Produce Farms near Zebulon, NC

A North Carolina strawberry farm, most likely selling spring berries via pick-your-own or pre-picked, as most of the state's strawberry growers do. It appears connected to the Pope Farms Country Store listed separately. No official website or confirmed address was found.

Knightdale

Pope's Strawberries grows strawberries in Knightdale, just east of Raleigh in Wake County. Piedmont strawberries ripen from mid-April through May and are usually sold pick-your-own or pre-picked at the field. The farm has no website posted, and the season is short, so confirm ripening and open days locally each spring.

Knightdale

Olde Country Produce & Mulch sells produce and mulch on Poole Road in Knightdale, just east of Raleigh in Wake County. As a roadside produce-and-garden supplier, it stocks seasonal fruit and vegetables alongside landscaping mulch. Selection shifts with the growing season.

Clayton

JKLM Berries grows fruit on Loop Road in Clayton, in Johnston County east of Raleigh. Johnston County strawberry farms typically open in April, with blackberries and blueberries following into summer. The farm sells its berries in season. Whether picking is you-pick or pre-picked can change year to year, so confirm current offerings and hours before heading over.

Raleigh

Strawberry farm on Watkins Road in northeast Raleigh, in Wake County. Piedmont strawberries come in from about mid-April through June, sold pick-your-own and pre-picked when the field opens. Public details are limited, so confirm picking days and hours with the farm before visiting.

Raleigh

Bailey

Rob's Fresh Produce sells fresh produce on Liles Road in Bailey, Nash County, in eastern North Carolina's farm country. Roadside produce here runs from spring greens and strawberries through summer vegetables and melons. Stop by or call for what's picked and available that week.

Bailey

Bring cash or a checkbook — Thompson's takes no cards for its pick-your-own strawberries near Bailey in Nash County. The field is open Monday through Friday 8am to 7pm and weekends 8am to 4pm during strawberry season, which usually runs April into June in this part of eastern North Carolina. Pickers work the rows themselves and pay by the amount they gather.

Spring Hope

A produce farm and CSA on Wiggins Road in Spring Hope, in Nash County east of Raleigh. Market Fresh grows seasonal vegetables and offers shares to local members. No further detail is posted online.

Clayton

Beasley's Berries opens for pick-your-own strawberries on Peele Road outside Clayton, one of several u-pick farms clustered across Johnston County. Public details are thin beyond directory listings and a Facebook page, with no phone or website posted. Strawberry picking here runs on the usual spring-into-early-summer window for the region. Check their Facebook for opening dates and field conditions before you go.

Kenly

The Berry Patch is a pick-your-own berry farm on Weaver Road near Kenly, in Johnston County's flat eastern-Piedmont farmland off I-95. It sells fresh berries in season directly to pickers and keeps little presence online beyond farm directories. Picking here follows the usual late-spring strawberry and summer bramble windows. Confirm the season locally before visiting.

Smithfield

Pick-your-own blueberries in Smithfield, the Johnston County seat southeast of Raleigh. Listings note both u-pick and farm pickup, with the harvest following the usual eastern-Carolina window from mid-May into July. Details beyond the directory entry are scarce online. Because a single grower's ripe fruit can come and go within days, call or check before making the trip to fill your buckets.

Castalia

A strawberry grower in Castalia, in the Nash and Franklin County farm country northeast of Raleigh. Local berries ripen from about mid-April into June, sold pre-picked or pick-your-own depending on the day. The record lists no street address and no posted hours, so call around opening time in spring to confirm the field is ready.

Raleigh

TPB started in 2008 (when there were almost NO subscription or delivery businesses) out of a garage working with 1 farmer. Since then, The Produce Box has grown to 11,000 members, 50+ corporate and nonprofit partnerships that support more than 40 farmers and 60 artisan food businesses as well as many food-insecure families across North Carolina. And the TPB staff has grown too – from one stay-at-home mom in her garage to more than 150 moms and dads delivering boxes in the neighborhoods they live in.

Nashville

A first-generation family strawberry farm on NC Highway 58 south of Nashville, a couple of miles off I-95 at exit 132. Visitors pick their own or grab pre-picked berries packed fresh daily through the spring season, then cool off with hand-scooped homemade ice cream. Weekday hours run into the evening, with shorter Saturday and Sunday windows. It's an easy stop for interstate travelers in Nash County.

DJ's Berry Patch runs a family u-pick south of the Triangle, with strawberries opening in April and picking that stretches into the fall. Alongside berries the farm sells homegrown produce and, later in the year, pumpkins and mums. It keeps long daily hours during strawberry season and has built a sizable Instagram following. Addresses vary across listings around the Apex and Willow Spring area, so check their site for the current field.

Willow Spring

Willow Springs

Ogburn Berries and Produce grows berries and seasonal vegetables on Old Stage Road in Willow Springs, south of Raleigh. The name points to fresh-picked berries in early summer alongside a produce stand. Little more is posted online.