Chatham is ripe with opportunities to enjoy local produce, like the U-pick blueberries at Howard’s Farm & Mema’s Fruit Shack in Pittsboro. Alice “Mema” Howard says blueberries are typically ready to pick from June until early August. Visitors can purchase a variety of produce including peaches, corn, tomatoes and cucumbers and satisfy their sweet tooth with homemade ice cream flavors such as vanilla, strawberry, peach, blueberry and butter pecan. The farm stand also operates as a thrift store and sells vintage home decor. It’s open from 1 to 5 p.m. daily except Saturdays, when the farm is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
MORE U-PICK FARMS:
*Note: Always contact the farm before you visit to confirm picking hours; conditions can change daily based on weather and berry availability
Busy Bee Farm
1092 Dewitt Smith Rd., Pittsboro
919-542-5890
U-pick blueberries and blackberries
[email protected]
Chatham Oaks Farm
573 Dewitt Smith Rd., Pittsboro
919-533-7621
U-pick strawberries and on-farm stand with veggies
chathamoaksfarm.com
In Good Heart Farm
456 Friendly Pooch Ln., Pittsboro
919-637-0666
U-pick blueberries
ingoodheartfarm.com
Phillips Farms of Chatham
6581 U.S. 64 W., Pittsboro
919-616-4890
U-pick strawberries plus pumpkins, hay and Christmas trees
phillipsfarmschatham.com
Powell’s Blueberry Farm
175 Bonsal Crossing, New Hill
919-362-4398
U-pick blueberries
[email protected]
Wild Abandon Farm
185 Roundtop Hill Rd., Pittsboro
919-533-7930
U-pick blueberries and blackberries
[email protected]
