The Yellowhammer State is home to some of the best strawberry farms in the South, and as berry season begins, Sweet Grown Alabama is letting the public know where to find berries in abundance in the central and southern parts of the state.

The nonprofit organization Sweet Grown Alabama expands marketing opportunities for farmers by connecting retailers and consumers to Alabama-grown food and other agricultural products.

Listed below are various U-Pic farms in central and southern Alabama.

Central Alabama

Four Mile Farms Agricultural Products– Sylacauga

Address: 560 Brannen Road, Sylacauga, AL 35150

detail: Four Mile Farms Produce on Facebook

Sugarhill U-Pick Farm– Verbena

Address: 812 County Road 445, Verbena, AL 36091 (new address)

detail: Sugar Hill U-Pick Farms on Facebook

Sunshine Farms Strawberry Picking Field– Clanton

Address: 11728 County Road 37, Clanton, AL 35045U

detail: Sunshine Farms Pick-a-Strawberry Field Facebook Page

Handy's Farm & Nursery– Montgomery

Address: 254 Handey Farm Road, Montgomery, AL 36117

detail: Handey's Farm & Nursery Facebook Page

South Alabama

Aprin Farm– Dothan

Address: 2729 N County Road 49, Dothan, AL 36305

detail: Aplin Farms on Facebook

Customers can also purchase pre-picked berries at several farms across Alabama.

For up-to-date information on pick-and-sell strawberries near you, go here. Alabama.

Austin Shipley is a staff writer for Yellow Hammer News.