Produce Farms near Pittsboro, NC

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.

Chapel Hill

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.

Graham

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.

Siler City

Nicks Creek Produce operates on the Siler City–Snow Camp Road in Siler City, Chatham County. As a produce stand it likely sells seasonal Piedmont fruits and vegetables. No website or hours were verifiable online.

Sanford

Snow Camp

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.

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.

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.

Mebane

Mebane

Berry farm on Hawk Hill Road in Mebane, on the Alamance-Orange county line in the central Piedmont. The produce tag points to pick-your-own berries, typically strawberries in spring and other fruit into summer. Details are thin online, so confirm picking days and hours with the farm first.

Apex

HILLSBOROUGH

Sanford

Efland

Fickle Creek Farm is a small, diversified farm in the North Carolina Piedmont producing pasture-raised meats, hen eggs, and sustainably grown vegetables — with rotational grazing, livestock guardian dogs, nutrient cycling, and native plantings on display for visitors. Find them at the Chapel Hill, Durham, and Morrisville farmers markets, on-farm Fridays and Saturdays (with picnic tables and tractor trikes), or through the meat and egg CSA with local delivery.

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.

Carthage

Cedar Grove

Cedar Grove Blueberry Farm grows four acres of no-spray, dry-farmed blueberries in rural northern Orange County, open for u-pick and on-farm sales. The owners lean into low-input methods and treat the farm as a teaching spot for other growers as much as a place to pick. It sits next to Botanist and Barrel, a family cidery and winery that uses fruit from the farm. Season runs through mid-summer.

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.

STALEY

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

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

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.

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.

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.

Willow Spring

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.

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.

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