Farms Near Selma, NC

Pine Level

Hinnant Family Vineyards calls itself North Carolina's largest muscadine vineyard, working more than 100 acres in Johnston County for over four decades. The winery bottles traditional white scuppernong, blackberry wine, and its Southern Pink blends, all leaning to the sweet native-grape style. The tasting room is at 826 Pine Level–Micro Road in Pine Level, east of Smithfield.

Downtown Smithfield runs a fresh market in the Johnston County seat, selling seasonal fruits and vegetables from local farms plus baked items, specialty foods, and handmade products. It operates every other Saturday from 8am to noon, May through October, in the county lot near 3rd Street South and Johnston Street. Smithfield lies in the farm country southeast of Raleigh.

Smithfield

Pick-your-own blueberries in Smithfield, the Johnston County seat southeast of Raleigh. Listings note both u-pick and farm pickup, with the harvest following the usual eastern-Carolina window from mid-May into July. Details beyond the directory entry are scarce online. Because a single grower's ripe fruit can come and go within days, call or check before making the trip to fill your buckets.

Selma

Flintstone Farm is an agritourism operation off Watson Road outside Selma, in Johnston County east of Raleigh. This stretch is old tobacco-and-row-crop country turning increasingly toward farm tourism. No detailed visitor information is posted online yet.

Village Farmers Market sits on NC Highway 42 East in Clayton, a fast-growing Johnston County town just east of Raleigh. Johnston County is one of North Carolina's top produce and sweet-potato counties, and markets here carry local fruit and vegetables in season. Hours aren't confirmed online.

Kenly

The Berry Patch is a pick-your-own berry farm on Weaver Road near Kenly, in Johnston County's flat eastern-Piedmont farmland off I-95. It sells fresh berries in season directly to pickers and keeps little presence online beyond farm directories. Picking here follows the usual late-spring strawberry and summer bramble windows. Confirm the season locally before visiting.

Selma

A working grist mill on Atkinson Mill Road in Selma, grinding cornmeal and grits on a site that has milled grain since 1757. The family business sells stone-ground cornmeal and grits along with hushpuppy mixes and breaders, including its Sweet Betsy onion hushpuppy mix, to home cooks, restaurants, and retailers across the region. A small museum tells the mill's long history.

Selma

A farm on Pine Tree Road outside Selma, in Johnston County's tobacco-and-produce country east of Raleigh. Small farms here grow seasonal vegetables and berries for roadside stands and markets. Public information for this listing is thin.

A North Carolina farm listed as Sunday's Farm. No city, category, or official web page turned up in research, so its crops, animals, and location stay unconfirmed.

Selma

Clayton

A miniature horse farm on Peele Road in Clayton, in Johnston County east of Raleigh. Farms like this raise and sell registered miniature horses and sometimes open by appointment for visits. Public details are limited, so contact the farm directly about availability, foals, and whether they welcome drop-ins.

Clayton

Beasley's Berries opens for pick-your-own strawberries on Peele Road outside Clayton, one of several u-pick farms clustered across Johnston County. Public details are thin beyond directory listings and a Facebook page, with no phone or website posted. Strawberry picking here runs on the usual spring-into-early-summer window for the region. Check their Facebook for opening dates and field conditions before you go.

Clayton

JKLM Berries grows fruit on Loop Road in Clayton, in Johnston County east of Raleigh. Johnston County strawberry farms typically open in April, with blackberries and blueberries following into summer. The farm sells its berries in season. Whether picking is you-pick or pre-picked can change year to year, so confirm current offerings and hours before heading over.

Clayton

Seasonal cut flowers grown on Little Creek Church Road in Clayton and sold from a self-serve flower wagon on the honor system. Blooms rotate through the year, from spring Sweet Williams to summer gladiolus. The farm posts to Facebook whenever the wagon is stocked and open, and otherwise works by appointment. Bring cash for the honor box and follow the page to catch fresh-cut days.

Clayton

Held at 14000 Buffalo Road in the Archer Lodge community near Clayton, in Johnston County east of Raleigh. A small-town market serving the Archer Lodge area with local produce and goods in season. Days and contact details aren't confirmed in this listing.

Clayton

Clayton

Boyette Farms sits on Loop Road in Clayton, part of the Johnston County farm country just southeast of Raleigh. The directory lists it as an agritourism stop. Call ahead or check local listings for what's in season and whether they're open to visitors.

Clayton

A small farm on Buffalo Road near Clayton, in western Johnston County east of Raleigh. Current offerings aren't documented online. Many farms in this fast-growing area sell produce, flowers, or eggs seasonally; contact Toad Song Farm to confirm what's available.

Clayton

The Clayton Farm and Community Market gathers at Horne Square, 348 E. Main Street in downtown Clayton, east of Raleigh in Johnston County. Local farmers and makers sell seasonal produce, meats, baked goods, and crafts. The downtown setting makes it as much a community gathering as a produce stop. Check current market days before visiting.

Wendell

A farm and nursery on Applewhite Road in Wendell, east of Raleigh, listed for flowers and on-farm pickup. Wake County's eastern edge is old tobacco and produce ground now turning to nurseries and cut-flower growers as Raleigh's suburbs push out. Directory records list a contact of John Earp. Call ahead for availability, since a small grower's stock and open days shift with the season.

Selma

Farm-raised shrimp sold fresh from three production tanks off Piney Grove Church Road in Selma, just off I-95 at Exit 107. Inland shrimp farming is a small but growing niche in eastern North Carolina, where growers raise shrimp in recirculating tanks and sell direct during the late-summer and fall harvest. Call ahead — supply is seasonal and sells out fast once the tanks are drained.

Four Oaks

Middle Creek Farms works land near Four Oaks, in Johnston County south of Raleigh, close to the Middle Creek that gives the farm its name. Johnston County is strong tobacco, row-crop, and produce country. The farm's specific offerings and hours aren't well documented online. Contact them directly to find out what's growing and whether they sell on-site.

Goldsboro

Smith's Strawberries is a small u-pick berry farm on Rosewood Road in Goldsboro, in Wayne County's produce-rich stretch of the coastal plain. Strawberries here ripen through the spring, the region's main pick-your-own season. Little else is published about the farm's hours or contact details. Ask locally or call around Goldsboro before visiting during strawberry season.

Clayton

Clemmons Educational State Forest is a free NC Forest Service teaching forest in Clayton, best known for its Talking Tree Trail, where push-button audio stations narrate the life of loblolly pine, sweetgum, and other species. Trails wind through a demonstration forest with exhibits on forestry and geology, and rangers run programs for school groups. It sits at 2411 Old US 70 West and closes Mondays and over winter.

Goldsboro

Jack D. Smith runs a pick-your-own farm on Riverbend Road near Goldsboro, in Wayne County, with strawberries, corn, cabbage, potatoes, and pumpkins across the seasons. Strawberries come in spring, with pumpkins closing out the fall. It's a straightforward u-pick stop rather than a large agritourism site. Call (919) 731-7269 to confirm the picking.

Benson

Smith's Nursery and Farm Market sells nursery plants, hanging baskets, and annuals on Sanders Road in Benson, about 25 minutes southeast of Raleigh. The farm also runs u-pick strawberries in spring, blueberries in early summer, and a fall pumpkin patch with hayrides, farm animals, and an on-site ice cream shop. School field trips and birthday parties round out the season.

Wendell

The Wendell Farmers' Market runs on Wendell Boulevard in Wendell, a small town on the eastern edge of Wake County beyond Raleigh. Growers from the surrounding rural Triangle bring seasonal produce to the market. Current days and vendors aren't posted online.

Goldsboro

Benson

Knightdale

Olde Country Produce & Mulch sells produce and mulch on Poole Road in Knightdale, just east of Raleigh in Wake County. As a roadside produce-and-garden supplier, it stocks seasonal fruit and vegetables alongside landscaping mulch. Selection shifts with the growing season.

Zebulon

DJ's Berry Patch runs a family u-pick south of the Triangle, with strawberries opening in April and picking that stretches into the fall. Alongside berries the farm sells homegrown produce and, later in the year, pumpkins and mums. It keeps long daily hours during strawberry season and has built a sizable Instagram following. Addresses vary across listings around the Apex and Willow Spring area, so check their site for the current field.

Zebulon

A dairy with agritourism in Zebulon, in eastern Wake County. Holly Creek's listed address sits in town on West Glenn Street. Beyond the dairy and farm-visit basics, little is posted online.

Angier

A North Carolina country store under the Pope Farms name, likely the retail arm of the same family operation as Pope's Strawberry Farm. No verified website, address, or product list was found.

A North Carolina strawberry farm, most likely selling spring berries via pick-your-own or pre-picked, as most of the state's strawberry growers do. It appears connected to the Pope Farms Country Store listed separately. No official website or confirmed address was found.

Zebulon

Agritourism farm on Massey Road in Zebulon, in eastern Wake County. Online information is sparse for this listing. Contact HS Howell Farms directly to learn what it grows and whether it opens for seasonal produce, pick-your-own, or farm visits.

Mount Olive

Zebulon

Knightdale

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Knightdale

Pope's Strawberries grows strawberries in Knightdale, just east of Raleigh in Wake County. Piedmont strawberries ripen from mid-April through May and are usually sold pick-your-own or pre-picked at the field. The farm has no website posted, and the season is short, so confirm ripening and open days locally each spring.

Goldsboro

Cottle Farms is one of the country's larger strawberry nurseries, shipping tips, plugs, and bare-root plants to growers nationwide. Ned Cottle planted the first field in Faison in 1964, and the family still runs it across eastern North Carolina, growing varieties like Camarosa, Chandler, Festival, and Sweet Charlie. In spring the operation opens seasonal strawberry stands around the region, including one on US-117 south of Goldsboro.

Dunn

Across the Lake Farming Co. runs a small agritourism farm on Godwin Lake Road near Dunn, in Harnett County. Visits, by appointment, include a sudan-grass maze, farm animals, a hay ride, and a picnic area beside the pond. The activities aim at younger children, though the family says all ages enjoy the trip. The farm has a background in tobacco growing.

Garner

Ken's Korny Corn Maze runs a seasonal fall corn maze on Benson Road in Garner, in Wake County just south of Raleigh. The maze draws Triangle families through the autumn harvest, usually late September into early November. It's a well-known fall stop on the south-Raleigh farm scene.

Angier

Peach Orchard with peaches available from mid June - August. Sweet corn and other seasonal vegetables as well.

Eagle Springs & Angier

Zebulon

Moccasin Creek Muscadines grows muscadine grapes on Baker Road near Zebulon in eastern Wake County. Muscadines ripen from late August into October across the North Carolina Piedmont, sold u-pick or by the bucket for eating and winemaking. The season is short, so it's best to confirm picking days before heading out.

Wilson

Dean's Farm Market runs a working agritourism operation at 4321 NC Hwy 42 West in Wilson, selling produce from its own fields and partner farms. Beyond the market stand, it hosts school field trips led by a master's-level educator, summer camps, a Fall Fest, Christmas tree tours, and private events. The on-site kitchen turns out prepared foods, making it a year-round destination rather than just a produce stop.

Zebulon

A farm wedding and event venue on Pilot Riley Road in Zebulon, in eastern Wake County. As the name states, it hosts weddings and gatherings on farm grounds rather than selling produce. Contact the venue directly for availability, capacity, and booking details.

Dunn

Johnson Strawberry Farm grows strawberries off US 301 North near Dunn in Harnett County. Spring is the season here, with fields usually ready to pick from April into June along the edge of the North Carolina Sandhills and Coastal Plain. Availability shifts year to year with the weather.

Raleigh

Mail-order and on-site nursery in south Raleigh specializing in rare, unusual, and native perennials, with over 1,500 varieties including hostas, agaves, and hardy natives. Founded in 1986 by plantsman Tony Avent, it has introduced more than 1,550 new plants and funds the adjacent Juniper Level Botanic Garden. The nursery opens to the public during scheduled open-garden weekends each season.

Zebulon

Riversedge Ranch runs pick-your-own on Doyle Road near Zebulon, in eastern Wake County, with a wide summer spread: corn, cucumbers, grapes, snap peas, peppers, squash, and tomatoes. Pickers can fill out a full produce haul in one stop during peak season. It's a working u-pick farm rather than a decorated agritourism attraction. Check locally for picking days.

G P Farms is listed on Oberry Road with a 28365 ZIP, placing it near Mount Olive in Wayne County, eastern North Carolina. The area runs on row crops and is best known nationally for pickle production. No further details about the farm were available online.

Raleigh

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.

Willow Springs

Porter Farms and Nursery grows u-pick strawberries in spring, then rolls into blackberries, summer vegetables, and fall pumpkins and mums. The family operation sells at its stand near Ten-Ten Road and Highway 42 in southern Wake County and at the State Farmers Market in Raleigh. Homemade ice cream runs from spring through fall. Pick-your-own and the ice cream draw families from the Fuquay-Varina and Garner side of the county.

Angier

Porter Farms & Nursery grows u-pick strawberries in spring, fresh produce through summer, and pumpkins and mums in fall, with homemade ice cream on site. The operation, near Angier southeast of Raleigh, picks its produce fresh each morning and also sells pumpkins and mums at the State Farmers Market.