Produce Farms near Rocky Mount, NC

Battleboro

Fisher's Produce sells fresh local vegetables, with sweet corn and asparagus as signatures, from a stand near Battleboro just north of Rocky Mount in Nash County. The farm runs a CSA delivery program stocked with seasonal strawberries, cantaloupe, watermelon, and blackberries, plus baked goods, honey, and apple butter from area producers. It's a genuine grower's market rather than a reseller. Check the website for CSA sign-ups and current stock.

Whitakers

The Strawberry Patch grows strawberries on Watsonseed Farm Road in Whitakers, near the Nash and Edgecombe county line in eastern North Carolina. Strawberry season here usually runs April into June. The name signals pick-your-own or pre-picked spring fruit; check timing with the farm.

Nashville

A first-generation family strawberry farm on NC Highway 58 south of Nashville, a couple of miles off I-95 at exit 132. Visitors pick their own or grab pre-picked berries packed fresh daily through the spring season, then cool off with hand-scooped homemade ice cream. Weekday hours run into the evening, with shorter Saturday and Sunday windows. It's an easy stop for interstate travelers in Nash County.

Spring Hope

A produce farm and CSA on Wiggins Road in Spring Hope, in Nash County east of Raleigh. Market Fresh grows seasonal vegetables and offers shares to local members. No further detail is posted online.

Macclesfield

Morris Strawberry Farm offers pick-your-own strawberries in spring plus cabbage, onions, and potatoes off Webbs Chapel Road near Macclesfield, in Edgecombe County. It's a small eastern North Carolina u-pick without a posted website or hours. Strawberries drive the spring season, with the other crops following. Check locally before heading out.

Tarboro

Green Acres grows pick-your-own strawberries on NC Highway 33 northwest of Tarboro, in the Edgecombe County farm country along the Tar River. Berries ripen through the spring, and the farm sells both u-pick and pre-picked flats once the rows come in. Call before visiting to check picking conditions, since a single hard rain can close the field for a day or two.

Castalia

A strawberry grower in Castalia, in the Nash and Franklin County farm country northeast of Raleigh. Local berries ripen from about mid-April into June, sold pre-picked or pick-your-own depending on the day. The record lists no street address and no posted hours, so call around opening time in spring to confirm the field is ready.

Bailey

Rob's Fresh Produce sells fresh produce on Liles Road in Bailey, Nash County, in eastern North Carolina's farm country. Roadside produce here runs from spring greens and strawberries through summer vegetables and melons. Stop by or call for what's picked and available that week.

Bailey

Bring cash or a checkbook — Thompson's takes no cards for its pick-your-own strawberries near Bailey in Nash County. The field is open Monday through Friday 8am to 7pm and weekends 8am to 4pm during strawberry season, which usually runs April into June in this part of eastern North Carolina. Pickers work the rows themselves and pay by the amount they gather.

Littleton

Top Shelf Produce specializes in beans — both regular and broad beans — sold u-pick and already picked from July through September near Littleton. Payment is cash only, and the farm asks pickers to call or email first to check availability. Wholesale orders need advance notice. The stand sits on Hedgepeth Road in the Lake Gaston area of northeastern North Carolina.