Farm-to-Table Ingredients

Sarasota, once a citrus grove, boasts plenty of oranges, lemons, and limes. But the year-round bounty doesn’t end there. With perpetual sunshine and rainy summers, the growing season in Sarasota yields produce year-round. Search for passionfruit, carambola (aka starfruit), and mango during the summertime; citrus, tomatoes, and berries in the winter; and tomatoes, beans, and guava in the spring and fall. Peruse our Farm Guide and chart your course to the freshest Florida food, be it picked by your hand or your local farmer’s.

You Pick - Farms Near Sarasota

Get your hands dirty and pluck your food right from the Florida earth

Florida Citrus Oranges and Lemons

In eastern Sarasota, find Brown's Grove to spend a relaxing time walking through citrus groves and picking famous Florida oranges on a 100-year-old farm. The fourth-generation Brown family grows over a dozen different and unique varieties of citrus and also has a market setup onsite with their own fresh-picked citrus such as lemons, oranges, and more, Plant City strawberries, jams, pickled jar goods, and Sarasota honey. Take your gathered bundle of citrus back to make your own freshly squeezed OJ. Citrus picking season starts in January. Check the website for u-pick dates, offerings, and pricing.

Seasonal Fruit, Veggies, and Flowers

A bit further north, frolic in the vast fields at Hunsader Farms for U-pick season, which runs September – May. U-picking is alive and well each morning at this popular destination, with many veggie options available to pick. Experience foraging for black-eyed peas, eggplant, green beans, okra, rhubarb, strawberries, tomatoes and more. And don't leave without taking a little trip on the property's beautiful wildflower fields—a popular photographed area of Hunsader's, and the opportunity to snip and pick zinnias, various wildflowers, and different color varieties of sunflowers. Their website posts a schedule of produce available during each growing season.

Pick Up - Sarasota Farm Stands & Local Produce

Pop into a local farm and pick up organic, local produce, eggs, honey, and more 

CSA Farm

Blumenberry Farms in Sarasota offers organic produce for farm members. Blumenberry Farms follows National Organic Standards and has been QCS Certified Organic for 25 years. Members of their customizable CSA Farm Membership Program have access to premium organic produce via online shopping and pickup or specially arranged u-picks. Not a member yet? You can shop an extensive "a la carte" menu, too. Visit the website for more information about what’s in season. membership pricing, and online shopping at Blumenberry Farms.    

Local Produce Farmed Before Your Eyes

Jessica’s Organic Farm – Organic produce (Pick-up)

For a large selection of fresh produce, all grown organically, place an order with Jessica’s Organic Farm, a farm staple in Sarasota since 1979. Fill your online shopping cart with vegetables and fruits aplenty. The extensive online shop includes an assortment of ready-made pesto and foods, too, some of them vegan and other farm delights like pasture-raised eggs. Check the website for ordering and pick-up details and dates and to plan your visit to the farm’s in-person weekend market.  

Herbs and Plants

Wildside Farms – Herb Nursery (Pre-order for Pick-up)

Wild Side Farms is a pesticide-free, organically grown, certified herb nursery in Sarasota, Florida. Specialties include seasonal plants, culinary herb plants and medicinal herb plants. For in-person shopping, visit the Wildside Farm stand at the Sarasota Farmers Market on Saturdays from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Or better idea yet, skip the wait and pre-order online for pick up at the Saturday Sarasota Farmers Market.  

Produce and Amish Farmstand

Swing through the produce stand at Fruitville Grove for a massive selection of produce and Amish-made goods such as milk and cheese. In the Fall, they host a massive Pumpkin Festival with a petting zoo, pumpkin patch, rides, and treats galore.Their schedule is seasonal with the crops, but details are posted on their website.

Year-Round Farmers Markets

Rain or shine, Farmer’s Markets around Sarasota sell local produce year-round. Pick the one closest to you, or try each and find your favorite.

Sarasota Farmers Market

Operating since 1979, this award-winning, downtown market is a Saturday ritual where vendors of every variety mix with farm stands and an artful display of the season’s best in locally grown vegetables, fruits. and flowers.    

1 N. Lemon Ave., Sarasota. Year-round market every Saturday 7 a.m.-1 p.m.

Farmers’ Market at Lakewood Ranch 

are a weekly staple in bustling Lakewood Ranch. Locals come near and far seeking farm-fresh produce and delicious prepared foods for their tables while taking advantage of music, yoga, and other activities at the ranch.  

Waterside Place, 1561 Lakefront Dr., Sarasota. Year-round market every Sunday from 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

Venice Florida Farmers’ Market

Tucked among historic Mediterranean-style buildings and towering Canary Island palms, the Venice Farmers’ Market is where locals and visitors shop for local area produce and a host of other hand-made local goods.  

Venice Island, 401 W. Venice Ave., Venice. Year-round market every Saturday from 8 a.m.-1 p.m.

Fresh Harvest Farmers Market in Downtown Wellen

Fresh Harvest, Downtown Wellen’s weekly farmers market, opened to locals and visitors in 2023. Fresh Harvest Farmers Market offers a selection of local goods, including fresh farm produce from local growers. Downtown Wellen is one of the area’s newest social and gathering spots and one of three distinct districts within the Wellen Park mixed-use community.  

19745 Wellen Pk Blvd, Downtown Wellen. Year-round market every Sunday from 9 a.m.-1 p.m.  

We strongly recommend that you call the farm first, or check their socials before heading out for a visit. Sometimes the farms close temporarily during U-pick season.