Far Reach Ranch UPICK Farm — Hotel in Tavares

We took our 16 month-old granddaughter there for the Easter egg hunt. She got so tired from picking the AMAZINGLY DELICIOUS blueberries, that all the kids on the lawn for the egg hunt overwhelmed her 😆! Regardless, we had an amazing day! The parking and seating (shaded and sunny) we're both ample. The staff was friendly and helpful, and the food was out of this world! It was great to see our new friends from the Dona Vista Market there as well, especially since I couldn't stop talking to my kids about the place (and the wonderful, outgoing, and helpful owners) since we had gone to their actual location in Dona Vista earlier in the week. My son-in-law went NUTS for the homemade pickles! It took him hours to decide which flavor to buy! 🤭 I just wish they were able to bring their incredible bagels (authentic NYC bagels made with water from the Bronx!), since we plowed through the entire bag in 2 days 🤣, along with 2 of the VERY BEST tomatoes I've eaten since I moved her 20 years ago! At least we got to buy more of those. So many other great local vendors to peruse: soaps, jewelry, ceramics, pickles, and much more. All-in-all, a thoroughly enjoyable day! Go pick berries on a day that the Dona Vista Market is set up there. You...

Far Reach Ranch is remote and small, but I can definitely say it is the cleanest farm that I’ve ever been to! We went during the Easter weekend so this review below included the Easter special activities (Easter bunny and egg hunt).

Pros: Farm admission was $10 per car ($10 online $15 at front gate) Yard games, bounce house, playground (Free) Hayride was FREE and ran continuously Live DJ with bar area Egg hunt was free, no prefilled eggs & divided by age Easter bunny was friendly and handed out his handpicked blueberries Both shaded and unshaded sitting area provided and monitored by staffs (cleaned with disinfecting wipes) Bathrooms were big and clean and did not lack of any necessary supplies Blueberry field was small and manageable, we spent about 30 minutes picked almost 3lbs! Dog friendly with pet water bowl provided (need to be leashed and behave)

Cons: Playground was not shaded, equipments got really really hot Bounce house was small and got over crowded without any staff monitoring Egg hunt divided by age made having multiple kids complicated (and most ran during lunch time) Food truck lines took forever...

This place is amazing. We went yesterday and had a great time picking blueberries. The staff are absolutely wonderful. Jonathan told us about the types of blueberries, instructed us on storage and picking tips and genuinely cared that we had a nice time. He even stopped out in the field to check to see if anyone was tired and needed a 'ride' back. This is my go-to place now and I'm telling all my friends here in our community. When we explained that we had an elderly family member that would like to come but can't walk far enough to reach good picking areas, they told us to bring her by and they will shuttle her out so she wouldn't have to walk. That is both good business and a compassionate thing to do. They offer cold drinks for purchase too and have some wonderful syrups and jams. We had a great time. Going back next week to pick more and bringing...