Trips 'n Toys: Agriculture

The Fruit & Berry Patch in Knoxville, Tennessee is a fun little place.

If you go during the week, you just drive your own vehicle around through their multiple orchards to hand-pick the seasonal fruit of your choice.

If you attend on the weekend or with a large group, they operate hay rides into the orchards throughout the day.

We tend to visit most frequently during fall. We go for the amazing selection of pumpkins and apples. And that's when you can check out the corn maze. It's small, and the kids can run right through it in just a few minutes, but, hey, it's FREE!

The prices on pumpkins can run a little higher than what you'll find in, say, Walmart, but the range of varieties and sizes is unparalleled.

Inside their store, so much fun can be had!

One year, we bought 3 of each kind of apple they sold, and went home and had an "Apple Tasting" where we tried a slice of each and compared taste and texture to figure out which ones were our favorites. There were about two dozen different kinds from which to choose!

They have hot and cold cider, fruit slushies in 3 different flavors, fried pies, and a variety of other baked goods and warm and cold drinks.

The family that runs the Fruit & Berry Patch is a super nice group of folks. The gentleman at the shop will make sure you leave a satisfied customer, and return season after season!

I'm less familiar with their offerings during Spring and Summer, but be sure to check their website out at The Fruit & Berry Patch for their updated Harvest Schedule.

The current listing is as follows, but may be subject to change:

EARLY THORNLESS BLACKBERRIES LATE JUNE - JULY

BLUEBERRIES LATE JUNE - AUGUST

PEACHES LATE JUNE - AUGUST

LATE THORNLESS BLACKBERRIES MID-JULY - AUGUST

GRAPES LATE JULY- LATE AUGUST

APPLES LATE JUNE -MARCH

APPLE CIDER ALL YEAR

SWEET CORN LATE JULY - MID-SEPTEMBER

PUMPKINS & FALL DECORATIONS OCTOBER

HONEY & SORGHUM SYRUP ALL YEAR

FRUIT SLUSHES MAY - NOVEMBER

FRIED PIES, APPLE BUTTER, ETC. ALL YEAR