2024 Northern Mississippi Tomato U-Pick Farms and Orchards - PickYourOwn.org

Tomato U-Pick Orchards in Northern Mississippi in 2024, by county

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

De Soto County

• Cedar Hill Farm - Minimizes chemical and pesticide use, beans, blackberries, blueberries, broad beans, corn (sweet), cucumbers, eggplant, peas, pumpkins, summer squash, strawberries, tomatoes, other vegetables, Honey from hives on the farm, Fresh eggs, U-pick and already picked, farm market, gift shop, concessions or refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic area, face painting, pony rides, petting zoo, farm animals, birthday parties, weddings and wedding parties, school tours
  008 Love Rd, Hernando, MS 38632. Phone: 662-429-2540. Email: cedarhfarm@yahoo.com. Open: April - August; Dates and times vary depending on crop availability; Visit our website or for picking times. Directions: . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check, Debit cards, Visa, MasterCard, Discover, AmEx.
  Cedar Hill Farm Facebook page. . . Picking updates: Click here for picking updates. We minimize use of pesticides and other chemicals. We also have a restaurant in our big barn, called's Country Kitchen. The restaurant is open for lunch seasonally whenever the farm is open to the public and it is open for dinner on Friday and Saturday nights year around. Our restaurant and facilities are available for rent for private parties such as: rehearsal dinners, weddings & receptions, company parties and family reunions. 120 acre Agri-Tourism Farm featuring a restaurant called The Barn, specializing in private events, you pick berries, pumpkin patch, corn maize, choose and cut Christmas Trees, Haunted Farm and so much more!

Itawamba County

• Briar Creek Vineyards - apples, blackberries, blueberries, grapes, muscadine grapes, pears, tomatoes, Honey from hives on the farm
  20495 Highway 23 North, Tremont, MS 38876. Phone: 662-652-3446. Email: mascadine@yahoo.com. Open: Monday through Sunday, from 7 am to 7 pm; May 1 to October 31. Directions: Drive 8 miles on Highway 23 North of Tremont. Drive 8 miles south of Red Bay, Alabama on Highway 23 North. Located at Bounds Crossing on Highway 23 North. For a map to our farm, . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check. . Alternate Phone: 662-760-9170. . Blackberries: June 1; Blueberries June 7 through July 15; Tomatoes: July 1; Muscadines and Scuppernongs: September 7; Apples: September 1; Pears: September 1; Gourds: October 1 through November. Staghorn Ferns, Fiddle Leaf Fig plants, Ficus Benjamin, Christmas Cactus, Epiphyllum. (ADDED: July 19, 2016)

Lafayette County

• Old Thyme Farms - beans, blackberries, corn (sweet), cucumbers, herbs or spices, melons, onions, pecans , summer squash, winter squash, tomatoes, other vegetables, picnic area, farm animals, weddings and wedding parties, school tours
  251 County Road 202, Oxford, MS 38655. Phone: 662-202-5776. Email: oldthymefarms@gmail.com. Open: UPDATE for 2021, Their website is gone; 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 7 am to 7 pm. Directions: . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check. . .

Panola County

• Blackberry Acres Farm - blackberries, corn (sweet), cucumbers, peppers, summer squash, tomatoes, and prepicked produce, snacks and refreshment stand
  1513 Bell Road, Courtland, MS 38620. Phone: 662-578-2563. Email: billyd@panolian.com. Open: Saturday mornings from 8 am to noon; Special picking times can be arranged with advanced notice. Directions: Blackberry Acres is located in the Eureka community southeast of Batesville. To reach the farm, take Highway 6 East from Interstate 55 in Batesville to Good Hope Road \(located on the right approximately two miles east of interstate\). Take Good Hope until it deadends into Eureka Road. Turn right onto Eureka Road and make an immediate left onto Bell Road. The Blackberry Acres Garden is located approximately two miles ahead. Signs should be posted. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, only. . . Blackberry Acres is located in the Eureka community southeast of Batesville. To reach the farm, take Highway 6 East from Interstate 55 in Batesville to Good Hope Road (located on the right approximately two miles east of interstate). Take Good Hope until it deadends into Eureka Road. Turn right onto Eureka Road and make an immediate left onto Bell Road. The Blackberry Acres Garden is located approximately two miles ahead. Signs should be posted. Crops are usually available in June, July, August. Blackberry Acres is also home to Hunt Mound, an Indian mound that is approximately 2,000 years old. You can find it listed on the National Register of Historic Places under "Panola County, Mississippi.".

Sunflower County

• Beaver-Dam Fresh Farms Inc - beans, broad beans, cucumbers, peas, tomatoes
  145 Beaver-Dam Road, Indianola, MS 38751. Phone: 662-887-4643. Email: bodiddle@adelphia.net. Open: 7 days week from November until late July, from sun up to sun down we have hydroponic tomatoes from the last of November until the following July, the other crops are raised during the normal growing season. Directions: from hwy 82 in Indianola you will turn on airport road then go to the first road and take a left, we are 1.7 miles on the left, there are signs to guide you. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, only. . . Crops are usually available in January, February, March, April, May, June, July, November. we have the best tomatoes you can get during the winter, just ask some of our customers!

Tate County

• William N. Hudspeth farm - Blueberries, Tomatoes, Okra, Peppers
  400 Pioneer Village Road, Senatobia, MS 38668. Phone: 662-562-4182. Open: 7 days a week from dusk to dawn. Click here for a map and directions. .

Tippah County

• Pumpkin Patch Farms - corn (sweet), cucumbers, eggplant, flowers, melons, onions, peas, peppers, pumpkins, summer squash, winter squash, strawberries, tomatoes, other vegetables, Honey from hives on the farm, prepicked produce, farm market, gift shop, snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic area, face painting, pony rides, petting zoo, farm animals, birthday parties, weddings and wedding parties, school tours, events at your location (call for info)
  2390 CR 805, Blue Mountain, MS 38610. Phone: 662-685-4328. Email: clay@pumpkinpatchfarms.com. Open: visit our website for dates and times. Directions: . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check.
  Pumpkin Patch Farms Facebook page. . . Picking updates: Click here for picking updates. Crops are usually available in April through October. visit our website for dates on crop harvest times. Facebook page.

 

Tomato Picking Tips, Recipes and Information

Pick tomatoes that are firm and free of blemishes. Cracking is common in very hot weather, especially after a rain, and if you intend to use the tomatoes within 1 day, that will be ok.

During hot summer weather, pick the tomatoes when they have a healthy pink/red (or yellow or orange depending on the variety) color and let them finish the last day or two of ripening indoors. Tomatoes do not need to be in the sunlight in order to ripen. If you have green fruit on the plants in the fall when frost is approaching, pick the tomatoes and store them in a cool, dark place to ripen.

Tomato Varieties

In general paste or Roma-type tomatoes are the best to using for canning, as they have thicker, meatier walls and far less water. And cherry tomatoes are the worst to use, as they are mostly water.  But you can use any type you can get hold of.  You may just have to cook them down longer to boil off excess water.  See our Master list of tomato varieties

Growing tomatoes

• Master list of tomato varieties
• Master List of Heirloom Tomato Varieties
• How to Grow Tomatoes in Your Yard or Patio - Everything you need to know
• Detailed directions to starting tomatoes from seed
• Master List of Roma and Paste Tomato Varieties for the Home Garden
• Master list of disease-resistant tomato varieties
• Tomato plant diseases

Canning, Freezing, Drying, Preserving Tomatoes and more!

Below are links to pages with easy and reliable directions about how to can, preserve, freeze and make other goodies from tomatoes.  Some of these require a Pressure Canner to prevent potential spoilage and food poisoning, due to the low acid content of the food.  For others, you can use a water bath canner OR a Pressure Canner.  I've noted what's required for each, below, following each entry, with
W for water bath,
P for Pressure canner, and
W, P for either may be used!

And don't miss: Answers to common tomato canning problems and see this page about what to do with your unripe green tomatoes!

Prepping tomatoes

• How to quickly and easily remove tomato skins

Canning tomatoes (in water bath canners )

• How to can tomatoes using a water bath canner - W
• Diced, chopped or crushed tomatoes - W
• Bruschetta - W
• Tomato sauce - W
• Tomato paste - W
• Barbecue sauce (BBQ sauce) - W
• Chili sauce from your own tomatoes and peppers - W
• Diced, chopped or crushed tomatoes - W
• Tomato Preserves- W
• Tomato salsa - W
• Spaghetti sauce - without meat - W, P
• Spiced Green tomatoes- W
• Pickled Green Tomatoes - W - another pickled green tomato recipe, this one sweet
• Ketchup.. or if you prefer... How to make catsup - W, P
• NEW! SUPER-EASY homemade ketchup recipe - W
• Salsa from your unripe, GREEN tomatoes! - W
• Tomatillo salsa - W
• How to make roasted tomatoes, boiling water bath canner version - W

Canning Tomatoes in Pressure canners

• Canned tomatoes using a Pressure Canner - P
• Baked  Beans With Tomato or Molasses Sauce - P
• Canning your own chili con carne (with meat) - P
• How to make roasted tomatoes, pressure canner version - P
• Spaghetti sauce - with meat  - P
• Stewed tomatoes - P
• Tomato soup or tomato-basil soup - P
• Tomato sauce - P
• Tomato juice - P
• Tomato juice, like V8 - P

Freezing Tomatoes

• How to freeze tomatoes from you garden or the farm; for that fresh taste this winter!
• Space-saving prepping and freezing extra tomatoes from your garden to can later

Drying tomatoes

• NEW! How to make Sun-Dried Tomatoes
• Food drying basics and principles
• How to dry your own herbs
• Food Dehydrators - models, specs and pricing information

Ripening green tomatoes in your garage or basement

If you want to bring your green tomatoes indoors before a freeze in the Fall, and ripen them, see:

• How to ripen your green garden tomatoes indoors in the Fall and Winter.

And if you'd like to start you own tomatoes from seed (you can save a small fortune and grow the heirloom varieties you like) see this page for easy directions for growing your own tomato plants from seed.

Frequently Asked Questions About Canning, Freezing and Preserving Tomatoes

• See this page for answers to many common questions about tomatoes.

 

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