Hello and welcome! I wanted to take a moment to introduce our family. My husband, Chris, and I are the new owners of Deep Spring U-Pick Blueberry Farm. We are fortunate to work in close contact with the prior owners to continue the great tradition of annual blueberry picking. We will work hard to have successful and tasty seasons!
We are moving from Leesburg, Florida, with one of our granddaughters, and two Basenjis. Chris is a Florida Native and I am a military brat, born in Virginia. I earned my Bachelor’s Degree from Jacksonville State University in Alabama and Master’s in Special Education from National University. While Chris was able to pseudo-retire to work the farm, I continue to work with middle school scholars.
Chris and I hope Deep Spring will continue to serve the community. As we feel we need to give back more than we take. We hope to work with the locals in union to keep Alachua beautiful and take you back to a simpler time.
Mugs and Jim, Beth’s aunt and uncle, have also moved onto the property and are a vital part of our operation. They have transplanted from Tennessee.
Guests are welcome to visit the farm during the blueberry picking season. Crops are grown using organic practices and inputs. We will maintain compact production. We are in compliance with USDA organic regulations; therefore, the farm is exempt from organic certification requirements.
While here, guests are welcome to explore parts of the 10 acre grounds, although we ask to remain in the marked areas (project in progress), as this will also be our homestead. Deep Spring Pond is an approximate 30′-35′, 1.5 acre pond nestled among natural flora. The water is tannic with visibility to 4 feet depth. We encourage guests to explore the surrounding nature. While on the pond’s trail we are fortunate enough to witness squirrels, at least three turtle species, two heron varieties, as well as red shouldered hawks, egrets, anhinga, osprey, swallowtail kites, turkeys, other birds, and a myriad of fish in the pond.
We look forward to meeting and getting to know the friends and loyal customers who frequent Deep Spring U-Pick.
The former owners established Deep Spring Farm in 2015 by planting organically grown rabbiteye blueberry plants. They grew food and restored the springfed ecosystem of the farm.