Despite being a big city, there are many farms in Jacksonville where you can take the family to pick berries, enjoy nature, or visit with animals.
If you’re interested in picking strawberries or blueberries, there are lots of great farms in Jacksonville where you can do that. Strawberry season is usually in February through March and blueberry season starts in late spring and continues through the summer.
If you want to take the kids to see some animals, then there are lots of great farms for that. Kids can feed goats and ducks, and ride horses all here in North Florida.
Blueberry picking in North Florida is one of our favorite spring activities. The kids love heading out to the fields and filling buckets with sweet, fresh berries. Recently we visited Clay Ranch Berry Farm, located about 90 minutes from Jacksonville. While there are several other blueberry farms close to Jacksonville, this one is worth the drive […]
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I always look forward to April in Northeast Florida, the mornings are still cool, the days are longer, warmer yet the humidity hasn’t crept in yet. Perfect weather for exploring local farms and blueberry picking. Recently we discovered a new to us farm to pick berries at, Towers Family Farms in Palatka, Florida. Located about one hour
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These cooler mornings and bright sunny afternoons are the perfect weather for visiting a local farm to go strawberry picking. Lucky for us in Jacksonville we do not need to travel far to pick some delicious, fresh, Florida-grown strawberries. Just under an hour away, Sweet Berries of Crawford Farms offers rows of ready-to-pick strawberries (and onions too).
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Spring is in the air and strawberries are in season. If you’re looking for a fun day trip from Jacksonville, check out Brown’s Farm for Strawberry Picking. Just a 90 minute drive from Jacksonville, Brown’s Farm offers u-pick strawberries and a variety of other fruits and vegetables available for purchase. Brown’s Farm has Tons of
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Jacksonville might seem like a pretty urban city to most, but hidden in some unexpected areas of town are lots of family owned farms. Some of these farms in Jacksonville specialize in strawberries, blueberries or other u-pick produce you’re familiar with, but there are a few that may surprise you. With a diverse selection of
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