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Pick-your-own farms in New Zealand
This page provide listings and links to pick- your- own (PYO, U-pick, upickem, pick-it-yourself) farms in New Zealand.
If you have any feedback about any you have visited any, or want to suggest a farm, please email me via the feedback form or suggest a farm form! And if you have a farm and want to add it or correct the information, please let me know!
And if you want simple illustrated, instructions on making and canning many common items, like how to make jam, applesauce, apple butter, spaghetti sauce, salsa, fruit pies, freezing vegetables, putting up peaches, green beans, etc., just click here. For tips on picking click here!
Harvest time calendar (tells when crops are available)
South Island
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Broadfield Berryfruit - Blueberries
475 Robinsons Road, Broadfield, Christchurch, New Zealand
phone: +64 3 325 2232. Opening hours: 10:00 am to 5:00 pm, seven days a week.
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Canterbury County
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Pataka Pottery and Berries - raspberries
768 Marshland Road, Christchurch, NA, 8083. Phone: 03-323-8915. December, January, February, accepts credit cards. A visitor writes: "It is wonderful! I take my daughter every summer to pick raspberries there."
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Pataka Pottery and Berries - raspberries
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Otago - Cromwell County
- Kawarau Gardens - PYO cherries
State Highway 6, Ripponvale ( 3 miles from Cromwell at entrance to Kawarau Gorge), Ripponvale, NA, Phone: +64 3 445 0733. December to Jan.
- Kawarau Gardens - PYO cherries
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Pictou County
- Parker's Farm Maket - beans, beets,
blackberries, blueberries, broccoli, carrots, cucumbers, grapes, melons,
onions, other berries, peas, peppers, pumpkins, raspberries, rhubarb,
summer squash, winter squash, strawberries, tomatoes, other vegetables,
straw or hay bale maze,
4534 Greenhill Rd RR 2 Pictou, Durham, NS B0K 1H0. Phone: 902 485-1584. Email: kennie.parker@ns.sympatico.ca. And for a map to our farm, click here. Crops are usually available in July, August, September, October, November. Open: Strawberry: Monday to Friday 8:00 am to 8:00 pm and Saturday 10:00 to 6:00 pm. Strawberries in July 01 pm to July 21 and end of August and beginning of September. Payment: Cash, Check.
- Parker's Farm Maket - beans, beets,
blackberries, blueberries, broccoli, carrots, cucumbers, grapes, melons,
onions, other berries, peas, peppers, pumpkins, raspberries, rhubarb,
summer squash, winter squash, strawberries, tomatoes, other vegetables,
straw or hay bale maze,
North Island
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Berry Farm - gooseberries, raspberries, Other fruit or veg
46 Redwood lane Tauriko, Tauranga, North Island 3001. Phone: 07 5433051. Fax: 07 5430451. Email us at: tga_berryfarm@yahoo.co.nz. . We are open January, February, December. Our hours are: Wednesday to Sunday 8am to 4 pm. -
Bluebank
Blueberry & Emu Farm - Blueberries
Bluebank Farm is about 45 minutes drive from New Zealands capital - Wellington - and less than 10 minutes north from Upper Hutt City in the picturesque Akatarawa Valley. Take a stroll through the wildflower meadow, or Pick Your Own organic blueberries. Have a close encounter of the " Emu" kind or just browse in the shop for blueberries, emu skin care products and meat, blueberry jam, fudge, pottery and hand made candles. Winter time is the emu breading season with chicks hatching from July. For more information please phone 526-9540. Groups are welcome by arrangement and guided tours provided. Info@bluebank.co.nz - The Blueberry Farm - Organic Blueberries, petting zoo, free
picnic area
1229 Akatarawa Road, Upper Hutt, New Zealand. Phone: (04)526-6788. Directions: Take SH2 from Wellington towards Upper Hutt, and turn left on the Akatarawa road heading towards Staglands. It is the first blueberry farm on the left about 5 km from the Highway. Open: 10am to 5pm, Thursday to Sunday, in season (January through April). Our farm is the only Organic pick your own farm in the Wellington Region and has been farmed organically since 1994. Come and enjoy our delicious desserts café and then take a picnic to our swimming hole, one of the best in the Wellington region. The adults and children will enjoy the petting zoo with the baby animals. We do not charge an access fee to picnic on our portion of the river. We offer birthday party packages as well as school tours of the farm. - Blueberry Patch - Nangkita Road
Pick your own berries in season 85 56 9100. - Kaipaki Nursery and Orchard - Apples,
1309 Kaipaki Road, Cambridge, North Island 3495. Phone: 07 827 9562. Fax: 07 827 9562. Email: kaipakinurse@xtra.co.nz. Directions: From Cambridge take Te Awamutu Road approx 2 km at cross road turn right first gate on right >From Hamilton go past Mystery Creek head towards Cambridge on Kaipaki Road last gate before road junction Cambridge Te Awamutu Road Open: 8-30 am to 7pm 7 days. - Julians Berry Farm and Cafe - blackberries,
boysenberries, currants (red and black), loganberries, olallieberries, other
berries, raspberries, strawberries, tayberries,
RD1 12 Huna Road, Whakatane, North Island 3191. Phone: +64 7 3084253. Fax: +64 7 3084253. Email: juliansberryfarm@paradise.net.nz. Directions: 3kms on the left just before you get to Whakatane from Tauranga or Rotorua Open: Labour weekend end of October to Waitangi weekend early February 7 days a week 8am -6pm except Xmas day. Typical crop availability dates:
Strawberries - late October to late January;
Raspberries - mid-November to late January;
Blackberries - mid-November to January;
Boysenberries - December to early January;
Ranui berries - Late November to mid-December;
Loganberries - mid-November to mid-December;
Tayberries mid-November to mid-December
Payment: Julians Berry Farm and Cafe is a a one stop shop for all your berry needs as well as freshly picked berries, frozen berries, and pick your own berries, we stock products made from our berries including jams, sauces, soaps, moisturisers, and many more. We have a beautiful outdoor sheltered cafe overlooking our farm and serve delicious home cooked meals and berry baking. Our most famous product apart from our lovely berries are the berry ice creams made from our own berries. - Kaipaki Nursery and Orchard - Apples
1309 Kaipaki Road, Cambridge, North Island 3495. Phone: 07 8279562. Fax: 07 8279562. Email: kaipakinurse@xtra.co.nz. Directions: From Cambridge take Te Awamutu Road Turn right at sign to Mystery Creek First gate on right >From Hamilton past Mystry Creek head for Cambridge turn left into Kaipaki Road Last gate on left before cross roads And for a map to our farm, click here. Crops are usually available in April, May, June. Open: 9am 5pm Weekdays 1pm -5-30pm weekends Braeburn Apples April to mid June Pink Lady Mid May - Mid June. -
Paradise Valley Berry Farm - raspberries, strawberries,
351 Corbett Road Bell Block, New Plymouth, North Island 4373. Phone: 06 7553368. Fax: 06 7553368. Email: enquiries@berryparadise.co.nz. Directions: 3.5 kilometres form Devon Road, north of Bell Block, New Plymouth. Open: Monday to Sunday, 9.30am to 6pm. Strawberries generally from 1 November to mid March; Raspberries generally November and December. - RTW New Zealand Limited - Apples, asparagus, apricots, beans, blackberries, blueberries, carrots, grapes, nectarines, onions, pears, peas, peaches, plums, pumpkins, raspberries, summer squash
24-412 Whitehead Road, Hastings, North Island 4201. Phone: (0064)21187274. Email us at: personal@rtwnewzealand.com. We are open January, February, March, April, May, June, July, October, December. Our hours are: Monday to Friday, 7 am to 5 pm, Saturday and Sunday, 7 am to 5 pm. Payment: cash.
Harvest Calendar in New Zealand
New Zealand Pick-your-own calendar |
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| November | |
| December | Raspberries, Strawberries |
| January | Apples (early, starting mid-Jan), Blueberries, Melons, Raspberries, Strawberries, Sweet corn |
| February | Apples (early), Blueberries, Melons, Sweet corn |
| March | Apples, Some Blueberries (early March), Grapefruit, Lemons, Melons, Raspberries (Fall crop), Sweet corn |
| April | Apples, Grapefruit, Lemons, Melons, Oranges, Raspberries (Fall crop), Sweet corn |
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May |
Apples, Grapefruit, Lemons, Mandarins, Oranges, Raspberries (Fall crop) |
| June | Apples, Mandarins, Oranges, Raspberries (Fall crop) |
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In addition to listings of U Pick farms, I hope the following pages are helpful to you!
- Picking Tips!
- General picking tips and a guide to each fruit and vegetable
- How much to 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
- Recipes
- Simple instructions:
- Canning and Freezing
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Home Canning KitsThis is the same type of standard canner that my grandmother
used to make everything from applesauce to jams and jellies to tomato and
spaghetti sauce!. This complete kit includes everything you need and
lasts for years: the canner, jar rack, jar grabber tongs,
lid lifting wand, a plastic funnel,
labels, bubble freer, and the bible of canning, the Ball Blue Book. It's much cheaper than buying the items separately. You'll never need anything else except jars and lids (and the jars are reusable). To see more canners, of different styles, makes and prices, click here! |
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Lids, Rings, Jars, mixes, pectin, etc.Need lids, rings and replacement jars? Or pectin to make jam, spaghetti sauce or salsa mix or pickle mixes? Get them all here, and usually at lower prices than your local store! |
This page was updated on 1-May-2008
