Blueberry U-Pick Orchards in Columbia and surrounding counties in central South Carolina in 2024, by county

Below are the U-Pick orchards and farms for blueberries that we know of in this area. Not all areas of any state, nor even every state, have blueberries orchards that are open to the public. If you know of any others, please tell us using the add a farm form!

Remember to always check with the farm's own website or Facebook page before you go - or call or email them if they don't have a website or Facebook page. Conditions at the farms and crops can change literally overnight, so if you want to avoid a wasted trip out there - check with the farm directly before you go! If I cannot reach them, I DON'T GO!

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Aiken County

• Gurosik's Berry Plantation - PYO strawberries and ready-picked strawberries, hybrid blackberries, pasteurized berry products, blueberries, asparagus, tomatoes and other seasonal produce.
  345 Briggs road, North Augusta, SC 29860. Phone: 803-278-0594. Email: gurosiks@yahoo.com. Open: from April to July, Farm Market hours: Mon-Fri 8 am to 7 pm, Sat 8 am to 6 pm, Sun 1 pm to 6 pm; Roadside Market hours: Mon-Fri 10 am to 6 pm, Sat 9 am to 6 pm. Click here for a map and directions. Payment: cash and checks ONLY. . From 1-20, take SC exit #1 (Highway 230). Travel North (toward Edgefield) for 6 miles to Sportsman Corner store. Turn right on Briggs road. Travel three miles to the farm. Be sure to read their rules! They have strawberries, hybrid blackberries and related products in the Central Savannah River Area. Enjoy friendly, courteous service, gorgeous flowers, the peaceful relaxing rural atmosphere and farm fresh, tasty, top quality vine ripened fruits and vegetables. We do not accept debit or credit cards. Please call our information line prior to your visit as we may occasionally have to close to allow the fields to ripen. The answering machine message is changed daily. (UPDATED: June 16, 2018, JBS)
• Herb n Berries - Uses natural growing practices, blueberries, blackberries, Honey from hives on the farm
  148 Keeper Lane, Aiken, SC 29839. Phone: 803 649-7037. Email: herbnberries@outlook.com. Open: UPDATE for 2023: The farm will not open for U-Pick blueberries this season; The late December 2022 freeze and the March 2023 frosts significantly damaged the blueberry crop; The amount of blueberries is simply not enough to make sure that pickers will be satisfied by the experience;. Click here for a map and directions. . . Check our website for more information; (UPDATED: June 1, 2023)
• Honalee Farms - Uses natural growing practices, blueberries,
  542 White Pond Road, Williston, SC 29853. Phone: (803) 270-6065. Email: Honaleefarms@gmail.com. Open: Call for current hours. Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check. . . We use natural practices, but are not seeking organic certification. (UPDATED: June 11, 2018)
• Kling Farm - Uses natural growing practices, blueberries,
  1583 Old Jackson Highway, Jackson, SC 29831. Phone: 803-634-2435. Email: Vonnie.kling7@gmail.com. Open: June 15 through July 25, 2013; Open Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday 7:30am until dark or by appointment. Directions: . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check. . We use natural practices, but are not seeking organic certification. We do not use herbicides or pesticides. We use best management and sustainable practices on our farm. Blueberry season is usually throughout June; daylight hours in June. A visitor writes on June 11, 2013: "I love it! They have the most delicious blueberries that I have ever tasted! Organic Blueberries! Abundant and delicious. $10 per gallon if you pick or $18/gallon if you buy them already picked. They freeze really well in freezer bags, so I try to pick a year's supply. It is easy to pick them. As of 6/11/2013, the blueberries just started being ripe., "
• Mountain View Blueberry Farm - blueberries, figs, you pick and we pick, picnic area
  230 Mountain View Road, Batesburg, SC 29006. Phone: (803) 546-9308. Email: mvfblueberry@aol.com. Open: Saturday and Sunday, from 8 am to 5 pm, in June and July, other times by appointment . Directions: 3 miles off I-20 at exit 33 in Aiken County, South Carolina. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, only. 43757Mountain View Blueberry Farm Alternate Phone: 803-240-4768. . Picking updates: Click here for picking updates. We have a picnic area with a grill for your use. Naturally grown with no pesticides or herbicides. Mountain View Farm is a family owned, established blueberry farm located 3 miles off I-20 at exit 33 in Aiken county, SC. We work hard to provide the best tasting, mouth watering blueberries you have ever had! We have many different varieties, such as Rebel, Emerald, Climax, Tifblue, Powder Blue, Onslow and many more. We will also have Brown Turkey figs available in the future.(UPDATED: June 16, 2018, JBS)

Calhoun County

• Edisto Blueberries - blueberries
  192 Longview Road, Saint Matthews, SC 29135. Phone: (803) 707-5418. Email: mturnblad@gmail.com. Open: from mid-May through June, pick from 10 am to 6 pm. Click here for a map and directions. . Open . Blueberry Plants available for sale year round. We are opening the stand at 410 Cannon Bridge Rd in Orangeburg in mid-May, for fresh picked berries from 10 am to 6 pm. We will also be open at the Farm at Longview Rd in St Matthews for you pick and we pick. (ADDED: April 16, 2021, JBS)
• Oak Grove Farms of Gaston SC - Uses natural growing practices, blueberries, Fresh eggs, U-pick and already picked, restrooms, picnic area, picnic area you may bring your own food, weddings and wedding parties
  872 Old Sandy Run Road, Gaston, SC 29053. Phone: 803-917-2694. Email: kblakerod@yahoo.com. Open: Tuesday to Friday 7am to 1pm. Directions: Interstate 26 toward Charleston exit 125 Old Sandy Run Road take left toward Gaston one mile on right. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Visa, MasterCard. . Alternate Phone: 803-917-2622. . Blueberries June 17,2014 till August. We use natural practices, but are not yet certified Organic. Oak Grove Farms of Gaston has a large u-pick blueberry farm with open season between June and September. You can also purchase picked berries and homemade blueberry ice cream from our roadside market. During the off-season we sell frozen blueberries by the quart or gallon at our roadside market. (UPDATED: May 28, 2018, JBS)

Edgefield County

• Sweetwater Creek Farm - Uses natural growing practices, blackberries, blueberries,
  191 Sweetwater Creek Drive, North Augusta, SC 29860. Phone: 803-426-8949. Email: lcadle@comcast.net. Open: See their Facebook page. Directions: This farm is less than 10 miles from Augusta and Columbia County, Georgia, 5 miles from the center of North Augusta, South Carolina. From Interstate 20, South Carolina Exit 1. Go North on highway 230 \(Martintown Road\) 3.5 miles. Sweetwater Creek Drive is on the left. 191 is the third house on the right. Follow the signs. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, only. 73885Sweetwater Creek Farm . Last reported prices were, 2018; Blueberries will be $3/pound, Blackberries $3, and Raspberries (a limited number still) $3.00; see our website for updates, or call. This farm is less than 10 miles from Augusta and Columbia County, Georgia, 5 miles from the center of North Augusta, South Carolina. From Interstate 20, South Carolina Exit 1. Go North on highway 230 (Martintown Road) 3.5 miles. Sweetwater Creek Drive is on the left. 191 is the third house on the right. Follow the signs. We use natural practices, but are not seeking organic certification. Supervised children welcome! No dogs, please. (UPDATED: June 16, 2018, JBS)

Kershaw County

• PK Blueberries - blueberries, picnic area you may bring your own food, group reservations
  1854 Portercross Rd, Lugoff, SC 29078. Phone: (803) 420-8566. Email: pkblueberries@gmail.com. Open: mid-June to mid-August, 7 days a week if the Sunday is up you can pick. Directions: From interstate 1-20 to the Elgin exit white pond rd,turn towards hwy12 and at stop sign take a left and an immediate right on Portercross road for 1.5 miles to 1854 on left at white picket fence. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, only. . Alternate Phone: (803) 420-6452. . don't forget your bug spray and water. We offer fresh blueberries from mid June through last week of August You pick at $10 a gallon (2020 price) . We practice organic and do not spray any kind of Pesticide. (UPDATED: May 20, 2018)

Lancaster County

• The Ivy Place LLC - strawberries, blueberries, blackberries, U-pick and already picked, restrooms, picnic area, events at your location (call for info)
  8603 Van Wyck Road, Lancaster, SC 29720. Phone: (803) 804-6017. Email: ivyplaceevents@gmail.com. Open: Daily from 9 am to 3 pm, generally from late June into the first or second week of August. Directions: From Interstate 77 in Rock Hyll take highway 5 to-wards Lancaster after crossing the Catawba River take first road on left go approx. 5 miles on Van Wyck Road to arrive at The Ivy Place. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check. . Phone: 704-651-3700. . The Ivy Place grows strawberries, blackberries, blueberries, and raspberries. Strawberries have been our most successful crop so far and the season lasts from mid April to early June. To stay updated about our farm visit our facebook page. We grow four major crops: strawberries, blueberries, blackberries and tomatoes. The Berry Farm anticipates opening up for pick your own strawberries with limited appointments by mid-April. Strawberries (April/May)Blueberries (June/July)Blackberries (June/July)Heirloom Tomatoes (June- August)Vegetables(UPDATED: April 6, 2021 JBS)

Lexington County

• Berry Hill Farm - Blueberries
  219 Bluefield Road, Lexington, SC 29073. Phone: 803-957-4203. Open: Usually open during July, Monday through Saturday, from 7:30 am to 1pm and then from 6pm to dark; Closed Sunday. Directions: . Click here for a map and directions. .LocationandMap.UsuallyopenduringJuly,MondaythroughSaturday,from7:30amto1pmandthenfrom6pmtodark;ClosedSunday.Seeourwebsites(clickhere)forupdates.Restroom.

Orangeburg County

• Hinnant Farm - Strawberries, Blackberries, Blueberries, Peaches, Corn, Pumpkins
  205 Hinnant Road, Eutawville, SC 29048. Phone: 803-492-3788. Open: Apr-Aug-Oct, 8 am to 6 PM. Click here for a map and directions. . Strawberries (Apr-Jun) Blackberries, Blueberries, Peaches (June to Aug) U-Pick and We-Pick Sweet Corn & Other Vegetables. 3 miles west of Eutawville on Hwy. 6.

Richland County

• AA Farms LLC - blueberries, muscadine grapes, U-pick and already picked, concessions or refreshment stand, group reservations
  5412 Bluff Road, Columbia, SC 29209. Phone: (803) 999-7425. Open: Monday to Wednesday from 8 am to 1 pm, Thursday by appointment only, Friday to Saturday from 8 am to 5 pm, Sunday from 1 pm to 5 pm. Directions: From I-77 Exit 5 travel east on Bluff Road 4 miles to 5412 Bluff Road Columbia, SC 29209. Blueberry Season: June to July Muscadine Season: September to October. Payment: Cash, Check, Debit cards, Visa, MasterCard, Discover, AmEx, Venmo, ApplePay, AndroidPay. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check, Debit cards, Visa, MasterCard, Discover, AmEx, Venmo, ApplePay, AndroidPay. . Click here for our Instagram page. Picnic Area. (UPDATED: June 13, 2024) (UPDATED: June 03, 2024)
• Dolce Vita Farms - No pesticides are used, blueberries, sunflowers, zinnias, porta-potties
  1715 Congress Road, Eastover, SC 29044. Phone: (803) 238-1406. Email: dolcevitafarmsllc@gmail.com. Open: Typical season is June; Tuesday to Saturday 8:30 am to 1 pm; Please check our Facebook and Instagram pages for up to date information. Directions: . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check, Debit cards, All credit cards, Venmo. . Alternate Phone: (803) 240-9143. . Blueberries in June. We do not use pesticides on the crops. Click here for our Instagram page. Christmas wreaths, table arrangements, greenery. (ADDED: May 29, 2024)
• O'B Joyful Farm - blueberries,
  Eastover, Sc 29044 Read M, Eastover, SC 29044. Phone: (803) 402-3779. Email: objoyfulfarm@gmail.com. Open: Opening date July 1, 2018, daily from 7 am to 8 pm. Directions: Take Garner\'s Ferry Road east toward Sumter, right on Route 764, then right on Lorenzo Davis Road. Look for O\'B Joyful Farm sign on the left. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, only. . Alternate Phone: (803) 556-9700. . Take Garner's Ferry Road east toward Sumter, right on Route 764, then right on Lorenzo Davis Road. Look for sign on the left. Click for our website. is open to the public every summer for free pesticide blueberry picking. We are conveniently located to the Columbia, SC area and travel for sales to the Upstate area. Appointments are not necessary once we are open for season. All we need you to do is grab your family and friends to have the time of your life picking our fresh blueberries. We do recommend calling ahead in case of weather-delays. (UPDATED: June 13, 2018)

Saluda County

• Smith Blueberry Farm - Uses natural growing practices, U-pick blueberries, already-picked blueberries
  341 Holly Ferry Road, Leesville, SC 29070. Phone: 803-532-6219. Email: sharonrose@pbtcomm.net. Open: Monday to Saturday, from 7 am to noon and 6 pm to 8:30. Directions: From Lexington, South Carolina, follow Highway 378 towards Saluda approximately 15 miles. When you enter Saluda County, take the next left at the crossroads. County Line Store is on your right at the crossroads. This is Holly Ferry Road. Farm is located 34 mile down Holly Ferry Road on the right. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check. 05147">Smith Blueberry Farm Alternate Phone: 803-767-9891. . From Lexington, South Carolina, follow Highway 378 towards Saluda approximately 15 miles. When you enter Saluda County, take the next left at the crossroads. County Line Store is on your right at the crossroads. This is Holly Ferry Road. Farm is located 3/4 mile down Holly Ferry Road on the right. Blueberries: June 10 to August 1. We use natural practices, but are not yet certified Organic. All blueberries are grown without chemical fertilizers or pesticides. We have ready picked berries available for purchase by the gallon. We also host day care and senior citizen groups for picking field trips.

Sumter County

• Dorr Farms - blackberries, blueberries, broccoli, corn (sweet), cucumbers, eggplants, melons, onions, summer squash, strawberries, other vegetables, watermelons, Honey from hives on the farm, restrooms, picnic area you may bring your own food, school tours, group reservations
  5225 Dorr Acres, Gable, SC 29051. Phone: 803-495-2639. Email: dorrfarms@ftc-i.net. Open: April 1 to August 30 from 9 am to 8 pm. Directions: 378 East, Right onto Brewington Road, 1.5 miles, right onto Congruity, go .7ths dirt road on left. For a map to our farm, . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check, WIC Vouchers, SFMNP Vouchers. . Strawberries April to June Blackberries June to July Blueberries May to August. We also sell hives of bees and lots of other produce such as Blackberries, Blueberries, Peaches, Watermelon, Plums, Squash, Zuchini, Okra, Cucumbers, Tomatoes, Pototoes, Peppers, String beans, Butterbeans, Carrots, Collard Greens, and Corn.(ADDED: January 28, 2017)
• Hilton Farms - CERTIFIED ORGANIC, blueberries, paper shell pecans
  2691 Widgefield Rd, Sumter, SC 29154. Phone: 803-468-4054. Email: johnnyhilton@hotmail.com. Open: Call for hours and availability. Directions: Go 6 12 miles north of Sumter on Highway 15 towards Bishopville from the Highway 378 bypass bridge, turn left on Dubose Siding Road, 14 mile on right, watch for signs. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check. . You may pick your own USDA certified organic blueberries and pick your own pecans, or you may purchase these tasty products already gathered for you. Pecan are available both in shell or "shelled out". Our organic blueberries may be purchased by the pint or by the pound in larger quantities. Give us a call for more information or to place an order in advance of your arrival. produces paper shell pecans, coastal Bermuda hay, and USDA certified organic (Heaven-on-a-Hill) blueberries. Pecan are available both in shell or "shelled out". Our USDA organic blueberries may be purchased by the pint or by the pound in larger quantities.(ADDED: June 17, 2018, JBS) Stafford's Strawberry Farm - strawberries, birthday parties, school tours4105 Dubose Siding Road, Sumter, SC 29153. Phone: 803-469-3191. rstaffordjr@sc.rr.com. Monday to Friday 8 am to 7 pm Saturday 8 am to 5 pm Sunday 1 pm to 5 pm. Go 6 1/2 miles north of Sumter on Highway 15 towards Bishopville from the Highway 378 bypass bridge, turn left on Dubose Siding Road, 1/4 mile on right, watch for signs. . Crops are usually available in April, May. we do not accept any type of cards. We offer April - May: strawberries, U-Pick (Farm only) or We-Pick (Farm or Town Market) June - July: sweet corn, cantaloupes, honeydews, watermelons, squash, cucumbers, tomatoes (Town Market only)

 

Blueberry

Blueberry Picking Tips, Recipes and Information

Blueberries are one of the easiest fruit to prepare and serve. There's no peeling, pitting, coring or cutting. They have few natural pests, (other than birds), so pesticides are generally unnecessary! This year's crop is fantastic (see related news story), thanks both to the weather and to more farms planting more blueberry bushes due to increased consumer demand over the past few years as more studies proclaim the anti-oxidant and other health properties of blueberries.

Click here to find a local Blueberry Festival (usually held between April and July).

If you are looking for information about a similar berry, the saskatoon (also called the June berry or Serviceberry) see this page about saskatoons.

Picking tips:

Select plump, full blueberries with a light gray-blue color. A berry with any hint of red isn't fully ripened.

Ripening AFTER picking?

First, it is key to know that once picked, blueberries will NOT become any sweeter, nor will the flavor improve. The only change that occurs is the color. They will APPEAR to ripen, but it is only a color change, from white to green to rose to red to pale blue to fully blue. So, white and green colored blueberries will not "ripen" after they are picked; while blueberries that have already turned purple, red or blue-ish usually DO change color after they are picked (if they are kept at room temperature to "ripen").

As the blueberries ripen ON THE BUSH, the flavor goes from tastless to bitter to tasteless tart to tart blueberry flavor to sweet blueberry flavor.

Grocery stores sell blueberries that are tart, not sweet because they had them picked unripe by machine so they are very firm and can handled being bumped around in shipping. They may look good, but are not as tasty as those picked when actually ripe.

So, the key is, PICK ONLY RIPE BERRIES!

How to pick blueberries

Since blueberries hang on the bushes in bunches a but like grapes do, the easiest and fastest way to pick them is hold your bucket under them in one hand and with your other hand, cup a ripe bunch and gently rub them with your fingers. The ripe berries will drop into your bucket, while the unripe ones will remain attached to the bush.

When the bushes are at peak, I can easily pick 2 gallons per hour (if I'm not being distracted by the kids and the sun isn't too hot!). A newbie might do 1 gallon per hour.and at the beginning or end of the season it takes more time as the berries are not as plentiful nor concentrated in clusters.

Tips for storing blueberries after harvesting:

• Once picked, don't place the berries, still warm from the sun, in a closed bag or container. Leave the container open so moisture doesn't form in the container.
• Don't wash berries until just before using, to prevent berries from becoming mushy.
• Chill berries soon after picking to increase shelf life. Store your fresh blueberries in the refrigerator as soon as you get them home, without washing them, in a covered bowl or storage container. If refrigerated, fresh-picked blueberries will keep 10 to 14 days.
• Freeze berries in freezer containers without washing to keep the skins from toughening. Place berries one layer deep. Freeze, then pour the frozen berries into freezer containers. Because unwashed blueberries freeze individually, they can be easily poured from containers in desired amounts. Remember both frozen and fresh berries should be rinsed and drained just before serving. Just before using, wash the berries in cold water.

Blueberry Measurements and Conversions

Keep in mind that blueberries vary considerably in density and moisture content, so these ranges are approximates.

• 1 gallon of blueberries weighs about 7.5 lbs or (4 liters of blueberries is about 3.5 kg)

• 1 pint of fresh blueberries weights about 3/4 of a pound. (1 liter of blueberries is about 700 grams)

• 1 pound of fresh blueberries is usually between about 2 and 3 cups of berries.

• It takes about 4 cups (about of blueberries to make a blueberry pie (see this fantastic and easy blueberry pie recipe)

• A normal batch of blueberry preserves, jam or jelly requires 5 pints of berries.

• Blueberries do come in a variety of sizes from small (190-250 berries per cup) to extra large (<90 berries per cup).

Blueberry Recipes, Canning and Freezing Blueberries

Recipes

• The world's best Blueberry pie, recipe and directions and illustrated!
• Blueberry buckle coffee cake: illustrated directions for this great crumb-topping blueberry coffee cake
• Other easy directions to make blueberry desserts: cobblers, etc.

Canning, freezing and other blueberry recipes:

• How to Freeze Blueberries
• How to Can Blueberries
• How to Make Homemade Blueberry Jam
• How to make blueberry jelly
• How to make and can blueberry syrup (it works for strawberries, raspberries and blackberries, too)
• blueberry pie filling to use later,
• blueberry butter

Baking tips

If you have trouble with blueberries settling to the bottom of muffins and blueberry breads, try one or more of these tips:

• Coat them with flour before adding to the batter. Just gently shake the blueberries in a bag (plastic or paper) with 1/2 cup of flour, then dump them mix in a sieve to remove excess flour.
• It may just be that your batter is too thin. try making the batter a little thicker!
• Fill the muffin cups or baking pan up to 1/4 full with batter (which hasn't had blueberries added to it yet); then stir the blueberries into the remaining batter, and continue to fill the muffin cups or bread pan. The blueberries will start off higher in the mix!

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