SOUTHERN HILL FARMS

Here’s where you can pick your own strawberries around Central Florida.

Farms across Central Florida will soon be flooded with delicious strawberries that you can pick yourself.

While the temperate may not drop as it does across major portions of the U.S., it is in fact fall and mazes are popping up around Central Florida.

Guests sneaking out sunflowers and butchering blossoms has caused a Florida farm to change its picking policy.

David and Lisa Hill began Southern Hill Farms by planting landscaping trees but quickly expanded their operation by growing blueberries, peaches, sunflowers, zinnias, strawberries and sweet corn. The pair realized their operation far surpassed just the produce they grew, recognizing that visitors loved the experience of just being on the farm itself. When the coronavirus pandemic made its way to Florida, first being detected in the state March 1, the Hills were about a week away from opening their u-pick season. So in an effort to keep their family and visitors safe, the Hills forfeited their traditional u-pick season. Transform their farm into a drive-thru operation where customers could order their produce online and pick it up at the farm without leaving their cars.