Blueberry U-Pick Orchards in East of Atlanta - Greene, Morgan, Newton Putnam, Rockdale, counties 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.

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Greene County

• HEMI Blueberry Farm - blackberries, blueberries, Muscadines, grapes, U-pick and already picked, restrooms, picnic area
  1861 Bramlett Road, Greensboro, GA 30642. Phone: (770) 403-7018. Email: hemi1887@gmail.com. Open: Tuesday to Sunday, from 10 am to 5 pm. Directions: . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, only. . . Blueberries and Blackberries June 15 to July 15 Muscadines from July 15 to August 15. (UPDATED: June 14, 2022, JBS)(ADDED: June 19, 2017)

Morgan County

• Eden Springs Farm - apples, blackberries, blueberries, corn (sweet), Muscadines, grapes, peas, peaches, Fresh eggs, U-pick and already picked, restrooms
  1570 Reese Road, Rutledge, GA 30663. Phone: 888-426-2921. Email: info@edenspringsfarm.com. Open: UPDATE for 2019: It looks like they have changed to a CSA and no longer offer PYO; if you know otherwise, please write me. Directions: . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Debit cards, Visa, MasterCard. . Alternate Phone: 650-954-5758. . Monday to Saturday 10am to 5pm;closed Sunday, June 15th to August 30th. (ADDED: May 11, 2016)
• Joseph Bouler - blueberries, peaches
  Call for address, Rutledge, GA . Phone: 650-954-5758. Open: blueberries begin in late May, Peaches in June; call to check availability; weekdays from 1 pm to 5 pm, Saturdays from 9:30 am to 3 pm. Click here for a map and directions. .
• Sweets Berry Farm - Minimizes chemical and pesticide use, apples, blackberries, blueberries, nectarines, pears, Asian pears, peaches, plums, U-pick and already picked
  3800 Davis Academy Rd, Rutledge, GA 30663. Phone: (678) 662-6119. Email: owner@sweetsberryfarm.com. Open: Starting in late May on Friday 11am to 4pm; Saturday 9:30am to 5pm; and Sunday 11am to 4pm. Directions: . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, PayPal, Visa, MasterCard, Discover.
  Sweets Berry Farm Facebook page. . Picking updates: Click here for picking updates. Visit our website for opening date information;. We minimize use of pesticides and other chemicals. Typical crop dates are Blueberries late May through late June, Thornless Blackberries late May through late July; Peaches, Apricots, Plums and Nectarines June and July; Apples and Pears September and October. (UPDATED: May 13, 2021) (ADDED: November 05, 2017)

Newton County

• Blueberry Hill - blueberries
  6312 Highway 20, Covington, GA 30016. Phone: 404-771-1391. Open: July and August, from 9 am to 6 pm; Call to confirm hours, directions and availability before you go! Containers are supplied. Click here for a map and directions. . Alternate Phone: 770-787-1677. Click here for a map to our farm. (UPDATED: March 24, 2010, GAMB) (UPDATED: May 13, 2013)
  Comments from a visitor on May 03, 2011: "Great blueberry field with delicious pesticide free . Eat them straight from the bush! I've picked there several years in a row and know the owners personally. I believe 2010's price was $8/gallon PYO and there are already picked available as well. There is a port-a-john available and cold water on hand. Strollers and wagons are easy to navigate and I'm guessing wheelchairs would be okay as well. Containers are provided for picking and plastic bags are on hand to take your produce home. I drive by every day (May 2011) and it looks like they will have a great crop again this year. I can't help but drool thinking about blueberry jam again this summer!"
• Keel's Farm - blueberries, Christmas trees
  3270 H D Atha Road, Covington, GA 30014. Phone: (678)300-1477. Email: keelsfarm@yahoo.com. Open: Call for Appointment. Click here for a map and directions. . See their Facebook page () for hours during You Pick Blueberry season. (June - July). This is a family-owned farm specializing in evergreen privacy trees and blueberry plants. We also have a You Pick Blueberry Patch, including the pink lemonade variety, that is open in June and July. specializes in growing Murray Leyland Cypress and Thuja Green Giant Arborvitae Trees in various sizes. We also grow a variety of other trees. (ADDED: June 14, 2022, JBS)
• Nonchalant Farms - Blueberries, Muscadines, grapes, Pecans
  225 Fairlane Dr, Covington, GA 30017. Phone: (470)205-7360. Email: emmeffbee@protonmail.com. Open: By appointment only. Click here for a map and directions. . They grow muscadine grapes, scuppernong grapes, blueberries, pecans, bamboo (vivex & golden), pomegranates, eucalyptus, saffron, and a variety of garden seeds, plants and bulbs. This is a palm tree farm and nursery, currently growing three (3) varieties of palm: Windmill palms, Pindo (Jelly) palms, and Sabal Palmetto palms. (ADDED: June 19, 2022, JBS)

Putnam County

• Bill Shaw - blueberries, blackberries, vegetables
  122 Parks Mill Rd, Buckhead, GA 30625. Phone: 706-485-5678. Open: starts June 1st, call for conditions and hours. Click here for a map and directions. .

Rockdale County

• Martha F. Mobley - blueberries
  4351 Bowen Road S.W. , Stockbridge, GA . Phone: 770-929-8341. Click here for a map and directions. . Call for hours, availability and price. normally available from late June through July 20. (UPDATED: June 27, 2009 )

 

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
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• 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
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• Resources for Farmers