S & S Micro Farm

S & S Micro Farm U-PIC Blueberry & Moringa Farm in Bartow / Alturas, FL. Come spend spend time at the farm and pick your own fresh locally grown blueberries!
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Open April 9th 2022 - May 29th 2022 on Saturdays, Sundays and Wednesdays - other day by appointment only! U-PIC price is $4 per pound. PRE-PICKED is usually available for $6 lb or pints for $5 - please pre-order or we cannot guarantee availability of pre-picked berries. We've got cold drinks for sale, a shady picnic area and chairs on the porch to relax.
8451 Sinkhole Rd, Bartow (near Alturas, 20

mins drive south of Winter Haven)
We provide buckets for picking, but you are welcome to bring your own container or take home bags. We are a GAP certified farm, so pets are not permitted in the fields. Under Florida law, an agritourism operator is not liable for injury or death of, or damage or loss to, a participant in an agritourism activity conducted at this agritourism location if such injury, death, damage, or loss results from the inherent risks of the agritourism activity

04/18/2026

We are not open for the 2026 Blueberry U PIC season.

Unfortunately, the January freeze did so much damage we’ve made the decision not to open this year. We will replant, regrow, recover and rebuild.

Please find other local farms to support this season! https://floridafarmfinder.com/.

Follow us on the socials to see what we are planning for 2027

03/18/2026

I’m still not ready to announce if we will open or not this season. We suffered a lot of damage from the freeze and may skip this season while we recover, replace, regrow and rebuild!

But…please go visit our blueberry and strawberry neighbors and friends who are open. The farming community is a shrinking one and we ALL need your support!!! Whitehead's Blueberry Farm U-Pick & Lake Buffum Farms are both open this season!

02/26/2026

Florida Agriculture Hit with Over $3.1 Billion in Freeze Losses

Key preliminary loss estimates include:

Sugarcane: $1.15 billion
Citrus: $675 million
Strawberries: $307 million
Greenhouse/Nursery: $240 million
Sweet Corn: $255 million
Tomatoes: $164 million
Bell Peppers: $108 million
Potatoes: $79 million
Blueberries: $79 million
Watermelons: $65 million

Figures are based on USDA data, Florida Census of Agriculture, UF-IFAS assessments, industry surveys, and producer reports. Estimates will be updated as more information is collected.

Details in comment section! 🔗👇

Looking at the 10 day forcast into March and I’m hopeful this is the last icy morning!!
02/25/2026

Looking at the 10 day forcast into March and I’m hopeful this is the last icy morning!!

This season we should have opened the fields for ice skating, not u-pick…..The January freeze wreaked havoc on the bushe...
02/25/2026

This season we should have opened the fields for ice skating, not u-pick…..

The January freeze wreaked havoc on the bushes and irrigation and we lost all the fruit……Since then a few new blooms and leaves have been sprouting. 🫐🫐

But Old Man Winter isn’t done with us yet!!!

Last night we hit 28 and I’m expecting the same tonight.

Sorry Phil, but I’m over this. 🥶🥶🫐🫐
02/02/2026

Sorry Phil, but I’m over this. 🥶🥶🫐🫐

We stayed at 20° for hours last night. Never had ice this thick 😕
02/01/2026

We stayed at 20° for hours last night. Never had ice this thick 😕

Our farm is typically 5 to 10 degrees colder than weather apps indicate. 🥶🥶 Looks like we aren’t going to have as many ...
01/23/2026

Our farm is typically 5 to 10 degrees colder than weather apps indicate. 🥶🥶

Looks like we aren’t going to have as many tropical trees in the food forest after this season. No way we save the new ones with these temps.

Blueberries survive with irrigation to freeze in warm air, but only down to a certain point. And running freeze protection water for multiple days causes other challenges, like changing the soil Ph and root rot from soggy soil.

Ah, Florida Farming….

We hit a low of 22 early this morning 🥶 that’s too cold for tropicals.
01/16/2026

We hit a low of 22 early this morning 🥶 that’s too cold for tropicals.

Like I said “we are in a cold spot”! It’s just after midnight and it’s currently 26 degrees….. freeze protection irri...
01/16/2026

Like I said “we are in a cold spot”!

It’s just after midnight and it’s currently 26 degrees….. freeze protection irrigation is on for the 🫐🫐 and fingers are crossed for our baby tropicals.  🫐🌱🫐🌱🫐

Address

8451 Sinkhole Road
Bartow, FL
33830

Opening Hours

9am - 9:01am

Telephone

+14077192403

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