Echo Springs Blueberry Farm

Great place to get blueberries. 10x the size of the other blueberry place close by. We were the only ones here… awesome. 4 flats for $ 91.00. About 40 pounds of blueberries. Bought some other stuff, and got 2 free rose bushes.
Give this place a try. Blueberries are awesome this year.

Parkinson’s Disease.
I mean, I’d heard of it before. But it was just some distant thing that had something to do with random people not related to me who suffered from it and…
next subject of importance.
BUT that was until it hit my family. And worst of all, it hit my mom. Since then, life has been a roller coaster of emotions, highs and lows, tears and uncertainty. I felt like I owed it to my mom to create moments of peace in the storm, and being the country girls that we are, picking blueberries was right up both our alleys. A perfect escape.
*Enters Echo Springs*
Halfway between Tyler and Athens lies a cute little blueberry farm owned by a husband and wife duo. Not only do you pick your own blueberries, of which the farm has PLENTY (even at the end of the season), but they chauffeur you on golf carts out into the blueberry fields, and when you’re finished… they pick you up. Talk about first class blueberry picking. Mama didn’t want to leave! I just loved seeing my mom enjoy herself. I don’t know about you, but picking fruit is therapeutic. Try it.
But it doesn’t stop there. The gift shop on the farm sells homemade jams, jellies, butters, pickled veggies, cakes, pies, soaps… you name it! And to top off all the greatness, they serve BLUE BELL ICE CREAM, Unilocal! Mama and I chowed down on some Italian Crème Cake and Blue Bell homemade vanilla ice cream. And for that moment in time, tears and uncertainty didn’t matter. Thank you, Echo Springs. If life says the same, we’ll be seeing you again next season.

The blueberries are great, the people are friendly, and you can get full in the store by just sampling their offered blueberry goodies. What’s not to like? A great little gem, this place is!

This place was great! Fresh blueberries and vegetables. All kinds of jellies jams and sauces. If you are ever in the area it is a must see!

I can’t say enough about this little place! This organic farm is nestled away 4.5 miles off of 31 outside Brownsboro down FM 607. Not too far out of the way at all and definitely worth the drive if you’re around Tyler area.
Samples galore abound in this little shop. When we first walked in we tried the delicious blueberry cornbread. The cornbread was pretty good, but my daughter’s is a tad but caking so I grabbed a pint of fresh picked blueberries so we can make our own when we get home. ($ 3.50 a pint and that’s, of course, organic).
Next I meandered over to the jelly table where I sampled a Lavender Port Wine jelly that was nothing like I’ve ever tasted! Meanwhile my husband discovered the spicy Jalapeño jelly and grabbed a jar of Peach Chipolte jam.
After trying dozens more jams and jellies and adding a jar of hot chow chow to the basket, we ran across the sugar free fudge section. Now I am not one to go for sugar free stuff. I eat food for the taste and sugar free seems to always have a funny aftertaste. But I challenge anyone to sample Echo Farms regular fudge against the sugar free and be able to tell a difference. Since I can’t tolerate chocolate too well, we settled on a delectable butter pecan fugue that only set us back $ 4.99! Plus they had a buy 2 get 1 free special!
Finally, we bought some organic produce to make salsa after we tasted how delicious the tomatoes were. (BTW, 89 cents a lb. for organic tomatoes!) we got two large sacks full for $ 5.
All in all, we checked out of there with a box of jellies, jams, fudge, blueberries, and two sacks of tomatoes for $ 30! All organic and all Texas made!
Next time I come I’ll bring the kids so they can tour the farm and pick their own berries!