Reviews for: Whitley Farms

I had the most RACIST experience at Whitley Farms. I was completely disrespected by the woman who claims to own the strawberry patch. My sister and I drove almost 2 hours to the farm with my daughter for an early Mothers Day adventure. When arriving to the farm we heard Whitley inform guest in front of us that they were no longer allowing guest to pick strawberries. That was not an issue for my sister and I . My sister decided to purchase strawberries and we decided we would at least let my 2 year old toddler enjoy the weather and the play around a little. Before walking the grounds I asked an employee if the baskets were for sale. The employee informed me I would need to ask the owner. The owner informed me the baskets were $2. I got back in line to buy the basket just to carry the strawberries my sister had already purchased. Whitley was helping another CX alongside another employee ringing everyone up. When I stepped to the register Whitley walked away so I waited for the family in front of me. When I got to the register to purchase from the other employee the situation got tense. Whitley informed me again that I was not able to pick berries. I informed her that was alright I just wanted to put the berries I purchased in the bag. She goes on to get frustrated by my response. She then goes on to tell me that although I can't pick I need to now pay for entry into the farm on top of the basket . I informed her we already walked in and purchased berries . Whitley still wanted me to pay, I tell her that's fine and go to pay for entry and the bucket. She continues being rude and saying how they had too many people and the strawberries cant be picked. I say again I understand. I then tell her "I wish she would stop speaking to me" That set the Owner Whitley off. She then tells me I can't speak to her in that way that this was her farm and I need to ,Quote "GET OFF HER LAND" that's she's the owner and I don't tell her what to do. (As a black woman/person why couldn't she just ask me to leave , why was I told to "GET OFF HER LAND")I didn't want to turn this into a show so I didn't pull out my camera originally. I was so calm at the beginning even though I did make the drive to see the farm. Whitley didn't stop after I grabbed my family to get in the car, She made sure the employees and the guest heard her . It felt like she was openly attempting to shame me and make it a situation to embarrass me and my family. I am absolutely disgusted with the way this women/owner of this business treated me and my family. I will never go back

Good experiences in the past until we ran into the owner this past trip. Started us off with a stern warning not to sample even tho most farms allow tasting. Then as we were picking she flagged us down to complain about crossing through plants (even though we didn't, I guess it looked like we did from so far away). My 2 yr old tried to pick strawberries out of season and only got rotten berries off the ground and other inedible plant parts. We rang up TEN lbs of blueberries for $80 and she made us pay for my son's handful of "strawberries." I tried to show her they were inedible, but she didn't care. It was only $1, but the principle of making us pay for garbage is over the top. I left it for her to throw away. Then she started in on us about the size of the umbrellas we used for shade on the blisteringly hot day. We didn't bump into any of her bushes, but she said next time we need to bring smaller ones. Lady, there will be no next time with your incessant nit picking and complaining.

We have enjoyed berry picking at Whitley Farms in the past and we went again today. When we have visited in the past and inquired about weighing our berries because the kids LOVE to pick I was told not to worry, that I should let them pick as much as they'd like and then they would sell whatever I didn't want to buy to other customers who where not interested in the picking experience. I did just that today and they said that is no longer their policy AFTER we had picked. (To be fair did not confirm today) I now have $78 worth of blackberries and blueberries. I hate to be a nasty customer but this is a huge policy to change without putting up a sign or giving any notice. When I messaged the owner to express my displeasure he basically said tough cookies...the berries where a great price and that they only do this during certain "seasons". If you decide to take your family be aware that the picking baskets they hand out hold approx 5 lbs of blackberries!

my family and friend's family came here for berry picking. We picked RB & BB with dreams of making jams. They are adamant that you can't try EVEN ONE berry so we respected their rules. That was our first mistake. We left the farm and at a gas station we finally sampled them. They were terribly sour. My dear friend was very disappointed but I stayed positive claiming we could instead make blackberry sweet and sour sauce over chicken. :) I washed and froze most of my berries as soon as I got home. My friend msg the owner (you can only contact through FB) about the sourness of our harvest but was assured that our berries were of the utmost quality. 3 days later I decided to make jam with the RB to find larvae coming out of the heated fruit. Worms everywhere! I took pictures and contacted the owner who first said she would happily refund my money but changed her mind once she realized I had spent almost $200. She then blocked me on FB and left me to contact my bank instead

Whitley Farms is a good way to spend a couple of hours with young kids. Nice U pick strawberry fields available. Other produce, that's already picked, can be purchased at fair prices. But, the last couple or few years of strawberry crops have not yielded very flavorful berries. I've purchased lately more flavorful berries at 180 degree Farm ( organic), the local Farmer's markets and lately, sweet organic berries from Publix or Sprouts; good prices, too!