SWFL Blueberry farm open to the public for picking

Blueberry Bunch Farm in LaBelle is offering U-pick during the COVID19 pandemic.

Typically, they only sell their blueberries commercially but they're changing they way they do business right now to adapt.

YOU’RE WATCHING FOX 4 MORNING TOBREAK OUT OF THE HOUSE WHILESTILL SOCIAL DISTANCING THISCOULD BE JUST FOR YOU.DID YOU KNOW THAT FLORIDA’SSOUTHERNMOST BLUEBERRY FARM ISRIGHT HERE IN SWFL?IT’S TUCKED AWAY IN LABELLEAND UNTIL RECENTLY IT HASN’TBEEN OPEN TO THE PUBLIC FORPICKING..

BUT DURING THIS TIMEOF SOCIAL DISTANCING..

THEY’RECHANGING THINGS UP A BIT... SO ITOOK A LITTLE FIELD TRIP WITH MYSON..

TO CHECK IT OUT.ROWS OF ORGANIC BLUEBERRY BUSHESAS FAR AS YOU CAN SEE.AND I’M NOT TALKING TINY LITTLEBERRIES.BLUEBERRY BUNCH FARM HAS50-THOUSAND BUSHES..

WITH 5DIFFERENT VARIETIES OFBLUEBERRIES..

UP UNTIL THIS YEARYOU COULD ONLY BUY THESE AT THESTORE."The farm has been here 15 yearsand normally it’s onlycommercial, but this year wedecided to open to the public."CHRISTIAN VELASCO’S FAMILY OWNSBLUEBERRY BUNCH FARM.AND SAYS THE BERRIES ARRIVEDEARLIER THAN EXPECTED THISSEASON."This year we had blueberriesthree weeks before we usuallyhave them so we had blueberriesin the beginning of January."AND EVEN NOW AT THE END OFAPRIL.

THERE ARE STILL PLENTY OFBIG BLUES TO GO AROUND.VALESCO SAYS HE’S SEEN A LOT OFFAMILIES AT THE FARM..IT’S A GREAT WAY FOR THE KIDS TOGET OUT IN NATURE, LEARN ABOUTFARMING AND HARVESTING AND..THERE IS PLENTY OF SPACE FORSOCIAL DISTANCING.THEY’VE HAD SUCH A GOOD TURN OUTSINCE OPENING UP THE YOU PICK..BLUEBERRY BUNCH PLANTED ANOTHER9-THOUSAND PLANTS SO YOU CANCOME BACK NEXT YEAR TOO."A lot of people are coming backall the.

Time so it seems likeit’s been a great success sofar"AND AFTER TASTING THEM..

YOU’LLKNOW WHY PEOPLE KEEP COMINGBACK!FRESH OFF THE BUSH..

OR BAKED IA BATCH OF BLUEBERRY CRISP..LIKE I DID..

THE GEMS YOU’LLFIND THERE WON’T DISAPPOINT!IF YOU WANT TO STOP BY TO TRYYOUR HAND AT GATHERING BERRIES,BLUEBERRY BUNCH FARM OFFERS YOUPICK.

ON FRIDAY SATURDAY ANDSUNDAY FROM 9AM UNTIL 2 PM.

BUTONLY UNTIL MID MAY..

SO DON’TWAIT TOO LONG.THEY’VE GOT ALL OF THEINFORMATION ON THEIR SOCIALMEDIA PAGES AND WEBSITE ..IT’SON OUR WEBSITE TOO..

FOX FOR NOWDOT COMENJOY!WE ALSO HAVE AN UPDATE FOR YOUONE ONE LOCAL BUSINESS... THAT