Berry farm
McAdams Farm
U-pick strawberries in Efland, North Carolina
From the farm's website
The farm's own words, quoted as posted on its website, with the page each line comes from and the day we read it. Seasons, hours and prices change: check with the farm before you go.
U-pick
“Insist on buying local NC grown food in grocery stores, restaurants, in the work place and schools, or buy direct from a local NC grower at a farmers market, pick-your-own or roadside farm market.”
Source: mcadamsfarm.com/vegetables, checked October 6, 2026
“We offer the option to pick them yourself, or to pick them up off the table.”
Source: mcadamsfarm.com/strawberries, checked October 6, 2026
“We provide containers for you to pick in and take the berries home in if you would like to pick your own.”
Source: mcadamsfarm.com/strawberries, checked October 6, 2026
Crops and picking times
“Beans: July to September”
Source: mcadamsfarm.com/vegetables, checked October 6, 2026
“Strawberries are usually in season from late April through mid June, but sometimes earlier or later depending on the weather.”
Source: mcadamsfarm.com/strawberries, checked October 6, 2026
“The strawberries are planted around the first week in October.”
“Then as the weather gets colder, the plants go dormant until sometime in March.”
Source: mcadamsfarm.com/strawberries, checked October 6, 2026
“All ages visit our farm to pick strawberries.”
“We will have lettuce and other spring vegetables available at the start of the season, and later in the year we will have squash, cucumbers, tomatoes, peppers, okra, cantaloupes, and many other crops.”
Source: mcadamsfarm.com/strawberries, checked October 6, 2026
“Our cut flowers are usually in abundance, from larkspur and snapdragons in April through celosia and sunflowers in September (and sometimes October, depending on the weather).”
Source: mcadamsfarm.com/flowers, checked October 6, 2026
“Our flowers are generally available from late April through early October.”
Source: mcadamsfarm.com/flowers, checked October 6, 2026
Hours
“Open for our regular summer hours at the farm stand, on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday afternoons, 2-6 pm, weather allowing.”
Source: mcadamsfarm.com, checked October 6, 2026
“Monday, Wednesday, and Friday afternoons from 2-6 pm”
Source: mcadamsfarm.com, checked October 6, 2026
Before you go
“We strongly encourage customers to bring back their baskets year after year, and we have customers who still bring the same ones they used in our very first year!”
“Unfortunately, pets are not allowed in the patch.”
Source: mcadamsfarm.com/strawberries, checked October 6, 2026
What you can pick
- Strawberries · Apr–Jun
Crops and months read from the lines quoted above; a crop with no months is one the farm names without a picking window.
| Crop | How | Months | When (farm) | Varieties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strawberries | U-pick & pre-picked | April–June“late April through mid June” | – |
Typical North Carolina seasons (a published harvest calendar, not this farm's dates)
- Strawberries: April–June. Source: N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services: What’s in Season? North Carolina Fruit and Vegetable Availability, read October 6, 2026.
At a glance
- Picking months
- Usually April–JuneThe months the farm’s website gives for its U-pick crops; it lists no dates for a specific season.
- Address
- 1100 N Efland Cedar Grove Rd, Efland, NC 27243Orange County
McAdams Farm: questions
Does McAdams Farm have U-pick?
Yes. The farm's website says: "We offer the opportunity to pick-your-own berries or purchase them pre-picked."
When can you pick strawberries at McAdams Farm?
April–June, in the farm's words "late April through mid June", according to the farm's website (checked October 6, 2026). Picking depends on the weather and the crop: check with the farm before you go.