2024 Clarksville Area of Tennessee Blueberry U-Pick Farms and Orchards - PickYourOwn.org
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Blueberry U-Pick Orchards in Clarksville Area of Tennessee 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!
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Dickson County
Four Valley Farm - Blueberries 1401 Old Number One Road, Dickson, TN 37055. Phone: (615) 763-6324. Email: clarissabarnes1@gmail.com. Open: call to check with us first, especially if you are coming for the first time, to see if we will be home; We have no special hours; you can come pick any time if we are home. Click here for a map and directions. . call to check with us first, especially if you are coming for the first time, to see if we will be home; We have no special hours; you can come pick any time (if we are home). Coming from Nashville, you can come I-40 to exit 172 for Dickson. Come on into Dickson to where 46 (which you are on) dead ends across from K-Mart and Food Lion. Turn left and 46 will go along with 70 for a bit past the high school and golf course. Then 46 takes off to the right. you will go another 9 or so miles on 46 till you come to where Old Number One Rd. turns off to the left between a bar-b-que place and Skeeter's Market (now closed). Go 1 1/2 miles and you come to our place, where a dirt road takes off to the left across from the 1401 mailbox. There is now a cement pad across the creek bed. Come on up into the woods at the top of the hill, where our house is. (ADDED: May 09, 2015, JBS)
Humphreys County
Bill's Berry Farm - blackberries, blueberries, Muscadines, grapes, raspberries (Autumn, red), 338 Mt Zion Road, McEwen, TN 37101. Phone: 931-582-3006. Email: bonnerw56@yahoo.com. Open: Monday to Saturday 7 am to 8 pm May 10 to September 1. Directions: Take highway 231 at Mcewen 5 miles to Mt.Zion road.Look for sign. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, only. . .
Montgomery County
Broken Point Farm - No pesticides are used blueberries, strawberries, 2951 Chapel Hill Road, Clarksville, TN 37040. Phone: (931) 237-7222. Email: joeschiller8@gmail.com. Open: By appointment. Directions: . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Venmo, PayPal, and ApplePay. . Alternate Phone: (931) 237-7212. . We do not use pesticides on the crops. (UPDATED: June 17, 2020)A visitor writes on July 04, 2013: "I love going out to this farm. Raspberry vines and asparagus beds are well-established. Good strawberry patch as well. Great way to show my son how things grow, breath lots of fresh air, listen to birds while picking fresh, pesticide free berries."
Erin's Farm - Uses natural growing practices, blueberries, gift shop, porta-potties are available 7000 Hodges Road, Cunningham, TN 37052. Phone: 931-980-3985. Email: erinstreefarm@gmail.com. Open: By Appointment 7 Days a week, Late June thru July, call 931-216-9983 to make an appointment or order berries. Directions: Follow the white . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check, Debit cards, Visa, MasterCard. . Christmas Tree Signs. Blueberries, Mid-June to July. We use natural practices, but are not yet certified Organic. Please click here for details on our upcoming "Pickin' Party" and enjoy and old fashioned day of guitar picking, berry picking, and fun!. (ADDED: June 10, 2015)
Head Peach Company - Apples, Blackberries, Blueberries, Peaches, Flowers, Pumpkins, Pumpkin Patch, sunflowers, zinnias, Mt. Carmel Road, Clarksville, TN 37043. Phone: 931-619-3988. Email: headpeachco@gmail.com. Open: June to September on Monday to Friday from 10 AM to 4 PM, Saturday from 8 am to 5 pm, closed on Sunday, pumpkins from September-November. Directions: Located beside the East Montgomery Utility District Building. Click here for a map and directions. . . We are a family-owned orchard & farmers market in Clarksville, TN. We have almost 800 fruit trees, including 600 peach trees and 200 apple trees. We also grow blueberries, blackberries, pumpkins & sweet corn. All of our produce we grow is sold in our farm stand located on the farm. We hope to include fresh flowers, such as sunflowers and zinnias, in the coming year. And already picked Pumpkin Patches, Apples, Blackberries, Blueberries, Peaches, Watermelons, Corn.
Maple Springs Farm - Blueberries, Blackberries, honey from hives on the farm, 500 Porter Lane, Cunningham, TN 37052. Phone: 931-387-4511. Click here for a map and directions. . Home grown blueberries and blackberries, farm stand soap, Shiitake mushrooms and other produce when available. We do not use herbicides or pesticides on any of our products. We also have our honey for sale. We are a "You pick" blueberry and blackberry farm with other products available in season. Our berries are free of pesticides and herbicides and are 3.50 per pound. We have four varieties of each and the blackberries are tame. We should have them throughout July and into August. Also Jams Jellies and Spreads, Blackberries, Blueberries, Mushrooms, Vegetable Others, Shiitake mushrooms, Soap and Oils, Honey Home grown blueberries and blackberries, farm stand soap, Shiitake mushrooms and other produce when available. We do not use herbicides or pesticides on any of our products. We also have our honey for sale. We are a "You pick" blueberry and blackberry farm with other products available in season. Our berries are free of pesticides and herbicides and are 3.50 per pound. We have four varieties of each and the blackberries are tame. We should have them throughout July and into August. Also Jams Jellies and Spreads, Blackberries, Blueberries, Mushrooms, Vegetable Others, Shiitake mushrooms, Soap and Oils, Honey
Blueberry
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.
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.
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!