for picking updates. Directions: From Jacksonville: South on US 17 to Palmetto Bluff Road 2.1 miles, then right on Millican Road Turn right in 0.7 miles From Palatka: North on US 17 to Palmetto Bluff Road 2.1 miles, then right on Millican Road Turn right in 0.7 miles. Click here for a map and directions. Our blueberries begin harvest in April and last for up to two months; Our strawberries begin harvest as early as January and can last through May; Our squash, zucchini, and cucumbers begin harvest in mid May and can last through late June; Our watermelon begin in June and last about four weeks;. We minimize use of pesticides and other chemicals. Payment: Cash, Debit cards, Visa, MasterCard. Click here for our Facebook page. Also towers family farms FAQs. (ADDED: April 17, 2022)

 

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