Blueberry U-Pick Orchards in Chattanooga and Southeast Tennessee 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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Bledsoe County

• Sowing Seeds Nursery & Garden Center - No pesticides are used blackberries, blueberries, grapes, strawberries, walnuts, Fresh eggs, gift shop, picnic area you may bring your own food, petting zoo, farm animals, school tours
  1282 Nine Mile Cross Road, W, Pikeville, TN 37367. Phone: 423-533-4029. Email: SowingSeedsNursery@gmail.com. Open: Monday to Friday from 9am to 7pm; Saturday from 7am to 4pm; Sunday from 12pm to 4pm. Directions: . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check, Visa, MasterCard, Discover. . We do not use pesticides on the crops. Christmas Extravaganza: Drive thru or park Christmas light show with music. Free from Thanksgiving to New Year's!.
• Sowing Seeds Nursery and Garden Center - No pesticides are used, apples, blackberries, blueberries, peaches, strawberries, other vegetables, walnuts, Maple Syrup from trees on the farm, Fresh eggs, farm animals, school tours
  1282 Nine Mile Cross Road, West, Pikeville, TN 37367. Phone: 423-533-4029. Email: Sowingseedsnursery@gmail.com. Open: See our website for current hours. Directions: For a map to our farm, . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Debit cards, Visa, MasterCard. . . (UPDATED: November 27, 2016)
• Sullivan's Blueberry Farm - blueberries
  3642 Walkertown Road, Dayton, TN 37321. Phone: (423) 447-6991. Email: jasullivan@bledsoe.net. Open: call or email for hours and dates. Click here for a map and directions. . Alternate phone: 423-447-6204. . From Dayton: take Hwy 30 W (5 miles). Turn left on Kiuka Road (1 mile) and turn left on Walkertown Road. Go four miles and turn right on Blueberry Drive. (UPDATED: June 26, 2018, JBS) (ADDED: May 09, 2015, JBS)

Bradley County

• Morris Vineyard & Tennessee Mountainview Winery,LLC - blackberries, blueberries, grapes, Muscadines, grapes, raspberries (red), restrooms
  346 Union Grove Road, Charleston, TN 37310. Phone: 423-479-7311. Open: Monday to Saturday from 11 am to 7 pm; Sunday from 12 pm to 7 pm; seasonal picking hours Tuesday to Saturday from 9 am to 8 pm; Sunday from 12 pm to 8 pm; No picking on Mondays. Directions: from interstate 75 take exit 27 head east on Paul Huff Parkway take left on Michigan Avenue road take right at 3 way stop left on Chatata Valley Road right on Cates Lane, Cates Lane runs into Union Grove Road vineyard is on the right. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Debit cards, Visa, MasterCard, Discover. . Alternate Phone: 423-618-2173. Raspberries June 1 to June 30; Blackberries June 15 to July 10; Blueberries June 15 to August 1; Grapes August; Muscadines August 15 to October; call for availability
  Comments from a visitor on June 02, 2012: "The kids and I took a road trip to the Morris Vineyard & Mountainview Winery today to pick blueberries. The bushes were full with many more berries to come. It was a very relaxing experience. I would have loved to have been out there all day. The view of the mountains is just beautiful!"

McMinn County

• Carr's Vineyard - blueberries
  944 Highway 163, Calhoun, TN 37303. Phone: (423) 336-5377. Email: kwcarr@bellsouth.net. Open: Fresh blueberries from mid-June to mid-August on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday from 8am to 12 pm and 4pm to 8:30 pm; Sunday hours are 4:00 to 8:30pm. Click here for a map and directions. . . Blueberry plants are available from September to May. In 2018, they are $5.00 each and are in 1 gallon containers. (ADDED: June 26, 2018, JBS)
• Ford's Blueberry Farm - blueberries, picnic area you may bring your own food
  186 County Road 184, Athens, TN 37303. Phone: 423-506-9700. Open: Please call for hours. Directions: Please call for directions. For a map to our farm, . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, only. . Blueberries available July 1 through August 15. (ADDED: May 13, 2016)
• Ridge Line Farms - Blueberries
  139 County Road 100, Decatur, TN 37322. Phone: (423) 507-8002. Email: rlfarms65@gmail.com. Click here for a map and directions. 33262Ridge Line Farms Alternate phone: (423) 506-3058. . In addition to the U-Pick, are you looking for local, farm raised beef with no antibiotics, preservatives or added hormones? If so then look no further! has been raising Angus sired beef cattle since our grandfather began farming in 1965. In 1998, we began marketing our steers for purchase as freezer beef. We now offer freezer beef by the retail package, or a 1/2 or whole live animal. We would love to earn your business and provide high quality beef for you and your family! Feel free to come visit us at the farm! (ADDED: May 09, 2015, JBS)

Monroe County

• Bollenbacher's Blueberries - blueberries
  PO Box 359, Sweetwater, TN 37874. Phone: (423) 337-9562. Email: bolenbach@bigfoot.com. Open: Please CALL or email before coming because we are only open when there are ripe berries ready to be picked. Click here for a map and directions. . . Starting in Sweetwater, drive north on U.S. Highway 11N (Main Street) until you come to Fairlane Road, across from the Sweetwater Memory Chapel, turn on to Fairlane. Go approximately 0.1 mile, then take the first right onto County Road (CR) 278, also called Raby Rd. Stay on Raby Road 1.4 miles until you come to the intersection of CR 278 and CR 220 (Old Sweetwater Rd.)Make a right onto CR 220, go through the Tanglewood Subdivision and past the North Monroe Volunteer Fire Department, staying on Old Sweetwater Rd for 0.8 mile. Look for the U-Pick BERRIES signs. Stop at the house for your container. We have both early and late varieties of rabbiteye available for picking. We should have berries until well into August. No insecticides have been used on our fields in over 30 years. or send an email to be added to our blueberry mailing list. Put "Blueberry List" in the subject line.
• The Berry Farm TN - Uses natural growing practices, apples, blueberries, herbs or spices, Fresh eggs, gift shop
  620 Towee Falls Road, Tellico Plains, TN 37385. Phone: (423) 253-2835. Email: theberryfarmtn@gmail.com. Open: Thursday to Sunday 8am to 6 pm when berries are in season, typically Late June through Late July; closed Monday to Wednesday. Directions: . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Debit cards, Visa, MasterCard, Discover, AmEx. . We use natural practices, but are not seeking organic certification. .A.k.a, "Santa's Berry Farm". (UPDATED: June 15, 2020) A visitor writes on July 26, 2013: "Call for availability, weather and to see if what they have is ripe enough yet. Price (in 2013) is $6 a gallon. Picking buckets are provided. As of July 20, 2013 the berries were still plentiful. Santa also has bees and fresh honey for sale. Very fun family friendly place. We had a great time. They have over 100 huge 5+ foot tall blueberry bushes. Plenty to choose from. The location is beautiful in the mountains and GPS should take you right to them. Signs from the road. "

Polk County

• Sandy's Pick-Your-Own Blueberry Patch - Blueberries
  195 Poplar Street, Benton, TN 37307. Phone: (423) 715-5915. Email: hood.sandy@yahoo.com. Open: usualy starts in early July, then for 6 weeks; Monday to Saturday from 7:30 am until dark, closed on Sunday. Click here for a map and directions. . Alternate phone: 423-338-5049. . We have 250 blueberry bushes of the Rabbiteye variety. (UPDATED: June 26, 2018, JBS) (ADDED: May 09, 2015, JBS)

Rhea County

• Hastings Farm - Blueberries, Muscadines
  450 Hastings Drive, Dayton, TN 37321. Phone: (423) 645-4186. Email: Lvhweddingandwine@yahoo.com. Click here for a map and directions. . Fax: (423) 775-5707. . We have seasonal blueberries. Give us a call and come pick your own. (ADDED: June 26, 2018, JBS)
• Thedford's Blueberry Patch - No pesticides are used, blueberries, U-pick and already picked, restrooms, picnic area you may bring your own food
  100 John Deere Dr., Spring City, TN 37381. Phone: (423) 365-5764. Email: thedfordw5764@att.net. Open: Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays from 8 am till 1 pm. Directions: From Spring City; take New Lake Road about two miles, then follow signs. From highway 27; turn onto highway 68, turn left on 302 North, look for signs. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check, Visa, MasterCard. . Alternate Phone: (423) 847-7510. . Blueberries: Typically mid-June through July. We do not use pesticides on the crops. 2020 price is $12 / gallon for u-pick. (UPDATED: August 28, 2020 JBS) (UPDATED: June 23, 2019)

Sequatchie County

• Wheeler's Orchard - Apples, Grapes, blueberries
  HCR 65, Box 78, Dunlap, TN 37327. Phone: (423) 949-4255. Email: worchard@bledsoe.net. Directions: From U.S. 127 N in Dunlap, see our sign at Fredonia Road. Follow sign up the mountain approx. 5 miles. See our sign. Take a right. Come on to orchard. Feel free to call if you need additional directions. . Click here for a map and directions. or toll free (877) 478-5029. Fax: (423) 949-6350. (UPDATED: June 26, 2018, 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