OPEN WEDS, 7AM-1PM; AND SATS, 7AM-1PM
About Us
Dr. Young's Pond Berry Farm has been selling pick-your-own berries since the late eighties. We have a small but expanding planting of red raspberries which usually come in from mid-May until mid-June. Our blackberries typically come in from early June to the end of July. Our blueberries come in from mid-June into August.
We are a family business, but our name is not Young. Dr. Young owned the property many years ago, and we kept his name because the people of Angier know the pond, our landmark, by this name. We are the Trustmans. Betty is the voice on our answering machine and the face behind the sales counter. Stan is the head farmer who does the main work in the field and plans the care of the plants.
David and Jonathan are the tall, handsome, young ones who help pickers learn which berries are the sweetest and where to best find them in the field.
At Dr. Young's Pond Berry Farm, we try to provide the public with a top quality product and an enjoyable picking experience.
Our Products
Blackberries, Blueberries, Raspberries, and Garden Vegetables
Read "Blueberries---The World's Healthiest Food" by William Faloon
CROP UPDATES 10/29/09
We want to thank everyone for a record berry season at Dr. Young's Pond Berry Farm. We will strive to continue improving to make your picking experience better and better. We have been happy to see the increase in first time pickers as a result of this web site. It has been great to see the positive power of the internet.
RASPBERRIES
Raspberries are finished for the 2009 season.
BLACKBERRIES
The blackberries have been pruned for the last time for this fall (thank goodness). If you were at the farm when we started the pruning, you might remember what a mess it looked like. The plants have since grown very vigorously the past couple of months and now fill out the trellis completely. We've tried some different spacing on a couple of the rows to see if there will be a difference in berry size and production. If you notice a difference in the berries from different rows, let us know.
BLUEBERRIES
Due to exceptional growth last summer, the blueberry plants were on the verge of getting away from us. Plants were taller that the pickers and kids were getting lost in the underbush. We had to do some pretty severe pruning. Since the berries are produced on new growth and we pruned in late August, you can see a little problem. How so you get enough growth to produce a crop next year? Fortunately, the weather has cooperated very nicely so far and we have substantial growth. We're hoping for 2 more weeks of growing weather. We think the berries will be easier to pick and larger because of the pruning.
Recipes
Click here for our Favorite Berry Recipes.
Directions
We are 8.5 miles west of the intersection of US 40 and NC 210 at exit 319. We are also 2 miles northeast of the intersection of NC 210 and NC 55 in Angier. More detail
Hours of Operations
Season can go from mid-May into August. We open Wednesday and Saturday from 7 AM to 1 PM.Additional picking times are added in peak season.
Pictures of the Farm
See pictures of the farm and the berries you can pick yourself. Click here
Contact Us
Dr. Young's Pond Berry Farm
Stan Trustman
10865 NC 210 N
Angier, NC 27501
HARNETT County
Phone: 919-639-6360
Fax: 919-639-6360
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