THANK YOU! On behalf of Margaret, Chris and Beth, we would like to thank you for a wonderful season. We have met so many wonderful people and feel welcomed into this true community. This has been a wonderful first year and we look forward to next season. We will miss our daily interactions with our new friends. We are closed until the end of May 2027.
Reservations will be made a little differently. We will take reservations via email at " title=""> and send you a confirmation email. The booking system will open the week before the season opens. The delay is to ensure there are enough ripe berries to open as scheduled. Don’t worry about picking in May, unless you plan to be away, June is the best time to pick with many more berries than late May.
THE FARM IS CURRENTLY CLOSED FOR THE 2026 SEASON!
Mondays through Saturdays | 8:30AM – 11:00AM start
$30 picking session for initial jug. Book required reservations.
Includes picking one gallon.
Pick more berries: $25 per additional gallon/proportional.
Picking buckets provided. Please bring your own take-home containers, if possible.
Have a delicious adventure with no drama!
Most of us love to eat blueberries, but harvest in June in Florida is not for everyone. Picking is intended for those who want a gallon or more blueberries. Be aware of conditions including deep, tannic bodies of water, wildlife, ants, wasps, spurge nettle stinging weed (possibly in grass), intense Florida sun/heat/humidity. Lots of walking, weight of berries, and focus and length of time it takes to pick a gallon create a (too) narrow comfort zone for everyone. Thank you for taking care.
- Pick Your Days.
Open: Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays Fridays, Saturdays Closed: Sunday, and rainy/wet days.
Saturdays: Book in advance as Saturdays are usually the most popular day of the week and may fill to capacity in advance.
Early season: Book ahead as some days in the first two weeks of season have the potential to fill to capacity due to lower ratio of ripe to unripe berries. Picking is relatively slower the first two weeks due to picking single berries and small clusters while taking care not to disturb adjacent unripe berries.
Peak season: Second through third week of June. Picking is fastest during peak season, when it can take less than an hour to pick a gallon due to ripe berries in clusters, and picking two gallons in one session happens often. Late season: Post peak is late June into early July. Berries are still beautiful even as they thin out on the bushes. Some years pop up encore picking days happen in early July. - Pick Your Time.
- Book between 8:30AM – 10:00AM if your schedule allows, to experience cooler temperatures and firmer berries.
- Last start time 11:00AM. On hot days, this last start time is permitted but not recommended (too hot for comfort).
- No starts past 12:00PM.
- Check out by 12:00PM.
- Arrival grace 15 minutes: For example, if your reservation is for 9:30AM, it is fine to arrive at 9:45AM.
- Text if you will be later than 15 minutes. It makes a difference to farm work flow on certain days.
- We have to put the Basenjis up and open the gate for our guests.
- Pick Your Team.
- We enjoy to meet and greet our guests each morning.
- We encourage you to taste a variety of bushes as we have four varieties, interspersed, Organic Rabbit-Eye…Powderblue, Tifblue, Premier and Brightwell.
- Pick only the firm, dark blue/purple berries
- Pack and Prepare. Bring everything you need for a farm outing.
- Take home containers/bags, Water bottle, closed toe shoes suggested due to nettles and ants, phone, hat + sun protective clothing, cash or Venmo, Cooler for berries
- Zero Waste: DSF is a zero waste farm. Pack in, pack out. We don’t have trash/recycling pick up.
- Drive and Arrive.
- Check the weather.Check directions.Allow 30-45 minutes drive time from Gainesville. Enter the farm’s east entrance driveway at the gate, turning south off County Road 1491. Park in field on the left
- Take care when parking and opening vehicle doors, treat the facilities and landscape gently (stay on paths), pick up dropped things to turn in, and look out for each other in general. Special Accommodations for Impaired Mobility: Make advance arrangements with us to park closer to the patch.
- Walk to Blueberry Gap: Walk south with Deep Spring Pond on right. Keep walking SW, keeping pond and massive live oak trees on your right and barn on your left. You will arrive at Blueberry Gap, the area under the Southern Magnolia between barn and spring, approximate midway point between parking lot and blueberry patch.
- Check in, get buckets, and check out.
- We (Beth and friends) will meet you and exchange names.
- Set anything you don’t want to carry to patch (containers, bag, cooler) on the platform near the pond. Many pickers take water with them to patch. Please ask for anything you need to feel comfortable and relaxed.
- Picking gear: We equip you with a clean bucket and picking cup, walk you to the patch, and give an overview of picking.
- It helps to read Blueberry Picking Best Practices page to know what to expect.
- Restrooms and sinks: Toilets and sinks are in a bathhouse behind the barn (south side).
- Water: Good drinking well water refills available at sinks.
- Check Out
- $30 minimum per person per gallon applies when Leave No Trace Best Picking Practices are followed: almost all completely blue berries (not purple) and no waste in patch.
- Bring your own take home containers/bags.
- Cash or Venmo is accepted.
- Transfer Berries: We pour berries into bags/containers that you brought or we supply.
- Keep the bag/container cracked open to prevent warm berries from steaming, and put them in a cooler, then refrigerate/freeze as soon as possible.
- $30 minimum per person per gallon applies when Leave No Trace Best Picking Practices are followed: almost all completely blue berries (not purple) and no waste in patch.
- Communicate late arrivals and cancellations. Change or cancel your reservation via the email . Text last minute arrival delay (if longer than 15 minutes) and cancellations (352~744~6151).
- Weather Cancellations: Reservations subject to last minute cancellation by host due to inclement weather. Rain outs happen.
- As Spring and Summer progress, the weather typically becomes rainier. Have back up days in case your first choice is a rain out.
- When possible, pick before a rain event. After significant rainfall, a percentage of ripe berries are prone to split on the plant, and then wasps and other insects are attracted to split berries. All that can be avoided when ripe berries are picked before rain.
- Berry Supply Cancellations: It is possible, though rare, that we must cancel next day reservations due to demand exceeding berry production.
- Weather Cancellations: Reservations subject to last minute cancellation by host due to inclement weather. Rain outs happen.
- Visit at your own risk. Upon arrival will sign a Waiver of Liability for Deep Spring Farm, protected by Florida’s Agritourism Law. There are inherent risks due to insects, wildlife, open bodies of water, uneven ground. Picking is strenuous due to exercising in sun, heat, and humidity while carrying extra weight of berries and water. We will help with anything you need to be safe and well. Leave patch immediately if lightning is present. All guests must provide name and contact info and book an appointment.
Satisfaction Guarantee: The farm opens for picking when ripe blueberries are abundant. The farm closes to picking when ripe blueberries are not abundant. If you come to pick and are not satisfied or become unwell, you are under no obligation to continue picking and are free to leave with our thanks for visiting.
We are grateful for your commitment to the local food community and your presence on the Blueberry Path.