Blueberry U-Pick Orchards in Birmingham, Tuscaloosa and central Alabama 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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Bibb County

• K&D U-Pick Blueberries - blueberries, U-pick and already picked, group reservations
  658 Townsend Rd, Woodstock, AL 35188. Phone: (205) 602-7802. Email: kanddfarm@gmail.com. Open: Beginning June 4, 2018 Monday and Tuesday by appointment; Wednesday, noon until dark, by appointment; Thursday by appointment; Friday closed; Saturday and Sunday by appointment. Directions: From Tuscaloosa, Highway 11 to Woodstock, right on Bibbville Road and from Bessemer, take exit 97, go about 5 miles, left on Bibbville Road. Once on Bibbville Road, you will go over railroad tracks, then pass Bibbville Baptist Church and then a short distance, take a left on Townsend Road \(dirt road\), go about 12 mile, drive is on the right \(3 mail boxes at end of drive\). . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Debit cards, Visa, MasterCard, Discover, AmEx. . Alternate Phone: (205) 601-6153. . From Tuscaloosa, Highway 11 to Woodstock, right on Bibbville Road and from Bessemer, take exit 97, go about 5 miles, left on Bibbville Road. Once on Bibbville Road, you will go over railroad tracks, then pass Bibbville Baptist Church and then a short distance, take a left on Townsend Road (dirt road), go about 1/2 mile, drive is on the right (3 mail boxes at end of drive). We welcome groups, but please call and let us know how many will be in the group. Always remember your sun hats and sunscreen as the blueberries are in full sun. We also suggest that you wear closed toe shoes. Picking buckets are provided. For any other questions, please call. (UPDATED: June 06, 2018)
• The Vogel Farms - blueberries, U-pick and already picked, picnic area you may bring your own food
  5067 West Ashby Road, Brierfield, AL 35035. Phone: 205-915-2932. Email: avogel75@hotmail.com. Open: Monday to Saturday from 7 am to 7 pm, starting in early May. Directions: From Highway 119 in Montevallo - Go 119 South thru Montevallo. Turn right on Highway 25. Go approximately 3 miles. Turn left on Highway 139. Go approximately 3 miles. Turn right on County Road 2 \(aka West Ashby Road\). Go over the railroad tracks. Turn in 3rd driveway on the right at the sign. You need to follow these directions or use Google map app. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check. The Vogel Farms . From Highway 119 in Montevallo - Go 119 South thru Montevallo. Turn right on Highway 25. Go approximately 3 miles. Turn left on Highway 139. Go approximately 3 miles. Turn right on County Road 2 (aka West Ashby Road). Go over the railroad tracks. Turn in 3rd driveway on the right at the sign. You need to follow these directions or use Google map app. Note: The ONLY pyo crop offered is Blueberries . (UPDATED: May 07, 2020) (ADDED: June 01, 2016)

Blount County

• Baty Farm - blueberries,
  400 Baty Road, Cleveland, AL 35049. Phone: 205-559-7711. Open: Monday to Saturday from 7am to 7pm; Closed Sundays; Blueberries June 8 to September 10 please call to make sure they are still available. Directions: . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, only. . Please call for directions and to make sure we still have berries available. Pavilion and picnic tables provided. (UPDATED: June 14, 2016) (UPDATED: May 28, 2016)
• Moody Family Farm - No pesticides are used, blueberries, U-pick and already picked
  311 Ellen Street, Oneonta, AL 35121. Phone: 205-559-2809. Email: tmoody1119@gmail.com. Open: UPDATE: June 13, 2023: The owner tells me they are closed until next season 2023, Closed indefinitely. Directions: One block after turning onto Ellen Street you will see a sign for TLC Nursing Home. Take the dirt road just to the left on that sign. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, only. Moody Family Farm Alternate Phone: 205 559 1426. . UPDATE: June 13, 2023: The owner tells me they are closed until next season (2023), Closed indefinitely. Blueberries: June,July. We do not use pesticides on the crops. (UPDATED: June 25, 2018, JBS)
• Sleepy Hollow Blueberry Farm - No pesticides are used, blueberries, muscadine grapes
  877 Sleepy Hollow Road, Hayden, AL 35079. Phone: 205-647-7678. Email: Sleepyhollowblueberryfarm@gmail.com. Open: Monday to Saturday, from 8am to 7pm from mid July until they are gone. Directions: 165 exit 284, the Hayden,Corner exit. Take a right onto State highway 160 heading East. Go 8.5 miles. Just past Dollar General take a right onto Wallstown Road. Go 3 miles until sharp right curve. In the curve continue straight. Imediatley take a left onto Sleepy Hollow Road. Follow signs for entrance and parking. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, only. 40Sleepy Hollow Blueberry Farm Alternate Phone: 205-401-3495. . We have containers to pick with, but you provide containers to take the blueberries home if U-Pick. The ONLY pyo crops offered are BLUE BERRY AND MUSCADINE - GRAPES. (UPDATED: June 17, 2019)

Calhoun County

• 7 Springs Farm - blueberries
  588 Seven Springs Road, Wellington, AL 36279. Phone: (256) 473-9191. Open: June Blueberries, July apples and vegetables; 7 days a week from 7 am to 8 pm. Directions: From Anniston: north on 431, east on 204 for 0.1 mile; left on Reads Mill Rd; right on 7 Springs Rd. for 0.6 mile. . Click here for a map and directions. We also have picked apples, sweet corn, purple hull peas, squash, heirloom tomatoes,Fordhook lima beans. (ADDED: April 25, 2010, JBS)
• Bennett's Blueberry Farm - Blueberries (you pick or we pick)
  535 Ellie\'s Lane, Anniston, AL 36207. Phone: (256) 236-6410. Email: bennettsblueberryfarm@gmail.com. Open: June 15-August 15. Directions: 3 miles east of Golden Springs Shopping Center, off Choccolocco Road, Follow signs. Call for other items. . Click here for a map and directions. Bennett's Blueberry Farm535 Ellie's Lane, Anniston, AL 36207. . (UPDATED: October 19, 2020 JBS)
• Jerry's Berries - Blueberries
  1281 Dogwood Lane, Jacksonville, AL 36265. Phone: (256) 435-4247. Email: JERRY@GILBERTANDCO.COM. Open: June 1 - July 15. Directions: On Hwy 204 turn N on Nesbit Lake Rd 5 mi, right on Dogwood Lane, 114 mi, farm on left. . Click here for a map and directions. . Call for appointment and availability. On Hwy 204 turn N on Nesbit Lake Rd 5 mi, right on Dogwood Lane, 11/4 mi, farm on left.

Clay County

• Elna J. Dorris - Blueberries
  67675 Hwy 49 N, Lineville, AL 36266. Phone: (256) 488-5818. Open: June 10 - August 15, Monday to Friday, 8 am to 5 p, Saturday 8 am to noon. Directions: Hwy 49 North. Approx. 7 miles north of Lineville on left-follow signs. . Click here for a map and directions.
• Holmestead Farm - blackberries, blueberries, grapes, Muscadines, grapes, scuppernongs, peaches, plums, raspberries (red), raspberries (Spring, red), raspberries (black), raspberries (Spring, black), strawberries, gift shop, concessions or refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic area, birthday parties, weddings and wedding parties, school tours
  6582 Clay County Road 7, Waldo, AL 35160. Phone: 256-404-4316. Email: holmesteadfarm@yahoo.com. Open: During picking season: Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday: 8 am to 3 pm; Sunday from 1 pm to 5 pm; Tuesday: Closed; Thursday: Closed; and the season usually runs from early June to early Fall, Click here for current open hours, days and dates. Directions: 1.7 miles north of the intersection of AL highway 148 and Clay County Road 7. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check, Debit cards, Visa, MasterCard, WIC Vouchers, SFMNP Vouchers.
  Holmestead Farm Facebook page. . Alternate Phone: 256-404-2033. . So much you can pick: strawberries, blueberries and blackberries, peaches, grapes (red, white, blue), muscadines, scuppernongs, Figs, purple hull peas, apples, okra. At you can go into our fields and vineyards and pick your own organic berries and fruit or buy it "ready-to-go" at our produce shed. In season. We invite you to visit us at our beautiful 95 acre "U-Pick-Em" berry, fruit and vegetable farm located at the foothills of the Talladega National Forest in scenic east central Alabama. Centrally located between Talladega, Sylacauga and Ashland, Alabama, we're only a short ride away and the scenery alone is worth the drive. Don't forget to pick up some of our Fresh Baked Bread.By June, we will have Peaches, Green Plums, Beans, Cucumbers, Squash & Sweet Potatoes. Keep checking our Facebook page for daily updates. (UPDATED: May 22, 2019, JBS)

Cleburne County

• McMichen's Lost Creek Farm & Forage - blueberries, grapes, Muscadines, grapes, pecans, farm market, gift shop, concessions or refreshment stand
  1318 County Road 633, Ranburne, AL 36273. Phone: (719) 310-8599. Email: carma@iokenterprises.com. Open: Seasonal; Weekends only during picking season. Directions: . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check. . . Blueberries are open from June and July Grapes August through September Pecan's November. Open for reservations only. (ADDED: June 07, 2021)

Cullman County

• Bagwell Farm - beans, blueberries, raspberries, cucumbers, peas, tomatoes, U-pick and already picked
  227 County Road 721, Cullman, AL 35055. Phone: 256-339-4342. Email: dbagwell412@yahoo.com. Open: for U-Pick. Directions: From Cullman travel Highway 278 East, turn right onto County Road 719, travel 2 miles, turn right onto County Road 721, \(a dirt road\), we are the third house on the right. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check. . Monday to Saturday from 8 am to 5 pm during June and July; Our Farm Stand is open Monday to Saturday May to October. from 8 am to 5 pm. From Cullman travel Highway 278 East, turn right onto County Road 719, travel 2 miles, turn right onto County Road 721, (a dirt road), we are the third house on the right. Blueberries are ready to harvest the by the third week in June. Call ahead if you want already picked blueberries to ensure freshness and to ask what vegetable we have available. (UPDATED: February 01, 2024)
• Spradlin Farm - blueberries, blackberries, possibly other crops, restrooms
  2105 County Rd 1242, Vinemont, AL 35179. Phone: 256-734-6419. Email: wspradli@att.net. Click here for a map and directions. . April through September on Monday to Saturday from 8 am to 6 pm, Sunday from 1 pm to 6 pm; hours change during the season! We offer "YOU PICK" prices on certain items as the season allows. So contact us for more information, then gather your class, family or friends for a day on the farm. (UPDATED: June 25, 2018, JBS) (ADDED: April 25, 2010X)

Etowah County

• Gypsy Ranch - Certified Organic, beans, beets, blueberries, broccoli, cucumbers, eggplant, herbs or spices, melons, onions, other berries, pears, peas, pumpkins, rhubarb, summer squash, Honey from hives on the farm, U-pick and already picked, school tours, events at your location (call for info)
  10501 Fairview Cove Road, Altoona, AL 35952. Phone: 256-840-4994. Email: kim@gypsyranch.us. Open: Monday to Saturday 8am till 6pm Sunday Noon till 6pm. Directions: From Gadsden take highway 431 to highway 278 at Mountain top turn right onto highway 179 go 4 miles turn left on to Fairview Cove Road 8 blocks From Boaz take highway 169 to highway 179 8 miles turn right onto Fairview Cove Road the farm is 8 blocks down on left. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check. . Fax: 256-840-4041. . Picking updates: Click here for picking updates. Strawberries April 20 till June 5. (UPDATED: June 25, 2018, JBS)

Greene County

• Gregory Blue Berry Farm - No pesticides are used blueberries, U-pick and already picked, farm market, restrooms
  202 Gregory Drive, Knoxville, AL 35469. Phone: 205-372-4745. Email: Mcgregor5201@yahoo.com. Open: Monday through Friday 7 am untill dark, and Saturday and Sunday 1 pm untill dark. Directions: Take Interstate 2059 to exit 52 Knoxville. Head South West on Highway 11 towards Eutaw. Go just over two miles and the driveway will be on your left beside a large Blueberries for sale sign. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check. . Alternate Phone: 256-200-5884. . Take Interstate 20/59 to exit 52 Knoxville. Head South West on Highway 11 towards Eutaw. Go just over two miles and the driveway will be on your left beside a large Blueberries for sale sign. The season generally opens in mid June and last untill mid to late August. We do not use pesticides on the crops. You can pick any day of the week that you would like, but if you don't want to pick we are at the Northport Farmers Market every Saturday from 6 Am untill we sell out. (UPDATED: June 25, 2018, JBS)

Jefferson County

• Bear Mountain Blueberry Farm - No pesticides are used, blueberries,
  8245 Clayton Road, Springville, AL 35146. Phone: (205) 286-2272. Email: bearmountainblueberryfarm@gmail.com. Open: See our Facebook page for current hours; We typically open mid-June and are open through July. Directions: From Clay take Old Springville Road toward Springville. Turn left at Clayton Road, go 2 miles. Turn right at Zuber Road intersection. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, only.
  Bear Mountain Blueberry Farm Facebook page. . . We do not use pesticides on the crops. No Public Restrooms Cash only, please. (UPDATED: June 16, 2022)
  Comments from a visitor on July 10, 2011: "This place is great. The bushes were just full of blueberries. They provide buckets to pick with and bags to pour them in when you leave. It was so much fun taking our 2 year old granddaughter .She had a blast. We have a new tradition. "
• Blackburn - Blueberries (Call for exact opening date)
  750 Blackburn Lane, Warrior, AL 35180. Phone: (205) 647-2420. Email: LYDIABLACKBURN68@GMAIL.COM. Open: Mid June-Early August Wednesday to Saturday Daylight hours. Directions: I-65 North Exit 282, \(Warrior Robins\). Go west 14 mile. Left onto Blackburn Lane. Click . Click here for a map and directions. . I-65 North Exit 282, (Warrior Robins). Go west 1/4 mile. Left onto Lane. Click here for a map.
• Blueberry Hill Farm - blueberries
  6630 Quinton Road, Dora, AL . Phone: 205-674-7121. Open: June to Aug. Click here for a map and directions. . Alternate phone: 205-674-8424. , Monday to Saturday, 7 am to 7 pm. Hwy 78 W to Graysville, Flat Top- West Jefferson exit. Stay on Flat Top Rd until you get to Snowville Brent Road, turn right. Turn left on Quinton Rd one quarter mile on left. Call for directions.
• Judy Bee's Honey And Berry Farm - Blackberries, blueberries, honey from hives on our farm
  1601 Downs Rd, Mount Olive, AL . Phone: (205) 631-2895. Open: see our Facebook page. Directions: . Click here for a map and directions. . (UPDATED: June 25, 2018, JBS) (ADDED: May 02, 2015, JBS)
• Pocahontas Produce aka McCalla Produce - Blueberries
  6146 Pocahontas Road, Bessemer, AL 35022. Phone: 205-368-2091. Email: PocahontasProd@aol.com. Open: May Through October, call or email for hours. Directions: Located in McCalla, AL and features fresh eggs, vegetables, blueberries and locally produced honey. Click here for a map and directions. . 12 Miles West of the Galleria, Birmingham /Hoover Al. - 1/2 Mile South of I-459 at Exit 1 McCalla / Bessemer. Intersection of Harper Dairy Loop and Pocahontas Road. Feel free to call for further directions. U-Pick at $ 12.00 per gallon (2014 prices) or I have Quarts at my farm stand for $ 5.00 (2014 prices) . We have other produce that is grown at our Farm Stand varying daily: Okra, Tomatoes, Cucumbers, Peas, Corn. Beans and Squash! McCalla Produce, also called "Pocahontas Produce" is . (UPDATED: June 25, 2018, JBS) (ADDED: July 13, 2014, JBS, email)
• Robert and Ada Strickland - Blueberries
  8847 Emerald Lake Drive E, Pinson, AL 35126. Phone: (205) 681-3985. Open: July 1 to August 31, Saturdays Only, All Day. Click here for a map and directions. . 7 mi. N of Pinson off Hwy 75 N or 10 mi. off I-59 N (Deerfoot Exit). Call for more directions. (ADDED: April 25, 2010, JBS)

Perry County

• Moore-Webb-Holmes Plantation - Uses natural growing practices, beans, blackberries, blueberries, corn (sweet), melons, pears, peas, pecans, pumpkins, summer squash, strawberries, Fresh eggs, U-pick and already picked, gift shop, concessions or refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic area, farm animals, birthday parties, weddings and wedding parties, school tours
  Rt. 1 Box 260, Marion, AL 36756. Phone: 334-683-9955. Open: Any day of the week by appointment. Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check. . Highway 14 West in Folsom, Seven miles outside of Marion, AL Latitude and Longitude coordinates are N 32 40.866 and W 087 24.280. We use natural practices, but are not yet certified Organic. We are a historic site with over 20 buildings dating back to the 1820's. The farm has been in the same family since it was settled in 1819. All of the buildings are apart of the tour and every thing you see was used by our family. Some of the buildings include the old general store, cotton gin, smoke house, gristmill, blacksmith etc. Take a walk through the past in the present and into the future. (UPDATED: June 25, 2018, JBS)

Shelby County

• Dry Valley Vineyard - No pesticides are used, Blackberries, Muscadines, grapes, blueberries, blackberries, pears, apples and Asian pears.
  1280 Hwy 89, Montevallo, AL 35115. Phone: 205-983-1123. Email: BMCDEA0013@AOL.COM. Open: July, August and September on Monday to Saturday from 8 am to 5:30 pm, Sunday from 1 pm to 5:30 pm. Click here for a map and directions. . Alternate phone: 205-983-1122. . FROM I-65, TAKE CALERA/MONTEVALLO EXIT TO HWY 25 THRU CALERA. 4 MILES FROM CALERA, TAKE CO RD 89, approximately 1 MILE ON LEFT. JUNE: BLACKBERRIES. END OF JULY-OCTOBER: MUSCADINES. (ADDED: June 28, 2020, JBS)
• Lyon Blueberry Farm - No pesticides are used, blackberries, blueberries, muscadine grapes, tomatoes,
  1700 County Road 56, Wilsonville, AL 35186. Phone: 205-703-6536. Email: johnlyon750@gmail.com. Directions: From Birmingham-take 280 south just past Westover to County Highway 55- At County Highway 55, make a right. Then, go about 7 miles to Shelby Highway 40 where you make a Left. Then, go about one mile to Shelby Highway 61. At Shelby 61 go just a very short distance to Shelby Highway 56 where you will make a left. From there, go about 34 mile - THE LYON BLUEBERRY SIGN IS ON RIGHT. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, only. . . Opening for the season on June 18, 2015; We will be open Thursday through Sundays - 7 am until 3 pm; Berries are $12 per gallon. From Birmingham-take 280 south just past Westover to County Highway 55- At County Highway 55, make a right. Then, go about 7 miles to Shelby Highway 40 where you make a Left. Then, go about one mile to Shelby Highway 61. At Shelby 61 go just a very short distance to Shelby Highway 56 where you will make a left. From there, go about 3/4 mile - THE LYON BLUEBERRY SIGN IS ON RIGHT. We do not use pesticides on the crops. (UPDATED: June 25, 2018, JBS)
• Morgan Creek Vineyards - Blueberries
  181 Morgan Creek Lane, Harpersville, AL 35078. Phone: (205) 672-2053. Email: onfo@MorganCreeekWinery.com. Open: June 15 - August 15, Blueberries. Directions: US Hwy 280 E to Harpersville, right at light on Co Hwy 25, go 12 mi, take right on Co Rd 444, go 0.6 miles take left on Dead Hollow Road. Farm 12mile on right. . Click here for a map and directions. . US Hwy 280 E to Harpersville, right at light on Co Hwy 25, go 1/2 mi, take right on Co Rd 444, go 0.6 miles take left on Dead Hollow Road. Farm 1/2mile on right. Monday to Saturday, 8 am to 6 pm.(UPDATED: June 25, 2018, JBS)
• Mountain Meadow Farm - No pesticides are used, blueberries, strawberries, and blackberries, Christmas trees
  1824 Highway 30, Columbiana, AL 35051. Phone: 205-260-3124. Email: MOUNTAINMEADOWSFARMAL@GMAIL.COM. Open: June-July on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday from 7 am to 12 pm. Directions: 2 MILES EAST OF COLUMBIANA ON HWY 30 \OVER THE MOUNTAIN Chemical free blueberries. Click here for a map and directions. strawberries
• Smith Farms - Minimizes chemical and pesticide use, blueberries, porta-potties, school tours
  8939 Highway 51, Sterrett, AL 35147. Phone: 205-678-6994. Email: jsmith@shelbyed.org. Open: Typical season is from early June through July; in season, Closed Mondays, otherwise open Tuesday through Saturday 8am to 7pm, Sunday, from 12pm to 5pm. Directions: Take Highway 280 traveling East \(toward Sylacauga\), turn left on to County Road 51 North. Go 1 mile, farm is on left hand side of road. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check, Venmo. . Take Highway 280 traveling East (toward Sylacauga), turn left on to County Road 51 North. Go 1 mile, farm is on left hand side of road. We minimize use of pesticides and other chemicals. See our Facebook page for updates and changes. (UPDATED: May 27, 2021)

St. Clair County

• Mae-berry Blueberry Farm - Uses natural growing practices, blueberries,
  515 Happy Hollow Road, Odenville, AL 35120. Phone: (205) 907-4150. Email: N2ridin@aol.com. Open: 7 days a week, 7am to 7pm. Directions: I20 East to exit 144B, highway 411 North. Proceed North on highway 411 to Mile Marker 181. Turn Right on Happy Hollow Road. Farm at end of road. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, only. Mae-berry Blueberry Farm . Crops are usually available in June, July, August. We but are not yet certified. (UPDATED: June 25, 2018, JBS)
• Wadsworth Blueberries - blueberries,
  330 Wadsworth Road, Cropwell, AL 35054. Phone: 205-525-4708. Email: Mike@WadsworthBlueberries.com. Open: The field is open seven days a week, daylight until dark, weather permitting. Directions: Five miles south of Pell City, Alabama, turn right off Highway 231 onto Easonville Road. Go 14 mile. Turn right at \Wadsworth Farms\" sign. """. Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check.
  Wadsworth Blueberries Facebook page. . . Five miles south of Pell City, Alabama, turn right off Highway 231 onto Easonville Road. Go 1/4 mile. Turn right at "Wadsworth Farms" sign. The blueberry field usually opens around the middle of June and closes in early August, depending on the availability of berries. The ONLY pyo crops offered are Blueberries. U-pick only.(UPDATED: June 06, 2023)
  Comments from a visitor on June 10, 2010: "I have been picking blueberries here for the last 3 years and it is a wonderful place! The farm owners Mr. & Mrs. Wadsworth are delightful- so helpful. The farm is well kept, the bushes are easy to access, & their prices are better than most of the other near-by u-pic blueberry farms. I look forward to spending time in the blueberry fields at Wadsworth Blueberry Farm every year. It is one of my favorite summertime activities."

Talladega County

• BP Farm - Blueberries, okra
  940 Dry Valley Rd, Lincoln, AL 35096. Phone: (205) 763-8888. Email: bccm@centurytel.net. Open: Starting in Mid-April; Mon - Sat from 9 am - 5 pm; Call ahead. Click here for a map and directions. . From I-20, take Exit 168. Head North on Hwy 78 for 1.4 mi. Turn right on Dry Valley Rd. Farm is approx. 1 mi. on right. (ADDED: June 21, 2018, JBS)
• Craft's Blueberry Farm - blueberries, U-pick and already-picked
  4060 Eastaboga Road, Talladega, AL 35160. Phone: 256-362-7350. Email: randalldcraft@aol.com. Open: Mid June thru first of August, Open Monday thru Saturday, closed on Sunday. Directions: . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check, We cannot process credit or debit cards. . Alternate Phone: 256-493-5059. . (UPDATED: June 25, 2018, JBS)
• Holmestead Farm - Strawberries, Blackberries, Blueberries, Raspberries, Peaches, Nectarines, Plums, Plumcots, Grapes (red, white, black), Saturn (Do-Nut) peaches, Asian Pear, Regular Pears, Apples, Japanese Persimmons, Figs, Muscadines, grapes, Scuppernongs, Satsumas, Meyer Lemons, Chestnuts, Pomegranates
  6582 County Road 7, Talladega, AL 35160. Phone: 256-404-4316. Email: holmesteadfarm@yahoo.com. Open: see their website. Click here for a map and directions. . From TalladegaOn Hwy 77 South, turn right at the 52 mile marker onto Hwy 77. In 11.2 miles, turn right onto County Road 7. In 6.5 miles, turn right onto Clay County 7. Our driveway will be on the right in 3.5 miles. U-PICK / WE-PICK FARM COUNTRY STORE & MARKET. Typical harvest seasons are: Strawberries - Late March thru June - 40,000 plants:Blackberries - Late May thru early June - 1400 plants:Blueberries - May thru July - 800 bushes: Raspberries - Late May thru early June - 600 plants:Peaches - April thru Sep - 400 trees:Nectarines - May thru August - 30 trees:Plums - April thru August - 250 trees:Plumcots - June - 20 trees:Grapes (red, white, black) - Late June thru early July - 30 plants:Saturn (Do-Nut) peaches - June - 35 trees:Asian Pear - August thru November - 75 trees:Regular Pears - July thru November - 25 trees:Apples - July thru November - 150 trees:Japanese Persimmons - Late Sep thru Nov - 75 trees:Figs - August thru October - 75 trees:Muscadines & Scuppernongs - August thru October - 150 plants:Satsumas - Late September thru November - 25 trees:Meyer Lemons - Late September thru December - 15 trees: Chestnuts - Fall - 6 trees:Pomegranate - coming in 2021. And we have a shelling machine so we can do that for you, too (additional fee)!

Tuscaloosa County

• Lang's u-pick Blueberries - Blueberries,
  14727 Bel Aire Estates, Coker, AL 35452. Phone: (205) 339-7814. Email: louiselang48@charter.net. Open: Blueberry season. Directions: See their Facebook page for directions. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check . . Daylight hours. (ADDED: June 25, 2018, Suggested by a visitor)
• Leavelle's Berries - blueberries, restrooms, picnic area
  17952 Foxfire Road, Buhl, AL 35446. Phone: 205-339-7723. Email: leavellefarms@gmail.com. Open: Monday, Wednesday and Saturday from 7 am until dark. Directions: From Tuscaloosa: west on I20-59, take Fosters Exit 62, go straight through the flashing red light and follow Gainsville Road until it ends. Take a left onto Romulus Road for about 4.5 miles and turn right onto Foxfire Road. Go 2 miles & on the right will be a \'Leavelle Farms\' sign. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check. Leavelle's Berries . From Tuscaloosa: west on I20-59, take Fosters Exit 62, go straight through the flashing red light and follow Gainsville Road until it ends. Take a left onto Romulus Road for about 4.5 miles and turn right onto Foxfire Road. Go 2 miles & on the right will be a 'Leavelle Farms' sign. Blueberries are usually available from early June through late July. 2020 PRICE: $8 / gallon bucket. Due to COVID19 they will be operating by appointment only, Monday through Saturday.All services will be contact free & we will maintain at least a 6 foot distance from customersYou will pick berries directly into the bucket that you pick up from a table & take the bucket with you when you leave (no bag as in previous years)We will accept exact cash (no change will be exchanged), check, or Venmo paymentWe will have no retail items this year -- please bring your refillable water bottle!We will not have picnic tables availableThe bathroom will currently not be availableCustomers will be responsible for maintaining social distance from one another while at the farm. (UPDATED: June 28, 2020 JBS)
• Tuscan Pointe Farm - No pesticides are used blueberries, Honey from hives on the farm, weddings,
  12170 Rivervista Drive, Cottondale, AL 35453. Phone: (205) 887-1812. Email: dancarden@mac.com. Open: Only by appointment. Directions: . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, only.
  Tuscan Pointe Farm Facebook page. . Alternate Phone: (205) 886-3969. . dcarden@acacademy.com. June through July. We do not use pesticides on the crops. Facebook page. Special Events and Weddings All Year, January through December. BOOK THROUGH VRBO FOR A WONDERFUL STAY ON THE FARM. Organic Turkeys and Chickens: Every year we grow a limited amount of turkeys for Thanksgiving and Christmas. We teach you how to butcher your own bird and prepare it properly for a meal. We also occasionally have meat chickens and broilers for sale for the table as well. (ADDED: May 29, 2019)

Walker County

• Pike Deason - Blueberries
  138 Deason Lane, Parrish, AL 35580. Phone: (334) 686-7031. Open: Monday - Saturday from 8 am to 12 pm Beginning July 1. Click here for a map and directions. . CALL FOR DIRECTIONS

Winston County

• Brannon Farms - blueberries, strawberries, elderberries, peaches, vegetables
  20302 County Road 41, Addison, AL 35540. Phone: 256-462-3761. Email: BRANFARMS@YAHOO.COM. Open: April-September on Monday to Saturday from 7 am to 7 pm, closed on Sunday. Click here for a map and directions. . TURN AT RED LIGHT AT ADDISON ON 41, FO 4 MILES, STAND ON LEFT. PUMPKINS, TOMATOES, OKRA, SQUASH, CUCUMBERS, BEANS, CORN, PEPPERS, CANTALOUPES, MELONS, BLUEBERRIES, MUSCADINES, ELDERBERRIES, STRAWBERRIES, ONIONS, PEAS, PEACHES. (ADDED: June 28, 2020, JBS)

 

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.

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