Okaloosa County, Florida Panhandle U-Pick Farms - 2024 PickYourOwn.ORG

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 If you find anything outdated or inaccurate, see the customer and farmer menus (as appropriate) at the top menu bar to submit updates and corrections and help me keep each current!

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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 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!

Valentine's Day - February 14 - See this website for Valentines Day history, facts and Amazon's top picks for fast, easy, inexpensive gifts for the man, woman or children in your life!

Easter will be April 4, 2021 - if you want to take your children to a free Easter egg hunt - see our companion website to find a local Easter Egg hunt!

 

Children's Consignment Sales occur in both the Spring and Fall  See our companion website to find a local community or church kid's consignment sale!

Okaloosa County, Florida Panhandle U-Pick Farms and Orchards in 2024, by county

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• 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

Okaloosa County

• Akers of Strawberries (aka, Greg Evers) - Update for 2018: Permanently closed
  1054 Melton Road, Baker, FL 32531.Unfortunate, the owner, Greg Evers, who was also a state senator, was killed in a car accident in August 2017 "On behalf of the family of former State Senator Greg Evers, it is with great sadness that we announce his passing. Senator Evers was involved in a single car accident last night near his home in Baker, Fla" News story here.
• Baker U-Pick Blueberries - likely permanently closed, blueberries,
  5949 Dairy Road, Baker, FL 32531. Open: UPDATE for 2024: It looks like they closed permanently instead;  (in 2021, the farm has a new owner) . As soon as I get an update from the new owner, I'll update it here! (UPDATED: March 05, 2021)
• Baker Blueberry Hill - No pesticides are used, blackberries, blueberries,
  1411 EF Sanford Rd, Baker, FL 32531. Phone: 850-902-8530. Email: jwjones906@gmail.com. Open: Call for current hours. Directions: Traffic light Baker Fl. North on highway 189 six miles, Left on EF Sanford Rd, 1/2 mile on right. . Blueberry season is from first of June thru Mid July Blackberries vary;. We do not use pesticides on the crops. Payment: Cash, only. Blueberry Plants, and other types of plants. (UPDATED: October 12, 2020)
• Flyin' D Ranch - Thornless Blackberries, Muscadines, grapes,
  4166 Millside Rd., Laurel Hill, FL 32567. Phone: (903) 456 3546. Email: FlyinDRanch@wildblue.net. Open: unknown, there's nothing on their Facebook page; you will need to call or email them. Payment: cash, for sure, unknown about checks or credit cards. In addition to the U-Pick blackberries and Southern Jewel Muscadines, they also have Grass and Custom Fed Beef Cattle, Pasture Raised Tamworth Heritage Hogs, Eggs and Bermuda Hay.
• 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. Phone: 850-537-5571. Season / Open: June - July, Sun. - Saturday, Daylight to Dusk
• Eglin Air Force Base reservation Range Road 212 - blueberries
  off Range Road 212, Eglin AFB, FL 32542. Phone: 850-882-4164. They have acres of blueberries to pick. To get a license, call Jackson Guard . You will receive information about the areas and maps.
  Comments from a visitor on May 06, 2010: "Licenses for picking wild blueberries are $12/per person (and you have to watch a video), and the berries are wild and must be searched out. Thus for a family of three, a few berries could cost you $36. Ouch."
• Eglin Air Force Base reservation Duke Field - blueberries
  one near Duke Field, Eglin AFB, FL 32542. Phone: 850-882-4164. They have acres of blueberries to pick. To get a license, call Jackson Guard . You will receive information about the areas and maps.
  Comments from a visitor on May 06, 2010: "Licenses for picking wild blueberries are $12/per person (and you have to watch a video), and the berries are wild and must be searched out. Thus for a family of three, a few berries could cost you $36. Ouch."
• Eglin Air Force Base reservation Kentner Pond - blueberries
  near Kentner Pond, Eglin AFB, FL 32542. Phone: 850-882-4164. They have acres of blueberries to pick. To get a license, call Jackson Guard . You will receive information about the areas and maps.
  Comments from a visitor on May 06, 2010: "Licenses for picking wild blueberries are $12/per person (and you have to watch a video), and the berries are wild and must be searched out. Thus for a family of three, a few berries could cost you $36. Ouch."
• Shockley Springs Blueberry Farm - blueberries
  7097 Old River Road, Baker, FL 32531. Phone: (850) 902-0160. Email: shockleysprings@gmail.com. Open: weekends 6 am to 6 pm and Wed 6 am until 1 pm or by appointment, Ripening varies by seasonal weather patterns so please check our Facebook page for the date we open for u-pick. Mid June is always a great time to come by. Shockley Springs Blueberry Farm has 10 acres of blueberries in assorted varieties. 2018 prices: You pick: $1.25/lb. 10 lb. packed boxes $22. Ripening varies by seasonal weather patterns so please click here for our Facebook page for the date we open for u-pick. Mid June is always a great time to come by. We have picking buckets and boxes to bring your harvest home. All you need is a hunger for great fruit.We sell by the pound; a gallon bucket holds about 5 lbs. If U-pick the price is $1.30/lb. Fruit picked up at the farm is $20.00 each, packaged in 10 lb. boxes. From time to time we are sold out of packaged fruit so call before you arrive to guarantee the cooler is stocked.
• Sweet Southern Farms Sweet Southern Farms Strawberry Farm Baker - strawberries,
  1074 Melton Road, Baker, FL 32531. Phone: 850-634-7173. Email: Sweetsouthernfarmsfl@gmail.com. Open: see their page for hours. 2024 prices: U-pick $3/lb, Flats (10lb) $40, 1/2 Flats $20 Quart $7. We are a seasonal u-pick Strawberry farm (Feb-May) After season our froyo shop is open weekends only. Call or message us to reserve a Flat of Strawberries.  The Sweet Shop will be open during the u-pick days. Payment: Cash or Cards accepted.
  (ADDED: March 11, 2024, JBS)
• Triple J Farms - permanently closed
  Melton Road, Baker, FL. Phone: 850-537-4259. Open: UPDATE for 2021, Yelp says they are permanently closed. Directions: 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.

For availability of other crops (berries, vegetables, etc.) in the Panhandle of Florida, click here!

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