PickYourOwn.org.UK
Where you can find a pick-your-own farm near you!
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This month's notes: June 2008: Don't miss strawberries now! Brambles will be following soon! Check out my easy preserving directions, and canning equipment or How to make ice cream and ice cream making equipment and manuals
Please tell the farms you found them here - and ask them to update their information!!!

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)

1. Q. I can't find the Ball / Kerr / Mason ring and lid type preserving jars here in the UK.  What can I use instead and will the directions on your website still work?
   A. Yes, most farm shops sell glass jars and new lids to go with them.  You can reuse the jar but you must replace the lids, as the adhesive coating on the inside of the lid does wear out. These jars are no sold in the U.S. because they are not considered to be as reliable as the separate ring and lid system, but for some inexplicable reason, no one is importing them to the UK, yet (I'm working on it).  When I lived in the UK (for about 7 years) I did find that these jars will work,  just with a higher rate of spoilage if you are not very careful to sanitize them beforehand.  You can also save jars from from grocery and just buy new lids at the farm shop (or possibly online)
2. Q. Sometimes when I print a page, the words are cut off on the right side.  How can I print it so it all comes out correctly?
   A. After you click File-Print or Ctrl-P, but before you hit the "print" button, click on "properties" and change the orientation to "Landscape". Wherever a page has a "PDF print version", click that link for a better quality print!
   I've been converting all of the pages to a newer technology (CSS / stylesheets) that will fix that and remove unnecessary things like ads, so most pages should print well now.
3. Q. I want to search for  a specific fruit or vegetable in my area, without needing to look through a page with other listings!
   A. I'm working  on that, too, by converting all of the farm listings to a database, so you can search with greater flexibility and precision and see on the listings that apply to your request.  This should be implemented before Spring 2008.
4. Q. Can you tell me where to find organic ________?
   A. The information about each farm that I found from government agriculture sources didn't include organic status.  I have requested it from the farms, but they are slow in responding.  As they reply I update their listings.  If it doesn't say "organic", it is safe to presume that it isn't.  For 2008, I am identifying organic farms with a green "ORGANIC", so they will stand out.  And in the improved search engine (see question 2) I will enable a "include only organic farms" option, too!.
5. Q. Why can't you make these changes sooner?
   A. I actually make 99% of changes within 24 hours. I'm trying to keep this free for everyone. I don't charge either farmers or consumers (or anyone else). In order to keep it free, I do 100% of all the work myself, in my "spare" time, so it takes me a bit longer (the baby needs some time, too! :).  Keeping this resource free for all has been a priority of mine, along with ease of use and accuracy of the information!

Keep the suggestions coming!  If people want it, I'll do it!