Farms Near Angier, NC

Angier

The Trustman family has run this pick-your-own berry farm on NC-210 in Angier since the late 1980s, specializing in thornless blackberries alongside blueberries and raspberries. Picking runs from early June into early August, open Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday mornings. They also sell blueberry plants from spring through fall for growers starting their own bushes.

Angier

Willow Springs

A farm near Willow Springs on Kennebec Road, in the southern Wake County countryside toward Fuquay-Varina. Small farms in this stretch grow produce and berries and keep livestock for area markets. Public details for this listing are limited.

Willow Springs

Ogburn Berries and Produce grows berries and seasonal vegetables on Old Stage Road in Willow Springs, south of Raleigh. The name points to fresh-picked berries in early summer alongside a produce stand. Little more is posted online.

Angier

Coats

Old Stage Orchards grows peaches, pears, plums, and Asian pears for pick-your-own near Coats in Harnett County. Payment is cash only, and the orchard asks visitors to call before coming out. Plums and Asian pears fill the late-summer window, with peaches ripening earlier in the season. The farm also sells in commercial quantities.

Angier

Porter Farms & Nursery grows u-pick strawberries in spring, fresh produce through summer, and pumpkins and mums in fall, with homemade ice cream on site. The operation, near Angier southeast of Raleigh, picks its produce fresh each morning and also sells pumpkins and mums at the State Farmers Market.

Willow Spring

Tate's Apiaries sells honey from its own hives on Turner Fish Road in Willow Spring, and the family farm has branched into goji berries and elderberries you can pick yourself, plus elderberry and goji syrup. Seasonal produce runs to strawberries, cantaloupe, watermelon, tomatoes, and potatoes. They keep chemical and pesticide use to a minimum and offer school tours. Call ahead, since hours and u-pick run on the season.

Willow Spring

Willow Springs

A farm stand on Kennebec Road in Willow Springs, the rural stretch south of Raleigh where Wake and Johnston counties meet. Hilltop sells seasonal produce. Nothing further is posted online.

A downtown market on North Main Street in Fuquay-Varina, a fast-growing town in southern Wake County below Raleigh. Growers from the surrounding Triangle farmland bring produce and homemade goods to sell. Fuquay-Varina formed from two once-separate towns and keeps a walkable historic downtown that anchors weekend foot traffic.

Fuquay-Varina

Willow Spring

Willow Spring

Fuquay Varina

The Maze at Hector's Creek runs a fall corn maze on Old Mill Road in Fuquay-Varina, in southern Wake County. Cut into a working field, mazes like this open on weekends through the harvest season alongside pumpkins and hayrides. Hector's Creek is a longtime rural community name in this part of the county.

Eagle Springs & Angier

Willow Springs

Porter Farms and Nursery grows u-pick strawberries in spring, then rolls into blackberries, summer vegetables, and fall pumpkins and mums. The family operation sells at its stand near Ten-Ten Road and Highway 42 in southern Wake County and at the State Farmers Market in Raleigh. Homemade ice cream runs from spring through fall. Pick-your-own and the ice cream draw families from the Fuquay-Varina and Garner side of the county.

Angier

Peach Orchard with peaches available from mid June - August. Sweet corn and other seasonal vegetables as well.

Fuquay-Varina

Vaughan's Farm opens its strawberry fields for pick-your-own each spring on Wilbon Road, on the line between Fuquay-Varina and Holly Springs. The operation ties to Vaughan Farms, a longtime growing family in southern Wake County. Berries typically ripen from April into June, weather depending. Phone ahead to confirm the fields are open before you drive out.

Coats

Rabbit Ridge Nursery grows and sells plants in Coats, in Harnett County south of Raleigh. As a nursery it's the kind of place to source trees, shrubs, and bedding plants close to home. Call ahead for current stock and hours.

Raleigh

Mail-order and on-site nursery in south Raleigh specializing in rare, unusual, and native perennials, with over 1,500 varieties including hostas, agaves, and hardy natives. Founded in 1986 by plantsman Tony Avent, it has introduced more than 1,550 new plants and funds the adjacent Juniper Level Botanic Garden. The nursery opens to the public during scheduled open-garden weekends each season.

Holly Springs

The Holly Springs Farmers Market runs every Saturday morning year-round, 8 a.m. to noon, hosted by the town's Parks & Recreation department. Weekly vendor lineups bring farm-fresh produce, pasture-raised meats, free-range eggs, NC coastal seafood, local honey, baked goods, and artisanal foods — even sustainably raised ostrich.

Angier

3 Kids Farm is a small family farm in North Carolina. No confirmed city, website, or product details were found — the obvious domain redirects to an unrelated cattle business — so what it grows or raises isn't verified here.

Raleigh

Porter Farms & Nursery is a family farm in southern Wake County, at Ten-Ten Road and Highway 42 south of Raleigh. Spring brings u-pick strawberries and fresh produce picked each morning; summer and fall add vegetables, ice cream, pumpkins, and mums, some sold at the State Farmers Market. It's a straightforward roadside farm, open seasonally to the public.

Lillington

Always Growing Upchurch Farms LLC is a local producer of fresh vegetables. This is a first-generation farm using revamped techniques that has been passed along from generation to generation. We have taken the teachings of my uncle Curtis Smith and my grandfather Curtis Smith Sr. and all of those before them to bring back the old school garden, with taste and nutrients, that we all know and love. We are continuously looking to make improvements to our operations and hope to become your neighborhood Farm-acy.

DJ's Berry Patch runs a family u-pick south of the Triangle, with strawberries opening in April and picking that stretches into the fall. Alongside berries the farm sells homegrown produce and, later in the year, pumpkins and mums. It keeps long daily hours during strawberry season and has built a sizable Instagram following. Addresses vary across listings around the Apex and Willow Spring area, so check their site for the current field.

Holly Springs

Hughes Honey manages apiary locations around Holly Springs, in southern Wake County, with a home base on Oakhall Drive. Local beekeepers here produce raw honey whose flavor shifts with each season's bloom. Honey like this usually sells by the jar direct from the beekeeper and at nearby markets.

Garner

Ken's Korny Corn Maze runs a seasonal fall corn maze on Benson Road in Garner, in Wake County just south of Raleigh. The maze draws Triangle families through the autumn harvest, usually late September into early November. It's a well-known fall stop on the south-Raleigh farm scene.

Benson

Smith's Nursery and Farm Market sells nursery plants, hanging baskets, and annuals on Sanders Road in Benson, about 25 minutes southeast of Raleigh. The farm also runs u-pick strawberries in spring, blueberries in early summer, and a fall pumpkin patch with hayrides, farm animals, and an on-site ice cream shop. School field trips and birthday parties round out the season.

Lillington

Farmer's Strawberries & Produce grows pick-your-own strawberries plus beans, cabbage, onions, potatoes, squash, and tomatoes on Holder Road near Lillington in Harnett County. Strawberry season in the central part of the state usually runs April into June, with the vegetables filling in through summer. The farm is listed in the USDA Local Food Directories.

Erwin Farmers Market operates at 101 13th Street in Erwin, a former mill town in Harnett County along the Cape Fear River. Local growers sell seasonal produce, eggs, and homemade goods to the community. Markets in this part of the coastal plain run through the warm growing season. Check current days and hours before you go.

Raleigh

Earp's Seafood Market on South Saunders Street in Raleigh carries an extensive selection of fresh North Carolina fish and shellfish — Stump Sound and Belhaven oysters from the Pamlico Sound, plus seasonal Chesapeake bushels. Ready-to-cook steamer pots pile shrimp, little neck clams, snow crab legs, lobster tails, and scallops with corn, potatoes, and crab boil.

Raleigh

Four Oaks

Middle Creek Farms works land near Four Oaks, in Johnston County south of Raleigh, close to the Middle Creek that gives the farm its name. Johnston County is strong tobacco, row-crop, and produce country. The farm's specific offerings and hours aren't well documented online. Contact them directly to find out what's growing and whether they sell on-site.

Dunn

Johnson Strawberry Farm grows strawberries off US 301 North near Dunn in Harnett County. Spring is the season here, with fields usually ready to pick from April into June along the edge of the North Carolina Sandhills and Coastal Plain. Availability shifts year to year with the weather.

Cary

The Waverly Farmers' Market meets at Waverly Place on New Waverly Place in west Cary, a Wake County suburb in the Research Triangle. Triangle-area growers and food vendors sell seasonal produce and local goods at the shopping-center market. Its current schedule isn't confirmed online.

Raleigh

TPB started in 2008 (when there were almost NO subscription or delivery businesses) out of a garage working with 1 farmer. Since then, The Produce Box has grown to 11,000 members, 50+ corporate and nonprofit partnerships that support more than 40 farmers and 60 artisan food businesses as well as many food-insecure families across North Carolina. And the TPB staff has grown too – from one stay-at-home mom in her garage to more than 150 moms and dads delivering boxes in the neighborhoods they live in.

Raleigh

Held every Saturday at The Depot in downtown Apex, on North Salem Street. Hours run 8 a.m. to noon from April through October and 9 a.m. to noon through the winter. Local growers and makers fill the stalls, and the market posts each week's vendor lineup on Facebook and Instagram.

Apex

A pick-your-own farm on Holland Road in Apex, open since 1996, with three acres of strawberries and a smaller blueberry patch. The stand adds homemade jams, local honey, shiitake mushrooms, garden vegetables, cut flowers, and homemade ice cream through the season. A cash-only roadside stand runs on the honor system when the pickers aren't staffed. Spring strawberries are the main draw for Wake County families.

Lillington

As a pasture-based farm, we use regenerative practices like pasture-rotation, which enhance soil health, promote biodiversity, and minimize our environmental impact. We are committed to raising animals in the most natural and humane way possible. Grassfed Beef Born and raised on the farm, our cattle have free roam of our beautiful fields and are bathed in the North Carolina sunshine. We’re especially proud of our Dexter cows, which we raise on a grass-fed and grass-finished diet. These heritage

Lillington

Open only during September and October for grape picking.

Raleigh

Apex

Apex

Apex

Neighbor Boy Farm and Country Store operates in Apex, on the western edge of Wake County near Research Triangle Park. The listing pairs farm activities with an on-site retail store for local goods. Current crops and hours aren't published online, so call ahead or stop in to see what's in season before making the drive.

The Cary Downtown Farmers Market is a producer-only market in downtown Cary, west of Raleigh, meaning vendors sell only what they grow, raise, or make themselves. Shoppers find Piedmont produce, meats, eggs, honey, bread, and plants from Wake County and nearby farms. It runs Saturday mornings through the growing season, in the walkable blocks around Cary's downtown park and arts center.

Dunn

The Campus Farmers Market runs on the NC State University campus at 2205 Hillsborough Street in Raleigh. It brings local farmers and food vendors to students, staff, and neighbors along the Hillsborough Street corridor. University markets like this usually operate one weekday during the growing season. Verify the current schedule before you go.

Lillington

Anderson Creek Hunting Preserve spans 1,500 acres near Lillington, in Harnett County, split into eight habitat blocks for upland bird hunting. Hunts are self-guided with birds you buy, no membership or grounds fee required. The family also breeds German Shorthaired Pointers and Brittany Spaniels as gun dogs and pets. It sits on Farrar Dairy Road in the Sandhills between Fayetteville and Sanford.

Godwin

Jackson Farm is on Dunn Road in Godwin, in Cumberland County near the Harnett County line north of Fayetteville. It's a family farm in the Coastal Plain; specific agritourism offerings—pumpkins, produce, or events—aren't confirmed online. Contact the farm directly to check what's on and when.

Benson

Clayton

Clemmons Educational State Forest is a free NC Forest Service teaching forest in Clayton, best known for its Talking Tree Trail, where push-button audio stations narrate the life of loblolly pine, sweetgum, and other species. Trails wind through a demonstration forest with exhibits on forestry and geology, and rangers run programs for school groups. It sits at 2411 Old US 70 West and closes Mondays and over winter.

Clayton

Beasley's Berries opens for pick-your-own strawberries on Peele Road outside Clayton, one of several u-pick farms clustered across Johnston County. Public details are thin beyond directory listings and a Facebook page, with no phone or website posted. Strawberry picking here runs on the usual spring-into-early-summer window for the region. Check their Facebook for opening dates and field conditions before you go.

Apex

Jean's Berry Patch is a seasonal u-pick berry stand on NC Highway 751 in Apex, in fast-growing western Wake County. Strawberries lead the spring season, the peak window for the Triangle's pick-your-own farms. Picking days depend on the weather and the crop, so hours are worth confirming before a visit.

Apex

Apex

Green Level Gourd Farm grows gourds on Green Level Road West in Apex, along the fast-growing western edge of Wake County. Hard-shell and ornamental gourds like these get cured for crafts, birdhouses, and fall displays. The Green Level community keeps a rural footprint even as Apex and Cary expand around it.

Clayton

The Clayton Farm and Community Market gathers at Horne Square, 348 E. Main Street in downtown Clayton, east of Raleigh in Johnston County. Local farmers and makers sell seasonal produce, meats, baked goods, and crafts. The downtown setting makes it as much a community gathering as a produce stop. Check current market days before visiting.

Dunn