North Alabama Farms for Every Season
To everything there is a season, and in Alabama each season in bountiful! Take your family on a local farms tour to sample the sweetest berries, freshest flowers, perfect peaches, crunchiest apples, and most perfect pumpkins. The places below are real working local farms, owned and operated by families right here in North Alabama. Our crew of Contributors have experienced each farm listed below with their families and wrote about the activities available there just for you!
Don’t forget – If you’re craving locally-grown produce but can’t pop in for a farm visit, you can always sample the fruits of their labor at one of these local Farmers Markets.
Spring Season Farms
March – April
Tiptoe through the Tulips at Hubert Farms
Mid-April through May
Where to Go Strawberry Picking in North Alabama
Pick Your Own Peonies at The Flowering Ranch
Late May
Get Spring Honey from Bill’s Honey Farm
Summer Season Farms
Mid-June through July
Where to Go Blueberry Picking in North Alabama
Harvest Local Lavender at Wynde Farm
June through August
Pick Your Own Peaches at Scott’s Orchard
Pick Your Own Wild Flowers at Isom’s Orchard
Pick Sunflowers at Hubert Family Farm’s Fall Flower Festival
Late August through October
Go Grape-Picking at GNH Farm
Fall Season Farms
September
Time for the Summer Honey Harvest from Local Honey Farms
Pick Your Own Apples at Scott’s Orchard
Mid-September through November
The Ultimate Pumpkin Patch Experience – Visit Lyon Family Farms this Fall!
4D Farm Full of Fall Family Fun
Spend a Fall Day at Tate Farms
Pick Your Own Apples at Isom’s Orchard
Pick Your Own Apples at Steele Orchard
Winter Season & Year-Round Farms
December
Christmas Tree Farms in North Alabama
Year-Round by Appointment Only
Haven Farms
A hobby farm with more than 100 animals, this Hazel Green family farm offers tours as well as summer camp.
Rockhouse Alpaca Farm
This Alpaca farm in Meridianville offers a unique experience for the whole family.
Belle Chevre Creamery
If you want an up-close look at how goat cheese is made at this local farm/creamery.
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