The Yellowhammer State is home to some of the South’s best strawberry farms and as berry season begins, Sweet Grown Alabama is reminding the public where they can find the fruit throughout the central and southern parts of the state in abundance.
A non-profit, Sweet Grown Alabama, enhances marketing opportunities for farmers by connecting retailers and consumers to Alabama-grown foods and other agricultural products.
The various U-Pic Farms found in Central and Southern Alabama are listed below:
Central Alabama
Four Mile Farms Produce– Sylacauga
Address: 560 Brannen Road, Sylacauga, AL 35150
Details: Four Mile Farms Produce on Facebook
Sugar Hill U-Pick Farms– Verbena
Address: 812 County Road 445, Verbena, AL 36091 (New Location)
Details: Sugar Hill U-Pick Farms on Facebook
Sunshine Farms U-Pick Strawberry Field– Clanton
Address: 11728 County Road 37, Clanton, AL 35045U
Details: Sunshine Farms U-Pick Strawberry Field on Facebook
Handey’s Farm & Nursery– Montgomery
Address: 254 Handey Farm Road, Montgomery, AL 36117
Details: Handey’s Farm & Nursery on Facebook
South Alabama
Aplin Farms– Dothan
Address: 2729 N County Road 49, Dothan, AL 36305
Details: Aplin Farms on Facebook
Customers can also buy pre-picked berries at several farm locations throughout Alabama.
For the latest updates on u-pick and pre-picked strawberries near you, visit SweetGrownAlabama.org.
Austen Shipley is a staff writer for Yellowhammer News.