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Pick-your-own farms in Victoria, Australia 

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Victoria

  • Aintree Almonds & Apiary - ,Almonds, Olives and honey
    RMB 2231 Ferris Street, Bearii via Strathmerton, Melbourne, VIC 3641. Phone: 03 58 682 203. Fax: 03 58 682 203. Email: aintree@hotmail.com. Directions: From Cobram it is half hour drive on the Murray valley highway -towards Strathmerton. A minute off the highway. Also north of Shepparton . Or an hour from Echuca. Directions can be viewed on our accommodation website. Open: all year round. It's best to book ahead, as it is a working farm, and to ensure there is someone to greet you! We grow Almonds ,Olives , Honey. Almonds to be harvested Feb to April, though available all year round along with Honey & Olive products, local veggies & fruit which can be purchased from our produce/cafe shop. Till the end of Dec 2008, visitors who mention they found us on this website will receive a free coffee / tea , and to go into the draw for a nights accommodation at our B/B. Also we accept WWOOFers.( Willing Workers On Organic Farms )
  • Avonsleigh Berries - blueberries,
    26 Avon Road, , Avonsleigh, VIC 3782. Phone: 59683914. Directions: 4 km from Emerald, turn off Gembrook-Emerald Rd to Maccelsfield Road, then to Avon Rd - 1st bitumen road on the right side MELWAY MAP - 309-C-12 And for a map to our farm, click here. Crops are usually available in January, December. Open: MORELLO CHERRIES - MONDAY TO SUNDAY, 9 am to 4pm BLUEBERRIES; THURSDAY TO SUNDAY AND PUBLIC HOLIDAY DAYS, 9am to 4pm SOUR MORELLO CHERRIES: DECEMBER 20 - JANUARY - NO APPOINTMENT Blueberries; JANUARY - ON APPOINTMENT ONLY (PRIORITY FOR REGISTERED CUSTOMERS) Payment:
  • Baker's Fresh Vegies - U-pick peas and beans
    385 Boneo Road, Rosebud, Victoria. Phone: (03) 5988 6340. Mobile: 0418 548 958. Open: during summer every day 9-5 and most days the rest of the year; Closed Christmas Day. Also pre-picked farm fresh vegetables, seasonally available potatoes, pumpkins and sweet corn.
  • The Big Berry - sadly, no longer doing pick-your-own, but still a good source for fresh picked raspberries, blueberries and blackberries in season
    Launching Place Rd heads south off the Warburton Highway from a point 4 km west of Yarra Junction. 10 km along this road, at the intersection with Thoneman Road. Buy jams and frozen berries throughout the year. Be sure to ring first, tel: (03) 5967 4413.
  • Bill Marsh's Strawberry Patch - strawberries UPDATE July 6, 2007: I'm told this farm is now permanently closed
    200 National Park Rd which heads south-west off the Main Road 3 km east of Kinglake West. Phone: (03) 5786 5361. Open: November to April from 7.00 a.m. to 6.00 p.m. every day but Sunday when it closes at 4.00 p.m. Pick your own or purchase fresh strawberries, ice-cream and home-made strawberry jam.
  • The Bramble Farm - Brambleberries & Raspberries
    Mark & Di Benson, 25 Lyppards Road, Langwarrin. 3910, Australia. Phone: (03) 9776-7018. Fax: (03) 9776-7019. E-mail: brambleb@bigpond.com.au Opening hours are 9am ~ 5pm, 7 days a week. Brambleberries & Raspberries available for picking Nov ~ May, with frozen sales available all year round. We also collect our own Honey and have that as well as a huge variety of products made on the farm.
  • Cherry Haven 'Pick your Own' - cherries
    470 Queens Road (end of Cherry Lane), Wandin East, VIC 3139. Phone: 0408 805359. Email: info@cherryhaven.com.au. Directions: Click here for a map and directions. Open: Weekends only - Saturdays & Sundays, 8 am to 5 pm from early November, then open each day during the Christmas - New Year while cherries are available. Please phone our message service to ensure Cherry Haven is open Cherries seasonally begin from early November and continue sometimes through until mid January Payment: Cherry Haven is a family-owned cherry orchard, overlooking the picturesque Yarra Valley of Victoria from the foothills of the Dandenong Ranges. Less than an hour's drive from the Melbourne CBD you will find delicious tree-ripened cherries awaiting you. Cherry Haven is perfectly situated for producing quality cherries with the added benefit of great views and a delightful countryside environment. Delicious, juicy cherries you can pick yourself. Please visit our website!
  • The Christmas Tree Farm - Christmas trees, ornaments
    1680 Stumpy Gully Road, Somerville, VIC, 3912, Australia.  Phone: 61 3 5977 5822. Fax: 61 3 5977 5722. Email: info@thechristmastreefarm.com.au. Pick your own real Christmas tree, Mornington Peninsula, near Melbourne, Frankston, Victoria. Buy Christmas Decorations. Join in family activities, hayrides, visit santa, have a sausage sizzle. Family Fun for Everyone - close to Melbourne and Frankston! Take a Wagon Ride to pick your perfect tree. Visit Santa in the Christmas Barn and check out the decorations. Go out to the “Choose and Cut” field where you can select your own perfect tree. Take a wagon ride at weekends. We will cut it and haul it back for you. Transport is easy with our simple netting wrap, or arrange for delivery.  Visit the Christmas Barn and let the kids talk to Santa, while you browse for decorations. We have a wide selection of unique decorations and Christmas tree stands to suit your needs.  Help a worthy cause and enjoy a sausage sizzle run in support of the Somerville Fire Brigade on the weekends.  Christmas tree varieties: Monterey Pine. This year the Christmas Tree Farm is pleased to be able to offer more options for buying your tree: Visit us and choose your ideal tree or Order a tree for delivery.
    On the weekend:
    Santa visits    : Visit the Christmas Barn and let the kids talk to Santa while you browse for decorations. Each child receives a free gift. Bring your camera along to capture the moment.
    Wagon Rides:     Our wagon travels the “Choose and Cut” fields, going in and out of the rows of trees; allowing you to browse for your ideal tree while entertaining the children. Get off and on anywhere on the route as often as you wish.
    Sausage Sizzle: Help a worthy cause and enjoy a sausage sizzle; run in support of the Somerville Fire Brigade.
    For more information, see these pages: Trees, Family Fun, Decorations  Delivery, Location
  • Cobrahah Orchards - cherries
    Monbulk-Seville Road, Wandin-East Victoria Australia, Wandin East, VIC 3139. Email us at: info@cobradahorchards.com .au. Directions: Take Train to Lilydale Station from Melbourne and we can pick you up from there. . We are open January, November, December. Our hours are: 5 to 7 days a week 8 hour days Payment: A tent is recommended, small kitchen and shower available. Payment is per kg.
  • Higham Blueberries - blueberries
    Extons Road, Kinglake.  Tel: (03) 5786 1297. Pick your own or buy freshly picked fruit in January and February. Frozen fruit packs are available all year round. Open: January and February by appointment only.  Please ring to make an appointment and check for availability of fruit before you come!  
  • High Grove Berries - blackberries, raspberries, blueberries, boysenberries, red & black currents.
    227 Mt Stanley Road, Stanley, Victoria, Australia, 3747. Phone: +61 3 5728 6526. Fax: +61 3 5728 6708. Email: higrove@dragnet.com.au. Directions: Take the Stanley road from Beechworth [8 kilometers]. As you drive through the small town of Stanley you come to a “T” intersection, here take the Mt. Stanley Road [left turn] and drive out 2.27 km. There is a large ‘High Grove’ sign on the left hand side of the road. Please drive very slowly on our property. Children, ducks, chooks and geese can be encountered. Open: The farm is open to the public for pick-your-own berries and cherries in December and January each year. Berries grown include blackberries, raspberries, blueberries, boysenberries, red & black currents. Each variety of fruit has its own unique season within the summer so you are advised to ring first to ensure supplies of the berry you want are available. Bring your own container or containers can be purchased on site.  Facilities include kiosk selling a range of berry products, shade house, free bar-be-que, toilet.
  • Kadarina Berries - silvanberries, raspberries, loganberries, blueberrie
    606 Extons Rd (heads north from Kinglake Central). Tel: (03) 5786 1389. a U-pick organic berry farm! Also, Jams, sauces and frozen fruit are available all year. Open: daily from 9.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. from mid-December to May.
  • Kinglake Raspberries - raspberries
    Tooheys Road, Pheasant Creek. 3763. Victoria. Australia. Ph: 061 3 5786 5360 Fax: 061 3 5786 564.  Opening hours: Summer Dec-Jan. Daily 8am-6pm. Autumn March-Mid May. Daily 9am-5pm. Between seasons the farm is open Mon - Friday 9am to 5pm for sales of frozen berries and our range of berryfruit products. Pheasant Creek is located between halfway between Kinglake West and Kinglake Central on Main Road. At Pheasant Creek, Tooheys Rd heads off to the north-east. Along here is Victoria's largest U-pick raspberry farm which, in season, is open daily from 9.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. Fresh produce is available from December to January and from March to May while frozen berries and products can be had all year round.
  • Lamon Farm - strawberries, nashis and chestnuts
    Healesville-Kinglake Road, Kinglake. Directions: 2 or 3 km east from town, to the right. U-pick strawberries, nashis and chestnuts with a bed-and-breakfast. It is open daily from 9.00 a.m. to 7.00 p.m., December to May, and is located at 3555 Mt Slide Road, tel: (03) 5786 1684.
  • Lowanville Farm - raspberries and blackcurrants
    41 Beaulieu Road, Red Hill South, VIC. Phone: 03 5931 0040. Pick your own or ready picked raspberries and blackcurrants between December and January, also in March & April. Blackcurrants in December and January. Apples in March and April.. Mel Ref: 190 K8. Freshly picked, pick your own & frozen raspberries. Open - Weekends in season from 10am-5pm Saturday and 12noon-5pm Sunday depending on availability.
  • Mt Alexander Fruit Gardens - Apples, apricots, cherries, nectarines, peaches, plums, raspberries
    69 Dann's Road, Harcourt, VIC 3453. Phone: 0409 706 784. Fax: 5474 2808. Email us at: info@mafg.com.au. Directions: Follow the signs from the Harcourt BP Service Station (look for the red letter box. . We are open January, February, March, April, November, December. Our hours are: Friday to Monday, 10am to 5pm, (and other days by arrangement). Open mid-Nov until Easter or later, depending on the season. Cherries: mid Nov - mid Jan, White cherries: late Dec, Apricots: late Dec - mid Jan, Peaches: early Jan - mid Apr, Nectarines: mid Jan - mid Mar, Plums: late Dec - late May, Apples: mid February- late May, Raspberries: mid February- late May. Payment: Entry is free, pay by the kg for fruit picked. Children very welcome, dogs ok on leash. Large groups welcome (please book in advance). Melways Reference No 509 E6, Vicroads Country Roads Directory P59 F2. Printable map on our website.
  • Mountain Blueberries - blueberries
    Dandenong Ranges & Yarra Valley.  tel: +61 (0)3 9756 6095.  Address: 15 Blueberry Lane, Monbulk, Melbourne, VIC. AU, 3793.  Pick your own blueberries (by appointment only) or purchase them just picked. 2004 prices: AUD6 a kilo or AUD8 if ready picked. Also hydroponic tomatoes (AUD3 a kilo). Frozen blueberries are available year round. Call first to assure availability of produce, particularly if the weather has been wet.  The nearest train is one and a half hour drive from central Melbourne. The open hours: 9am to 5pm, Tuesday through Sunday (between Christmas and February).

  • Melbourne area:

    • Ellisfield Farm - cherries, quinces
      109 McIlroys Road, Red Hill - (03) 5989 2008. Open 7 days 9-5 during the season; Always ring to check daily availability of fruit. Pick your own fruit in season, including cherries and quinces. Ellisfield Farm is the home of sour Morello cherries, highly prized for jams, pies, cakes, cordials and liqueurs. Sweet cherries from late November until early January. Morello cherries throughout January. Quinces in April and May.

    • The Big Berry - raspberries, blueberries and blackberries
      Launching Place Rd heads south off the Warburton Highway from a point 4 km west of Yarra Junction. 10 km along this road, at the intersection with Thoneman Road, is The Big Berry! You can pick your own in season or buy jams and frozen berries throughout the year. Be sure to call first, phone: (03) 5967 4413.

    • Blue Hills Orchard - Cherries, raspberries, strawberries, loganberries, youngberries and boysenberries.
      27 Parker Road, Silvan - (03) 9737 9400. Blue Hills Orchards is nestled in the foothills of the Dandenong Ranges near the Silvan Reservoir. The Chapman family has farmed in Silvan since 1984 and are best known for their quality fresh fruit and provision of "Pick Your Own" berries. Seasonal produce. 
    • Chapmans Berry and Fruit Farm - Raspberries, boysenberries and currants
      Chapman Road, 21 and 39 Parker Road, Silvan - (03) 5964 4303.  Bring your own containers.   Shed sales of cherries. Some berries and fruits available for picking. Raspberries, boysenberries and currants are available for your picking. Shed sales of peaches, cherries and raspberries
    • Drouin West Fruit and Berry Farm and Berry Good Café - 
      315 Fisher Road, Drouin - (03) 5628 7627. 25 acres pesticide free produce, pick your own fruit and berries. The Berry Good Café and Winery features over 120 varieties of Sunday ripened fruit and berries, berry train tours around the orchard, accommodation and fruit picking. Access by private transport.
    • The Gourmet Yabby Farm - catch your own yabbies!  (a yabby is a type of freshwater crayfish, like a little lobster!)
      Take Smiths Rd a few kilometres south of Yellingbo, to where it veers east off the Healesville-Koo Wee Rup Road. It then leads into Beenak Road, where you will find the farm. Catch or buy your own and use the barbecue facilities, tel: (03) 5964 8265 or (014) 024 240.

    • Red Hill Cherry Farm - cherries
      61-69 Prossors Lane, Red Hill, VIC. Phone: 03 5989 2237. Handpick cherries and strawberries. Pick your own cherries in December and January. Open: 7 days a week from 9 am to 5 pm in December and early January.

    • Ripe ‘n’ Ready Cherry Farm - cherries
      52 Arkwells Lane, Red Hill, VIC. Phone: (03) 5989 2578 Mobile: 0419 561 806. Mel Ref: 190 J3,
      Come to our Cherry & Berry Farm situated on 24 acres of beautiful Red Hill countryside. Experience Pick-Your-Own Sweet and Sour cherries. You can also
      buy freshly picked Cherries, Silvanberries, Raspberries, Boysenberries, Marionberries and Blueberries. Bus bookings welcome. Crop availability: Cherries are usually available from November to the end of January. Open: 7 days from 9-5 during the season; Closed Christmas Day.
    • Sunny Ridge - Strawberries
      244 Shands Road, Main Ridge Victoria 3928. Email : info@sunnyridge.com.au  Phone:
      +61 3 5989 4500. Fax : +61 3 5989 6363. Directions:  Corner of Flinders Road and Shands Road, Main Ridge.  You can pick up your own, have lunch at the Strawberry Café or buy loads of strawberry based products. Bus groups welcome by appointment. Open: November to April (strawberry season), 9 am-5:30 pm, 7-days a week. Please note: strawberry picking finishes around 4.30pm daily.  May to October, 11am-4pm,: you can still enjoy a strawberry experience at Sunny Ridge by trying some of our unique fruit wines and liqueurs or fresh farm made ice cream. Browse through our gift shop selling gourmet food products or be tempted by morning/afternoon tea or strawberry inspired desserts in our cafe. Any time of the year is a perfect for a visit to Sunny Ridge.  weekends only (open mid week to groups of 10 or more with a booking). We are open on all public holidays, except for Christmas Day, New Years Day & Good Friday. Take home
      farm grown avocadoes and seasonal produce.

    • Summer Sensations Cafe and Berry Gardens - berries
      1440 Bannockburn Shelford Road, Teesdale - (03) 5281 5449. Cafe, berry counter sales, berry picking, picnic and children's play areas, pots of flowering Liliums and home made produce available for purchase. What a wonderful way to spend a relaxing afternoon with friends, family or out of town guests! 

    • Tuckerberry Hill Blueberries - blueberries
      35 Becks Road, Drysdale, VIC. Phone: +61 3 5251 3468. Pick your own blueberries available from December to March. Frozen blueberries, jam and juice are available out of season.

    • Wallington Strawberry Farm - strawberries
      440 Wallington Road, Wallington, VIC. Phone: +61 3 5250 1541. Pick your own strawberries from September to May.

    • Yellingbo Berries - blueberries
      Take Gardiner Rd north of Beenak Road. They also have organic fruit and jams. Open: January and February from Saturday to Wednesday by appointment, tel: (03) 5964 8212.

  • Paynes Orchards - Apples, apricots, blackberries, cherries, nectarines, peaches, raspberries
    372 Main Street (Avenue of Honour), Bacchus Marsh, VIC, 3340 - Phone: (03) 5367 2548. Email: info@paynesorchards.com.au. Crops are usually available in January, February, March, April, December. Open: Daily in fruit season Stone fruit Dec-Mar, Apples Feb - April. Pick or buy fresh fruit from the trees. Taste delicious juicy fruits, your orchard experience will stay in your senses for ever! 

  • Pennyroyal Raspberry Farm - blackberries, boysenberries, other berries, raspberries, strawberries, potatoes, jostaberries (gooseberry/blackcurrant cross) marionberries and mulberries.
    115 Division Road, Murroon via Birregurra, VIC 3242. Phone: 0352363238. Email us at: mkjuleff@bigpond.com. Directions: SW of Geelong drive to Winchelsea south to Deans Marsh follow signs from General store . We are open January, December. Our hours are: December - January 10-5 daily except Xmas day Ring for availability Tea House open for refreshments, light lunch, berry treats other fresh picks - potatoes, jostaberries (gooseberry/blackcurrant cross) marionberries, mulberries.

  • Pure Peninsula Honey - Honey - OK, its not a pick-your-own (you'd get stung), but it seems pretty cool!
    "Bungower Park", 871 Derril Road, Moorooduc, VIC. Phone: (03) 5978 8413. Open: 7 days 9 am to 5.30 pm. Creamed and organic honey, honeycomb, bees' wax available

The listings are frequently updated, but often they don't tell us current prices, so the prices are from 2003 unless otherwise stated

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