Produce 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.

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.

Willow Spring

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.

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.

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.

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.

Apex

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.

Spring Lake

West Produce grows fruits and vegetables for direct sale in Spring Lake, just north of Fort Bragg in Cumberland County. The stand sells strawberries in spring and shifts to summer vegetables as the season turns, with pickup at the farm. Call ahead during strawberry season to check what's ready.

Morrisville

Phillips Strawberries runs a spring strawberry operation on Good Hope Church Road in Morrisville, on the western edge of the Research Triangle between Cary and the airport. North Carolina berries usually ripen from late April into June, when growers open their rows to pickers. Picking conditions shift day to day during the short season.

Fayetteville

Knightdale

Olde Country Produce & Mulch sells produce and mulch on Poole Road in Knightdale, just east of Raleigh in Wake County. As a roadside produce-and-garden supplier, it stocks seasonal fruit and vegetables alongside landscaping mulch. Selection shifts with the growing season.

Sanford

Barry's Strawberry Farm sells pick-your-own strawberries off Cox Mill Road, about half a mile from US 421 south of Sanford, and calls them the sweetest berries in town. Depending on the season, you'll also find asparagus, cabbage, and onions. It's a family operation in Lee County that leans on its Facebook page for daily picking updates. Call 919-258-3606 before heading out to check the field.

Smithfield

Pick-your-own blueberries in Smithfield, the Johnston County seat southeast of Raleigh. Listings note both u-pick and farm pickup, with the harvest following the usual eastern-Carolina window from mid-May into July. Details beyond the directory entry are scarce online. Because a single grower's ripe fruit can come and go within days, call or check before making the trip to fill your buckets.

Sanford

Steve and Cindy's Blueberry Patch grows blueberries on Roberts Road in Sanford, Lee County. Blueberry season in this part of the state runs June into July, when u-pick rows open. Contact the owners for ripening updates and picking hours before visiting.

Clayton

JKLM Berries grows fruit on Loop Road in Clayton, in Johnston County east of Raleigh. Johnston County strawberry farms typically open in April, with blackberries and blueberries following into summer. The farm sells its berries in season. Whether picking is you-pick or pre-picked can change year to year, so confirm current offerings and hours before heading over.

Knightdale

Pope's Strawberries grows strawberries in Knightdale, just east of Raleigh in Wake County. Piedmont strawberries ripen from mid-April through May and are usually sold pick-your-own or pre-picked at the field. The farm has no website posted, and the season is short, so confirm ripening and open days locally each spring.

A North Carolina strawberry farm, most likely selling spring berries via pick-your-own or pre-picked, as most of the state's strawberry growers do. It appears connected to the Pope Farms Country Store listed separately. No official website or confirmed address was found.

Raleigh

Raleigh

Strawberry farm on Watkins Road in northeast Raleigh, in Wake County. Piedmont strawberries come in from about mid-April through June, sold pick-your-own and pre-picked when the field opens. Public details are limited, so confirm picking days and hours with the farm before visiting.

Durham

Perkins Orchard is the largest and oldest produce market in Durham, North Carolina — 56 seasons and counting — selling thousands of pounds of produce a week from over 300 mostly North Carolina farms plus the family's original fruit orchard. Open seven days a week, it's a one-stop shop for local eggs, cheese, meats, honey, greens, flowers, fruits, vegetables, pumpkins, and Christmas trees, with seating areas to unwind.

Chapel Hill

Sanford

Douglas' Strawberry Patch is a family-run u-pick near Sanford selling strawberries, produce, and roasted corn, the same roasted corn they take to the NC State Fair each fall. Picking and pre-picked berries both work here in spring. The farm sits in Lee County off Highway 87. It keeps a Facebook page for posting when the berries are ready, which is the best way to catch opening day.

Sanford

Sanford

Blueberry Hill U-Pick grows ten varieties of rabbit-eye and high-bush blueberries, including Premier, Powder Blue, and Bladen, on Steel Bridge Road in Sanford. The Lee County farm opens for pick-your-own blueberries and blackberries through summer and also sells local peaches. Summer hours run most days, but call first. Reach them at 919-718-5344, at bhberries.com, or on Instagram at @blueberryhillupick.