Find a local pick your own farm here!

Looking for a local, pick-your-own farm in Malta?  Scroll down this page and select your region of the state for a list of U-Pick farms in Malta, sorted by county. Farms offering organic or sustainably grown produce are identified by the words "organic" and/or "sustainable" in green, next to their name (see "What does Organic mean?"). If they have a website, the name will be in blue and underlined; click on it and it will open their website. And if you are looking for a local farm stand, roadside stand, farm market or local farmer's market, see our new website, dedicated to those!  See your state's crop availability calendar for specific dates of upcoming crops.  New! As inflation remains high, see this page for cost-saving measures for getting fruit and vegetables and home canning.

If you know of any I missed and want to add a farm, click here!   I'm making updates for 2023 as fast as I can - if you find anything out-of-date, wrong or not working - please let me know! This website is supported by purchases you make through the links to products on Amazon. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. This allows me to continue to maintain the website and make improvements!

What's in season in September 2023, and other timely information:

Notes for September 2023: Summer is almost over and that means apples are here (see this new page for Apple Orchards in your area!), and except in northern areas, peaches and blueberries are finished. Some crops continue until frost, like raspberries, blackberries, figs, corn and tomatoes. Check your area's specific crop calendar (see this page) and call your local farms for seasonal updates.

See these pages to find a local Apple festival, and other festivals. We have a extensive guide to apple varieties and a guide to peach varieties. Also recipes, canning and freezing directions for apples, tomatoes, corn blueberries, peaches, etc.

And don't forget CORN MAZES are open now - find a local maze here.

See our comprehensive list of easy home canning, jam and jelly making, preserving, drying and freezing directions. You can access recipes and other resources from the drop down menus at the top of the page or the site search. If you have any questions or suggestions, feel free to write me! It is easy to make your own ice cream, even gelato, or low fat or low sugar ice cream - see this page. Also note, there are many copycat website listing U-pick farms now. They have all copied their information from here and usually do not ever update. Since 2002, I've been updating the information every day but Christmas; so if you see anything wrong or outdated, please write me!

Children's Consignment Sales are a great way to save money on clothes, toys, books, etc, They occur in both the Spring and Fall See our companion website to find a local community or church kid's consignment sale!

Malta U-Pick Farms and Orchards

Click one of these areas (or click on the map further down this page)

Gozo

  • Ta Mena Estate - winery, olives, tours, B&B, pick fruit and vegetables
    Rabat Road, Xaghra XRA 9010 Malta. Phone: 356 2156 4939. Email: info@tamena-gozo.com. Open: 9 am to 5 pm. Our guests are invited to involve themselves in fruit and vegetable picking and experience the preparation of these traditional food products. At Ta' Mena Estate we organise guided tours around our extensive vineyards and olive grove followed by wine and food tasting. We at Ta' Mena Estate grow our own grapes to produce great wines with a particular Gozitan character. We are proud that ten of our blends have been certified as GOZO D.O.K. Wines (Certified Denomination of Origin) which is the highest wine certification for Maltese wines. We also have two I.G.T. wines which certify that they have been produced from Gozo grown grapes. We can organise private tours, lunches or dinners on any weekday for groups of at least 15 persons or a minimum charge of € 200.00. We offer different menus of traditional Gozitan dishes according to the season and order freshly baked focaccia in our stone oven. Kindly contact us for quotations.For smaller groups or individuals we are organising a tour & tasting session every Thursday at 4.30pm and Saturday at 1.00pm . You will have a guided tour around the Estate followed by a wine and olive oil tasting which will include our Ta' Mena platter, cold antipasti from our produce. Tour & Tasting might take about two hours. Pre-booking is necessary. Every Friday we are organising a BBQ night from 8.00pm onwards. Pre-booking is necessary. We can organise transport from anywhere around Gozo. Walking tours around the estate are available any day from 9:30 to 17:00. No pre-booking is necessary. Entrance is free of charge. We also have wine and olive oil tasting sessions on the estate. Accommodation in farmhouses and in an apartment in Marsalforn Bay are available (for information email joseph@tamena-gozo.com ) .  (ADDED: September 16, 2015, JBS)

 

Looking for canning equipment and supplies?

Water bath canner with a jar rack

Electric pressure canner

Pressure canners for gas, electric and induction stoves: Presto 23Qt or T-fal 22Qt

Canning scoop (this one is PERFECT)

Ball Blue book (most recent version)

8oz canning jars for jams

Regular canning lids

Wide mouth canning lids

 


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