What sweet ingredient is often used in these tasty treats: waffles, muffins, smoothies, cobblers and even on top of pancakes? Blueberries! Robertson Family Farm, ran by Samantha Warren and her family, is a blueberry farm that is open in the month of June.

Warren and her husband’s family bought the farm in an unexpected way. The blueberry farm is the main reason why Warren and her family moved to this area from Colorado.

“My father-in-law was looking to retire, so they were thinking about what to do after retirement,” Warren said. “My husband was looking at craigslist or something like that, and he ran across the listing for the farm. He said ‘Hey you guys could run a blueberry farm’ like haha. Then they went and looked at it, and they were like we actually like this place so the deal was that we would move from Colorado and help them run it. It was really just a whim, and here we are.”

Warren and her family have run Robertson Family Farm for five years. Across the farm’s two and a half acres and 2,000 bushes comprised of  four different varieties of blueberries.

“Everyone is always excited to hear that [we have different types of blueberries],” Warren said. “It’s like apples. All apples taste like apples, but they have different flavors. We have some that are kind of tart and some that are sweeter and some that are just big.”

Besides the fruit itself, Warren’s favorite part of working at the farm is all of the interactions with different people that she can meet.

“I really like doing farmer’s market just because it’s fun and I like talking to people,” Warren said. “I also like little kids when they come out because they’re so happy and it’s a happy place to be. A place where no one leaves mad.”

Kristin Thomas, who has gone to Robertson Family Farm since Warren has owned it, feels that the farm is a “peaceful and serene” setting for the atmosphere.

“Often times, many of the blueberry farms are so small that they are picked out within the first few hours each day they are open,” Thomas said.

“Robertson Family Farm is just big enough and managed well that you can always count on berries and a great picking experience. She and her husband take a lot of pride in their farm and make sure that every aspect of blueberry picking is as enjoyable as possible.”

Despite all the challenges such as kids peeing on the side of her house because they had to use the bathroom, the weather acting up and almost killing all of her berries, or being outside 12 hours on a hot day, Warren enjoys her job.

“We give [people] lots of cold water to drink and sunscreen,” Warren said. “No one leaves mad. That’s the best thing about the place is that everyone leaves happy.”