Where in Ireland (aka, Eire) to find pick your own farms and orchards for strawberries, apples, other fruit, vegetables, pumpkins and canning/bottling & freezing instructions!
This page provides a detailed list of Ireland's pick- your- own (PYO, U-pick, pick-it-yourself) farms for everything from apples, berries, fruit, pumpkins, vegetables to cut-you-own Christmas trees! I'm always looking for suggestions of more farms and events to add and feedback about any you have visited, so if you encounter any, just click on the preceding link, as appropriate! And if you have a farm and want to add it or correct the information, please click on the link to "add my farm".
Remember to ALWAYS either email, call or click the link to the farm's own website (if they have one) on the morning before you go, to confirm hours, conditions and availability of the specific crops you want! For wholesale quantities, see this website:
We also have our own free and simple, step-by-step, illustrated instructions on canning, freezing and drying many fruits and vegetables, such as how to make jam, apple butter, applesauce, spaghetti sauce, salsa, pickles, ketchup or freezing corn . If you are looking for Canners, mixes, jars, pectin and other canning supplies at the best prices anywhere!
Ireland's PYO Farms and Orchards, sorted by county
Remember: ALWAYS call (or follow the link to the farm's own website, if the name is a blue link) to confirm the information before you go! They may close, run out or change events, times, etc. without notifying me!County Dublin
- Arnold Fruit Farm - Pick Your Own Fruit -
Note: I've heard they closed in 2000, but I can't confirm.
Corduff Lusk, Co Dublin. Tel No 01 843 8554 - Lamberts Fruit Farm - raspberries,
strawberries, tayberries, blackcurrants, redcurrants and
gooseberries
Cruagh lane, Rathfarnham. Tel: 01-4939896. Open:to the public from end June – early August on Saturdays, Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays , weather permitting. -
Green Berry Farm - strawberries raspberries logan berries gooseberries and blackcurrants
about 4 miles outside Gorey. Pick your own or buy them picked. .
County Offaly
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Derryvilla Blueberry Farm - blueberries
Portarlington, Tel: 057 8642882; 087 2466643. Email: info@derryvillablueberries.com. Fresh blueberries available during August & September.
Picking Tips
[General picking tips and a guide to each fruit and vegetable] [How
much do I need to pick?
(Yields - how much raw makes how much cooked or frozen)] [Selecting
the right varieties to pick] [All
about apple varieties - which to pick and why!] [Picking tips for Vegetables]
[ Strawberry picking tips]
[ Blueberries picking tips]
Illustrated Canning, Freezing, Jam Instructions and Recipes
[ All About Home Canning, Freezing and Making Jams, Pickles, Sauces, etc. ] [FAQs - Answers to common questions and problems] [Recommended books about home canning, jam making, drying and preserving!] [Free canning publications to download and print]