The 2012 Picking Season is Here: We’re Open!
Our blackberries and blueberries are ripening up fast from all the beautiful weather and rain we’ve received this spring. The cool nights are keeping them from ripening too fast but we have plenty for the early season pickers.
We’re bigger and better than 2011. We’ve expanded our plantings to better serve our customers in 2012 and beyond. So make plans today to come on out to Holmestead Farm and pick yourself some of the most scrumptious and delicious blackberries and blueberries you have ever put in your mouth. We look forward to seeing you soon!
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We invite you to visit us at our beautiful 95 acre “U-Pick-Em” berry, fruit and vegetable farm located at the foothills of the Talladega National Forest in scenic east central Alabama. Centrally located between Talladega, Sylacauga and Ashland, Alabama, we’re only a short ride away and the scenery alone is worth the drive. Get directions.
6582 Clay Co. Rd. 7, Talladega, AL 35160
At Holmestead Farm you can go into our fields and vineyards and pick your own organic berries and fruit or buy it “ready-to-go” at our fruit shed. In season, we offer the finest tasting blackberries, blueberries and grapes in this part of Alabama. Coming in 2012 are raspberries, muscadines, scuppernongs and lots of different fruit tress … all pesticide free. Plus, if you like okra, we have all you want, as well as peppers and fresh, vine-ripened tomatoes.
Fruit Trees
As of May 2011, we have planted over 800 different fruit trees at Holmestead Farm. Some will bear fruit in 2012; others will take a little longer. Coming in 2012 are: Japanese Persimmon, Fig, Plum and Peach. Coming later are: Asian Pear, Canning Pear, Apple, and Japanese Crab Apple.
We’re on the Alabama Agri-Tourism Trail
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We can’t wait to meet you, your family and friends and share the goodness of Holmestead Farm and God’s creation. Contact Bobby Ray Holmes at 256-404-4316 or holmesteadfarm@yahoo.com.
See you soon!
Hours of Operation for 2012 Season
Monday and Friday: 7 am to 2 pm
Tuesday: Closed
Wednesday: 7 am to 6 pm
Thursday: Closed
Saturday: 7 am to 2 pm
