Produce Farms near Lancaster, OH

Baltimore

Jerry's Berries sits on Basil Western Road outside Baltimore, a farm town in Fairfield County southeast of Columbus. The name points to a berry operation, the sort of small central-Ohio farm where pickers turn up in June and early summer for whatever has come ripe. Conditions shift week to week, so a quick call ahead saves a wasted trip.

Amanda

Paige's Produce is a produce stand on Cincinnati-Zanesville Road in Amanda, in Fairfield County southeast of Columbus. As a produce grower, it sells in-season Ohio fruits and vegetables through the warmer months. Specific crops and stand hours aren't posted online, so aim for summer and early fall and call ahead if you can.

Stoutsville

Groveport

Three Creeks Produce is a certified organic vegetable farm in Groveport, in Central Ohio, run by first-generation farmers who grow tasty food while nurturing land, environment, and community. Skipping synthetic pesticides and herbicides in favor of soil-building and ecological stewardship, the farm supplies Columbus-area restaurants and groceries plus the Columbus Farm Club CSA.

Granville

Alexandria

Sunbeam Family Farm is a certified organic vegetable farm in Alexandria, Ohio, family owned and operated by retired educators Chuck and Cynthia since 2011 — where Mother Nature is the boss. Minimal tillage, organic compost, cover crops, and rotations build rich soils behind bold-flavored vegetables sold through the farm's CSA, multiple pickup locations, and the Saturday Granville markets.

South Bloomfield

Blueberry Valley is a pick-your-own blueberry farm along US-23 in South Bloomfield, in Pickaway County south of Columbus. Blueberries here ripen through July and into August, the stretch when the farm opens its rows to pickers. Hours track the crop and the weather, so it's worth calling ahead to check that bushes are ready.

South Bloomfield

Johnstown

Copia Farm in Johnstown, Ohio — a quick drive from Columbus, Westerville, and New Albany — runs its farm store 9 to 8 every single day of the year, stocked with mobile pasture-raised GMO-free eggs, beef, chicken, pork, lamb, bison, and organ meats. Grass-fed A2/A2 raw milk, cheese, yogurt, and butter join cleanly grown seasonal produce, in the regenerative spirit of Joel Salatin: we vote three times a day with every bite.

Nelsonville

Lick Run Berry Patch is a small berry and produce grower near Nelsonville, in the Hocking River valley of southeast Ohio. The name points to seasonal pick-your-own berries, though hours and current crops aren't posted online. Summer is the window for Ohio berries, so call ahead before visiting.

Newark