Farms Near Clanton, AL

Clanton

Clanton is Chilton County's seat and Alabama's self-declared peach capital, where roadside stands sell fruit from late May into August. Cooedy Farms is listed on County Road 354 in that same peach country, with no further details published online.

Thorsby

Bentley Farms sits on US Highway 31 in Thorsby, in Chilton County, the heart of Alabama's peach country and home to the Peach Festival held every June in nearby Clanton. No website or listing confirms current crops or hours.

Clanton

Clanton

Jimmy Durbin Farms grows Sunshine Farms peaches and u-pick strawberries in Clanton, and supplies fresh produce to local schools through a farm-to-school program. Customers can buy strawberries and peaches by the case for canning and preserving — think peach jam and strawberry jelly — alongside the u-pick strawberry field each spring. The strawberry field typically opens in April and runs through early summer.

Clanton

Andrews U-Pick is a pick-your-own operation on County Road 13 in Clanton, Alabama's self-declared peach capital, where family orchards open their rows to customers each summer. No specific details on which fruit or current hours are published online.

Clanton

Andrews U-Pick-It Fruit and Vegetable Farm sits in Chilton County, Alabama's best-known produce country, on County Road 13 outside Clanton. The farm has a picnic area, a restroom, and a washing station set up for pickers heading home with a haul. It's an LLC-registered operation, a step up from the informal roadside stands common in the area. Call ahead for what's ready before making the drive.

Clanton

Easterling's Big Peach sits on Lay Dam Road in Clanton under the oversized peach that marks the stand from the highway. Chilton County peaches are the draw, along with watermelons, boiled peanuts, peach cake, jams, and peach pecan ice cream made on site. Regulars rate the stand highly, calling the fruit reliably sweet — a common stop for families driving between Birmingham and Montgomery who time the trip for peach season.

Thorsby

Neely Farms runs a choose-and-cut Christmas tree operation serving Thorsby and the greater Birmingham, Alabama area, according to the farm's website. Customers pick and cut their own tree on-site during the holiday season; specific varieties, pricing, and hours aren't posted on the site.

Clanton

Utendahl Farm is on County Road 43 in Clanton, seat of Chilton County and the center of Alabama's peach industry. No website or specific product list for this farm was found online.

Durbin Farms Market has sold Chilton County peaches from 2130 7th Street South in Clanton since 1961, shipping baskets across the Southeast once the crop comes in each summer. Alongside peaches, the market makes its own ice cream, cobbler, fried pies, and jams, and stocks a boutique gift shop.

Clanton

Wise Farms is in Clanton, the Chilton County seat and center of Alabama's peach industry, home to the state's best-known Peach Festival each June. No working website or listing confirms current crops, hours, or contact details.

Clanton

Doster Farm is on County Road 16 outside Clanton, in Chilton County's peach belt, where roadside stands and orchards line the back roads each summer. Specific crops and hours for this farm aren't listed publicly.

Roland and Elizabeth Miller's farm is listed on County Road 266 in the 35045 zip code, which covers Clanton and Chilton County's peach-growing area. No further product or contact details are available online.

Clanton

Miller Blueberry Farm grows blueberries on County Road 15 outside Clanton, in Chilton County — the county better known statewide for peaches, though blueberry operations have grown alongside the orchards. Picking season and sales hours for this farm aren't posted publicly.

Verbena

Cleckler Farm is on County Road 490 in Verbena, a small central Alabama community near the Chilton County peach belt. No specific crops or hours are listed publicly for this farm.

Jemison

Petals from the Past is a retail nursery in Jemison specializing in heirloom and antique plants — old roses, fig and fruit varieties, and perennials not typically stocked at big-box garden centers. The nursery's own site returned an access error during research, so current hours, pricing, and inventory aren't independently confirmed here — check directly before visiting.

Jemison

Mountain View Orchards sits on County Road 29 in Jemison, in Chilton County, Alabama's peach-growing center, where roadside stands and orchards along U.S. 31 sell local peaches every summer. No website or specific crop list for this orchard was found online.

Jemison

Mountain View Orchards has been growing peaches in Chilton County since the 1930s, back when peach growing built this part of Alabama. The farm now runs 4,000 peach trees and 2,500 apple trees across 15 peach varieties and eight apple varieties, ready from late July into October, plus two acres of strawberries. Steve Wilson and Andy Millard, who manage the orchard, bring 50 combined years of growing and marketing fruit to the operation.

Jemison

Culp Farms is on County Road 51 in Jemison, a Chilton County town in Alabama's peach-growing belt. No further details on crops or visiting hours are published online.

Rocky Top Peach Farm sits on County Road 324 near Marion, the Perry County seat in Alabama's Black Belt region. No working website confirms picking season, hours, or how to buy peaches direct.

Verbena

Jones Farm is a three-generation family operation in Autauga County, Alabama providing locally grown beef and pork to surrounding areas. The farm's mission is reconnecting consumers with their local producers through Sweet Grown Alabama food.

Maplesville

McCraw Farms grows u-pick peaches, blackberries, blueberries, grapes, nectarines, and plums on County Road 15 in Maplesville. The stand opens early, 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., seven days a week during the season, which makes it one of the more consistent picking schedules in the area rather than a weekends-only operation. Call ahead to check what's currently ripe.

Verbena

Penton Farms is a fourth-generation family operation growing strawberries, blackberries, and pumpkins on County Road 59 outside Verbena. Its Sugar Hill U-Pick opens each spring for hand-picked strawberries, with blackberries following in June and July. Beyond the farm gate, the Pentons sell produce at farmers markets statewide — Pepper Place in Birmingham, Eastchase in Montgomery, plus stops in Tuscaloosa, Millbrook, Vestavia Hills, Monroeville, and Wetumpka. Picking windows shift with the weather, so call before driving out.

Verbena

This is the picking side of the Penton family's farm on County Road 59 — the same operation listed nearby under Penton Farms. Rows open for hand-picked strawberries each spring, with blackberries ready in June and July. The family also runs a fall pumpkin patch on the property and sells produce at farmers markets across central Alabama, including Pepper Place in Birmingham and stops in Wetumpka and Millbrook.

Billingsley

Billingsley

Melina Hills Farm is on US Highway 82 West in Billingsley, a small Autauga County crossroads in central Alabama. No crop details or visiting hours are listed publicly yet.

Deatsville

N.T. Christian Farm operates as a u-pick destination in Deatsville, listed on regional agritourism directories under tours, tastings, and pick-your-own visits. Specifics on what's currently growing aren't posted publicly, so the best way to plan a trip is a call or email ahead. The farm sits on County Road 68 East, a short drive from Prattville and the wider Elmore County farm belt.

Lawley

C&J Farms sits on US Highway 82 in Lawley, a small community in west-central Alabama. No website or public listing describes current crops, products, or hours.

Montevallo

Dry Valley Vineyard sits on Highway 89 outside Montevallo, in Shelby County, home to the University of Montevallo. No working website or social page confirms what's planted, tasting hours, or current status.

CALERA

Calera Farmers Market meets Tuesdays from 3 to 6 p.m., April through August, in Oliver Park at 9758 Highway 25. Vendors sell baked goods, cheese, flowers, eggs, herbs, vegetables, honey, jams, and plants, and the city sets out benches and free lemonade for visitors.

Lawley

C and J Farms operates out of Lawley, a small rural community in central Alabama. The listing gives only a rural route box number; no crop specifics or contact details are published online.

MONTEVALLO

Montevallo

Alabama Acres in Montevallo raises all-natural, humanely-raised animal products: grass-fed beef, pastured pork, eggs from pasture-raised hens, and heirloom, non-GMO produce grown with biodiverse, beyond-organic methods. The farm has announced it is taking a break — check their website or social pages for current availability.

Columbiana

Mountain Meadow Farm grows strawberries, blueberries, and blackberries on a small organic operation outside Columbiana. Strawberries come in mid-April through May, with blueberries and blackberries following in early June through July, according to local u-pick guides. It's a Shelby County farm that keeps its footprint modest: no large retail operation, just seasonal picking tied to whatever's ripe. Call 205-260-3124 to check before driving out.

Deatsville

Witherspoon Fruit Farm sits on Coosa River Road in Deatsville, a small Elmore County community north of Millbrook. No website or specific crop list was found online for this farm.

Brierfield

The Vogel Farms operates out of Brierfield, in Bibb County's wooded farm country between Birmingham and Tuscaloosa. What's grown or sold here isn't posted publicly — reach out directly before planning a visit.

Alleluia Acres Heritage Farm raises pasture-raised pork and pastured chicken and eggs on sixth-generation family land in Alabaster, less than 10 minutes off I-65. Founded in 2014 by Cam and Ahna Frye, it's the only heritage-breed farm in Shelby County and Alabama's first Certified Naturally Grown farm for pork and dairy. The self-serve Mini Market is open Mondays and Saturdays, 1-6 PM.

Alabaster

Central Alabama Honey & Apiary started as David Willis's hobby before growing into a network of hives spread across Shelby County. The Alabaster operation sells raw, unfiltered honey along with beeswax candles, lip balm and honey-oatmeal soap in stores around Birmingham. Willis also runs a swarm removal service, relocating unwanted honeybee colonies into hive boxes instead of exterminating them, with a stated 90-95% survival rate.

Autaugaville

Southern Pumpkin Company, LLC has run a pumpkin patch, corn maze, and hayride operation in Autaugaville since forming in October 2020. It's a newer entry in Alabama's fall agritourism circuit compared to farms that have operated for generations, but it's built a real following, with more than 400 people tracking the farm's Instagram for opening dates and event details each season.

Alabaster

Alabaster Farmers' Market runs Saturdays from 8 a.m. to noon in the yard of the Alabaster Senior Center on 7th Street SW. It's certified by the Alabama Farmers Market Authority, meaning everything sold has to be grown in Alabama, and a Market Sprouts hour from 10 to 11:30 gets kids involved. Reach the city at (205) 664-6800.

Alabaster

Shelby Crossings Bee Farm keeps hives on Bermuda Lake Drive in Alabaster, a Shelby County city south of Birmingham. The name points to honey as the product; no further details on varieties or sales are published online.

Prattville

Autauga Hill Farms is a small U-pick operation off County Road 27 in Prattville, best known locally for its peaches. Beyond the address and crop, little about the farm is posted online, which is typical of a family operation that relies on regulars and word of mouth rather than a website or social media page.

McEwen & Sons stone-grinds cornmeal, grits, and polenta from organic corn in Wilsonville, using a stone burr grist mill the founders bought in 2002 to keep the nutrient-rich germ and bran that quick grits lose. Blue, white, and yellow varieties are sold at their Wilsonville store and Birmingham specialty shops, and served at Highlands Bar & Grill, a James Beard Award winner.

Mama's Produce, Plants & More sells locally grown produce, honey, eggs, and plants at 1154 S Memorial Drive in Prattville. It's a small neighborhood stand rather than a working farm — call ahead for what's in season.

Wetumpka

Cartmill Apiaries keeps bees in Wetumpka, an Elmore County town on the Coosa River known for its ancient meteor crater. As an apiary, honey is the presumed product, though specific offerings and hours aren't posted publicly.