Farms Near Durham, NC

Durham

Happy Dirt is a farmer-owned organic produce company based in Durham that grows, packs, and ships certified-organic fruits and vegetables across the Southeast and beyond — from sweet potatoes and broccoli to strawberries and citrus. Farmers sit on its board, and the business grew out of the earlier Eastern Carolina Organics grower network. Wholesale ordering runs through market.happydirt.com.

Durham

Durham

Farmer Foodshare is a Durham-based nonprofit food hub that buys fresh produce from North Carolina growers year-round, then moves it two ways: donated to hunger-relief groups and sold wholesale to local institutions, with revenue routed back to farmers. It works across the Triangle from an office on North Mangum Street. Reach the team at [email protected] or 919-701-2543.

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.

Durham

Xtreme Haunt is a seasonal haunted attraction listed on Wake Forest Road in Durham. Attractions of this kind run on fall weekends leading up to Halloween. No current website, schedule, or contact information turned up online, so dates are best confirmed locally.

Durham

Durham

Parktown Food Hub works across southern Durham to get fresh, nutritious food to local families, running distributions, community events, and volunteer days from a site on Revere Road. It's built on partnerships with neighborhood groups and doubles as a gathering place rather than a single storefront market. Reach them at 984-484-8475 or on Facebook and Instagram.

Durham

Vendors within a 50-mile radius — qualified farmers, prepared-food makers, and craftspeople — sell produce, meats, and other goods at this Saturday market on the south side of Durham. Summer hours run 8am to noon from April through October, and winter hours 9am to noon. It draws shoppers from the Research Triangle Park side of the city.

Durham

Agritourism farm on Holder Road in Durham, on the city's east side near the Research Triangle. Little is published online about its crops or visitor activities. Reach out to Holder Hill Farm directly for details on what it offers and when it opens.

Durham

Durham

A small family farm on Kerley Road in northwest Durham, near the Eno River. Public information is limited online. The surrounding area holds a mix of small produce growers and pastured-livestock farms that supply Durham's farmers markets.

Durham

Agritourism farm on Massey Chapel Road in Durham, on the southern edge of the city near Jordan Lake and Southpoint. Public details are limited for this listing. Contact Herndon Hills Farm directly to confirm what it grows and whether it opens to the public.

Durham

Ganyard Hill Farm runs a fall pumpkin patch on Sherron Road in east Durham, drawing families for pick-your-own pumpkins, hayrides, and a corn maze through October. The rest of the year it operates as a working family farm. Fall is the main public season, so check current dates and admission before visiting, as agritourism hours vary year to year.

Old Mill Farm sits along NC Highway 751 south of Durham, in the rolling Piedmont near Jordan Lake. This stretch of 751 runs past small farms and horse land between Durham and Chapel Hill. Information about the farm's crops, events, or hours isn't posted online, so contact them directly to learn what they offer and whether they're open to the public.

Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill

The listing pairs the Serenbe name with 201 South Estes Drive in Chapel Hill, which looks like a data mix-up: the Serenbe Farmers Market belongs to the Serenbe community in Chattahoochee Hills, Georgia. The Estes Drive address is a longtime Chapel Hill market site near University Place. Treat the two as separate places until the record is corrected.

Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill Farmers' Market runs year-round at University Place, 201 S. Estes Drive, with Saturdays 8am to noon and Tuesdays 3pm to 6pm. Every vendor farms or makes their goods within 60 miles of Chapel Hill, selling fresh produce, value-added farm products, and crafts. Staying open all year sets it apart from most Orange County tailgate markets.

Raleigh

Page Farms is an agritourism farm on Mt. Herman Road in northwest Raleigh, near the Brier Creek area of Wake County. The farm's former web domain is no longer active. Seasonal farm activity in this part of the Triangle centers on fall, with pumpkins and choose-and-cut Christmas trees common draws — confirm current offerings locally.

Durham

A family farm on Shaw Road in northern Durham, near the Falls Lake watershed. The directory lists it for agritourism, but it keeps little online, so its current crops or visitor activities aren't confirmed. Small farms in this part of Durham County tend toward produce, hay, and pasture-raised livestock on modest acreage. Contact the farm directly for anything visitor-related.

Durham

Hux Family Farm is on Shaw Road in northern Durham, in the Neuse River bottomland near Falls Lake. It's listed as a small agritourism farm, but its specific produce or activities aren't documented online. Contact the farm directly to confirm what's available and when to visit.

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.

Cary

Good Hope Farm is a historic farm owned by the Town of Cary and run as an incubator for beginning small-scale farmers on Morrisville-Carpenter Road. Several independent growers raise vegetables, flowers, and herbs on the land and sell through CSA shares and area markets. The site keeps working farmland going inside fast-growing western Wake County.

Hillsborough

Eno River Farm sits on St. Marys Road in Hillsborough, along the Eno River just north of the town's historic downtown. The Orange County setting pairs open pasture with river woodland in one of the Triangle's most walkable small towns. Farms and event grounds cluster along this corridor.

Cary

Phillips Farms is a family agritourism farm on the west side of Cary in Wake County, minutes from Raleigh. Its website bills the place as family fun for everyone, in line with the pick-your-own and seasonal-visit farms common along the Triangle's edge. Check the site for current crops, events, and open days.

Cary

The Western Wake Farmers Market runs Saturdays year-round in Morrisville in the western Research Triangle, 8am to noon April through November and 9:30 to noon in winter. It takes SNAP/EBT with Double Bucks matching, hosts a CompostNow drop-off, and features live music while local farms and food makers sell. The market has moved from its earlier Cary location.

Cary

Agritourism farm on Morrisville-Carpenter Road in Cary, tucked into the Cary-Morrisville edge of Wake County near Research Triangle Park. Online detail is limited for this listing. Contact the farm directly to confirm what it grows and whether it opens for seasonal produce or visits.

Chapel Hill

Bahama

Now operating as The Orchard on Little River, this 24-acre u-pick orchard sits along the Little River Reservoir in Bahama, north of Durham. It grows heirloom and modern apples, peaches, pears, and blackberries, and turns the fruit into small-batch cider, jams, and flavored cider vinegar. Warm-weather visits add peach tea and milkshakes. The owners farm with a low-input approach.

Chapel Hill

A small CSA vegetable farm on Mount Carmel Church Road south of Chapel Hill, in southern Orange County. Members sign up for a weekly share of seasonal vegetables through the growing season. Details beyond that are not posted online.

Raleigh

Bahama

Architectural Trees was a specialty nursery started in 1996 on a former tobacco farm about 10 miles north of Durham, growing ornamental tree cultivars suited to the Piedmont along with annuals, hanging baskets, and vegetable starts each spring. Its Facebook page now states the nursery is no longer open. If you're tracking down field-grown trees in the Bahama area, confirm current status before visiting. Phone 919-471-5363.

Creedmoor

Chapel Hill

Oakley Farm sits on its namesake road southeast of Chapel Hill, in Orange County. The land here is Piedmont farm country on the edge of a fast-growing college town, where small farms sell produce, hay, or host seasonal events. There's little about the operation online, so reach out directly to confirm what it offers and whether visitors are welcome.

Creedmoor

A pick-your-own farm on Will Suitt Road in Creedmoor, Granville County, near Falls Lake. The name marks its two seasons: blueberries in summer, roughly mid-June into July, and pumpkins through the fall. Ripening shifts year to year, so call before heading out to confirm the field or patch is open and picking well.

Creedmoor

Wm Lyon's blueberry and pumpkin farm grows blueberries for summer picking and pumpkins for fall on Will Suitt Road in Creedmoor, Granville County, north of Raleigh. That gives it two distinct seasons: berries in June and July, pumpkins in October. Contact the farm to confirm picking dates.

Chapel Hill

A small farm on Old Lystra Road south of Chapel Hill, in the Orange County countryside near Jordan Lake. Little is documented online about its current offerings. Chapel Hill-area growers commonly sell produce, flowers, or eggs through the Carrboro and Chapel Hill farmers markets; contact the farm to confirm what it grows and how to buy.

Runs Saturday mornings year-round at 301 West Main Street in Carrboro, with a second market on Wednesdays during the growing season. Every vendor grows or makes what they sell within 50 miles, so the tables lean heavily local: produce, meat, eggs, cheese, bread, and cut flowers. It ranks among the oldest producer-only markets in the Triangle and sits a short walk from downtown Chapel Hill.

Hillsborough

Sweet Haven Farm is a small pick-your-own operation on Summer Lane in Hillsborough, in Orange County between Durham and the Eno River. It appears on regional u-pick directories, though the specific crops aren't published online. Call before visiting to find out what's ready to pick.

Creedmoor

Lyon Farms works land on Munns Road in Creedmoor, Granville County, north of Raleigh near Falls Lake. It's a separate listing from the nearby Lyon blueberry-and-pumpkin operation. Listed as agritourism, the farm is best reached directly to learn what it grows and whether it welcomes visitors.

Apex

A choose-and-cut Christmas tree farm on Marthas Chapel Road, right beside Jordan Lake southwest of Apex. Piedmont growers like this one field-grow Leyland cypress, Carolina sapphire, and white pine, and usually stock pre-cut Fraser firs trucked down from the North Carolina mountains. The season runs the weekends after Thanksgiving into mid-December. Bring a saw or borrow one at the barn.

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.

Hillsborough

Raleigh

Boyce Farms works land on Mount Vernon Church Road in northwest Raleigh, in Wake County near the Durham line. It's an agritourism farm in a quickly suburbanizing part of the Triangle. Current crops and hours aren't posted online.

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Stewarding the same land since 1846, Parker Creek Ranch west of San Antonio designs regenerative systems that benefit livestock, wildlife, people, and future generations alike. Its beef, pork, chicken, turkey, eggs, and honey reach customers through weekly deliveries across greater San Antonio and Boerne — a local, sustainable farm-to-table producer in the truest sense.

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Parker Creek Ranch, family owned and operated since 1846, sits 50 miles west of San Antonio, committed to regenerative agriculture and healthy habitats for livestock, wildlife, and people. The ranch delivers weekly to the greater San Antonio area and Boerne — beef, pork, chicken, turkey, eggs, honey, and more — as your local, sustainable farm-to-table producer.

Apex

Mrs. Ruth's Farm is on Green Level Road in Apex, along the fast-growing western edge of Wake County. Small produce farms in this part of the Triangle sell strawberries, vegetables, and flowers in season, often by the roadside or pick-your-own. Details are thin online, so it's best to confirm what's available before a visit.

Chapel Hill

Jimmy Acres is the Tommerdahl family farm just north of the Triangle, growing fruits, vegetables, pasture-raised chicken — and healthy soil — for the Chapel Hill, Lake Hyco, and Greensboro areas. Find them at the Saturday farm stand on Bowden Road in Chapel Hill, the Eno River Farmers Market in Hillsborough, and Rooted Community food drops in Apex, with online pre-orders and delivery days.

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Apex

Agritourism farm at 970 Martha's Chapel Road in Apex, set in the wooded country near Jordan Lake in fast-growing western Wake County. Little detail is published online for this listing, so visitors should confirm crops, hours, and any pick-your-own or event openings with the farm directly before making the drive.

Rougemont

Apex

Hillsborough

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Hillsborough

Double R Cattle Services is a family farm in Hillsborough, in northern Orange County, North Carolina, specializing in two things done well: 100% grass-fed pastured beef sold by appointment, and fresh strawberries whose u-pick patch is an annual tradition for families across the Triangle.

Eno River Farmers Market runs every Saturday year-round at 144 E. Margaret Lane in Hillsborough, 8am to noon from April through November and 9am to noon in winter. Vendors within 60 miles bring farm-fresh vegetables, fruit, cheese, pasture-raised meat and eggs, wood-fired baked goods, and crafts. Live music, master gardeners, and chef demonstrations round out the mornings.

Rougemont

McKee Cedar Creek Farm runs McKee's CornField Maze on Kiger Road in Rougemont, north of Durham near the Person County line. Corn mazes like this open on fall weekends, usually paired with a pumpkin patch and hayrides. No website or current contact details were found online.

Chapel Hill

Shenandoe Farm is an agritourism operation on Old Greensboro Road southwest of Chapel Hill, in Orange County. Little about it is published online. The area is Piedmont farm and horse country on the edge of a fast-growing college town. Contact the farm directly to confirm what it grows and whether it hosts visitors.

Hillsborough

Garland Truffles grows and sells truffle-inoculated hazelnut and oak seedlings, plus fresh black Périgord truffles harvested from its Hillsborough orchards. Founder Franklin Garland was among the first in North America to cultivate truffles successfully, and the farm has supplied growers across the country with trees inoculated to produce them. It sits on Ode Turner Road in Orange County.

Hillsborough

An agritourism farm on Union Grove Church Road in Hillsborough, Orange County. Cates Corner opens its land for farm visits and seasonal activities. Little else is posted online.

Hillsborough