Mark's Melon Patch

09/04/2026

🎃 WE’RE LOOKING FOR SOME FRIENDLY FACES THIS FALL! 🎃

Mark’s Melon Patch is looking for friendly, energetic, dependable people to help us welcome students and teachers during our October Fall Field Trips! 🚜🌻

If you enjoy working with children, meeting new people, being outdoors, and having a little farm fun along the way, we’d love to have you join our Field Trip Team! ❤️

📅 Monday – Friday during October
⏰ 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM

You’ll help make our visiting students’ day at the farm FUN, educational, and memorable! 🎃🚜🍉

This is a great opportunity for retirees, parents with school-age children, college students with flexible schedules, or anyone looking for fun seasonal work!

🍁 Come work where smiles, pumpkins, and happy kids are part of the job!

📍 Mark’s Melon Patch – Dawson, Georgia

👉 Interested? Stop by Mark’s Melon Patch and talk with us about joining our Fall Field Trip Team!

Please SHARE and help us find some wonderful people to join our Mark’s Melon Patch family this October! 🍉❤️🎃

09/02/2026

We are HIRING NOW! We are looking for energetic, customer friendly ADULTS & TEENS! Please apply at marksmelonpatch.com or come in person and complete an application. We are located at 8580 Albany Hwy, Dawson, Ga. 39842

08/22/2026

Thanks for the shout out 🦀Steve! Crabby Steve's Bar & Gulfside Restaurant

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08/16/2026

Picked fresh this morning from our fields! Stacking the melons 🍉 up at the Patch! Come see us for some home grown goodness! Open every day from 8 to 7! 8580 Albany Hwy, Dawson, Ga

08/07/2026

🍂🎃 Teachers, It's Time to Plan Your Fall Adventure! 🎃🍂

Looking for a fun, educational, and memorable fall field trip? Bring your class to Mark's Melon Patch for a day filled with hands-on learning, outdoor fun, and unforgettable memories!

🌻 Your students will enjoy:
🚜 Hayrides through the Pumpkin Patch
🎃 A mini pumpkin & pumpkin bracelet for every student
🌻 One class pumpkin & a Mammoth Sunflower
🐐 Fun Farm Activities
📚 Educational farm experiences
💎 Optional Gem Mining Adventure (Kindergarten ages 5 and up)

Our field trips are designed to combine education, agriculture, and fun in a way your students will remember for years to come!

📅 Fall dates fill up quickly, so don't wait!

💻 Book online: marksmelonpatch.com
📞 Call us: 229-698-4750

We can't wait to welcome your class to Mark's Melon Patch for a day of learning, laughter, and fall fun! 🍁🍉🎃🌻

08/06/2026

07/26/2026

🌞🍉 Fresh from Our Fields… Straight to Your Table! 🍉🌞

Another beautiful load of homegrown Seedless Sugar Baby and Seeded Watermelons has just been picked from our fields and is headed straight to Mark’s Melon Patch farm stand! 🚜💚

There’s nothing quite like the taste of a vine-ripened watermelon picked fresh right here on our farm. Whether you’re looking for a personal-sized Seedless Sugar Baby or a classic Seeded Watermelon for your next family gathering or just for you, we’ve got you covered!

And while you’re here… 🍦
Treat yourself to our delicious homemade soft serve ice cream! It’s the perfect way to cool off after picking out the sweetest watermelon around. Choose from your favorite flavors and make your visit even sweeter!

📍 Mark’s Melon Patch
Fresh Produce • Homemade Soft Serve Ice Cream • Homemade Strawberry Lemonade

Come see us today—but don’t wait too long…they go fast! 🍉❤️

07/18/2026

🌞🚜 Fresh from Our Fields to Our Farm Stand! 🍉🍈

Another load of Sugar Baby Seedless Watermelons, Seeded Watermelons, and sweet, delicious Cantaloupes is making its way straight from our fields to Mark’s Melon Patch!

There’s nothing quite like homegrown goodness picked fresh and brought directly to you. Whether you’re planning a family picnic, firing up the grill, or just craving the taste of summer, we’ve got the fresh-picked flavor you’ve been waiting for.

Come see us, grab your favorites, and taste the difference that fresh-from-the-field makes. We can’t wait to serve you!

📍 Mark’s Melon Patch
🍉 Homegrown • Fresh Picked • Farm Fresh

We look forward to seeing you soon! ❤️🌽🍈🍉

07/12/2026

Thanks for the shoutout Georgia Uncovered🍑

Forty years of selling fresh produce from a roadside market is not an accident. Mark’s Melon Patch in Dawson has earned every loyal customer through consistent quality and a lineup that goes well beyond peaches.
Watermelons, cantaloupes, strawberries, blueberries, peanuts, and pecans share space with the star fruit.
Pull over at 8580 Albany Hwy, Dawson, GA 39842, and prepare to spend more time than planned. Jellies, jams, preserves, syrups, pickled vegetables, and BBQ sauces fill the shelves with Southern pantry staples.
Homemade ice cream rounds out the sweet side of the visit in seriously satisfying fashion.
Fall transforms the market into a full family event with hayrides, a corn maze, a pumpkin patch, and a petting zoo. A gem mine attraction adds a playful new dimension that younger visitors especially enjoy.
The open-air setup gives the whole place a charming, old-time market feel that is refreshing in its simplicity. Mark’s Melon Patch proves that a great farm stop does not need to be complicated.
Fresh, honest, and full of Southern character, this one sticks with you long after the drive home.
Recommended


A truly ripe Georgia peach ruins the grocery store version forever, and every summer the orchards prove it by the truckload.

07/10/2026

💕 A Beautiful Love Story🍉❤️

Some stories remind us that love truly can bloom again.

On February 18th, this sweet couple stopped by Mark’s Melon Patch together. Neither of them could have imagined just how special this new chapter would become.

Having both experienced the heartbreaking loss of their spouses, they found comfort, friendship, and eventually a love that brought joy back into their lives. Today, we’re thrilled to share that they are now engaged and will be saying “I do” on August 8th💍

Their journey is a beautiful reminder that even after life’s greatest heartbreaks, hope can find its way back into our hearts. Love has a remarkable way of showing up when we least expect it.

From all of us at Mark’s Melon Patch, congratulations on your engagement! We wish you a lifetime filled with love, laughter, cherished memories, and countless blessings.

❤️ Here’s to second chances, new beginnings, and happily ever after.

Please join us in congratulating this wonderful couple! 👏💕