Backyard Orchards — Local services in Eufaula

We stopped by here on our way to Florida from Georgia on Sunday, April 18th and Thursday, April 22nd. We had an amazingly great experience the first time and an amazingly awful experience the second time.

We initially stopped because we saw the homemade ice cream sign, not realizing they also offered strawberry picking. When we realized they were a strawberry farm, we asked to go picking and the ladies said there wasn't a lot of strawberries left but we were welcome to go out. This was around 2pm. There were 4 of us and we each managed to scrounge up a half basket each. Everyone was super friendly and nice and when we mentioned that we would be driving back the same way on Thursday, they told us that we should come back because the would be plenty more strawberries by then and it was pick 2 baskets, get 1 free.

Flash forward to Thursday and we stop off again to pick strawberries, this time it was around 3pm. We walked in and asked for the tractor ride to the strawberry fields and the woman there who seemed to be in charge told us they were closing for the day because there were no strawberries left. We were surprised since we were specifically told to come back on this day because there would be strawberries. We explained it to the woman and a man who was working there and they kept saying no, we don't let people pick strawberries until they grow bigger. We were about to leave when the tractor driver returned with a family and not having heard any of our conversations, he wanted us over to the tractor and asked if we were waiting to go to the strawberry fields. Pleasantly surprised, we hopped in and went to the same fields we had been to on Sunday. There was someone else picking strawberries out there and when we got off the tractor, wee could see the strawberries were huge and bright red - it was a much better harvest than when we stopped by on Sunday. We remembered the deal so we each got 3 buckets for a total of 12 buckets of strawberries.

We headed back with our 12 buckets and as they take us up, they told us they didn't have enough cardboard boxes for us so they would need to put a few buckets into bags. We told them it wasn't a problem and we could also combine the strawberries into the boxes they had - that we could make it fit. So as they handed us or cardboard boxes, we started combining to try to fit 12 buckets into the 9 boxes they had. We managed to fit everything but 1 box of strawberries which they put into a bag for us. They rang us up and told us the total was $141. Now at $13 per bucket, buy 2 get 1 free, 12 total buckets that should have cost us only $104.

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I've been going to this sweet small business for the past 3 years with friends. The ice cream is amazing, and the peach picking is always fun for the whole family! However, I was recently disappointed in the treatment of their newly installed "petting zoo." The chickens were left in the sun, the bunnies were cramped, and the cockatoo was screaming the entire time. With the recent peach harvest dying from the frost, I understand that the managers are trying to attract more customers with animals, but rather it's been driving customers away. I went a few weeks ago and most customers quickly left due to the uncomfortable living situations and the stench. I do admit that the baby goats seemed very content in their larger, much cleaner area. I believe that if the rest of the animals had a bigger enclosure like those goats, it would make both the animals and visitors happier! Please keep this in mind Backyard Orchards. I think this can really benefit your...

Drove an hour to come pick peaches, got there at around 1:30 today (tuesday) and it was closed. Said it would be open online, on the website and on their answering machine. Pulled up and there wasn’t a single other car there. The sign in the window said open yet the door was locked and we tried to call and no answer so it was obviously not open… At least they had checkers on the porch! Even worse, it’s in the absolute middle of no where and any other place we could’ve gone to was an hour and a half at least in the opposite direction. Considered just walking into the fields to take a single peach but my conscious told me otherwise. Quite upsetting experience none the less :( Went to see a fish’s memorial (Leroy Brown) in Eufuala instead… stood there for 5 seconds and still a way better experience😂 2...