About King Grove
About King Grove
150 Years of Family Farming
Located in rural Lake County, about 45 minutes from Orlando, our land was homesteaded in 1874, when John King left his home in New York and headed South with his young family. They travelled by steamship to Savannah, Georgia and from there by horse and carriage to the land that would become their farm in Eustis. John King built a house between two lakes and planted one of the first orange groves in Florida; naming the farm King Grove.
Today, Hugh Kent and his wife Lisa are the stewards of King Grove Organic Farm. The farm is also their home. The farm’s 200 acres are surrounded by lakes and conservation land. Along with organic blueberry fields and a small orange grove, the farm includes pine plantings, wildflower plantings, old growth woods and protected wetlands.
Soil-Grown Certified Real Organic Blueberries
We believe healthy soil is the basis for all truly organic agriculture. Unlike most other USDA “organic” blueberries available in the Spring, ours are not grown in plastic pots or hydroponically. We believe our real organic growing methods are better for the planet, better for our bodies, and produce the best tasting blueberries you’ll find anywhere. King Grove is a proud member of the Real Organic Project, promoting farming transparency and the core values and benefits of soil-grown organic produce.
Flavor Obsessed
King Grove’s soil-grown blueberry varieties have been carefully chosen for their delicious flavor, and are picked daily at the perfect ripeness (then packed with care and immediately cooled to 34F). These blueberries will stay fresh and delicious in your refrigerator for several weeks!
The Freshest Berries
We process our blueberries differently than other farms, which can take hours to get their berries from the field into refrigeration. Instead, we do it just like you would— pick the blueberries when perfectly ripe, and as soon as you get home, put them in your refrigerator. We pick, sort, and pack our berries quickly and then immediately cool them to 34℉ within minutes after they are picked—right here on our farm. This means the flavor and nutritional value are still at their peak when they get to you!
Shipped with Care
We carefully pack your blueberries in the most sustainable materials we can find in a protective carton with a cold pack, so they’ll arrive in perfect condition.
Satisfaction guaranteed!
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FRESHNESS GUARANTEED!
We pick and pack our berries quickly and then immediately cool them to 34F within minutes - right here on our farm. We guarantee that if there is ever a quality issue with your order, we will make it right.