Blueberry Hill Farms

Blueberry Hill Farms is a local farm and market outside of Edom, TX that opens up its fields during the summer months for blue berry picking. It’s a great place to go to pick fresh blueberries and also shop at their country store, which happens to sell some amazing pies & more. If you’re looking for a fun day trip to spend in the sun and enjoy some blueberry treats, Blueberry Hill Farms is a great destination.
My Overall Rating — 5 Stars (Atmosphere, Service, Food, Return)
Atmosphere — Located a little off I20 in Edom, you’ll find Blueberry Hill Farms. It’s a true farm, with red barn buildings, make shift dirt/​gravel parking, and rows and rows of blueberry bushes as far as your eyes can see. Also, there are plenty of outdoor picnic tables under the natural shade from trees. If you’re lucky, you might even catch the smell of a freshly baked blueberry pie from inside the country store. It’s relaxing, laid back, and family friendly. 1 Star.
Service — Grab a pail and make your way out to the fields. It’s best to go deep because the bushes closest to the farm house will have been picked through. There are water stations in the middle of the fields to keep you hydrated, and once you have your bounty you take them into the store to have them weighed and sorted. The staff and friendly, helpful, and will even sell you a huge bag of blueberries that have been professionally picked. 1 Star.
Food — Sure, blueberry picking is fun. But let’s be clear here. It’s also work. At the end of a hard day of work (or 45 minutes in the field), it’s nice to know you can reward yourself with some delightful blueberry treats. At Blueberry Hill Farms, you can order blueberry lemonade & blueberry ice cream (soft serve) to cool you off). But the true stars are the pastries. This may be a farm, but they make THE BEST blueberry pie I have ever eaten. The crust is so flaky, buttery, and golden delicious. The blueberries are perfectly plump and combined with the crust they create harmony. I liked this pie better than the all the pies I’ve sampled at Emporium Pies in Dallas/​McKinney! They also have tremendous pastries that are perfect when served lightly toasted with coffee. And of course, we used our fresh blueberries as afternoon snacks, baked into muffins, breads, and pancakes. Who knew the blueberry was so versatile? 2 Stars.
Will I Return? — Yes. We’ve made a trip to Blueberry Hill Farms about once a year for the past three years. It’s now a trip we look forward to since we get to experience the blueberry in so many ways. If you live in North or East Texas, Blueberry Hill Farms is a great day trip. 1 Star.
My Unilocal Rating Scale (Sum of all parts):
1 Star — Atmosphere — Is it a cool dive? Perhaps an upscale place? No matter the type, atmosphere plays a big part and I’ll give a star if I like it or thinks it has great charm.
1 Star — Service — You can have a great meal with bad service. But that’s also what can make a five star joint drop to four. It’s important to the dining experience that service is great and on point.
2 Stars — Food — I’ll award up to two stars for the food, since this is the main reason we dine out. Sometimes the extra star is given for value, but it’s really all about the food.
1 Star — Will I come back? — If I know for a fact I’ll return, I’ll give this a star. A place has to make an impression for me to return.
Each Category can be given up to 1 star except food (2 stars) because I consider all these categories important to the overall dining experience. I will sum them up to provide my final Unilocal score.

Fresh blackberries and blueberries: what’s not to love.
Cute little store. Definitely worth the trip.
I got a blackberry pie, and it doesn’t taste like sugar. Very fresh and tasty.

if you have kids, Blueberry Hill Farms (BBH) is an absolute must!
It is important that kids learn that foods come from the soil and are grown on bushes.
If you are sly, you can work in a tad of science to point out all the essential things for plants to produce either fruit or folage: soil, water, sun, & fertilizer.
If the kids are not rolling their eyes at each other, you might even mention the term photosynthesis (but only say it once) as they will need to master this later in biology. If you have really indulgent kids, they might look up that term and read it out loud to help retain and master the term.
This is a really fun outing. One secret to finding the biggest, juiciest blue berries:
they are not at the front of the patch! That is the first place that almost everyone goes.
Pick like a pro and go to the far backside of the patch and focus on those huge berries.
BBH has added blackberries and has just started making hot delicious donuts.
These are unbelievably good if you get them right out the deep fat fryer.
Jerry Jones, look out. You may have to fold your Dunkin’ Donuts shops before they even open because BBH’s hot donuts cannot be beat.
If there is someone you would like to thing of you fondly forever, get them a BBH blueberry pie, and you will never be forgotten.
You might want to try to get there early enough in the morning so that you will not be out in the heat of the day in summer.
These are great people and every kid should experience authentic farm raised produce. It does not get any better than this!

We have been picking blueberries here for 4 or 5 years. We went again yesterday. The blueberries were outstanding (as usual). Also, they bring in bees in the spring, so now tehre was honey :-)
The owners are helpful and friendly. The produce is great. What’s better than being out in the countryside picking your own stuff?

Super fun! Fortunately my boyfriend and I chose to go in mid July when we miraculously had a 80 degree overcast Sunday. Picking fruit can only be fun for people who don’t do this as a living! It took us about an hour to pick 7 pounds of blueberries quite easily. We arrived at 11am and left at 1pm with too many berries!
No admission fee! You only pay $ 2.50 for each pound of blueberries you pick. The farm has tons of rows of dozens of fruiting bushels of blueberries! There were so many ripe blueberries I couldn’t handle it! My basket was so full of delicious berries they were overflowing from my basket. I snuck a few dozen blueberries to «sample» and they were quite yummy. The cute shop also sells jams, spreads, pies, vinaigrettes, baking mixes, and other goods. The staff was super nice. It was a nice activity to enjoy with family and friends.
I can’t wait to go back in June for blackberry season. Remember to bring sunscreen and a hat!

Drove out to Edom (Ben Wheeler if you want to be technical) to pick my own blueberries yesterday. My intention was to be there at 7am when they opened to avoid the heat. Actual arrival time was 9:30, and by 11am it was 98 degrees. I was giving myself a verbal lashing for not getting up earlier… it would have made the experience more enjoyable!
Picking blueberries can be a fun experience if you have a good conversationalist to work beside. There were lots of families picking when we were there. I used to pick blueberries with my father when I was a child, and it is one of my fond childhood memories.
Things to keep in mind when you go:
–wear comfy shoes… you will be working in sand and there are ants so enclosed shoes are the way to go
–wear a hat, lather yourself with sunscreen, and bring a bottled water
–wear a belt so you can attach your basket to the belt and pick with both hands
–ask what part of the farm is best for picking… they plant 3 different types of blueberries that ripen at different times in the season, so inquire
In a few weeks, blackberries will be ready to pick. There were some pre-​picked blackberries available so I just picked some up $ 36 for 24 pints. I can’t imagine going out there to pick again when it is even hotter!
Blueberries were $ 7 for a small basket of pick your own or $ 14 for a large basket. MUCH cheaper than the farmers market! We picked a large and a small, so we’ve got enough for the year!
There are also jams, preserves, salsas, BBQ sauces, blueberry muffin mixes, etc. available for sale at the farm. I was impressed with their no sugar added selection, so I got a few jars of goodies. They also sell yummy brisket sammies, a variety of turnover pies, homemade pies to go, and AMAZING blueberry lemonade.
It is so much fun to get out of the city and pretend you are a farmer for a morning! I highly recommend going out to Blueberry Hill Farms and getting your dirt on!

I LOVE this place. Last summer I picked an entire year’s supply of blueberries for less than $ 10! This is a great well kept farm perfect for an outing with friends or family. Our gang left Dallas pretty early in the morning because we wanted to beat the heat and it took about an hour to get here but the drive was worth it.
We arrived and were greeted and given buckets for our goodies. The workers here also informed some of us newbies on how to pick the best blueberries and which rows (yes they are numbered for your convenience) had the biggest ones. As the afternoon crept up sooner than we hoped Richard Q and I decided to hit up the little barn/​store for some refreshments. They had blueberry lemonade that was absolutely orgasmic, turnovers, pies, different homemade salsas (there’s usually a sample station for each kind) and blueberry sundaes too.
There are also clean restrooms and picnic tables strategically located under shade on site. We rested our tired feet by sitting under the giant magnolia trees and feasted on goodies we brought from home. I savored every moment here from my blue stained tongue to my smurf lookin’ like hands.

This is a little unknow place east of Dallas. It’s a great place to come in June and get blueberries.
Here’s the deal…
You get a gallon sized bucket and the owner takes you down a lane of blueberry bushes. You pick your own blueberries and don’t worry they won’t mind if you come back to the shed with a blue tongue.
I’ve been coming here for so many years that it’s become a tradition for my mom and I.
Don’t worry you don’t have to pick the whole bucket worth if you don’t want to. They have already picked berries. They last for up to a year in the freezer so you can get several gallons and they won’t mind.
Also you definately want to try their berry baked goods, selection of jams, and blueberry lemonade when you come back to the shed.
Oh but trust me get there in the mornignbecause the Texas summer heat will fry you out there!
Its a great place for kids too. I recommend it if you want to get out of Dallas for a day and go to the country for some good olé berry pickin!