August 2013 Pick-Your-Own Farms

Originally published in the Aug. 21, 2013, issue.

Looking for a place to take the family this weekend? Look no further than our periodical pick-your-own farm listing! Producers are invited to list their farms in these issues, so if you know of one nearby that's missing from this list, encourage them to send in their information for our next one! 

Catoosa County

Bernard Sims

1608 Burning Bush Road

Strawberries

April 15

706-866-4062

9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday; 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday; closed Sunday

 

Fayette County

Banks Vineyard

290 Banks Road, Fayetteville

Muscadines, scuppernongs

Labor Day

770-633-9990

Open Monday through Saturday 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Sunday 1 to 6 p.m.; you pick, we pick

 

Fulton County

David Brown

4853 Evans Drive, Union City

Muscadines

Aug. 22

770-964-5304

No pesticides

 

Gordon County

Philip Cagle

3190 Rome Road SW, Plainville

Muscadines, scuppernongs

Sept. 1

770-548-1122

Buckets and bags supplied

 

Hall County

Retha Jones

3547 Dover Road, Gainesville

Cooking, preserves, pears

Available now

770-536-1712

Bring containers; open every day

 

Donald Snare

3637 Gillsville Highway, Gillsville

Figs, scuppernongs

Available now

770-605-1121

Call for appointment; bring take-home containers

 

Monroe County

Cliff and Greg Music

610 Old Union Gin Road

Muscadines, scuppernongs

Sept. 1

478-994-1273

7 a.m. to 7 p.m.; have containers

 

Newton County

Mitcham Farm

750 Macedonia Church Road, Oxford

Purple hull peas, shelled or unshelled

Available now

770-855-1530

www.mitchamfarm.com

 

Pike County

Hollingsworth Farm

1652 HWY 18, Molena

Blueberries, figs

Available now

404-8054156

 

Walton County

Russell and Sheila Howington

2842 Thomason Road, Good Hope

Pears

Available now

770-267-9776

Leave message if no answer; open Monday through Friday 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., Saturday and Sunday 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

 

Waits Family Vineyard

3779 Old Braswell Road, Monroe

Muscadines, scuppernongs

Available now

770-207-6910

Containers furnished; we pick, you pick

The Market Bulletin runs these pick-your-own farm listings each year: strawberries in March, spring crops in May, summer crops in June, fall crops in August and Christmas trees in November. Deadlines will be listed in the print edition as well as on our Facebook page.