Pick-Your-Own Farms

PICK-YOUR-OWN FARMS NEAR ATLANTA
Atlanta Journal and Constitution June 5, 2003 (several of these places might have closed in the intervening years)
By STAFF REPORTS

It's hard to beat a homemade blueberry pie -- unless, perhaps, it's made with blueberries you picked fresh from the field. Fortunately, in North Georgia there are numerous such fields to choose from that offer the experience of gathering your own blueberries and other summer produce as well.

Here is a sampling:


CARROLL COUNTY

Taylor Blueberry Farm (blueberries late June through August). 195 Clem Lowell Road, Carrollton. 770-832-6857. Hours: 7 a.m.-sunset Mondays-Saturdays. $4/gallon. Picking and take-home containers provided. Shade and swing.

CHEROKEE COUNTY

Blueberry Hill (blueberries June 21-Aug. 1). 199 Trinity Lane, Free Home (between Canton and Cumming at Ga. 20 and Ga. 372). 770-889-2131. Hours: 8:30 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesdays-Sundays. $2/quart. Bring containers. Berries irrigated. Outhouse.

The Berry Barn (blueberries and blackberries June 30-July 31). 1310 North Lake Drive, Canton. 770-343-9940. Call for appointment. $1.50/pound. Containers provided.

COBB COUNTY

The Hallecks (figs July 8 through August). 90 Stroud Drive S.W., Mableton. 770-948-1921. Hours: 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays. $6/gallon; $8/gallon they pick. Bring containers. Varieties include Celeste, Brown Turkey and white figs. Water available.

COWETA COUNTY

Blueberry Hill Farm (blueberries mid-June through August). 2270 Smokey Road, Newnan. 770-251-0843. Hours: Dawn-dusk daily. $5/gallon. Containers provided. Bathroom, picnic area, children's play area.

DOUGLAS COUNTY

Reginald Rogers (blueberries mid-July through August). 3106 Lake Monroe Road, Douglasville. 770-949-2101. $6/gallon or $1/pound. Picking containers and some take-home containers available. Call for availability and hours. Water, picnic tables.

FAYETTE COUNTY

Adams Farm (blackberries, blueberries and raspberries through June). 1486 Ga. 54 West, Fayetteville. 770-461-9395. Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays. $1.60/pound blackberries; call for prices on blueberries and raspberries. Containers provided. Picnic tables, water, outhouse.

Carnahan's Blueberries (unsprayed blueberries July 1-30). 116 Odith Road, off County Line Road, Fayetteville. 770-460-7796. Hours: 8 a.m.-dark Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. $6/gallon, $2/quart. Bring take-home containers.

FLOYD COUNTY

Warren Howell (blueberries mid-July through August, muscadine grapes early September to frost). 332 Davis Loop Road, Rome. 706-290-9632. $4/gallon. Daylight hours daily. Bring containers.

FULTON COUNTY

Brown's Vineyard & Berry Farm (pesticide-free, thornless blackberries through mid-July; muscadines Aug. 20 to frost). 4853 Evans Drive, Union City. 770-964-5304. Hours: 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays for blackberries; 10 a.m.-6 p.m. daily for muscadines. Call for availability. $9/gallon blackberries, $11/peck muscadines. Containers provided. Picnic tables, flush toilets in the field.

GORDON COUNTY

Fox Blueberry Farm (blueberries mid-June through mid-August). 863 Owens Chapel Road, Calhoun. 706-629-1085. Hours: Dawn to dusk daily. $5/gallon. Bring containers.

GWINNETT COUNTY

Dacula Briarpatch (peaches, blackberries, blueberries, apples). 2503 Cammie Wages Road, Dacula. 770-962-4990. Hours: 8 a.m.-8 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays. Call for prices.

W.D. Melton (Brown Turkey figs late July through August). 1132 Harbin Road, Dacula. 770-963-4139. Hours: daylight to dark daily. $3/gallon. Bring take-home containers.

HALL COUNTY

Retha Jones (old-fashioned multiplying onions, sun-dried apples, country pears and figs beginning last week in July). 3547 Dover Road, Gainesville. 770-536-1712. Hours: daylight hours daily; call for availability. $5/pound apples, $5/gallon figs, $12/bushel pears.

Elizabeth Smith (thornless blackberries June 15 through July). Ga. 323, 3803 Gillsville Highway, Gillsville. 770-531-9617. Hours: 8 a.m.- 5 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays; call for availability. $6/gallon. Bring take-home containers.

HENRY COUNTY

Gardner Farms (peaches and blueberries Tuesday through July, raspberries Tuesday through June 30, blackberries Tuesday through July 15). 3192 Ga. 42, Locust Grove. 770-957-4912. Hours: 7 a.m.-1 p.m. daily; call for availability. $12/5-gallon bucket of peaches; $8/1-gallon bucket of berries. For berries, bring own containers or buy containers there for $1 each.

Greenleaf Blueberry Farm (blueberries July through August). 490 Dorsey Road, Hampton. 770-946-3525. Hours: 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays; 1-6 p.m. Sundays. $1.50/pound. Bring containers.

H.C. Seabolt (blackberries through July). 2323 Leguin Mill Road, Locust Grove. 770-957-3196. Call for hours and availability. $8/gallon. Containers furnished.

H&H Orchards (freestone peaches through August). 100 Colvin Drive, Locust Grove. 678-432-6555 or 770-957-4330. Hours: 8 a.m.-5 p.m. daily, as fruit is available (call first). Market price. Containers furnished. Bathrooms, water.

Little Hope Farm (raspberries, blackberries, blueberries, tomatoes, squash, pole beans, corn mid-June to fall). 325 Singley Drive, Locust Grove. 770-957-3786. Hours: dawn-dusk daily; call for availability. 50 cents/pound most vegetables; $1/quart raspberries; $4/gallon blackberries and blueberries. Bring containers.

Widney Farms (blueberries June 20-mid-July). Off Ga. 42 near intersection of Brannon and Campground roads, McDonough. 770-961-9459 or 770-477-2078. Hours: 6-8 p.m. Wednesdays; 9 a.m.-noon Saturdays; call for availability. Some picking buckets and paper bags provided. $7/gallon.

LUMPKIN COUNTY

Dahlonega Vegetable Farm (blackberries late June). Business U.S. 19 North, Dahlonega. 706-867-9794. 8:30 a.m.-6 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays; 1:30-6 p.m. Sundays. Call for prices and crops.

MERIWETHER COUNTY

Hudson Farm (blackberries through June 25; peaches through September). Ga. 173 between Manchester and Woodbury. 706-846-5658, 706-846-9113. 9 a.m.-6 p.m. daily. $7.50/gallon blackberries; $14/half bushel peaches.

OCONEE COUNTY

Miller Blueberry Farm: 1371 Union Church Road, Watkinsville, GA 706-769-4161

2007 note: We had severe freeze damage this year and will only have one variety available in mid to late July. Please call for an up date after July 1. When the berries are ready we will be open Saturdays only 7:30 AM to 7 PM. Picking container and plastic bags provided. $12.00 per gallon U-pick only.

Bring take-home containers. Picnic tables, cold water, restrooms.

PIKE COUNTY

Gregg Peach Orchards (peaches and blueberries in July). Ga. 362 at Hollonville. 770-227-4661 or 770-228-9842. Call for hours and prices.

RABUN COUNTY

Tiger Mountain Orchards (blackberries, raspberries). Bethel Road, Tiger. 706-782-3290. Dawn to dusk daily.

ROCKDALE COUNTY

Martha F. Mobley (blueberries June 15 through July). 4351 Bowen Road S.W., Stockbridge. 770-929-8341. Call for hours, availability and price.

SPALDING COUNTY

The Berry Patch at Double C Farm (blueberries and thornless blackberries through early August). 175 Chapel Mill Road, Griffin. 770-584-2312. Hours: 7:30 a.m.-noon and 5 p.m.-dark Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays; 7:30 a.m.-noon Saturdays. $6/gallon blueberries; $10/gallon blackberries. Containers furnished. Bathroom, water.

WALTON COUNTY

Hard Labor Creek Blueberry Farm (blueberries June 15 through early August, depending on weather). 38 Knox Chapel Road, Social Circle. 770-464-2412. Monday, Daylight 'til dark - Tuesday thru Sat. Daylight 'til 5:00 PM. Pick your own price is $1.50 / pound. Call to order pre-picked. $30.00 per carton (12 pints) Containers provided. Irrigation.

Nepenthe Farms (organically grown blueberries July 5 through mid-August). 2259 Liberty Hill Church Road, Monroe. 770-267-7951. Hours: dawn-dusk daily. $1.25/pound. Containers provided.

Whippoorwill Hollow Organic Farm (blackberries through June; blueberries June 15 through August; squash, peas, cucumbers, tomatoes, peppers and bedding plants through September). 30905 Ga. 138, Walnut Grove. 770-787-7501. Hours: 9 a.m.-8 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays. $8/gallon blueberries, $10/gallon blackberries, vegetables and bedding plants vary in price. Containers provided.

Also visit the Farmers and Consumers Market Bulletin website and

Georgia Farm Bureau Certified Farm Markets