Looking for a local source of wholesale produce and other foods direct from the farms, orchards, dairies ranches and producers Northern Georgia? Scroll down this page and you will see the aall of thoses in Northern Georgia, sorted by county. Those offering organic or sustainably grown produce are identified by the words "organic" and/or "sustainable" in Green, next to their name. If they have a website, the name will be in blue and underlined; click on it and it will open their website.ALWAYS call before you go to confirm the info, they don't always report changes to me!
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Updates for April 2024
April In the U.S. fall and winter crops like winter squash and apples are still available, but remember, you often need to make bulk orders a season (or 2 ) in advance. So, right now, orders for Spring crops are being taken.
Wholesale food producers, by county
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Catoosa County
Chattooga County
Dade County
Dawson County
Fannin County
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Mercier Orchards - Uses integrated pest management practices, apples, Cider mill (fresh apple cider
made on the premises), U-pick and already picked, gift shop, restrooms, picnic area, school tours
8660 Blue Ridge Drive, Blue Ridge , GA 30513. Phone: (706) 632-3411. Email: customerservice@mercierorchards.com. Open: Open Daily 7:00 am to 6pm Closed: New Years Day, Easter Sunday, Thanksgiving and Christmas Day. Open: Click here for current open hours, days and dates. Directions: Click here for a map and directions. April - Blossom Tours May - Strawberry U-Pick June - Blueberry U-Pick July - Blueberry and Blackberry U-Pick August, September and October - Apple U-Pick. We use integrated pest management practices. Payment: Cash, Debit cards, Visa/MasterCard, Discover, AmEx. Click here for our Facebook page. Pet are allowed on our Deck and may stroll around the pond. They are not allowed in the Orchard, Market and Restaurant. All U-Pick events are subject to availability and weather. (UPDATED: February 18, 2020)
Floyd County
Franklin County
Gilmer County
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B.J. Reece Orchards - wholesale apples,
9131 Highway 52 East, Ellijay, GA 30536. Phone: 706-276-3048. Email: reeceorchards@ellijay.com. Open: July 20th or around through December 20th or around from 9 am to 6 Monday - Saturday, 1 pm to 6 Sunday Directions: 60 miles north of Atlanta. You can come Interstate 400, or Interstate 75. Feel free to call for more detailed directions. Click here for a map and directions. Peaches and Nectarines in our Roadside Market are available July 25 through September 1; Peaches are not U-pick; Seasonal produce available July 25 through mid September; Apples are available August 1 until December 20 in our Roadside Market; U-pick apples are available September and October. Payment: Cash, Check, Debit cards, Visa/MasterCard, Discover. We have Goldens, Rome Beauty, Mutsu, Reds, Arkansas Black, and Yates in our u-pick field. Payment: Cash, Check, Visa/MasterCard. We have a Petting Farm, Apple Cannons, and live Bluegrass Music in the orchard. These things will be open on the weekends only. We have other orchards that we harvest some other varieties like Gala, Empire, Jonathans, Jonagolds, Winesap, Granny Smith and Fuji.
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Red Apple Barn - apples, pumpkins,
3379 Tails Creek Road, Ellijay, GA 30540. Phone: 706-635-5898. Email: apples@redapplebarn.com. Open: Saturday 10:30am to 5:00pm Sunday 1:00 am to 4:00pm. Directions: Directions from Atlanta: Follow I-75 north to I-575 north. 575 turns into highway 515. Follow highway 515 to the first red light south of Ellijay at Long Horns. Turn left at the red light onto Howard Simmons Road. Go .6 miles and turn right on highway 5 north. Drive 1.7 miles to the red light and turn left on Ga- 282/US-76 west. Go 3.2 miles and the Red Apple Barn will be on the left. Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check, Visa/MasterCard, Discover. Click here for our Facebook page. The Apple House carries a wide variety of different apple products, jams, jellies, syrups, ciders and baked goods.
Gordon County
Habersham County
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Soque River Farmers Market - Local sales at our farm,
Local delivery, all produce is sustainably grown, blueberries,
corn (sweet), flowers, pumpkins, summer squash, tomatoes, other
vegetables, restrooms, picnic area (bring your own food),
birthday parties, weddings and wedding parties, group
reservations, events at your location (call for info)
9410 highway 197 North, Clarkesville, GA 30523. Phone: 706-947-3474. Alternate Phone: 706-968-8769. Fax: 706-947-3476. Email: abbyj@windstream.net. Open: Visit our website for hours of operations. Directions: 9410 highway 197 North Clarkesville, Georgia 30523. Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check. Sweet Corn Harvest festival July 12th at 8 am. to 2 pm. Abby J's Gourmet Salsas and 'Smokin Hot" Sauce will be sold at the market. We will also have Artisans come in at no booth fee to sell their products!.
Jackson County
Lumpkin County
Murray County
Pickens County
Rabun County
Stephens County
Towns County
Union County
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Wolfcreek Wilderness Farm - No
pesticides are used, Local sales at our farm, Regional
delivery (see below for details), blueberries, U-pick and
already picked, porta-potties are available, picnic area
583 W Wolfcreek Rd, Blairsville, GA 30512. Phone: 706-835-2737. Email: wolfcreek@windstream.net. Open: Saturday to Sunday , from 9 am to 3pm; Call us for weekdays appointments. Directions: 8.5 miles south of Blairsville Town Square. On right is Sunrise Country Store. Our road runs off the parking lot of Sunrise Country Store (W Wolfcreek Rd). Cross the bridge across the stream and we are the first drive to the left at the blue gate. Click here for a map and directions. Blueberries: July 13th to August 25th. We do not use pesticides on the crops. Payment: Cash, Check.
Walker County
White County
Whitfield County