We've been coming to Porter's for years and it's still one of our favorite ice cream stops. We've tried so many flavors over the years, and they're always delicious. I also love the variety. If ice cream isn't your thing, there are orangeades, sundaes, waffle cones, and plenty of other options. Yes, the line can get long on busy nights, but it moves fast. As of the date of this post (June 2026) looks like a coffee shop is opening right across the street. I'm not sure if they're affiliated but it's likely. read more

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Lovely place to pick up fresh vegetables, homemade ice cream, cheese, honey, etc. Very clean, great people and a beautiful place for kids to play and the whole family to enjoy ice cream. I got strawberry cheesecake ice cream and butterfly tea!! Both were excellent!! I enjoyed eating my ice cream on one of the swings near the play area. Service at the ice cream shop is amazing and the service outside is knowledgeable and friendly. It's a long way from home but I will be back! read more

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I bought 2 buckets of strawberries this morning and as I was washing them I found that at least HALF of them are rotten/starting to rot! For $40 certainly not a good deal. Very disappointed with them. read more

Strawberries are always amazing! The ice cream is delicious! Everyone is always so nice. We have gone every year since we moved to the area. read more

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Great time picking strawberries! Kids enjoyed the play area and swings were relaxing. The ice cream and milk shakes were enjoyed by our group! read more

Strawberry picking was very fun and easy and there were a whole lot of rows to choose from even though some were closed to be professionally picked. Great time, good for the money in my opinion. read more

We live nearby so it's a convenient place to grab some great ice cream. Oh we come for the strawberries and blackberries as well. Plants and additional local fair is available as well. Great to have them as part of the community!! read more

The ice cream is always good! Service is always friendly and it's fun to pick the strawberries when it's in season

Strawberry picking and ice cream on Mother's Day spending time with those I love the most! Nothing better!!

I have been coming to this place for years just to eat their ice cream. They keep the flavors fresh, each batch is made in house and it couldn't taste better! Every flavor I have tried here I have loved. The workers are always so friendly. They let you try samples. Wonderful place! They also do pick your own strawberries during the season which is a fun experience. They have MASSIVE pumpkins for fall. Overall, a wonderful place to build memories with your family. read more

Porter Farms & Nursery - Apple crunch ice cream - Fruits & Veggies Near Me - Willow Spring, North Carolina

This is one of my favorite produce stands. I love buying strawberries (you can pick your own), blueberries, peaches, plums, salad cucumbers, zucchini, squash, eggplant and jalapeños here when in season. Everything is always great and lasts awhile. They also sell ice cream and freshly made lemonade here. If you're in the area, it's a must stop in the spring and summer months. read more

Yummy ice cream, reasonable prices, homemade, local. Perfect anytime hot or cold weather.

Porter Farms is the perfect spot to go strawberry picking! It's a ways out there from us but since they also have homemade ice cream we figured we could make an afternoon out of it! When we arrived there was a long line for ice cream, but not berry picking. You grabbed your bucket and were off. We went late in the day and there were still plenty of strawberries to be had. It wasn't too crowded and you have plenty of room to pick. After our basket was filled we headed to the ice cream line. The line moved pretty fast and the employees were all super friendly. I of course had to get strawberry ice cream! I ended up getting a strawberry milkshake and it had a bit too much milk in it. However, my husband had gotten a scoop of strawberry and it was delicious. The perfect way to end your afternoon strawberry picking. They also have quite a large seating area to the back of the ice cream shop complete with a huge sandbox and wooden train. read more

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I went to Porter Farms to get the pre-picked basket of strawberries and some fresh ice cream at the Willow Spring location. It was definitely jam packed, pun unintentional, the strawberries were so big and juicy and that flavor transformed over to home once eating a giant bowl. For $18 you get what I would consider a nice size bucket overflowing with strawberries. The ice cream line was so long but you get through pretty quickly with some fun flavors to choose from in a cup or cone or milkshake. I tried strawberry cheesecake, salted caramel, and cotton candy. I loved that they weren't too sweet but just right. They have other seasonal produce so I am excited to return and try and even sit at tables on warmer day and enjoy. read more

This place is an EASY 5 stars just based on their ice cream alone! But I'll get to that in a second.. I went with a group of friends for blackberry picking, and it was effortless to find sweet berries that were both big and small. Every now and then you'll run into a tart one but they can't all be perfect. If you fill up the basket to as much as you can it's $14.00 which isn't bad. They sell other produce too of course - I saw watermelon, peaches, blueberries, and some fruit spreads and honey. To their ice cream - it's homemade and they have 16 flavors to choose from. Getting them in a waffle cone is the best! My personal choice was the strawberry cheese cake and cotton candy flavors. Plenty of parking but that's pretty much with any farm. There's really no reason to mark a star off, just wish they were a little closer, but worth the drive if you live in Raleigh (in my opinion). Hope this helps. read more

I love Porter farms! They have really nice strawberries, lovely ice cream flavors,I love the drinks they serve as-well. They sell beautiful veggies and fruits, and have a nice play and sit down area. I only Give it a 4-5 rating because I feel as if the buckets for strawberries are a bit overpriced, I can understand $10 but $15 is a lot, but don't get me wrong! They have beautiful strawberries, I would recommend it for sure! Great family place. read more

The girl with a thing on her arm was very rude and seemed high because she couldnt even pay attention to what i saying and rolled her eyes.The other girls seemed very sweet, the first time in the past 4 times ive been here I've received bad service. I would say the icecream and lemonade are great but someone needs to tell her to be nicer to costumers. read more

Awesome staff that are super friendly. They also were accommodating for our son and considering his peanut allergy. Parents this is a great spot! read more

Porter Farms & Nursery - Strawberry field! - Fruits & Veggies Near Me - Willow Spring, North Carolina

Located around half an hour drive from NC State, this is an awesome place if you are into strawberry picking. I know I am not but I still loved it. It's 13 dollars a bucket and they have both pre-picked and u pick option (i.e. the fun pick where you pick it yourself). I went there late in the afternoon on a Sunday and they still had plenty of sweet strawberries left. They also have homemade ice-cream which are liked by many but after sampling 4-5 flavors, I found to be just okay. All in all, great place to spend an afternoon with your family and/or friends. read more

Porter Farms & Nursery - Picked strawberries - Fruits & Veggies Near Me - Willow Spring, North Carolina

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My wife and I will stop by occasionally while passing by and pick up some vegetables. It's close to our home and we love to support local farmers. read more

Ice cream. Get it! Worth the wait when busy during the summer. Those girls rock it out faster than any ice cream shop I've ever been to. Should sell their homemade ice cream in high-end retail Stores. read more

Porter farms has the BEST homemade ice cream in the area. They also have a good selection of seasonal fruits and veggies. We really love the small town feel when we go as well. Everyone is always so nice. read more

Wish they would stay open year round for their ice cream. There's nowhere else to get good ice cream in Fuquay Varina. Staff is always friendly. read more

I love to bring my grandchildren to Porter's. Sometimes we buy produce, sometimes decorative pumpkins or autumn corn. We always get ice cream, sit on the picnic tables, eat and laugh. read more

Amazing ice cream, friendly staff, fair prices, kids area, pick your own berries, what else could you want? Support local, eat here.

Great local farm, friendly staff. You can pick your own strawberries or just walk up and buy. Best corn

I really love this location! They have great ice cream, fresh sweet strawberries and places to sit where you can enjoy being in the country (just 15 minutes or so from Raleigh) and super convenient to Fuquay-Varina and Holly Springs. There's also a large sandbox FILLED with dump trucks for the kiddos to play in it. My 8 and 11 y.o. love coming here. They also have local seasonal produce - I get most of my veggies here during the spring and summer instead of Trader Joe's. read more

Great produce, plants etc. and their Ice Cream the best! Wish they had more flavors, other than that no complaints

Best ice cream place. My grandkids love it. I'm glad they have picnic tables in the shade. It's comfortable and it keeps my car clean.

Great family friendly ice cream stop. My son and I make it a weekly trip. The plants for sale needed more love, but the ice cream is top notch! Cookie Monster or caramel are top picks! read more

The blackberry picking was so much fun! They also have homemade hand dipped ice cream, which was a plus.

Best, best, best homemade ice cream in the area!! Way better than Sunny Skies, cheaper (and you generally get more per serving), and a lot of people don't seem to know about them so it's usually a lot less busy... but almost always steady. read more

Best ice cream in town, great family environment and supper nice and ready to help employees!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Love going here to pick strawberries in the summer and then get our pumpkins in the fall. They also have ice cream as well.

Great experience picking berries here. Lovely setting and fun activity for families. The berries are delicious!!

Online it says their open till late, however upon arrival and with 1-2 hours of daylight left we were told we could not pick strawberries. There were still folks on the field and I can understand not letting people pick in the dark but with ample light left it's a shame that we were trying to beat the heat of the day with 4 kids to pick and could not. Ice cream was decent though and reasonably priced. read more

Best Ice cream around!! Actually homemade. No where else compares to this place. Been many times.

The apple pie ice cream is to die for!!! Love visiting this place for the fall and getting pumpkins and mums. In the summer we get fresh veggies and more ice cream! read more

Their produce is always good and fresh and the ice cream is to die for! It is way better than sunny skies and you get more for your money. Enough said! read more

We stopped here the other day on a recommendation from our HVAC guy. Located right off Hwy 42 between Fuquay Varina and Garner/Clayton (a bit closer to the former), I have driven passed it hundreds of times on my way to some other destination. Being from PA, I'm used to Amish roadside produce stands, where you always get the freshest veggies and fruits at the best prices. There's plenty of parking at this large stand, although I was a bit disappointed with the small selection. I will say though, that what they do have looks fresh and was priced inexpensively. If I had a garden (hint to my husband), I would have snagged some pepper plants. While there, we indulged in some of their homemade ice cream and it was delicious. My husband and I both ordered strawberry on sugar cones. There's a big area with several picnic tables and porch swings, so it was nice to sit back, swing and enjoy some ice cream on a Sunday afternoon. read more