Pick Your Own Berry Farms In Texas

Summertime brings so many pick-your-own berry farms in Texas.

There are a lot of pick-your-own berry farms in Texas! I had no idea until I started researching for this article – WOW! I broke down my list into sections of Texas. So pick the closest location and choose which farms you want to visit.

But first – I have to say that …believe it or not, it’s easy to grow blackberry bushes in your backyard. My husband dug a hole by the back fence and maybe added some soil, placed the blackberry bush down in the ground, covered it, and off it went. That was five years ago. That blackberry bush comes back every year at the end of May, and we have more berries than we can eat. I’ve made blackberry jam, blackberry crumble, blackberry cobbler, and blackberry clafoutis. Blackberry season may be in June, but check because we get them as early as the middle of May.

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Pick Your Own Berry Farms Tips & Rules

While researching berry farms in Texas, these tips and rules are what I mostly read on websites and thought it would be wise to post here.

• the weather and rain predict the crops
• call before you go
• wear closed-toe comfortable shoes
• all farms have rules, and they want you to read them
• most farms do not allow pets
• picking season varies depending on where in Texas
• some if not most berry farms accept no credit cards of any kind – cash only

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Pick Your Own Berry Farms In Texas

If you don’t have any berry bushes in your backyard, check out this list and pick some!! It’s a fun outdoor activity to do with the family.

Start a fun tradition by picking berries at local farms with your kids and going home and making something from scratch. How fun is this for families to start baking their favorite dish from beginning to end?

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Dallas-Fort Worth Pick Your Own Berry Farms

Blase Family Farm – Rockwall

End of May-July, but check first. No pets at this farm. Blase Family Farm is a pick-your-own blueberry farm in the summer and a pumpkin patch in the fall.

Blueberry Hill Farms – Edom

About 75 miles east of Dallas is the cutest blueberry farm called Blueberry Hill Farms. It’s open from June to the end of July. They also have a fabulous country store filled with blueberry syrup, jams, and stuff made from their blueberries.

If you plan to walk around the small town of Edom, don’t go on a Monday – the town is closed. But do go when you can see the town’s adorable and unique stores within walking distance from each other.

Also, my mom and I picked up several plants for $1 and $2 to plant in our gardens. Afterward, we enjoyed ice cream and pie. Blueberry Hill Farms

Pro Tip: It was hot, so bring a hat for comfort and slather on sunscreen.

Demases Farm – Boyd

Starting April 2022, you can pick your own strawberries at Demases Farm. Kept up with this on their FB page.

Echo Springs Blueberry Farm – Brownsboro

End of May through July – large blueberry farm also blackberry picking. Sells frozen blueberries later in the year and jams and jellies in their gift farm shop. Echo Springs Blueberry Farm has picnic tables and restrooms.

Pecan Creek Strawberry Farm – Pilot Point

Pecan Creek Strawberry Farm – pick-your-own strawberries in Pilot Point.

U-Pick Blackberries – Paradise

Picking times are late June-early of August. I’ve watched his FB page, and he sells out fast. U-Pick Blackberries

A cash-only farm.

WOW U-Pick Farms – Krum

In the middle of March, this small country farm in Krum (west of Denton) opens up for picking vegetables and berries. WOW-U-Pick Farm is open through October. Available Labor Day weekend for picking basil, bell peppers, mint, goji berries, parsley, spinach, pear, butternut squash, and jalapeno. Call first.

Pick-Your-Own-Strawberries – Near Justin & Ponder

A new farm just opened up between Justin and Ponder off Eakin Cementary Rd to the west (near me -yay!) where you can pick strawberries. Next year, you’ll be able to pick blackberries out there, and a new bakery will open up. They hope to have their honey ready to sell in the store. This place is called Goober Bub’s. The weather will predict when they will be open to the public – so it’s best to check their FB and/or IG pages before heading out that way.

 

East Texas Pick Your Own Berry Farms

Alford Family Farm – Emory

Alford Family Farm features acres and acres of blueberry, blackberry, and strawberry picking in spring and grapes in August.

Blueberry Ridge Farm – Mineola

Just outside of Mineola is this pick your own blueberry farm, Blueberry Ridge Farm. Pumpkins come out when spring is over, so plan to return in October.

If you have all day, visiting downtown Mineola is a must. It’s such a darling downtown with lots of shopping at unique stores.

Lake Creek Blueberry Farm – Montalba (city limits of Palestine)

Starting late May or early June 2022, they will offer pre-picked blueberries or sale and u-pick-blueberries. Stay tuned for information on their FB page Lake Creek Blueberry Farm.

32 Annual Texas Blueberry Festival 2022 in Nacogdoches – FREE June 11, 2022. Always the second weekend in June.

 

Austin Area

Barton Hill Farms – Bastrop

Strawberries, flowers, brew and festivals – this is my kind of farm. Check to see what Barton Hill Farms is up to next.

 

Houston Pick Your Own Berry Farms

Atkinson Farms – Spring

Spring, TX, the Atkinson Farms, is strawberry farms and more.

Froberg’s Farm – Alvin

Their bakery and store are open year-round. Strawberry before May and blackberry picking after May are available depending on the weather. Call before you go or check the website. For homemade canned goods & pies, fresh produce, nuts, and candy, head to Frogberg’s Farm.

Jollisant Farms – Plantersville

The farm opens on March 1st, but call before you go to make sure what you want to pick is in season. It looks like they have more than just fruit – all kinds of vegetables for picking. I love that their strawberries are pesticide and chemical-free. Check before you go – Jollisant Farms.

Neal’s Berry Farm – Waller

Waller, TX, the Neal’s Berry Farm guarantees nice size blackberries. Also on the farm for picking are zinnias, sunflowers, and vegetables.

 

Texas Hill Country

Sweet Berry Farm – Marble Falls

A pretty incredible farm in Marble Falls. In the fall, my grandson and I went here and had the best time stuffing our own scarecrow with hay and second-hand clothing. And the best part, it was only $20. Best money I have ever spent. Afterward, we drove across the street and picked up zinnias for $5. I think they went up to $6. Put Sweet Berry Farm on your list to visit in either spring or fall. Go here to read all about our weekend in Marble Falls. It’s pick-your-own-strawberries in May.

San Antonio Area

Poteet, Texas

You’ll find a world of strawberries in the small and quiet community south of downtown San Antonio in Poteet, TX. After all, the town is known as the Strawberry Capital of Texas. Strawberry picking starts in the spring and is just time for the Texas bluebonnets to bloom. Their 75th Strawberry Festival is April 23-4, 2022.

Notes: Wild Berry Farms in Sadler – 1 hr north of Dallas has decided to no longer allow pick your own berries; however, you can buy packaged fruit from their farm. Duck Creek Farm in Sanger, TX, no longer raises blackberries.

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