Barbour Farms Country Store

Worth a stop for the ciders and some soft serve homemade ice cream, as well as the kind hospitality. The preserves and jams are pretty similar to what you’ll find at any well-​equipped farm stand, but this nevertheless sets them above the standard highway tourist trap. Not a cheesy chocolate-​covered coconut patty in sight, a huge plus.

We were looking for a clean/​safe restroom to stop for a break on our weekend trip from Jacksonville to Atlanta… we stopped at Barbour Farms Country Store and WOW! It met our needs in the restroom dept AND as a treat FRESH HOMEMADE Peach & Strawberry Ice Cream… as well as other delicious goodies, I picked up some Jam, Cold Pressed Sunflower Oil, Local Honey and Cider… we are planning to stop on the way home as well. This is one of those Little Gems you find traveling that SHOULD NOT be passed up!

We stopped at Barbour Farms on our last trip through Byron and I have to say, I was extremely impressed. Other Unilocalers have mentioned that the prices are high, and that’s true if you’re comparing this food to the food you’d pick up at Kroger or Publix. These are mostly organic, homemade and hard to find items and, when taking that into consideration, I found the prices more than reasonable. But when compared to Lane’s, the prices are bargain-​barn cheap. That’s certainly something to consider.
For example, I paid roughly $ 5.50 for a large container of dried and salted okra. It was fabulous – better than fried okra and infinitely healthier. They also offered local honey with the comb intact for roughly the same price that you’d find it at a grocery store. I bought half of a yellow watermelon for $ 2.50 and a huge quarter of a watermelon (more than enough for my family of four) for $ 1.99. They also offer a variety of interesting nuts (fried peanuts in the shell, anyone?) and a big novel candy selection for the kids that’s also priced very comparably. I picked up two delicious pecan logs for $ 1.49 that would have cost me over $ 6.00 at Lane’s.
Much of their selection is composed of homemade jams, salsas and preserves you won’t find anywhere else, such as scuppernong preserves, tomatillo and avocado salsa, spiced peaches, etc. (Watch out for that tomatillo salsa. It’s good, but its got habaneros hidden in there somewhere and has one heck of a kick).
Another benefit is that, before you spend your money on an item, you can always ask to taste it first. The owners keep opened jars of just about everything in the back and will be more than willing to give you a free taste of their jellies, jams, peach ice cream, salsa or dried veggies.
I found the prices for green tomatoes were actually better than those at my local Kroger, and the ones at Kroger aren’t organic. When I went, both owners were there and they were as polite and professional as two people can be. I was more than happy to give them my business and I will so again.

We visited recently and the person sitting doing paperwork was rude. They had limited produce and what they did have did not look very good it was disappointing the customer service really lacked they didn’t seem to know anything about what they were selling.
(except the person doing paperwork)
We won’t be going back. It was such a promising little place.

I’ve been here twice and I’ve enjoyed the Southern Hospitality every time I go there, however there is one little problem… the prices are quite high. Alhough pricey, the produce and treats are delicious. I’ve had their candied pecans and their peach cider and they were delicious. They also make their own peach ice cream which I have yet to try but it looks promising!