Hours this week: Open Wednesday and Saturday, July 28 & July 31, 2021 (7:30am-1:00pm). For U-Pick: Figs--Celeste, LSU Purple and LSU Gold; a few blackberries (more ripening soon), heirloom okra, curly kale, dinosaur kale, jalapenos, serrano peppers, bell peppers, lots of eggplant (Japanese and Globe types), a FEW cherry tomatoes and two full rows of show-stopping zinnias. For sale in the market, prepicked: watermelon (yellow meat and red), spaghetti squash, acorn squash, butternut squash, and a few end-of-season cantaloupes. Half-pints of preserves, all made from our blackberries, peaches and figs--now $5.00 each or 5/$20.00. Eggplant bushes will be pruned soon to renew growth for fall, so get eggplant while you still can. Bring shears for cutting zinnias, eggplant, and some okra. See home page on this website for prices, maps, etc. 

OPEN Saturday 7/24/21 (7:30am-1:00pm). For U-Pick: Figs--Celeste, LSU Purple & LSU Gold; a few blackberries (more ripening soon), heirloom okra, curly kale, dino kale, jalapenos, serranos, bell peppers, lots of Japanese and Globe eggplant and two full rows of heavily-blooming zinnias. For sale in market, prepicked: Watermelons (Yellow/red-meat), cantaloupes, spaghetti squash, acorn squash, butternut squash. Half-pints of preserves, all made from our blackberries, peaches and figs, now $5.00ea or 5/$20.00.  Eggplant bushes will be cut down soon so they can renew growth for a later fall crop, so get them soon. Bring shears for cutting eggplant, zinnias and some okra. The only fruits available to pick are blackberries and figs--PLEASE DO NOT PICK ANY OTHER FRUIT. THE GRAPES, APPLES AND PERSIMMONS AND OTHER FRUIT MAY LOOK RIPE, BUT IT IS NOT.  Our first muscadine grapes MAY be ready to pick next week. Check back here for latest info.

Hours for the coming week: Open Wed., 7/21/21 and Saturday 7/24/21. For Wed, 7/21/21, we should have for U-pick: Celeste figs, a few blackberries (more ripening soon), a few LSU Purple and LSU Gold figs (just starting to ripen), heirloom okra, curly kale, dinosaur kale, jalapenos, serranos, bell peppers, lots of eggplant (Japanese and Globe), a few tomatoes and zillions of zinnias. For sale in the market, pre-picked: watermelons (yellow-meat and red-meat), cantaloupes, spaghetti squash, acorn squash (green/white), butternut squash, along with our half-pints of preserves (made from our blackberries, peaches and figs). Eggplant bushes will be cut down soon so they can renew growth for a later fall crop, so get eggplant while you can. If you haven't yet had one of our super-sweet Dove cantaloupes, try one soon, as their season is just about over. Bring shears for cutting zinnias, eggplant, and some okra. The ONLY fruits available for picking are blackberries and figs. PLEASE DO NOT PICK ANY OTHER FRUIT. GRAPES, APPLES AND PERSIMMONS MAY LOOK RIPE TO YOU ,BUT THEY ARE IMMATURE AND NOT RIPE YET. See Home page for pricing, maps, etc.

Open Thursday, July 15, 2021: 7:30am-1:00pm. We got a little over an inch of rain earlier today, so we advise wearing rain boots or yard shoes tomorrow, because there will be some wet areas. U-Pick: figs, vegs and flowers. Probably very few blackberries until the next variety ripens. Figs ripening more every day.  Pre-picked in market: cantaloupes, watermelons, squash, and more.

Hours this week: Tues., Thur., Sat. (July 13, 15 & 17, 2021) 7:30am-1:00pm. For U-Pick: Celeste Figs, zinnias, sunflowers 🌻, eggplant 🍆(Japanese and Globe), peppers 🌶(bell, jalapeno, serrano), okra, kale (curly and dinosaur), maybe a FEW tomatoes 🍅, carrots 🥕, and blackberries. We had some rain today, so rain boots/yard shoes advised for Tuesday. The Celeste fig production is increasing, so hopefully the other 3 varieties will be ripening soon. For sale in the market: LOTS of homegrown watermelons 🍉 (red and yellow meat) and cantaloupes, spaghetti squash, acorn squash, butternut squash, delicious preserves made from our fruit (fig, peach and blackberry), and peach BBQ wood. Please bring shears to pick eggplant, zinnias and sunflowers.  Sorry, no picnic area. See Home tab on this website for pricing, maps, etc. Every day that passes is one day closer to the end of the season, so don't wait to visit our farm!

This week: Open Tues 7/6/21, Thur 7/8/21, & Sat 7/10/21 7:30am-1:00pm. Closed Wed., Fri., & Sun. (July 7, 9, 11, 2021) U-pick Blackberries, figs,  flowers & vegs.For sale in market, pre-prepicked and all grown here on our farm: watermelons (red and yellow meat), cantaloupes, spaghetti squash, butternut & acorn squash, tomatoes, & more. This is probably the last week for tomatoes.

 PEAK blackberry season is over, but there are still LOTS of blackberries to pick now. Peak just means the most ripe at one time, but there are still at least 1,000 pounds out there to pick now, and more ripening every day. The HUGE Freedom blackberries you picked in early May are starting to ripen their second crop now! Osage and Natchez blackberries are winding down and may be finished after this weekend, so if those are your faves, come pick then before they’re gone!  Ouachita blackberries are just about over, but still some left if you hurry. Traveler blackberries are just starting to bloom for their 2nd crop, and should be ripe same time as figs. Many vegs are ready to pick now— yellow squash, zucchini, carrots, okra, curly kale, dinosaur kale, peppers, cucumbers, and LOTS of eggplant  and tomatoes. Please remember to bring your shears for cutting eggplant, sunflowers & zinnias. The farmer picked (and ate!) the FIRST RIPE FIG of the season today—one Celeste! So we expect the fig pickin’ to begin around July 4 or a few days later.  
Hours the rest of this week: Fri, Sat, Sun. (June 25, 26, 27, 2021) 7:30am-1:00pm.Pickers must check in by 12:30pm, and pick. weigh, and pay by closing time. We're open even if it's raining, but no picking during lightning. Pre-Picked in the market: LOTS of tomatoes, butternut squash, spaghetti squash, acorn squash, eggplant, watermelons & cantaloupes. NOTE: WATERMELONS & CANTALOUPES ARE NOT AVAILABLE FOR U-PICK. Market also offers drinks, peach BBQ wood, homemade preserves from our fruit. ORCHARD IS CURRENTLY CLOSED--will re-open for fig season. Sorry, no picnic area. See HOME page for pricing, maps, etc.
 

If you've never experienced the thrill of harvesting carrots, now's your chance! Kids and 'still kids at heart' love the surprise when they pull carrots out of the ground. We have a nice patch of carrots beside the back thornless blackberry field, near the U-pick sunflowers, cucumbers, yellow squash and zucchini. Other U-pick fields have: kale, dinosaur kale, eggplant, tomatoes all sizes, banana peppers, serrano peppers, and zinnias. Hours the rest of this week: Wed. thru Sun. (June 23-27, 2021) 7:30am-1:00pm, AND SPECIAL EVENING HOURS ON Wed. 6/23/21 4:30pm-8:00pm. Pickers must check IN at least 30 min before closing time, and pick. weigh, and pay by closing time. We're open even if it's raining, but no picking during lightning. Pre-Picked in the market: LOTS of tomatoes, butternut squash, spaghetti squash, acorn squash, eggplant, watermelons & cantaloupes. NOTE: WATERMELONS & CANTALOUPES ARE NOT AVAILABLE FOR U-PICK. Market also offers drinks, peach bbq wood, homemade preserves and jelly. Bring shears for cutting sunflowers, zinnias and eggplant. ORCHARD IS CURRENTLY CLOSED--will re-open it when figs are ready in a couple of weeks! Sorry, no picnic area. See HOME page for pricing, etc.  FYI: Binford Rd. is under construction between HWY 290 and FM 2920, so if 290/Binford exit is closed, exit Kickapoo or FM 2920.

Delicious mid-summer harvest still happening this week, with blackberries, tomatoes, watermelon, cantaloupes and more, fresh from our farm! We plan to be open this week Tuesday thru Sunday (June 22-27, 2021) 7:30am-1:00pm.--check in by 12:30pm; check out by 1:00pm sharp. AND SPECIAL EVENING HOURS WED. (6/23/21) 4:30pm-8:00pm (check in by 7:30pm). Lots of blackberries NOW and for the next week or so, as red berries ripen to black. After that, most remaining blackberries are under leaves and protected from the brutal sun, so harder to see and pick. So if you want to pick lots of berries in a short amount of time, don't wait! We see more birds now scavenging the blackberry field, so come on out and pick before the birds get them all! We're open even if it's raining, but no picking during lightning. For U-Pick: Thornless blackberries, kale, dino kale, cucumbers, eggplant, tomatoes all sizes, yellow squash, zucchini, carrots, banana peppers & serrano peppers. Pre-Picked in the market: LOTS of tomatoes, butternut squash, spaghetti squash, acorn squash, and various other vegs, including watermelons & cantaloupes. NOTE: WATERMELONS & CANTALOUPES ARE NOT AVAILABLE FOR U-PICK. Market also offers drinks, peach BBQ wood, homemade preserves and jelly. Bring shears for sunflowers, zinnias and eggplant. ORCHARD IS CURRENTLY CLOSED TO EVERYONE, even "just lookers."--FIGS NOT READY YET! Sorry, NO PICNIC AREA. See home page on this website for prices, etc. FYI: Binford Rd. is under construction between HWY 290 and FM 2920, so if 290/Binford exit is closed, exit Kickapoo or FM 2920.
 

We will have lots of blackberries for the next week or two, as the red ones ripen to black. After that, most remaining blackberries will be under the leaves because they are protected from the brutal sun, so more difficult to see and pick. So if you want to pick lots of berries in a short amount of time, don't wait! The rest of this week, we will be open Thurs thru Sunday (June 17-20, 2021): 7:30am-1:00pm, so must check in by 12:30pm. We're open even if it's raining, but no picking during lightning. LOTS of tomatoes and various other vegs. Bring shears for sunflowers and some vegs. Pre-picked in the market, we have: homegrown watermelons, cantaloupe, tomatoes, spaghetti squash, butternut squash, acorn squash, peach bbq wood, homemade preserves and jelly. See www.nealsberryfarm.com for pricing, maps, etc. and https://www.nealsberryfarm.com/updates-neals-berry-farm-blog. .) FYI: Binford Rd. is under construction between HWY 290 and FM 2920, so if 290/Binford exit is closed, exit Kickapoo or FM 2920.

Peak blackberry season is over, but there are still LOTS of ripe berries to pick, so hurry in before they bake on the vine with this heat wave. We can't stress enough that the blackberries will not wait to ripen until you have the 'perfect' time to pick them--just make plans to come as soon as possible or you may miss out. Open Tues. thru Sunday this week (June 15-20, 2021): 7:30am-1:00pm, so must check in by 12:30pm. AND EVENING HOURS WED. 6/16/21 (4:30pm-8:00pm, so must check in by 7:30pm). We're open even if it's raining, but no picking during lightning. LOTS of tomatoes and various other vegs. Bring shears for sunflowers and some vegs. See homepage on this website for pricing, maps, etc. FYI: Binford Rd. is under construction between HWY 290 and FM 2920, so if 290/Binford exit is closed, exit Kickapoo or FM 2920.

Hours for this weekend-PEAK BLACKBERRY SEASON: Friday, Sat., Sun. (June 11, 12, & 13, 2021) Open 7:30am-1:00pm. Pickers must check in at the market by 12:30pm and pick, weigh and pay by our 1:00pm sharp closing time. We're open even if it's raining, but no picking during lightning. PEAK BLACKBERRY AND TOMATO SEASON IS NOW, along with lots of other veggies for U-Pick: Butternut Squash, beets, cabbage, kale, dinosaur kale, cucumbers, peppers and more. If you need lots of blackberries and tomatoes, now is the time for easy picking! Bring garden shears to cut sunflowers and some vegs. (Sorry, no zinnia picking on Friday 6/11/21--need to let them grow a bit, so probably can be cut Saturday 6/12/21). Thanks to all who came out for our Wed. & Thurs. evening picking this week (6/9 & 6/10). We MAY repeat the same Wed./Thurs. evening extra hours for next week, so keep checking herefor updates. FYI: Binford Rd. is under construction between HWY 290 and FM 2920, so if 290/Binford exit is closed, exit Kickapoo or FM 2920.
 

⭐The Wed. evening picking turnout was so great, we decided to also OPEN Thursday 6/10/21 7:30am-1:00pm AND 4:30pm-8:00pm. It's Peak Berry Week! LOTS of blackberries & tomatoes! Plenty of veggies to pick also.  Bring shears for cutting🌻 & some veggies. See Home page on this website for more info. Evening pickers must check in before 7:30 and weigh and pay by our 8:00pm sharp closing time.

Wednesday 6/9/21 OPEN 7:30am-1:00pm AND SPECIAL EVENING HOURS 4:30pm-8:00pm. Also open Thurs, Fri, Sat, & Sun, June 10-13, 2021: 7:30am-1:00pm. The blackberry plants LOVED the snow and 8 degree freeze they got in February, so more blackberries are ripening simultaneously than ever before. On days we close at 1:00pm, pickers must check in at the market by 12:30pm and pick, weigh and pay by our 1:00pm sharp closing time. On Wednesday evening (6/9/21 only), pickers must check in before 7:30pm and pick, weigh and pay by our 8:00pm sharp closing time. We're open even if it's raining, but no picking during lightning. PEAK BLACKBERRY AND TOMATO SEASON IS NOW, along with lots of other veggies for U-Pick: Squash (Butternut, spaghetti, yellow, zucchini), beets, cabbage, kale, dinosaur kale, cucumbers, peppers and more. If you need lots of blackberries and tomatoes, now is the time for easy picking! Bring garden shears to cut sunflowers, zinnias and some vegs. See Home Page here for pricing, maps, etc. FYI: Binford Rd. is under construction between HWY 290 and FM 2920, so if 290/Binford exit is closed, exit Kickapoo or FM 2920.