Blueberry U-Pick Orchards in South-central Kentucky 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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Adair County

• Rainy Hollow Blueberries - blueberries,
  6531 Milltown Road, Gradyville, KY 42742. Phone: 270-378-5410. Email: devans@gradyvilleky.com. Open: Monday - Friday 8 am to 5 pm for U pick call first to verify status of crop Saturday 8 am to 12 Noon Closed Sundays. Directions: 6.5 Miles West on highway 768 from highway 61 that runs between Columbia and Greensburg KY. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check. . . Monday - Friday 8 am to 5 pm for U pick (call first to verify status of crop) Saturday 8 am to 12 Noon Closed Sundays. Blueberries ripen in June; Since weather dictates exact dates and the length of the season, call in advance. These are great tasting BlueBerries. We also sell berries that we pick daily. We can sell by the pound, pint or gallon. Call for current prices. This is not a certified Organic farm, but no pesticides or herbicides were used on these berries; These are lovely high-bush blueberries. Payment: Cash, only. We bought on old Amish farm and have tried to keep the look the same. (buried electric lines, etc.) We milk our own Jersey cows and raise pigs, chickens and a large garden.

Casey County

• Earlydawn Homesteading - strawberries, blueberries, tomatoes, peppers, and corn, Fresh eggs
  206 Ky, Dunnville, KY 42528. Phone: 606-787-2905. Email: early_dawn499@msn.com. Directions: . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, only. . . In season (May/June) from 9 am until dark. Strawberries are typically ready in April; Blueberries are typically ready in June. We are updating new items for sale on our uncertified organic farm. We are adding some fun activities for children this summer: bird house making, bird feeder making, and many other ideas not yet discovered. please call for more information and location and new ideas to come this new year. thank you and happy shopping.
• Rainbow Harvest Farm - blackberries, blueberries, raspberries (Autumn, red), strawberries, prepicked produce, farm market, gift shop, snacks and refreshment stand
  175 East Brushy Branch Road, Liberty, KY 42539. Phone: 606-787-9142. Email: info@rainbowharvestfarm.net. Open: From June 1st until October 31st we are open 7 days a week from 8 am until 4 pm All other dates, call to get jams, jellies, juice and gift boxes. Directions: From Liberty, take 70 West to mile marker #7, turn left \(Martin Road\). Go 12 mile to East Brushy Branch Road and turn right. All the way back to the barn with the bright blue roof! Just follow the signs. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check. . From Liberty, take 70 West to mile marker #7, turn left (Martin Road). Go 1/2 mile to East Brushy Branch Road and turn right. All the way back to the barn with the bright blue roof! Just follow the signs. Strawberries are available from June 1st until first frost in October; Blueberries in June and July, Blackberries from late June till mid-August, and raspberries from August 1st until first frost in October. We carry a full line of jams and jellies, both regular and sugar free. We also produce fruit juices. We also have gift boxes available for presents.

Green County

• Sangreal Farms - blueberries, pumpkins, walnuts, Christmas trees-you choose and you cut, Christmas trees- you choose and we cut, Living Christmas trees (to plant later), saws provided, pumpkin patch-pick in the field, pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field
  910 Bramlett Kemp Road, Greensburg, KY 42743. Phone: 270-932-2366. Email: melgrove@kfbol.com. Open: Most days 8am - Evening. Directions: We are between Greensburg and Columbia. Our farm is bordered by Russell Creek. From Greensburg take 61 south \(towards Columbia\), right on hwy 532\(cedar grove\). Follow approximately 4 miles. Cross new cement bridge. We are first left after bridge. From Columbia head north \(towards Greensburg\). Take left on hwy 532 \(cedar grove\) and follow previous directions. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check. . . We are between Greensburg and Columbia. Our farm is bordered by Russell Creek. From Greensburg take 61 south (towards Columbia), right on hwy 532(cedar grove). Follow approximately 4 miles. Cross new cement bridge. We are first left after bridge. From Columbia head north (towards Greensburg). Take left on hwy 532 (cedar grove) and follow previous directions. click here for a map. Call first. Blueberries: June to July Pumpkins: October Trees: Year round is approximately 280 acres bordered by Russell Creek. Great canoeing, hiking, fishing and primitive camping. Bring your 4 wheeler or horse and enjoy the day.
• Spring Hollow Farms Herb Cottage & Berries - follow organic methods, blackberries, blueberries, herbs or spices, other berries, raspberries, and prepicked produce
  383 Happyville Road, Greensburg, KY 42743. Phone: 270-932-6233. Email: connieg383@windstream.net. Open: Closed Sundays. Directions: From Highway 68-70, turn onto Highway 61N out of Greensburg. Come one mile to end of 3 lane and turn left on Dandelion Lane, turn right onto Happyville road and then turn left at the next driveway, \(long, blacktop drive\). . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, only. . . From Highway 68-70, turn onto Highway 61N out of Greensburg. Come one mile to end of 3 lane and turn left on Dandelion Lane, turn right onto Happyville road and then turn left at the next driveway, (long, blacktop drive). No set hours. Call before making the drive. Blueberries May 20 to July 15,Red Raspberries Late August to mid-October, Black raspberries June to July, Blackberries Aug and September. We use natural practices, but are not yet certified Organic. Herb Cottage is closed for the winter season.

Metcalfe County

• Blueberry Hills Farm & Nursery - blueberries,
  8080 Subtle Road, Edmonton, KY 42129. Phone: 270-261-1360. Email: hope.cash@blueberryhillsnursery.com. Open: Monday through Friday 7 am to 7pm during JUNE. Directions: Take 66 corridor to Edmonton, Kentucky. Then, head to Edmonton on Stockton Road. Stay on this road and go to the square. When you reach the square go past court house and take right. Follow signs for 496 \(Sublte Road\) and stay on this road for 8 miles. Our address is 8080 Subtle Road \(496\) and there is a sign out front. If June, follow driveway to back of farm, if any other time, check Call number on the sign, we are most likely in the garden, blueberries, or greenhouse. Thanks!. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check, Debit cards, Visa, MasterCard, WIC Vouchers, SFMNP Vouchers.
  Blueberry Hills Farm & Nursery Facebook page. . Alternate Phone: 270-576-6149. . Take 66 corridor to Edmonton, Kentucky. Then, head to Edmonton on Stockton Road. Stay on this road and go to the square. When you reach the square go past court house and take right. Follow signs for 496 (Sublte Road) and stay on this road for 8 miles. Our address is 8080 Subtle Road (496) and there is a sign out front. If June, follow driveway to back of farm, if any other time, check Call number on the sign, we are most likely in the garden, or greenhouse. Thanks!. Blueberries: June General produce: March through September. We also attend Bounty of the Barrens farmer market located on the square in Glasgow Kentucky during the summer months, on Saturdays from 8am to 12 pm. WIC and SFMNP are accepted at our stand there. Thanks!.
• Bluegrass Blueberries - blueberries
  8080 Subtle Road, Edmonton, KY 42129. Phone: 270-432-5836. Email: blueberrynurseryky@gmail.com. Click here for a map and directions. . . Family run nursery specializing in only, both fruit and plants for sale. Plants available year around, can be shipped or picked up at farm, credit cards accepted, please phone for farm tour or visit as we do not have set business hours, we specialize in helping new growers and first time back yard gardners. Come and be a part of the annual Edmonton CB Foods Blueberry Festival held at the Edmonton CB Food store in mid June, blueberry pie eating contest, drawings and lots of other fun things to do. For more information on Festival dates phone Paul or Tana Shade at 270-432-4674. At the Farm & Nursery enjoy the farm animals including Miniature Horses, Alpacas, Miniature Donkey, rare Sundog Toy Cattle (cattle coming the fall of 2006) and other various farm animals. Look over the pre Civil War Log Cabin and enjoy a day of family fun picking . Please phone ahead as we have no set business hours. Blueberry fruit available during season, usually end of May to middle of July, phone ahead for appointment or to place an order. Handicap welcome, restroom facilities on site.
• Fuller's Hillside Nursery - Uses natural growing practices, blueberries,
  9315 Summer Shade Road, Summer Shade, KY 42166. Phone: 270-646-8620. Email: sukey2858@earthlink.net. Open: Call for appointment to pick; Already picked blueberries are available upon request. Directions: We are located on Highway 90 approximately 4 miles past Summer Shade heading towards Burkesville. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, only. . We will begin picking the end of June and will continue picking through the month of July; We also sell blueberry bushes. We use natural practices, but are not yet certified Organic. We have grown our Jersey blueberries organically for 3 years and I hope to have my Organic Certification in hand before we begin to pick. Come visit us at the 8th Annual Blueberry Festival in Edmonton June 26 & 27th.
• Sue's Blues - blueberries
  2229 Homer Bartley Rd, Summer Shade, KY 42166. Phone: 270-427-4242. Click here for a map and directions. . We have been harvesting fruits and vegetables for over 25 years and have been cultivating the perfect blueberry since 2005. Stop on by to pick your own or visit our online store to get the most fresh shipped right to your door. (ADDED: May 06, 2015, JBS)

Pulaski County

• Burnside Florist And Greenhouses - blueberries, blackberries, raspberries,
  5780 South Highway 27, Somerset, KY 42501. Phone: 606-271-0342. Email: Burnsidegreenhouse@gmail.com. Open: Monday to Sunday 8am to 5:30 pm. Directions: Six miles south of Somerset, Kentucky on south US27. 14 mile past traffic light #29 on left. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check, Visa, MasterCard, Discover. . . Six miles south of Somerset, Kentucky on south US27. 1/4 mile past traffic light #29 on left. Crops are usually available in June, July, August, September, October. We also sell blueberry, blackberry, and raspberry plants.

Russell County

• French Valley Farms - U-pick blueberries, pumpkins, mums, gourds, Indian corn.
  1842 N. Main Street, Jamestown, KY 42629. Phone: 270-343-5052. Email: drexroat@russell.k12.ky.us. Open: Apr-Nov, Monday through Friday, 10am to 5pm; Saturday, 8am to 5pm; Sunday, 1 pm to 5 pm; Central Time Zone. Click here for a map and directions. . . Apr-Nov, Monday through Friday, 10am to 5pm; Saturday, 8am to 5pm; Sunday, 1 pm to 5 pm; (Central Time Zone). From Louie Nunn Parkway, take Exit 62 onto US 127 south toward Jamestown. Market is 6 miles south in Jamestown at stop light. Mums/Pumpkins Weekends-first two weekends in October. Giant pumpkin giveaway each weekend.
• Triple Creek Berry Farm - blueberries, raspberries (red), raspberries (yellow), raspberries (black), U-pick and already picked, farm market
  3805 West Highway 80, Russell Springs, KY 42642. Phone: 270-507-6292. Email: info@triplecreekberryfarm.com. Open: Thursday to Saturday, from 6 am to 1 pm; June 15 to August 15; Closed Sunday to Wednesday. Directions: From Russell Springs, drive west on Highway 80 for 3.5 miles. Farm is on the left, next to West 80 Church of God and across the road from Bethlehem Baptist Church. From Columbia, drive east on Highway 80. Farm is at the RussellAdair county line on the right hand side. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, only. . . From Russell Springs, drive west on Highway 80 for 3.5 miles. Farm is on the left, next to West 80 Church of God and across the road from Bethlehem Baptist Church. From Columbia, drive east on Highway 80. Farm is at the Russell/Adair county line on the right hand side. We are a Kentucky Proud farm, use organic methods to grow our berries, so no chemical pesticides are used. We will pick for you, just call to schedule a time to pick up your berries. We have berry bushes for sale, and will conduct educational tours at your request.

 

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
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• Maple Syrup farms and sugarworks
• Bed & Breakfasts on Farms, Wineries, Ranches and Orchards
• Pumpkin patches
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• Zombie Paintball venues
• Christmas Tree Farms & lots
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