Agritourism & Farm Experiences near Hawthorne, FL

Hawthorne

Hilltop Vineyard is listed in Hawthorne, a small Alachua County town in the rolling hill country east of Gainesville. The name points to a small winery or grape-growing operation, though current wines, tasting hours, and sales details weren't confirmed online.

Gainesville

A small family winery east of Gainesville that grows its own blueberries and muscadine grapes and ferments both into wine on site. No pesticides go on the vines. Bluefield keeps weekend hours seasonally, so calling ahead before a drive out on NE County Road 234 is worth it.

Gainesville

This Windsor-area grove east of Gainesville is a second growing site for Straughn Farms, the family-owned commercial blueberry operation that breeds and grows patented Southern Highbush varieties like Patrecia, Optimus, and Sentinel for the Naturipe Farms/MBG brand.

Hawthorne

South Moon Farms is a pick-your-own blueberry operation on South County Road 325 in Hawthorne. It's a small, seasonal stop — call ahead before driving out, since availability depends entirely on that week's harvest.

Earleton

Family-owned butterfly farm raising more than 45 native Florida species, open daily for tours through habitat enclosures. Beyond visits, the farm supplies live butterflies for weddings, memorials, and exhibits across North America.

Melrose

Meadowmere Farm is in Melrose, in the same Putnam County lake country that grows a number of small blueberry and produce operations. A website exists under the farm's name but would not load at last check, and no phone or social page was confirmed either.

Windsor Farm operates in the rural county-road grid northeast of Gainesville. Public listings for the operation are thin — call ahead to confirm what's currently growing before making the drive out.

Hawthorne

A family-owned farm outside Hawthorne, also known locally as Brown's Farm Orange Heights, where visitors have picked strawberries with their kids year after year. Their Facebook page is the most active source for current picking updates.

Citra

Indigo Farm is located in Citra, a Marion County crossroads community long associated with Florida citrus groves along US-301.

Mark Dunmore is listed as an agritourism operator on Sid Martin Highway near Hawthorne, in the Alachua County hill country east of Gainesville. Crops, products, and public hours weren't found online for this listing.

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.

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.

Drew's Grove sits in the 32640 zip code around Hawthorne, on the Alachua-Putnam county line where citrus and watermelon growing go back generations along the Orange Lake and Lochloosa basin. No specific fruit, hours, or sales details were verified for this property.

Citra

Gibbs Christmas Tree Farm grows on Highway 318 in Citra, land once prized as part of a citrus 'frost-free belt' before hard freezes reshaped Florida's growing map. Choose-and-cut tree operations like this one now share that ground with the produce farms that replaced the old groves. No hours or tree varieties were verified.

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.

Micanopy

Century Oaks Nursery & Grove operates on NW 219th Street Road in Micanopy, a small Alachua County town known for its live oak canopy and antique shops south of Gainesville. As a nursery-and-grove listing, expect trees and plants rather than a farm stand. We couldn't verify current stock or hours, so call ahead.

Waldo

Citra

Citra

Frank Douglass started this farm in 1918 growing citrus and running cattle, and it's stayed in family hands through Florida's orange-boom decades and beyond — more than a century now. Today it operates as Wet Hammock Nursery, u-pick blueberries and blackberries alongside peaches, cut flowers, and hydroponic crops grown on the same North Central Florida ground. Check wethammockfarm.com or their Facebook page, @WetHammock, for what's in season before visiting.

Citra

Wet Hammock Farm sits on Highway 318 in Citra, a small Marion County farm community between Gainesville and Ocala. No independent website was found online; call ahead to confirm what's currently growing and open to visitors.

Micanopy

A Micanopy farm that's stayed in the same family for five generations, known for its fall corn maze, hayrides, playground, and pumpkin patch. Some recent listings show it operating field trips under a new name, Red House Ranch, so confirm the current program before booking a group visit.

McIntosh

Century Oak Grove and Nursery is in McIntosh, a Marion County town whose historic district sits under the same live oak canopy the business takes its name from. The town borders Orange Lake, in citrus and produce country going back generations. No plant inventory or hours were verified.

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.

Comer Farms Vineyard & Nursery grows on Comer Farms Road in north-central Florida, land suited to the state's grape industry of choice: muscadines and university-bred hybrids, since heat and humidity carry Pierce's disease that kills off classic wine grapes farther south. No specific varieties, hours, or sales details were verified.

Gainesville

The Family Garden Organic and Fair Farm is an organic agritourism property in southeast Gainesville, near SE 23rd Place. No independent website or listing was found online; confirm hours and offerings directly before visiting.

Interlachen

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

Micanopy

Alachua County Organic Farms is listed in Micanopy, the antiques-district town south of Gainesville that borders Paynes Prairie Preserve. The county-wide name suggests a network tied to the area's organic growing scene rather than a single roadside farm stand, though no independent confirmation of that structure was found.

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.

Citra

Florida Peach Farms and Nurseries operates out of Citra, in Marion County — one of the few pockets of Florida where low-chill peach varieties bred for the state's mild winters actually bear fruit. Citra's sandy ridge soil has drawn peach and nursery-stock growers for generations.

Interlachen

Royal Manor Vineyard and Winery in Interlachen combines a working vineyard with U-pick blueberries and grapes, harvested straight from the vines in season. The winery holds a federal producer's permit and pours tastings on-site from fruit grown on the property. Visitors pick first, then taste.

GAINESVILLE

A church-run pumpkin patch at Southwest United Methodist Church on SW Williston Road in Gainesville. Congregations across Florida use these fall patches as both a community gathering spot and a fundraiser, with pumpkins trucked in from western growers and sold through October.

Melrose

Twenty-acre sanctuary caring for more than 100 rescued farm animals, including a Highland cattle herd known for cow-cuddling sessions. Walk-in visits run Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., with other days by appointment; overnight stays are available through RV rentals and covered-wagon glamping.

Gainesville

Loftus Family Farm runs a u-pick muscadine grape vineyard in Gainesville, with fruit ready to harvest once the grapes darken all the way to the stem. Check the farm's own website before driving out, since no current phone number or season dates were posted there at last check.

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.

Florahome

Lilly's Vineyard is in Florahome, a small unincorporated community in Putnam County's rural interior, between Palatka and the St. Johns River basin.

Sparr

Grass-fed, organically managed farm run by Al and Erin Rosas in Marion County horse country, less than 45 minutes from Orlando. They raise grass-fed beef, lamb, and venison, keep chickens for eggs, produce honey and artisan cheese, and sell wild-caught seafood with statewide delivery or farm pickup.

Starke

Ford's Farm sits in the rural stretch of Bradford County outside Starke, land better known for timber, cattle, and small produce operations than for tourist traffic. No verified details on crops, hours, or public access turned up online. The listing reflects a working agritourism property rather than a marketed attraction.

Taylor Gardens Nursery is a plant nursery on NE 7th Avenue in Citra, listed with the state's Fresh From Florida agritourism program. Call ahead to check current stock and hours, since detailed listings for the property are limited online.

Florahome

Sirvent's Farm & Vineyard is a family-registered vineyard operation on Thornton Lane in Florahome, a rural Putnam County community, registered as an LLC with the state since 2007. Multiple pick-your-own directories list it, though none post current hours or crop details — call ahead to confirm before driving out.

Gainesville

Santa Fe River Berry Farm takes its name from the river that runs through Alachua and Suwannee counties, part of north-central Florida's commercial blueberry country. The farm sits on County Road 225 east of Gainesville. No published hours or website turned up — call ahead to confirm picking season.

Gainesville

Parrish Family Farm raises beef cattle on State Road 121 outside Gainesville, selling home-grown beef directly to families rather than through a grocery supply chain. It shows up on regional agritourism listings as a u-pick stop as well, though the farm's own social pages focus mainly on the cattle operation and beef sales. Contact them on Facebook or Instagram for current pricing and availability.

Graham

Blueberry Woman Dead Creek Ranch operates out of Graham, a rural pocket of Bradford County in north Florida's blueberry-growing corridor. No working website, phone, or social page turned up in a search, so current season dates and pricing are unconfirmed.

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.

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.

Ocala

Papa Bear's Plantation sits in Marion County horse country outside Ocala, where rolling pasture supports as many family agritourism operations — corn mazes, pumpkin patches, seasonal pick-your-own — as it does thoroughbred farms. No specific activities, crops, or hours were verified for this listing.

Anthony

A u-pick operation in Anthony where visitors can pick both blackberries and blueberries in the same visit, a combination that's harder to find than a single-crop farm.

Gainesville

Monteocha Gardens operates on NW 156th Avenue in Gainesville, in Alachua County near the small community of Monteocha in the northern part of the county. We couldn't verify what's grown or sold here beyond its agritourism listing — 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.

Misty Oaks

Grandma's Vineyard is a u-pick grape operation on SW Williston Road in Micanopy, south of Gainesville — not in "Misty Oaks" as this listing's city field suggests. Florida vineyards typically pick from summer into early fall. Reach the vineyard directly at (352) 375-0344 to confirm what's currently ready.

Archer

Small family-run farm operating since 2006, raising free-range chickens and geese without medicated feed, antibiotics, or commercial pesticides. They sell pastured eggs alongside chemical-free herbs and seasonal vegetables grown using heirloom methods; visits are by appointment.

Ocala

AAA Plant Depot is listed as a nursery-type business in Ocala, the Marion County hub for Florida's horse farms and ornamental plant growers. Current inventory, hours, and pricing weren't confirmed online.

Gainesville

Case Farms operates from a rural address on NW 102nd Place outside Gainesville, in Alachua County's row-crop and horse country. Nothing about hours, products, or contact details turns up online.

Plantland Nursery & Orchards is a five-generation family farm near Anthony, established in the 1940s and still run without insecticides or herbicides. David Paredes grows Fuyu, Saijo, and Tanenashi persimmons, bronze and black muscadine grapes, peaches, and pears, plus seasonal mustard greens, collards, turnips, and snap peas. The stand opens Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, 8 AM to noon. Text your name to join the farm's yearly membership list, or call (352) 497-6271.

Starke

Kerry Whitford's farm listing is out of Starke, the Bradford County seat in a part of north Florida known for small strawberry and produce operations alongside pine timberland.

Gainesville

Now operating as Crossroads Farm & Apiary, this Gainesville strawberry farm has grown fruit since 1960. U-pick strawberries open each February, and the fields expand into broad beans, corn, cucumbers, melons, onions, and tomatoes through the season. The farm keeps its own honeybees for pollination and sells raw honey and bees on-site. A fall festival and school field trips round out the calendar.

La Crosse

Tom Burton's listing places this operation along State Road 235 in La Crosse, a small rural community in Alachua County where cattle and hay ground outnumber row crops. No specific products, hours, or public access were verified beyond the agritourism listing itself.

Palatka

Ron's Berries sits on South Providence Church Road outside Palatka, in Putnam County along the St. Johns River. The name points to a berry operation, but no published hours, crop list, or website confirm specifics. Worth a call before making the drive.

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.

Williston

This Swanson Vineyards is in Williston, in Levy County, and is a separate operation from the Napa Valley winery of the same name. No working website, phone, or social page turned up in a search, so current wines and tasting hours are unconfirmed.