If you’re like us, then sunflowers just naturally make you smile. So imagine the size of your grin when you visit this huge u-pick sunflower field in North Carolina. For at least the last three years, the Raised In A Barn Farm in Chocowinity has opened their fields for a couple of weekends each summer for sunflower picking – and you won’t want to miss it.
Acres of the bright and cheery flowers magically (with a little help) sprout from the ground and are so plentiful, you’ll feel like the field goes on forever.
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Seen here before reaching their prime, the rows and rows of blooms are facing the sun, one theory on how the plant came upon its name.
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If that theory doesn’t sound plausible enough, maybe you’ll buy into the theory that this bright flower gets its name from the shape of the bright yellow blooms.
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Raised In A Barn Farm is the home of the North Carolina Sunflower Festival. In this photo taken in 2017, a couple of trails were created to guide farm visitors through the gigantic field.
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So when does the sunflower magic begin? It’s all according to how Mother Nature behaves. In the past, the prime u-pick weekends were at the beginning of July.
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You may not be able to mark your calendar yet for this year’s crop, but you CAN follow the farm’s Facebook page here to get notified when the u-pick days are announced.
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Last year, the u-pick sunflowers were $1 each, or 12 blooms for $10. Prices may vary this season. Raised In A Barn Farm is located a mere 20 miles southeast of Greenville and only five miles south of Washington, North Carolina.
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Address: 2100 NC-33, Chocowinity, NC, 27817
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