Produce Farms near Carthage, NC

Carthage

Carthage

Pick-your-own strawberries, sweet corn, and a broad vegetable list — beans, cabbage, potatoes, squash, and tomatoes — from a barn stand on Bryant Road in Carthage, the Moore County seat. The mix means a long picking season, from spring strawberries through summer corn and fall vegetables. Sandhills soil and sun make this good produce ground. No phone or site is posted, so stop by during season to see what's on the tables.

Cameron

Lakeview

Pick-your-own strawberries on Airport Road in Lakeview, in the Moore County Sandhills between Southern Pines and Carthage. Spring is the whole season here: most Sandhills growers open the fields in April and pick into June, selling both ready-picked flats and by-the-pound U-pick. A hard frost or a hot week can shift the picking window, so call ahead once the season starts.

Cameron

Pilson Strawberry Farm is a fourth-generation family operation near Cameron that sells strawberries, vegetables, eggs, and sourdough bread. Beyond the strawberry season, it offers CSA shares with weekly harvests and on-farm pickup, plus online ordering for retail and wholesale. The farm is a member of the North Carolina Strawberry Association. It sits on Cranes Creek Road in the Sandhills.

Carthage

White Hill Farms grows strawberries and seasonal produce in North Carolina. Farms like this across the state open for spring strawberry picking, then roll into summer vegetables sold from a roadside stand or U-pick field. No city or public listing was confirmed to pin the exact location.

Cameron

Blueberries of Cameron grows pesticide-free blueberries for pick-your-own along US Highway 1 in Moore County. The field is usually open several weekdays plus Saturday mornings from 7am to noon during the season, which runs roughly mid-May through July in the North Carolina Sandhills. Call ahead to confirm the field is open before driving out.

Sanford

Robbins

Sherri's Berries and Bushes grows berries and plants on Flint Hill Church Road in Robbins, Moore County. Small berry farms here open in late spring and summer as strawberries and then blueberries ripen. Call ahead for picking conditions and what's ready that week.

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.

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.

Ellerbe

Wilson's Strawberries grows berries near Ellerbe, in Richmond County in North Carolina's Sandhills. The region's light, sandy soil suits strawberries, which usually ripen from April into early June. The farm sells fresh berries in season. Call ahead to check picking conditions, since a hard rain or a hot spell can shift the harvest by days.

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.

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.

Ellerbe

Ellerbe

Mabe's Strawberries grows strawberries off Mabe Lane near Ellerbe in Richmond County, in the North Carolina Sandhills. The spring crop usually comes in from April through early June, sold pick-your-own or pre-picked at the field. Weather sets the exact opening each year, so it pays to check before driving out.

Ellerbe

Berry Patch is a pick-your-own produce farm on Cargo Road in Ellerbe, in the Richmond County Sandhills of south-central North Carolina. Growers work the sandy soil that defines this stretch, planting strawberries and summer vegetables. Hours track the harvest, so the picking window moves year to year.

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.