Want FREE Blueberries?
How about FREE Blueberry Plants too?!
Church Lake Farms in Odessa, FL is opening up their farm for you to U-Pick their berries for FREE. And they are also going to let you dig up and take some of the Blueberry Plants home with you too (be sure to bring a shovel)!
Hours: Tomorrow, Friday, 6/7 from 7am to Noon
Address: 16321 McGlamery Road Odessa, FL (Mapquest HERE)
Aren't you curious WHY they would be giving away their berries and plants? This farm keeps more than 10 different varieties of blueberries. Each year plants are removed and replaced with newer or different varieties to see how they respond to this climate and location. Since we are helping to remove the plants, they offer the berry picking and plants for FREE! Wow! What a blessing!
Bring your own bags and buckets…because you can just take the berries home with you right from the farm! For FREE!
They apologized for the late notice. It has been raining almost non-stop and this is the only opportunity they see for picking. They will also be trimming the plants down while we are there.
Here was the information in their email: We will start cutting down the plants between 7:00 and 8:00 Am. If you do come for picking, please park up front in the grass. It is muddy from all of the rain near the big trees where everyone normally parks. We will also have some free fully grown plants if anyone wants to dig them up themselves. Rick will be here to show you where they are and help if needed. The plants are big, heavy and very messy to haul. We were able to fit only about three in a trunk and about 4 in the back of an SUV.
Looks like a U-Pick day…start out at the Blueberry farm, end up in Bradenton at the Tomato Field! Thanks Church Lake Farms!
