Polk County is a destination for visitors from all over the world who want to unplug, unwind and bask in the state’s natural agricultural backdrop, all while soaking in a little Florida sunshine. Offering a wide range of farm tours and u-pick opportunities, Polk County makes it is easy to plan a fun-filled vacation brimming with exploration and adventure suited for any age group.
Lakeland Food Tours and Winter Haven Food Tours offer visitors a way to enjoy tastings from a smattering of popular local restaurants with the assistance of a local guide.
Farm Tour Experiences
You’ll have an “udderly” good time when you visit Goat Life and Proctor’s Goat Farm in Winter Haven. The goat farm is a family-run and farm-fresh initiative that offers tours plus a variety of cold-processed goat milk soaps, lotions, and loads of other goodies.
U-Pick Farms
It’s no secret that Florida has earned a reputation as one of the world’s leading citrus fruit providers, making it an ideal agritourism destination – the region is teeming with citrus grove tours and blueberry, blackberry and peach u-pick farms.
Open year-round, Ridge Island Groves proves a popular stop for tourists and locals alike. Bring the kids and wander the groves, or pick your own orange during your visit. Visiting the groves in Haines City is free (as well as the many fruit and juice samples) and organized tours are $8.00, making Ridge Island Groves a perfect way to get outside with your travel party on your Central Florida vacation.
Shady Oak Farm in Lakeland delivers a wide range of u-pick farms to choose from. Blueberries, strawberries, muscadine grapes, squash, tomatoes, and sugar cane…you’ll enjoy the freshest produce possible when picking at Lakeland Berries at Shady Oak Farm.
Check our Calendar of Events for the 2021 u-pick schedules.
Proctor’s Goat Farm & Goat Life
Take a 1 hour tour of Proctor's Goat Farm, sample goat cheese and goat milk's…
Address: 6291 El Camino Real
Winter Haven, FL 33880
Phone: 863-289-3585
pgfarm@gate.netLakeland Food Tours
To fill your mind, your belly and your heart in one walking food tour with…
Address:
Lakeland, FL
Phone: 863-279-0076
nate@lkldfoodtours.comWinter Haven Food Tours
Visit historic locations and fun venue spaces during a 3.5-hour culinary adventure with Winter Haven…
Address:
Winter Haven, FL 33880
Phone: 863-288-0038
info@winterhavenfoodtours.comKirkland Farms
Located on the original family homestead, Kirkland Farms has been growing blueberries in the Medulla…
Address: 2632 Old Medulla Rd.
Lakeland, FL 33811
Phone: (863) 248-8351
Whitehead’s Blueberry Farm
Whitehead's Blueberry Farm in Winter Haven is one of the few u-picks open during the…
Address: 1024 Macon Rd.
Winter Haven, FL 33884
Phone: 863-860-4575
jacquew1@hotmail.comBMB Farms
BMB Farm is a u-pick blueberry farm between Bartow and Eagle Lake with the occasional…
Address: 4277 Old Bartow Eagle Lake Rd.
Bartow, FL 33830
Phone: (863) 412-1566
bmb2farms@yahoo.comJames Blueberry Farm
A Bartow staple for more than 100 years, James Blueberry Farm has a deep-rooted reputation…
Address: 1621 Saint Augustine Rd.
Bartow, FL 33830
Phone: 863-412-1748
willgreear@gmail.comLuna Berry Farms
Take your pick from 35 acres of plump blueberries at Luna Berry Farms in Auburndale.…
Address: 3132 K-ville Ave.
Auburndale, FL 33823
Phone: 863-262-6491
bstrickland@fleetwingoil.comLakeland Berries at Shady Oak Farm
Herbicide and pesticide free family owned and operated blueberry u-pick farm in Lakeland.
Address: 3320 Shady Oak Dr. E.
Lakeland, FL 33810
Phone: (863) 512-1547
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