Produce Farms near Wilmington, NC

Wilmington

Rise Up Community Farm plants hope in Wilmington, North Carolina, where 31,600 New Hanover County residents face food insecurity — cultivating land and community, teaching farming skills to youth and families, and supplying fresh seasonal produce to local food pantries. The sustainable farm on South College Road welcomes volunteers and empowers local youth with hands-on agricultural job experience.

Castle Hayne

Terra Vita Farm has served the Wilmington, North Carolina area since 2016, growing microgreens, edible flowers, mushrooms, root vegetables, and seasonal produce for coastal Carolina restaurants and home cooks alike. The farm stand on Chair Road in Castle Hayne is open Fridays 10 to 4, with online ordering through the farm's virtual stand.

Hampstead

Farmer Mac's Berries grows berries on Berry Patch Road in Hampstead, along the Pender County coast north of Wilmington. The sandy coastal plain here favors blueberries and strawberries, which ripen earlier than in the mountains. Pick-your-own and pre-picked sales follow the spring and early-summer harvest.

Leland

Taylor Blueberry Farm grows blueberries near Leland, in Brunswick County across the river from Wilmington. Coastal blueberry picking runs from late spring into summer, roughly May through July depending on the season. Contact the farm for ripening updates and open days before heading out.

Burgaw

Newberry's Blueberries grows blueberries on NC Highway 53 in Burgaw, the Pender County seat about 30 miles north of Wilmington. Blueberries are the southeastern coastal plain's signature summer crop, ripening from late May through July. Season details are posted on the farm's own site.

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Burgaw

Pick-your-own and freshly packed blueberries on Murray-Turner Farm Road near Burgaw, just off Highway 53 by Saint Helena. Beyond the fruit, the stand sells homemade blueberry jam, coffee cakes, and the occasional pie during picking season. The field is run by the same family behind Ivanhoe Blueberry Farms and keeps daily hours through summer, including Sunday afternoons.