Blueberry U-Pick Orchards in Baton Rouge area of Louisiana in 2024, by county

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

East Feliciana Parish

• Berry Sweet Orchards, LLC - certified organic blueberries
  5110 Brown Road, Ethel, LA 70730. Phone: (225) 683-8584. Email: mail@berrysweetorchards.com. Open: See their Facebook page. Directions: Click the following links for printable . Click here for a map and directions. . . driving directions or a map. Berry Sweet Orchards is Louisiana's first state-certified organic "you-pick" blueberry orchard, family owned and operated since 1990 by Cliff and Susan Muller. The orchard's 1500 organically grown and cultivated blueberry bushes are over thirty years old, and located on two acres in the beautiful countryside of Ethel, Louisiana. Along with several mouthwatering blueberry varieties to choose from, Berry Sweet Orchards also offers an array of other seasonal certified organic produce. Certified organic blueberry varieties at Berry Sweet Orchards include: Austin, Brightwell, Climax, Delite, Premier, Tifblue, and Woodard. For picking ease in the orchard, customers are supplied with produce bags and picking buckets. Indoor restroom facilities are also available. Orchard updates and picking information can be found on our Facebook page. Please sign up for our seasonal e-mail newsletter! (UPDATED: May 13, 2022, JBS) A visitor writes in 2009: "From their updated phone message, Cliff and Susan Muller's orchard will be in full swing this summer! In addition to their incredible you-pick and pre-pick blueberries, they offer (pre-picked) thornless blackberries, heirloom tomatoes, squash, and other organic goodies to choose from (all of these were available last year, too). A fantastic place for family and friends, and the best organic blueberries I've ever had."
• Blueberry Ridge Orchard - No pesticides are used blueberries, U-pick and already picked, porta-potties
  2199 Holly Ridge Road, Jackson, LA 70748. Phone: (225) 629-5311. Email: blueberryridge@wildblue.net. Open: Monday to Saturday from 7 am to 8 pm; Closed on Sundays. Directions: I-110 north to highway 61 towards Saint Francisville, go 11-12 miles, turn right on highway 68, go about 18 miles until the road ends in a T. Turn left on highway 952, go 2.3 mile, turn left on Holly Ridge Road. The farm will be the third drive on the right. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, only. 73Blueberry Ridge Orchard Alternate Phone: (225) 603-2935. . The Blueberry season typically runs from June 1st to mid July;. We do not use pesticides on the crops. Please call, we might open in late May if berries ripen early. Bring your own containers for carrying your berries home. The grounds are maintained regularly. Plan for this outdoor activity accordingly by wearing cool, comfortable clothes, shoes and bringing sunscreen or bug repellant if necessary. Also bring plenty of water for staying hydrated. Please take your trash with you when you leave. It helps us to keep everything nicely mowed and clean. Thank you for your patronage. (UPDATED: June 05, 2021).
• EquiTerra Farm - Blueberries, beans, blackberries, broad beans, corn (sweet), cucumbers, eggplant, figs, peas, peppers, summer squash, tomatoes, muscadines, other vegetables, CERTIFIED ORGANIC!
  12798 Muse Lane, Clinton, LA 70722. Phone: 225-683-8406. Open: June, July. Directions: Plank Road north out of Baton Rouge to Clinton. Right in Clinton on Hwy 10. Go 5 miles to Slaten\'s General Store; take right just past Slaten\'s. Go one half mile to first gravel road on left. Take left and this road dead ends at our gate. Our gravel driveway winds through the woods to our farm. . Click here for a map and directions. . Plank Road north out of Baton Rouge to Clinton. Right in Clinton on Hwy 10. Go 5 miles to Slaten's General Store; take right just past Slaten's. Go one half mile to first gravel road on left. Take left and this road dead ends at our gate. Our gravel driveway winds through the woods to our farm. Click here for a map to our farm. We are open Our hours are: Saturday and Sunday 8 am to dark is a certified organic horse powered farm. We have a goal here on the farm to provide the highest quality food possible to our customers. We believe that a healthy body starts with healthy food. We are currently going through the new LA organic application process; but, we have been organic since we began farming. We provide organic blueberries, figs, blackberries, muscadines, and vegetables. We also have wonderful big brown free-range eggs and free-range broilers. This year we are operating a CSA for the spring/summer season. Grass fed lambs are also available. If you would like to visit the farm, just give us a call. Upick is available May-July. Shady picnic areas and clean restroom available.

Iberia Parish

• Daniel and Anna's Orchard - blackberries, blueberries, figs, lemons, oranges, other citrus, pears, peaches, pecans , persimmons, strawberries, school tours
  5116 Freetown Road, New Iberia, LA 70560. Phone: 337-365-1690. Email: sbeclaf@aol.com. Open: Note in 2021, you need to make an appointment before coming, Monday to Sunday 8am to 5pm except Thursday 1pm to 5pm. Directions: From Lafayette, Louisiana go south on Highway 90 to Highway 88. Exit on Highway 88, turn left to Frontage Road, turn right on Frontage Road to Freetown Road about 1 mile. Turn left on Freetown Road, go 1 mile to sharp curve to right, third house on left. Look for signs. Google or Yahoo will give correct directions, Mapquest will be wrong. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, only. . Alternate Phone: 337-380-3795. Fax: 337-332-6719. . This is a Pick-your-own orchard with fruits grown throughout the year. Pick and purchase blueberries, peaches, cumquats, satsumas, persimmons, strawberries and others. Satsumas November 1 to January 15; Persimmons September 1 to November 10; Blueberries April 15 to June 10; Blackberries April 20 to June 10; Figs June 15 to July 20; Asian Pears July 20 to August 20; Peaches April 20 to June 20; Pecans October 1 to November 20; Strawberries April 15 to June 1. bags and boxes are provided.

 

Blueberry Picking Tips, Recipes and Information

Blueberries are one of the easiest fruit to prepare and serve. There's no peeling, pitting, coring or cutting. They have few natural pests, (other than birds), so pesticides are generally unnecessary! This year's crop is fantastic (see related news story), thanks both to the weather and to more farms planting more blueberry bushes due to increased consumer demand over the past few years as more studies proclaim the anti-oxidant and other health properties of blueberries.

Click here to find a local Blueberry Festival (usually held between April and July).

If you are looking for information about a similar berry, the saskatoon (also called the June berry or Serviceberry) see this page about saskatoons.

Picking tips:

Select plump, full blueberries with a light gray-blue color. A berry with any hint of red isn't fully ripened.

Ripening AFTER picking?

First, it is key to know that once picked, blueberries will NOT become any sweeter, nor will the flavor improve. The only change that occurs is the color. They will APPEAR to ripen, but it is only a color change, from white to green to rose to red to pale blue to fully blue. So, white and green colored blueberries will not "ripen" after they are picked; while blueberries that have already turned purple, red or blue-ish usually DO change color after they are picked (if they are kept at room temperature to "ripen").

As the blueberries ripen ON THE BUSH, the flavor goes from tastless to bitter to tasteless tart to tart blueberry flavor to sweet blueberry flavor.

Grocery stores sell blueberries that are tart, not sweet because they had them picked unripe by machine so they are very firm and can handled being bumped around in shipping. They may look good, but are not as tasty as those picked when actually ripe.

So, the key is, PICK ONLY RIPE BERRIES!

How to pick blueberries

Since blueberries hang on the bushes in bunches a but like grapes do, the easiest and fastest way to pick them is hold your bucket under them in one hand and with your other hand, cup a ripe bunch and gently rub them with your fingers. The ripe berries will drop into your bucket, while the unripe ones will remain attached to the bush.

When the bushes are at peak, I can easily pick 2 gallons per hour (if I'm not being distracted by the kids and the sun isn't too hot!). A newbie might do 1 gallon per hour.and at the beginning or end of the season it takes more time as the berries are not as plentiful nor concentrated in clusters.

Tips for storing blueberries after harvesting:

• Once picked, don't place the berries, still warm from the sun, in a closed bag or container. Leave the container open so moisture doesn't form in the container.
• Don't wash berries until just before using, to prevent berries from becoming mushy.
• Chill berries soon after picking to increase shelf life. Store your fresh blueberries in the refrigerator as soon as you get them home, without washing them, in a covered bowl or storage container. If refrigerated, fresh-picked blueberries will keep 10 to 14 days.
• Freeze berries in freezer containers without washing to keep the skins from toughening. Place berries one layer deep. Freeze, then pour the frozen berries into freezer containers. Because unwashed blueberries freeze individually, they can be easily poured from containers in desired amounts. Remember both frozen and fresh berries should be rinsed and drained just before serving. Just before using, wash the berries in cold water.

Blueberry Measurements and Conversions

Keep in mind that blueberries vary considerably in density and moisture content, so these ranges are approximates.

• 1 gallon of blueberries weighs about 7.5 lbs or (4 liters of blueberries is about 3.5 kg)

• 1 pint of fresh blueberries weights about 3/4 of a pound. (1 liter of blueberries is about 700 grams)

• 1 pound of fresh blueberries is usually between about 2 and 3 cups of berries.

• It takes about 4 cups (about of blueberries to make a blueberry pie (see this fantastic and easy blueberry pie recipe)

• A normal batch of blueberry preserves, jam or jelly requires 5 pints of berries.

• Blueberries do come in a variety of sizes from small (190-250 berries per cup) to extra large (<90 berries per cup).

Blueberry Recipes, Canning and Freezing Blueberries

Recipes

• The world's best Blueberry pie, recipe and directions and illustrated!
• Blueberry buckle coffee cake: illustrated directions for this great crumb-topping blueberry coffee cake
• Other easy directions to make blueberry desserts: cobblers, etc.

Canning, freezing and other blueberry recipes:

• How to Freeze Blueberries
• How to Can Blueberries
• How to Make Homemade Blueberry Jam
• How to make blueberry jelly
• How to make and can blueberry syrup (it works for strawberries, raspberries and blackberries, too)
• blueberry pie filling to use later,
• blueberry butter

Baking tips

If you have trouble with blueberries settling to the bottom of muffins and blueberry breads, try one or more of these tips:

• Coat them with flour before adding to the batter. Just gently shake the blueberries in a bag (plastic or paper) with 1/2 cup of flour, then dump them mix in a sieve to remove excess flour.
• It may just be that your batter is too thin. try making the batter a little thicker!
• Fill the muffin cups or baking pan up to 1/4 full with batter (which hasn't had blueberries added to it yet); then stir the blueberries into the remaining batter, and continue to fill the muffin cups or bread pan. The blueberries will start off higher in the mix!

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