Olde Carthage Farm

Olde Carthage Farm We are a small family owned and run organic farm currently offering strawberries, blueberries, black We are a small family owned and family run organic farm.

We currently have strawberries, blueberries, blackberries, Muscadine grapes, tomatoes, and flowers. We use no pesticides, no herbicides and if there's a weed, we have to bend over and pull it by hand. We do things the hard way...the right way. For example:
-We've planted a beneficial pollinator habitat consisting of 12 species of native North Carolina wildflowers surrounding all our crops;
-We dep

end on beneficial insects to help fight off pests. This summer we released 4200 ladybugs to help fight off spider mites;
-We have provided nesting habitat for brown bats and purple martins, which help control insect populations on our farm;
-Instead of treated posts for our grape vine arbor, we’ve used untreated Black Locust post from Western North Carolina;
-No 10-10-10 or other synthetic fertilizers on our farm. Instead we use OMRI approved natural fertilizers such as fish emulsion;
-In an effort to be a sustainable farm, we are raising Sorgum-Sudan grass to make our own organic compost.

The rain is gone and it looks like a great Saturday for strawberries. We are opening the field this morning for pick you...
04/26/2025

The rain is gone and it looks like a great Saturday for strawberries. We are opening the field this morning for pick your own and we have loads of pre-picked strawberries ready to go. See you in the field.

Pre-picked strawberries available at 10:00 am Saturday 4-26With a chance of rain in tonight’s forecast we have the field...
04/25/2025

Pre-picked strawberries available at 10:00 am Saturday 4-26

With a chance of rain in tonight’s forecast we have the field covered to keep the plants and berries dry. As we walked the field to cover things we did see some ripe strawberries. Not enough to open for pick your own tomorrow but we will pick what’s left and have pre-picked strawberries available at 10:00 am. See you at the farm.

We have pre-picked strawberries ready to go. We really appreciate everyone who came out this morning to pick and play. ...
04/25/2025

We have pre-picked strawberries ready to go.

We really appreciate everyone who came out this morning to pick and play. The sunshine and warm weather are pushing the strawberries into overdrive and gifting us with an unexpected abundance. We are having a fantastic strawberry season. We’ve been pleased with the size and flavor and were surprised to find more ripe strawberries than we expected in the field this morning If you would like a bucket of pre-picked certified organic strawberries give Harvey a call at the farm 919-770-5190.

Hello Strawberry Fans. We will open tomorrow morning (4/25) at 8:30 am. We will have certified organic pre-picked and pi...
04/24/2025

Hello Strawberry Fans. We will open tomorrow morning (4/25) at 8:30 am. We will have certified organic pre-picked and pick your own strawberries. Come out and enjoy the sunshine. Don’t be late. We will likely be all picked out before lunch. See you in the field.

We will open tomorrow morning at (Tuesday 4/22) at 8:30 am for pre-picked and pick your own certified organic strawberri...
04/21/2025

We will open tomorrow morning at (Tuesday 4/22) at 8:30 am for pre-picked and pick your own certified organic strawberries. We are excited to see the warmer weather speed up the ripening and add another level of sweetness to the berries. See you in the field.

04/19/2025

We are all picked out for the weekend. Thank you to everyone who came out this morning. We appreciate your patience as we try to keep things moving. We are continually surprised and grateful at the number of folks who come out of their way to visit our farm. Thank you. See you again for our next picking. We will likely be open again on Tuesday or Wednesday, but we will watch the weather and keep you posted.

Next Strawberry picking Saturday (4/19) We will open at 8:30 for pick your own and pre-picked certified organic strawbe...
04/18/2025

Next Strawberry picking Saturday (4/19)
We will open at 8:30 for pick your own and pre-picked certified organic strawberries. We are seeing more and more ripe berries in the field but the picking will not last long Saturday morning. I expect the field will be all cleaned out by 10:00. See you in the field.

Thanks to all the families who came out to pick and play today. We are all picked out today. We will watch the field and...
04/15/2025

Thanks to all the families who came out to pick and play today. We are all picked out today. We will watch the field and let you know when the berries have ripened enough to pick again. I anticipate a Friday or Saturday date for our next picking but we’ll let the strawberries decide.

We survived what we hope will be the last cold night of the spring. 🤞 32.7 degrees at the farm early this morning. We ar...
04/13/2025

We survived what we hope will be the last cold night of the spring. 🤞 32.7 degrees at the farm early this morning.
We are going open Tuesday morning at 8:30. We will have pre-picked and pick your own certified organic strawberries. See you in the field.

Update. All sold out for today. See you later this week Thanks to everyone who came out to pick this morning. The fi...
04/12/2025

Update. All sold out for today. See you later this week

Thanks to everyone who came out to pick this morning. The field is completely picked over but we still have a few buckets of pre-picked strawberries available.
We anticipate our next picking will be Wednesday or Thursday of this week. Stay tuned for updates from the field. 

Next picking will be Saturday morning 4/12 at 8:30 am. We will have pre-picked and pick your own certified organic straw...
04/11/2025

Next picking will be Saturday morning 4/12 at 8:30 am. We will have pre-picked and pick your own certified organic strawberries.

The berries are all protected from the rain today by our low tunnle hoops. By covering our strawberries we avoid having soft spots on the fruit and avoid the need to spray fungicides on your strawberries Please be patient tomorrow morning as we will need to raise the plastic hoops before picking can begin. It’s still early so I don’t expect to have berries available after lunch. See you in the field.

04/08/2025

Thanks to everyone who came out to the farm today and helped make this a great opening day for the 2025 Strawberry season. We are quickly turning our attention to the possible freezing temperatures tonight. We spent the afternoon setting up the overhead irrigation system to provide frost protection for the blueberries and we’ll put the blankets on the strawberries to make sure they stay warm. Think warm thoughts we’ll see you in the field later this week. Next picking will likely be Friday or Saturday, but we will wait for the Strawberries to tell us when they’re ready.

Picking is winding down for the morning. Thanks to everyone who came out to pick today. We still have about 20 gallons w...
04/08/2025

Picking is winding down for the morning. Thanks to everyone who came out to pick today.
We still have about 20 gallons we picked this morning available. Please call Harvey at (919) 353-0179.

04/07/2025

We will open tomorrow morning at 8:30 for strawberry picking. Tomorrow will be a small picking as the berries are just waking up from their winter nap. We are hearing from a large number of excited strawberry fans but I am afraid we will have far more strawberry customers than we will have strawberries. We will open every three to five days as the berries ripen. As the weather warms and the season progresses the volume of strawberries will increase. Please remember that no matter how excited we are to pick those first strawberries of spring we can’t rush nature. We will ask for your patience as the early season is especially difficult to predict and plan picking schedules. See you in the field this season even if not tomorrow.

Strawberry Season 2025. It’s time again to enjoy a few strawberries at Olde Carthage Farm. This is an exciting time at t...
04/06/2025

Strawberry Season 2025.
It’s time again to enjoy a few strawberries at Olde Carthage Farm. This is an exciting time at the farm. We get to see the literal fruits of our labor in each strawberry. Each berry represents years of work and preparation to ensure we can raise the best certified organic strawberries

We will have certified organic strawberries on Tuesday morning April 8th We will open at 8:30am. Please be patient as we will need to pull up the plastic curtains after the rains Monday night. If you get there too early we might make you help😜. To check availability please call Harvey at (919) 353-0179

If you’re new to our farm here are a few things to know.
- We are certified organic.
- We don’t use synthetic fertilizers, instead we build the soil for three years with cover crops prior to each harvest
- We don’t spray our berries and plants with fungicides, instead we prevent mold and fungal infections by covering our plants during rain events. Dozens of extra trips to the fiekd to cover and uncover
- We don’t spray herbicides. We plant crimson clover between the rows and manage the grass with a push mower. It’s more work but it’s worth it.
- We don’t spray pesticides to kill bugs in the strawberries. In fact we encourage insects to live In our field. We release beneficial insects into the strawberry field throughout the season to maintain a natual balance in our insect populations

If you have questions about our process or organic practices feel free to ask us while you’re at the farm. We are excited to share the how and why. Ask for proof. My dad loves to show off our organic certification.

Last call for Grapes. This will be our last week of muscadine grapes for 2024. Finally feels like grape season. We will ...
10/08/2024

Last call for Grapes. This will be our last week of muscadine grapes for 2024. Finally feels like grape season. We will be open from 9-4 all week come see us.

We are closing in on the last few weeks of the 2024 muscadine grape season at Olde Carthage Farm. Plenty of grapes are s...
09/23/2024

We are closing in on the last few weeks of the 2024 muscadine grape season at Olde Carthage Farm. Plenty of grapes are still waiting to be picked. We will be open this week Monday (9/23)- Saturday (9/28) from 9:00 to 4:30 each day. See you in the field.

09/09/2024

The farm will be closed tomorrow (Monday 9/8). We will be open Tuesday through Saturday. Plenty of muscadines ready to pick. See you in the field.

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2270 US Highway 15 501
Carthage, NC
28327

Telephone

+19193530179

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