Blackberry and nectarine picking was fabulous today, and will be even better tomorrow and the rest of this week! Open Wed. 5/18/22 7:30am-1:00pm with lots of blackberry, nectarine, vegetable and sunflower picking. IMPORTANT INFO: Orange flagging tape is tied to the nectarine trees that have ripe fruit. PLEASE DO NOT PICK FRUIT FROM ANY TREES WITHOUT ORANGE FLAGGING TAPE ATTACHED. Pickers must check in with cashier before 12:30pm and be finished picking by our 1:00pm closing time. Always check this page or Facebook:"Neal's Berry Farm & Farmer's Market" before coming out to be sure we are open. Please bring garden clippers for cutting sunflowers and some vegetables.

Open this week Tues.,May 17 THROUGH Sun. May 22, (unless picked out or rained out, which will be posted here if that happens) 7:30am-1:00 pm. Available this week ‘til picked out: Nectarines, thornless blackberries, veggies and sunflowers. No other FRUIT is ripe for picking except blackberries and nectarines. IMPORTANT INFO: Orange flagging tape is tied to the nectarine trees that have ripe fruit. PLEASE DO NOT PICK FRUIT FROM ANY TREES WITHOUT ORANGE FLAGGING TAPE ATTACHED. More blackberries are ripe so more rows to pick. Please see yellow sign picture here for what is available/UNavailable for U-Pick. Closed Mondays. Pickers must check in with cashier before 12:30pm and be finished picking by our 1:00pm closing time. Always check this page or Facebook "Neal's Berry Farm & Farmer's Market" before coming out to be sure we are open. Please bring garden clippers for cutting sunflowers and some vegetables.

Open this weekend Saturday and Sunday, (May 14-15, 2022) 7:30am-1:00 pm FOR VEGGIE AND SUNFLOWER PICKING ONLY. BLACKBERRY PICKING IS CLOSED THIS WEEKEND because many red/green berries have been picked lately and VERY few will ripen tomorrow and Sunday. Blackberries picked when RED are very tart and will not ripen after picking. If you are coming for JUST BLACKBERRIES, wait another few days, but we have LOTS of veggies and sunflowers ready to pick this weekend. We should have TONS of ripe blackberries in another week or two. No other FRUIT is ripe for picking this weekend. Open daily (except Mondays) in season, 7:30am-1:00pm. Pickers must check in with cashier before 12:30pm and be finished picking by our 1:00pm closing time. Always check this page or Facebook before coming out to be sure we are not rained out/picked out, (which rarely happens). Please bring garden clippers for cutting sunflowers and some vegetables.

As shown in these pictures, Monster-size zucchini now ready for picking—both traditional green and heirloom yellow. These make a great Keto-friendly pizza: Slice into 3/8" to ½” rounds, sprinkle w/salt, & let set for 30 min. to draw out moisture. Rinse off salt, pat dry. Lay flat on cookie sheet. Brush w/olive oil & garlic, then bake 350 ° for 10-15 min. Remove from oven, top with tomato sauce, pepperoni, mozzarella cheese or toppings of your choice. Bake again @ 350° for another 10-15 min or ‘til cheese melts. Enjoy! Tomorrow (Fri, 5/13/22) we have lots of vegs ready, but FEW ripe blackberries. A lot of RED berries were picked today, so not many ripe tomorrow. If you are coming for JUST BLACKBERRIES, better to wait a few more days. Blackberries picked when RED will be very tart and will not sweeten after picking. Open daily (except Mondays) in season, 7:30am-1:00pm. Pickers must check in with cashier before 12:30pm and be finished picking by our 1:00pm closing time. Always check this page or our Facebook page before coming out to be sure we are not rained out/picked out, (which rarely happens). Please bring garden clippers for cutting sunflowers and some vegetables.

Lots of vegetables and sunflowers available now, and more HUGE Freedom and Traveler thornless blackberries are ripening every day. First cherry and grape tomatoes ripening now. Open daily (except Mondays) during the season, 7:30am-1:00pm. Pickers must check in with cashier before 12:30pm and be finished picking by our 1:00pm closing time. Always check this page or Facebook before coming out to be sure we are not rained out/picked out, which hardly ever happens.  Please bring garden clippers for cutting flowers and some vegs. Shop our market for peach BBQ wood, firewood, and a large assortment of pickles, jellies and preserves, all made here from products grown here. The Spicy Garlic Dills are a crowd favorite, so get them before they are gone for the year.
 

Huge thanks to everyone who came out and picked today! Y'all were awesome! We WILL be open tomorrow (Sunday, May 8, 2022), but ONLY FOR VEGETABLE AND SUNFLOWER PICKING. Blackberry picking resumes on Tuesday, May 10, 2022 when more have had time to ripen. This yellow sign shows what will be available to pick (and not pick) tomorrow. Hours on Sunday, May 8 are 7:30am-1:00pm. As always, pickers must check in BEFORE 12:30pm, and weigh/pay by our 1:00pm closing time. Please bring shears/clippers to cut the sunflowers--ONLY $1.00/stem, no matter how many blooms are on the stalk. We had some "sunflower trees" come out of the fields today, and there's plenty more left to pick tomorrow-- Perfect for Mother's Day! So come out and enjoy the morning tomorrow, and pick up some of our delicious jar products (pickles, peppers, preserves, jelly), Peach BBQ wood, or firewood. See y'all then!

Saturday, MAY 7, 2022 is first day of the new season! Hours 7:30am-1:00pm (pickers must check in before 12:30pm and weigh/pay by 1:00pm). See yellow sign here listing what will be available to pick while supplies last. Now is a great time to pick LOTS of yellow squash, green zucchini, and heirloom yellow zucchini. Please note that there are VERY few blackberries ripe now, but TONS of red and green ripening soon. Lots more jar products than ever before—made from our homegrown produce. Pick up a few bundles of our Peach BBQ Wood, made from our tree trimmings. Makes a great flavor for anything you can grill! Bring your garden shears to cut beautiful sunflowers, only $1.00/stem.  On this website, see the updated farm map on the "Site Map" tab to help you navigate the farm when you come out. We plan to be open Sunday, May 8, unless we get picked out Saturday. See the FB page or this website “Updates” page Saturday afternoon where we will list if we will be open or closed on Sunday, May 8. It's looking like we will have the best season ever, so come out and enjoy the morning!

SEASON OPENS SATURDAY, MAY 7, 2022. As promised, here is what you can pick May 5, while supplies last: TONS of Keto-friendly yellow squash, TONS of zucchini and yellow heirloom zucchini, beets, green onions, chard, carrots, turnips, sunflowers, a bit of kale and A FEW BLACKBERRIES. Picture here shows a heavy crop of GREEN BERRIES, A FEW RED BERRIES AND ONE BLACK ONE. If you are coming to pick blackberries, wait a few more days so it is worth the trip. Nectarines: may be ripe next week. Peaches: likely ready 3rd or 4th week of May. Tomatoes: A VERY few cherry tomatoes ripe now, main crop ready in about 3 weeks. Zinnias: No blooms yet, need 2 weeks or more to start picking. Bring garden shears for cutting sunflowers. PRICES: Entry $3/person age 2 and up. Reusable fruit-picking box: $2. U-Pick Fruit: $5.50/lb. U-Pick Vegs: $2.50/lb. Sunflowers $1.00/stem. Regular hours are Tues. thru Sunday, 7:30am-1:00pm. Pickers must check-in before 12:30pm and weigh/pay by 1:00pm closing time. CASH/MC/VISA/AMEX. No checks please. It’s looking to be our best season ever, but many crops just need a bit more time to be ready for picking. WE EXPECT TO BE OPEN SUNDAY, MAY 8, UNLESS PICKED OUT. Check here or Facebook "Neal's Berry Farm & Farmer's Market"  before coming to be sure we will be open.

The 2022 Season will OPEN SATURDAY, MAY 7! Regular Hours will be Tuesday thru Sunday, 7:30am-1:00 pm for the first part of the season. (Closed Mondays). Before coming, always check this Updates Page to be sure we are not rained out or picked out. Look for this colorful new sign at the entrance. Before the opening day, we will let you know on this Updates page what vegs and fruits will be available to pick. We are grateful that we didn't get any late freezes to damage the crops, so come out and enjoy the best season ever!

Still anxiously awaiting the start of our season in another week and a half or so, but too early to set a firm date yet. The plants are enjoying the almost 3" rain we got this week, so they are growing as fast as they can for you, as you can see in these pictures taken today, 4/28/22. A few blackberries and peaches are starting to get some color and rapidly gaining in size. Tomatoes are still green but also gaining weight, and chard is ready to pick. Carrots and beets doing well underground. Eggplant, kale, cabbage and okra are still small, but looking healthy. Squash will be ready for opening day, and we see already see the first few sunflowers blooming. So everything just needs a bit more time. Keep watching here or our Facebook page "Neal's Berry Farm & Farmer's Market." It won't be long now!

We're getting closer to opening our season, but still no exact date known. "Early May" is about the closest estimate we can give. These pics show the status as of today, and you can see everything just needs more time to mature. Even though we irrigate, some rain would give everything a kick. Blackberries and peaches are looking better than ever so we're hoping for a bumper crop on both. We are all anxious for the season to begin, so keep watching here for the next update. We sooooo appreciate all of our Friends of the Farm!
 

We are several weeks away from the much-anticipated start of our 2022 season, but here's a preview of the peaches we hope to have for picking a little later.  The cool spring has delayed some of the crops a bit, but when the blackberries are ready we will open, probably very early May (not late April as we had hoped). The nectarines are LOADED, and, barring a late freeze we should have lots of them too. Veggies are looking good, but the weather the next couple of weeks will determine how far along they are for opening. Stay tuned for more updates here as we get closer to being able to forecast an Opening Day. We thank all of you for your continued support of our farm!

The Dog Days of Summer are over, and so is our season! Thank you all for coming out to pick fruits, vegetables, flowers and enjoy the farm. Here's to hoping for better weather and no road construction next year! We appreciate all of your support and look forward to opening back up late April or early May 2022.

Last day of the regular season will be Saturday, Aug. 21, 2021--hours 7:30am-1:00pm. For U-Pick: Figs, muscadine grapes, blackberries, zinnias, kale, peppers, eggplant, and lots of OKRA. Please bring your shears for cutting flowers and eggplant, and some okra. In the market, for sale we have winter squash (butternut, acorn & spaghetti squash), pickled okra, homemade peach preserves, blackberry plants, homemade blackberry preserves and bundles of peach BBQ wood. Grape-pickers, please scroll down the homepage to "Berry and Grape Picking Tips" and see how to pick Muscadine grapes so you know what colors are ripe. Please note grapes are to be picked individually, not the whole cluster. For your children's safety, PLEASE don't allow them to pull or hang on the single wire that supports the grapes.  Keep watching thisUpdates tab as we hope to open a special day or so in the fall for U-pick--just what will be available totally depends on the weather in the next few weeks. It will NOT be a pumpkin patch, but may offer vegetables and fruits of the season. We look forward to seeing y'all tomorrow as we close out this long and definitely different summer!

​Open this week Wednesday 8/18 AND Saturday 8/21/21 (7:30am-1:00pm). For U-Pick: figs, muscadine grapes, blackberries, eggplant, peppers, kale, and lots of okra, and zinnias. Season is about over for Celeste figs, but right now Magnolia figs are ripening the most. Some LSU gold figs and LSU Purple figs ripening now. Not too many Black grapes left, but lots of Bronze grapes ripe now. Some late season blackberries ripe now, but scattered. Come early for best fruit picking. Bring shears for cutting okra, eggplant and zinnias. Grape-pickers, please scroll down the homepage on this website to "Berry and Grape Picking Tips" and see how to pick Muscadine grapes so you know what colors are ripe. Please note grapes are to be picked individually, not the whole cluster. For your children's safety, PLEASE don't allow them to pull or hang on the single wire that supports the grapes. Come out and pick before the season closes soon! 

It's grape and fig picking time! More figs are ripening every day, and Saturday 7/31/21 will be the FIRST day of Muscadine Grape picking ever on this farm. Please visit the homepage on this website and scroll down to "Berry and Grape" picking tips so when you come out you will know what to look for. Figs, Grapes and Blackberries can all be picked in the same box.For U-Pick: Black "Supreme" muscadine grapes, Bronze "Fry" muscadines, Celeste Figs, LSU Purple Figs, LSU Gold Figs and Magnolia Figs. ALso U-Pick Vegs $2.00/lb.:Curly kale, dino kale, lots of heirloom Green Velvet okra, and peppers. VERY FEW blackberries left.

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.

 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.