Produce Farms near Citra, FL

Citra

Island Grove

Aunt Zelma's Blueberries is on Southeast 219th Avenue in Island Grove, a rural crossroads on the Alachua-Marion county line near Orange Lake. Florida blueberries typically ripen from April into June. This farm appears to have a website, but its certificate had expired during research — call ahead before visiting.

Anthony

Anthony

Blueberry Downs sits in Anthony, in Marion County's blueberry belt just north of Ocala, where sandy soil and mild winters suit southern highbush varieties well. No working website, phone, or social page turned up in a search, so current season dates and pricing are unconfirmed. Call ahead before making the drive.

Listed simply as "Organic Blueberries," this is a u-pick stop on County Road 315 in rural Marion County, in the same corridor as several other area blueberry farms. No specific hours, pricing, or grower name for this address turned up in public search — call ahead before visiting.

B & G Blueberries is a Florida blueberry operation, one of the small growers that plant low-chill southern highbush varieties to catch the state's early spring harvest window before the rest of the country's crop comes in.

Silver Springs

Barbara's Blueberries operates near Silver Springs in Marion County, part of the belt of small central Florida blueberry farms that typically run u-pick season from spring into early summer. Pick dates, hours, and pricing weren't confirmed online.

Silver Springs

Claire's Blueberry Farm sits on Northeast Highway 314 in Silver Springs, just east of Ocala near Silver Springs State Park, in Marion County's stretch of low-chill blueberry groves.

Ocala

Wagon Blueberry and Chestnut Farm grows on SW 16th Place in Ocala, pairing two crops rarely found on the same property in Central Florida. No independent website was found online; call ahead to confirm what's in season and open for picking.

Interlachen

Bay Lake Blueberry Farm is in Interlachen, in Putnam County's lake country between Gainesville and Palatka. No working website, phone, or social page turned up in a search, so current season dates and u-pick pricing are unconfirmed.

Micanopy

Wacahoota Farms grows u-pick blueberries on SW 136th Place outside Micanopy, in the rolling farm country south of Gainesville. No independent website was found online; call ahead to confirm the picking window, which for North Central Florida blueberries usually runs April into May.

Southland Berry Plantation is a family-owned blueberry farm and nursery in Earleton, offering both U-pick and already-picked options for buyers in a hurry. Call ahead of a visit — hours and ripe rows shift through the Alachua County blueberry season.

Interlachen

Miller Blueberry grows on County Road 315 South in Interlachen, a Putnam County community in the north Florida blueberry belt.

Melrose

Melrose Organic Blueberries grows in the sandhill lake country around Melrose in Putnam County, an area with a number of small blueberry operations. No working website, phone, or social page turned up in a search, so organic certification and u-pick availability are unconfirmed.

Waldo

Belleview

Sugar Hill Blueberries operates on Southeast 36th Avenue in Belleview, just south of Ocala in Marion County — horse-farm country, which makes blueberries a notable outlier crop for the area.

Belleview

Abshier Blueberry Farm is a family-run u-pick blueberry farm in Belleview growing 12 USDA-certified pesticide-free blueberry varieties, with pre-picked fruit, blueberry plants, and jam also for sale. The farm is temporarily closed until April 6, 2027.

Belleview

At 3960 SE 115th St. in Belleview, this u-pick farm grows 12 blueberry varieties, letting visitors pick their own or buy berries already harvested. The farm also sells blueberry plants and homemade blueberry jam, and welcomes families with children during the spring picking season. Check the farm's Facebook page for current picking dates.

Waldo

Stratton's Blueberries grows u-pick blueberries off County Road 1471 in Waldo, in Bradford County's stretch of north-central Florida farmland between Gainesville and Starke. Florida blueberries typically ripen from late March through May. We couldn't confirm current hours or pricing — call ahead before driving out.

Williston

Our family purchased the property and started Sweet Berry Farms, LLC in May 2020. This purchase was a part of a year plan that started in 2015 with a goal of learning as much as we could from the best u-pick ~ w-pick operations and to bring that knowledge back to Williston, Florida where we met in high school over 40+ years ago. Along our journey we learned from several blackberry growers, industry trade groups and agriculture professionals from both the University of Arkansas and the University