Washington Farms

Easy location, not to far to get to. Right off road. Employees were friendly and gave clear instructions. The berries where delicious and fun to pick. They give you a bucket for $ 1 additional of being something to put berries in. $ 12 for a gallon of good strawberries and a great time !! Will do again !

Had a wonderful time with family. Came about 5 pm and the place was packed on a Tuesday. Employees were very helpful with the protocol. The strawberries were really fresh obviously. Was a bit disappointed with the strawberry ice cream, tasted more icy then strawberryish but the strawberry jam (Preservative) was amazing! Overall had a wonderful experience and will continue coming.

Went with my 14 mth old and 6 year old god daughter. I love this place and make it an annual trip. Price is so reasonable at $ 12/​halloon for these juicy delights! You may even pick ½ gallon. Be sure to call first to see if they are open! Be sure to try the strawberry ice cream too!

Awesome spot for picking Strawberries!!! We have come here several years and find it much more enjoyable than the Watkins Farm or others. The people are super friendly and the crop has always been an awesome experience!!! I highly recommend.

We’ve gone here ever since moving to Georgia from Michigan, and it’s the best around. We just proved that after going to Corn Dawgs which is good but pales in comparison.
The activities are fun, it has a ton to do and we really enjoy picking our own pumpkin and even sunflowers to boot. Oh, and be sure to get some of their jam.
The only thing that’s missing from Michigan is the apple cider and donuts.

This place is awesome!!! My wife and I came here about a month ago. We really enjoyed it! She was pregnant so pretty much I did all the picking part and she pretty much stood there telling me which one to pick lol.
Each bucket is about $ 12 (not very sure) we ended up picking too much so they charged us 1 dollar extra which makes sense. Totally my fault.
After the hot day activity, they also have strawberry ice cream which is awesome!!!
It’s really a good place for family and the strawberries are so sweet!!! Just keep in mind don’t over pick it. Lol
(see my picture then you will know how many I took)

So on my way to pick up my road bikes from the cycling shop yesterday I drove past this place and thought it would be perfect for the kids and us adults to pick some fresh strawberries. I am glad that I went this way, otherwise I would have never knew this place existed.
The staff here at Washington Farms were very professional and answered our questions. This was our first time visiting a strawberry farm. Luckily we just came in time, as strawberry season is pretty much over after this week. There were still quite a few strawberries left as this place is at least 5 acres in size. As it is warming up, it is harder to find them, but we still left with half of a basket. They charge $ 12 for a large bucket of strawberries, which is good, considering Kroger or Publix would charge about $ 20 for this much, besides, this is a great way to spend time with the family.
Now, this farm is not organic, but the staff did say that they only spray for certain bugs and they do not do it often. During today’s visit, they said they have not sprayed in 2 weeks, which is good.
One really does not know how good a strawberry is until they eat them. At the store they can look perfect, but have absolutely zero flavour. These are juicy and full of flavour.
They recommend coming here from April to May. Right around Mother’s day is when they say the strawberries are the largest and easiest to find.
I’d definitely recommend coming here. Freshly picked and ripped strawberries taste better than anything one could ever buy at the grocery store.
[Review #292] (Fifthy Second Review of 2015)

It may not seem like much when you first pull up to these random fields divided by a single street but it provides delicious strawberries and a ton of fun for people of all ages. This is the smaller strawberry patch provided by the popular Washington farms. We decided to try this place because it was half the driving distance to the main location of Washington Farms. Find parking at either field (careful its not paved), a person will greet you with a bucket and instructions on how, what, and where to pick. Basically to only pick the ripe strawberries for… well, the reason they give you is clearly fake (its common sense), its for business reasons lol. Your gonna tell 4 people with at least bachelor degrees that green strawberries will no longer ripen after picking off the plant? It gave us all a good laugh and memory. And to plant your little flag they provide you wherever you stop picking/​finish picking at. They are very organized. You pay when you finish picking at the huts. They also provide ice cream and jams I believe at the stalls. The price I believe is the same at both locations, $ 12 to pick a bucket and $ 1 extra if you want to keep the bucket. The strawberries here right now are beautiful and ripe. My little tip: You know a strawberry is ripe when the leaves stand up like a mohawk hairstyle. You will find the biggest strawberries in the middle hidden under the leaves (where kids miss them lol). Be careful because it is noticeable that they used pesticides since you can’t find any living creature even if you tried (ants, grasshoppers, etc). so your arms may get itchy after picking so bring wipes. Also that some areas on the field had a spreading disease (aka check both sides of your strawberries). I do recommend trying to come in the morning when it is not as hot unless you are trying to burn calories. It only take about an 1 – 2 hours to pick a full bucket which was important for me since after I had to get home and get some work done. The strawberries after picking and washing are DELICIOUS! For not being organic they are extremely good. I ended up making strawberry pie and jam with some of the strawberries as I respected their request to only pick ripe strawberries and wanted to use all the strawberries before they went bad.
Overall, I really had a lot of fun and next time would love to go to the main farm location and pick blueberries and blackberries. I already recommended this place to many people. I think its a great place for families, kids, high school date, college kids looking for a way to get fruit cheap lol, etc. Its a lot of fun for people of all ages and very cheap fun activity.

decided to go on a spontaneous mini-​road trip and ended up here to pick some strawberries.
after parking, you head over to the concession stand and ask for a bucket. you get your bucket, listen to the rules and go on to picking your fruits. you don’t pay when you receive your bucket (s). after picking, you head on back to the stand and that is when you pay. I heard prices used to be $ 10 but it is now $ 12. $ 12 only covers for your picked fruit. you can pay extra if you would like to keep their bucket.
it is currently strawberry season at «washington farms». strawberry season is from mid-​april to mid-​june. their website is pretty good at updating what fruits will be in season and the months to expect. after strawberry season is over, the farm will have blackberries and blueberries available for picking.
the strawberries that were there when we went a few days ago ranged in all sorts of sizes. the field is pretty vast and wide, so you can go crazy and random. depending on what the size, shape, or color you are looking for. you can scout out wherever there isn’t a pink flag. the flag is to show where others have picked fruits at. therefore, you can avoid that spot since the good strawberries or whatever fruit will least likely be there.
other things to keep in mind:
monday — saturday: 8am — 8pm
sunday: CLOSED
— wear closed toed shoes. the ground may be wet and muddy
— cover yourself in sunscreen if you plan on going when it’s sunny
— rainy weather may cause the farm to close early
— free parking and the parking lot is just an open field of gravel and sand

With strawberry season coming to a close I felt it was a wonderful time to review Washington Farms. I am also reviewing the other location in Watkinsville because in my opinion they are very different. Both locations have the same friendly staff but they serve very different purposes.
First of all, this locations is STRAWBERRIES ONLY. No blueberries, blackberries, or fall activities. Also, there are no activities for kids, concession stands, and the like.
That being said, when I want to pick strawberries this is my preferred location, because… well… that’s all that is there. You avoid a lot of the crowds you find at the Watkinsville location. This location is for no-​nonsense gettin’ down to business and pickin’ some freakin’ strawberries.
Just the other day I went before work. I picked a couple premium gallons of strawberries was there a total of less than 30 minutes.
I look forward to May and June for one reason and one reason only… strawberries. Thanks Washington Farms.

I’ve been coming here for the past 5 years. The experience with the family is always great family bonding time. This year, the prices increased from $ 10/​bucket to $ 12/​bucket. Strawberries are always huge, red, and juicy. However, the sweetness is lacking a bit. Hubby is a gardener and said that they need to re-​do their soil. The first few years we’ve gone, the strawberries were so juicy that we didn’t need to add sugar in our smoothies. However, the past few years, we had to. Don’t get me wrong, the experience still is awesome and you will get big juicy strawberries, it’s just not as sweet. I still enjoy coming here.

Went strawberry picking yesterday with BIL’s new GF, and a group of friends, and had a pretty good experience. You get a bucket, and can always get more if you want, and you fill them up. $ 10 if you fill it completely, 10+ if you overfill, and less than $ 10 if you under fill. If you fill half, it’s $ 6 because it’s $ 5 plus a $ 1 for the bucket.
The strawberries were smaller than I had anticipated. But I guess when you’re making smoothies and chocolate covered strawberries, the size doesn’t really matter. BIL’s new GF used the strawberries for fruit tarts, so we were able to expand the use of the strawberries to just about anything.
Great time, but definitely a once a year sort of deal. It was extremely hot!

After hearing nothing but good things about this place I piled into the car with my boyfriend & his mom & went to check it out! We brought our own Washington Farms buckets to fill up with beautiful red strawberries. It’s $ 10 to fill one of their big buckets. You can pay extra to keep the bucket or bring your own bucket. Anyway, there are rows upon rows of delicious strawberries to pick from. I found that if you stay more towards the middle/​end of the rows you’ll find the best ones that haven’t been picked over. This experience was so fun I felt like a farmer bending over to pick out only the best looking strawberries. There were a lot of people there but you wouldn’t have known it because everything is spread out. The parking isn’t so hot a little dirt/​grass lot but it works if you have an SUV. There are also picnic benches near the parking with lots of shade & there were people eating lunch. They are only open for a couple of more weeks so go & pick some strawberries!