Produce Farms near Ocala, FL

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.

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.

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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

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.

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.

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.

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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.

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.

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.

Oxford

Back Road Berries grows berries in Oxford, a Sumter County community between The Villages and Lake Panasoffkee, in sandy ridge country that supports much of Central Florida's early blueberry crop.

Inverness

Misty Meadows Blueberry Farm is in Inverness, in Citrus County's rolling hill country along US-41. No working website, phone, or social page turned up in a search, so current season dates and u-pick pricing are unconfirmed.

Inverness

Inverness

Florida Best Blueberry Farm sits in Inverness, in Citrus County's rolling lake country, where sandy, acidic soil suits the southern highbush blueberry varieties that let Florida growers harvest weeks before the rest of the Southeast.

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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.

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

Bette's Blues Blueberry Farm is out on North Harcross Avenue near Dunnellon, where the Marion-Citrus-Levy county line meets the Withlacoochee State Forest — sandy, high ground typical of the area's smaller blueberry patches.

Crystal River

Da Berry Patch grows thornless blackberries on North Riverwood Drive outside Crystal River, with porta-potties on site for u-pick visitors — bring your own containers. Picking season in Citrus County typically opens in early May and runs through the morning hours before the Florida heat sets in. Call (352) 563-9856 to check what's ripe.