Produce Farms near Burgaw, NC

Burgaw

Newberry's Blueberries grows blueberries on NC Highway 53 in Burgaw, the Pender County seat about 30 miles north of Wilmington. Blueberries are the southeastern coastal plain's signature summer crop, ripening from late May through July. Season details are posted on the farm's own site.

Burgaw

Pick-your-own and freshly packed blueberries on Murray-Turner Farm Road near Burgaw, just off Highway 53 by Saint Helena. Beyond the fruit, the stand sells homemade blueberry jam, coffee cakes, and the occasional pie during picking season. The field is run by the same family behind Ivanhoe Blueberry Farms and keeps daily hours through summer, including Sunday afternoons.

Wallace

Max's Strawberries opens u-pick rows in Wallace, in Duplin County's produce belt. Despite the name, the farm grows a wide summer spread: beans, potatoes, squash, tomatoes, cantaloupe, and watermelon alongside the spring strawberries. Wallace sits in a heavy farming stretch of southeastern North Carolina, and this is a straightforward pick-your-own stop. Check locally for current picking days before heading out.

Castle Hayne

Terra Vita Farm has served the Wilmington, North Carolina area since 2016, growing microgreens, edible flowers, mushrooms, root vegetables, and seasonal produce for coastal Carolina restaurants and home cooks alike. The farm stand on Chair Road in Castle Hayne is open Fridays 10 to 4, with online ordering through the farm's virtual stand.

Hampstead

Farmer Mac's Berries grows berries on Berry Patch Road in Hampstead, along the Pender County coast north of Wilmington. The sandy coastal plain here favors blueberries and strawberries, which ripen earlier than in the mountains. Pick-your-own and pre-picked sales follow the spring and early-summer harvest.

Ivanhoe

Pick-your-own and freshly packed blueberries off Eddie L. Jones Road in Ivanhoe, in the sandy blueberry country of Sampson County. The farm runs daily through the summer picking season, Monday through Saturday from 8 a.m. and shorter hours on Sunday. The same family also works the Murray blueberry field on Murray-Turner Farm Road in Burgaw. Call ahead, since ripe fruit depends on the week's weather.

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Wilmington

Rise Up Community Farm plants hope in Wilmington, North Carolina, where 31,600 New Hanover County residents face food insecurity — cultivating land and community, teaching farming skills to youth and families, and supplying fresh seasonal produce to local food pantries. The sustainable farm on South College Road welcomes volunteers and empowers local youth with hands-on agricultural job experience.

Leland

Taylor Blueberry Farm grows blueberries near Leland, in Brunswick County across the river from Wilmington. Coastal blueberry picking runs from late spring into summer, roughly May through July depending on the season. Contact the farm for ripening updates and open days before heading out.