Farms Near Amite, LA

Amite

Fleur De Lis Tea Company is the only working tea farm in Louisiana, hand-plucking and processing small batches of black, white, and green tea on its Amite property. Beyond the tea itself — sold under names like Big Easy and Thé Vert — the farm runs guided tours, tastings, tea-making classes, and overnight stays in an on-site lodge, plus weddings and private events.

Amite

Loblolly U-Pick Blueberries grows six blueberry varieties across two manicured acres in Amite, roughly 1,200 bushes staggered to keep berries ripe from mid-May through mid-July. The farm provides shaded picnic areas for anyone who wants to make a morning of it. Opening day shifts slightly year to year with the weather, so checking the farm's Facebook page before driving out is worth the two minutes.

Amite

Ernie and Lynda run Homegrown Produce Farm in Amite, selling fresh, seasonal produce grown on their own land. There's no wholesale arm and nothing shipped in from elsewhere — just whatever's ripe that week, sold direct from the farm to whoever shows up. It's a small operation built around one straightforward promise: Louisiana grown, sold fresh, nothing dressed up about it.

Amite City

Homegrown Produce sells fruit, vegetables, and pumpkins from a stand on Rolling Pine Drive in Amite City, sticking strictly to what's in season. Their own tagline says it plainly — fresh seasonal produce, Louisiana grown, nothing shipped in to fill the gaps.

Amite

Amite City

Cajun Country Corn Maze has cut a new design into its 7.5-acre cornfield every fall since 2000, run by a family that's farmed the land for four decades. Admission is $10 and covers the maze plus unlimited train rides, with a petting zoo and pirate ship rounding out the grounds. Birthday parties book here too, alongside the regular fall foot traffic.

Amite City

Berry Best Produce has sold fresh fruit and vegetables out of Amite City since 2008. The operation runs with about eight people on staff and moves roughly $240,000 in produce a year, according to business filings — modest numbers for a stand that's stayed open on repeat customers for over a decade and a half.

Credo Farms is a family-owned regenerative farm in Amite, Louisiana, raising pasture-fed chicken processed on-site, soy-free and corn-free eggs, and heritage pork on non-GMO feed. The farm also makes bone broth and hand-crafted soaps. Credo Farms delivers to Covington, Baton Rouge, New Orleans, Mandeville, Kenner, and Metairie, with online ordering for local pickup or home delivery.

Amite City

Rivers Farm runs a stand on Old U.S. 51 in Amite City, the Tangipahoa Parish seat sitting in the dairy-and-produce corridor north of Ponchatoula's strawberry country.

Amite

Amite

Liuzza Produce Farm has grown fruits and vegetables in Amite for five generations, expanding from a 20-acre start to roughly 600 acres today. Joey and Nichole Liuzza run both wholesale distribution and a direct farm market, plus seasonal u-pick strawberries and vegetables. School and family field trips run alongside the growing season, on land the same family has worked since it was a fraction of its current size.

Kentwood

4 Hills Farm operates out of Kentwood, a Tangipahoa Parish town on the Mississippi state line known for dairy farming and its annual Dairy Festival. It's a small farm-stand operation — call ahead or check for what's in season before making the drive.

Loranger

Mobile Meat Market providing Louisiana Certified Angus Beef.

Independence

Nancy Gonzales runs a farm stand on Danna Road in Independence, in the Tangipahoa Parish strawberry belt that runs from Ponchatoula north through Hammond. Sicilian immigrants settled this area for strawberry farming in the early 1900s, and Independence still holds an Italian Heritage Festival each spring.

Loranger

Berry Hill Farm sits in Loranger, in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana's strawberry country and home to the annual Louisiana Strawberry Festival in nearby Ponchatoula. Hours and contact information for the farm itself aren't published online; call ahead before visiting.

Rose Wagon Ranch is a multi-generational family farm in Amite, Louisiana practicing sustainable and regenerative agriculture — rotational grazing, mobile chicken and rabbit tractors moved daily, and organic practices free of chemical pesticides and herbicides. Pasture-raised meats, fresh produce, and farm-to-table products carry on a family legacy of self-sufficiency, with the farm store open by appointment.

Loranger

Queen's Bee Farms operates out of Loranger, in the piney, sandy-soil part of Tangipahoa Parish that also grows the region's strawberries. The name makes the specialty plain — honey — sold from a stand on Highway 40.

FourBar Ranch raises premium Angus beef, pasture-raised chicken, and rabbit on family land in Loranger, Louisiana that's been held since 1896, with the current fifth-generation operation launched in 2023. Cattle graze on pasture around the clock with supplemental grain, finishing without added hormones or antibiotics, then get dry-aged locally for flavor. Beef sells in whole, half, and quarter shares; chicken comes through a partnership with A&A Acres.

Kentwood

T And R Farm keeps a stand on Schenk Lane in Kentwood, the Tangipahoa Parish town best known as the source of Kentwood Spring Water and the hometown of Britney Spears. Dairy and produce farms have worked this sandy ground for generations.

Hammond Farmers Market sets up in Railroad Park in downtown Hammond every Saturday, 8 a.m. to noon, year-round. Vendors sell locally grown produce, meats, dairy, farm eggs, and baked goods alongside handmade art, jewelry, soaps, and plants. The market runs three nutrition assistance programs to keep fresh food within reach for Tangipahoa Parish families.

Hammond

Albany

Mrs Heather's Pumpkin & Strawberry Patch runs a seasonal u-pick operation in Albany, in Livingston Parish north of Lake Maurepas, strawberries in spring, pumpkins come fall. Hours and contact details aren't published online; call ahead before visiting.

Mrs. Heather's Strawberry Farm grows strawberries in a state best known for the spring harvest around Ponchatoula and the annual Louisiana Strawberry Festival. No address, season dates, or U-pick details could be confirmed for this listing.

Mount Hermon

Cryer Family Farms is a hidden gem on 120 acres in Louisiana, growing fresh local produce and cultivating legacy since the 1940s. With glamping, RV stays, a scenic pond, historic cemetery, and wildlife all around, it’s perfect for retreats, weddings, and unforgettable getaways. We inspire and empower the community with events on farming, cooking, and entrepreneurship—all rooted in family, nature, and tradition.

Mt Hermon

Cryer Family Produce sells fresh fruits and vegetables from a stand in Mount Hermon, near the Mississippi state line in Washington Parish. The family has built a solid local following — their Facebook page has drawn well over a thousand followers from the surrounding community over the years.

Franklinton

Windfield Farm Bakery has been baking in Franklinton since 1994, and the owners went as far as Paris to train in croissant and macaron making — training that shows up in the pastry case. Beyond croissants and macarons, the bakery turns out artisan breads, cinnamon rolls, and custom gift baskets, and shows up regularly at area farmers markets.

Folsom

Buddha Farms sells vegetables and canned goods straight from the farm on Teeney Weeney Lane in Folsom, on the north shore. The operation keeps an Instagram page for regulars checking on what's ready to pick up, though updates run infrequent — a small, low-key farm stand rather than a retail operation.

Hammond

Deluxe Harvest has sold fresh produce out of Hammond since 2005, run by Chuck and Beth as a family business from the start. It sits across from Miller's Mart on Club Deluxe Road, and two decades in, the pitch is still the one they opened with — homegrown produce at a fair price.

Albany

Mrs. Heather's has run u-pick seasons in Albany since 1986 — strawberries from mid-March through Mother's Day, pumpkins from late September into November. The farm is open seven days a week, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., during both seasons, with homemade jams, live entertainment, and pig races added to the fall lineup. The property also books as a wedding venue outside harvest months.

Franklinton

3D Blueberry Farm grows naturally grown Rabbiteye blueberries on Highway 1056 in Franklinton, open to pickers Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. once the berries ripen, typically late May through June. Washington Parish watermelons come in behind the blueberries, ready from late June into mid-July.

Ponchatoula

Johndales Farm runs a stand on Robertson Lane in Ponchatoula, the town Louisiana has long called its strawberry capital and home to the Louisiana Strawberry Festival each April. Tangipahoa Parish's sandy soil is built for berries, and stands like this one fill up with the spring harvest.

Franklinton

The Paddock Farmers Market gathers every Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Giddy Up Folsom, a coffeehouse and community meeting place in the heart of Folsom, Louisiana, with live music starting at 10 — bring a chair. The dog-friendly outdoor market brings together producers of homegrown fresh produce, prepared food, local art, and handcrafted goods, with the café pouring coffee and smoothies alongside the adjacent Far Horizons Art Gallery.

Ponchatoula

Bardwell Farms sells out of Ponchatoula, the self-declared Strawberry Capital of the World and home to Louisiana's biggest strawberry festival every April. Strawberries are the obvious bet in season; the rest of the year, expect whatever else Tangipahoa Parish's sandy soil is producing.

Franklinton

Country Fair Farm operates under two names in Franklinton — the sign might say Bichkams, depending on which generation you ask. It's an agritourism stop on Highway 25 rather than a produce stand, with specifics shifting by season. Call ahead before making the drive.

Ponchatoula

Country Boys Farm is a first-generation family operation on North Bunker Hill Road in Ponchatoula, raising chickens, goats, and mini donkeys alongside a vegetable stand. It's run by brothers building the farm from scratch rather than inheriting it — no multi-generation land, no legacy herd, just what they've put together themselves.

Holden

Landry-Poché Farm has grown strawberries in Holden since 1926, now run by the fourth generation of the same family. The farm opens its rows for u-pick strawberry season each spring and hosts field trips and Family Fun Day events for schools and community groups throughout the season. Nearly a hundred years on the same ground, still strawberries, still family-run.

Franklinton

Sweetpea Farms LLC operates out of Franklinton, in Washington Parish's Florida Parishes farm country near the Mississippi state line. What the farm grows or sells isn't published online, so call ahead before visiting.

Springfield

Blahut Strawberry Farm grows u-pick strawberries on Fayard Road in Springfield, a few miles from Tickfaw State Park. Visitors walk the rows and pick their own berries straight off the plant during the spring season, then can head to the state park for a picnic afterward. It's a straightforward operation — no gift shop, no side attractions, just strawberries and a field to walk.

Osyka

A farm on Old Mill Road near Osyka, in Pike County at the far south edge of Mississippi against the Louisiana line. Little is posted publicly. Farms in this area run cattle, timber, and seasonal produce. Reach out directly to confirm what Oak Knoll grows and their hours.

Springfield

Sun-Dew Farms sits on Blood River Road outside Springfield, a few miles from the Landry-Poche stand in the same Livingston Parish strawberry corridor. This end of the parish runs along the Blood River, a slow-moving tributary that feeds the area's sandy, berry-friendly soil.

Magnolia

Critter Crossing Farm sits on Scott Furr Road in Magnolia, in Pike County near the Louisiana state line. The name points to a farm with animals, the kind of small operation common across this corner of southwest Mississippi. No public website was found to confirm hours or offerings.

Springfield

Landry-Poche Strawberry Farm sits in Livingston Parish, just west of the Tangipahoa strawberry belt that made Ponchatoula famous. The name pairs two Cajun surnames and states the crop outright: strawberries, grown and sold direct from a stand outside Springfield.

Covington

Tiger Branch Christmas Tree Farm is a choose-and-cut tree farm on Tiger Branch Road in Covington, on Louisiana's north shore. Tree varieties, season hours, and contact information aren't published online, so call ahead before visiting during the holidays.

Covington

Covington

Covington

Tomkins Farm is in Covington, on Louisiana's north shore in St. Tammany Parish. What the farm grows, raises, or offers visitors isn't published online, so call ahead before visiting.

Backwater is a pasture-based family farmstead in Bush, Louisiana, an hour north of New Orleans — known for responsibly produced artisanal foie gras and specialty poultry like pasture-raised French guinea fowl (currently on a production break), alongside a working homestead with a family milk cow and backyard pigs. The Backwater Workshop adds handcrafted wooden housewares and custom prie-dieu kneelers from De Nux Artisans.

Magnolia

Chatawa Farms is on North Prewett Street in Magnolia, in Pike County near the small community of Chatawa in southwest Mississippi. It is listed as an agritourism farm, though no public website was found detailing its crops or activities.

Franklinton

L and E Blueberries runs a u-pick blueberry operation on James Creel Road outside Franklinton, one of several blueberry farms clustered in this corner of Washington Parish. Call ahead before driving out, since picking hours follow the ripening, not the calendar.

Covington Farmers Market runs twice a week — Saturdays 8 a.m. to noon at City Hall on North Columbia Street, and Wednesdays 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at North New Hampshire Street. Vendors sell locally grown vegetables, fruit, dairy, seafood, beef, wine, honey, baked goods, and soaps, with live music most Saturdays. The market runs year-round, rain or shine, a rarity on the north shore.

Franklinton

Choctaw Road Blueberries grows blueberries off Choctaw Road outside Franklinton, in Washington Parish's Florida Parishes blueberry country near the Mississippi state line. Picking season, hours, and contact information aren't published online, so call ahead before making the trip.

Covington

Ridemore runs two businesses on one property in Covington — horse boarding with round-the-clock access for owners, and a pick-your-own patch of blueberries and blackberries that opens for about a month, mid-May through mid-June depending on the season. A few vegetable rows round out the picking.

Covington

Ridemore Ranch and Berry Farm in Covington opens its blueberry and blackberry rows to pick-your-own visitors through the summer, with corn, cucumbers, peppers, pumpkins, and tomatoes rounding out the season. The ranch also keeps bees for honey and boards horses on the property. It's a working ranch first, opened to u-pick traffic during harvest windows rather than run as a full agritourism attraction, at 154 John T Prats Rd on the north shore.

Covington

Bush

Be The Change Farm grows seasonal produce using natural, no-spray methods on Highway 40 in Bush. The family operation, an LLC since 2018, is building out a nursery stocked with native perennials and garden plants alongside the produce stand, and hosts occasional art and music gatherings on the property. A YouTube channel documents the daily work of farming in the Deep South.