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Pick-your-own farms in South Australia, Australia
This page lists pick-your-own (PYO, U-pick, upickem, pick-it-yourself) farms in South Australia, Australia. Updated frequently!
I'm always looking for more farms to add (they're often hard to find!) If you have any to suggest or have any feedback about any you have visited, please click here to Suggest a farm or here to provide feedback! And if you own 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 (preserving, bottling, freezing, etc.) 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 for Australia (tells when crops are available)
South Australia
- Agon Berry Farm - Strawberries, raspberries
and blackberries
Main South Road, Mount Compass, NA, 5210. Phone: (08) 8556 8428. We have delicious Strawberries by the dozen. Agon is situated in the picturesque Mount Compass Valley, set in a beautiful rural environment. Strawberries and Jams available all year round. All other berry fruit and sweet corn when in season. Note: I heard they have a sign that is a strawberry the size of a car on the side of the road. Open 1st November - 30th April, for pick your own Strawberries. Roadside sales 7 days, 9am until dusk. - Beerenberg Strawberry Farm
- strawberries
Mt Barker Road, Hahndorf, South Australia, 5245, Australia. Phone: +61 8 8388 7272. Fax: +61 8 8388 1108. Email: form on their website. Other crops grown (not pyo) on the farm include strawberries, sweetcorn, cherries, gherkins and hot chillies (peppers). Ample free parking and no admission charge. Open: 7 days a week 9 am to 5pm. Directions: Beerenberg Strawberry Farm is situated at the Eastern end of the Hahndorf main street in the picturesque Mount Lofty ranges, some 25 kilometers (15 miles) from Adelaide in South Australia. Strawberry Season is October to May. How do I pick my own?
* Go to the Beerenberg shop first.
* The shop is open everyday (except Christmas day) from 9am to 5pm.
* Bring your own container or get one from Beerenberg.
* It is $2 (inc GST) to get into the strawberry patch. Children under 14 are free.
* Price varies from season to season but is usually around AUD $7.50 per Kg.
For Schools, an alternative way is Beerenberg supplies small punnets and you pay $2.80 up front for each child to fill one punnet each only. -
Blueberry Patch - Blue Berries
Nangkita Road, Mount Compass, NA, 5210. Phone: (08) 85 56 9100. Pick your own or buy freshly packed. Open from the 26th December until the 26th January - 7 days. At other times visits by appointment. - Cherrytime Orchard - cherries
Location: Adelaide Rd, Lobethal, UBD Map 124 J1, Gregory’s Map 169 E12. Phone: 8389 6902.. Open: from the first week of December through the first week of January, by appointment only. A special feature of CherryTime Orchard is the opportunity for people (including family groups) to have private access to pick their own cherries by booking a discrete time. Times can be booked by telephoning and asking for Bob Barnard. -
Forest Range Cherries - Cherries
Plummers Road, Forest Range, NA, 5139. Phone: (08) 8389 8500. See these pages for more information: Varieties, Directions: How to Get Here and Prices. We are one of the few orchards to offer Pick-Your-Own. The trees are kept short and most of our fruit can be picked standing on the ground. On a typical hot summer's day we are normally one of the coolest spots in the state - in amongst the trees it is even cooler. The view from the top of our hill is also well worth the climb. In the immediate vicinity there is the vineyard and cellar door of an excellent independent small winery Mt Lofty Vineyards - they are open most weekends and public holidays.
If you have any energy left after tramping up our hill there is a nice walk available by turning right at the top of our road. This takes you along the edge of the state forest - initially bordering grazing land and then through natural scrub where you get views in one direction to Marble Hill and Cherryville - in the other direction right out to the Port River. Kangaroos can often be seen at dusk. - Glaetzer's Blueberry Hill - UPDATE March 19,
2006: NOT a pick-your-own.
1025 Pages Flat Road (via Willunga), Mount Compass, NA, 5210. - Marble Hill Cherry Farm - cherries (already picked, not
pyo)
Marble Hill Rd, Ashton, South Australia. Gregory’s Map 187, A13. Phone: 08 8390 0327. Mobile: 0411 361 651. Open: December to early January 11am to 7pm Wednesday to Sunday; closed: Christmas Day, Boxing Day, Mt Lofty Fireban Days, call Fire Ban Hotline – 1300 362 361 to check. Enjoy the tranquil orchard, nearby bushland, native birds and occasional koalas. 20 minutes from the CBD. Picnic tables available. We suggest you wear sneakers, jeans, an old shirt and hat. Artists studio. Close to Scenic Hotel, Heysen Trail, and Marble Hill ruins. Cherry vinegars, pickled cherries, home made lemon squash, iced tea. - Montacute Valley Orchards - Cherries, Peaches,
Nectarines, Lemons.
Institute Road, Montacute, South Australia, 5134. Phone: 83902213/883902311. Email us at: montvale@chariot.com.au. -
Parilla Premium Potatoes - carrots, onions, potatoes
Po Box 47, Parilla, Select your state 5303#. Phone: +618 8576 6012. Fax: +618 8576 6001. Email: enquiries@parillapremiumpotatoes.com.au. Directions: Mallee Highway. Click here for a map and directions. Crops are usually available in January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, December. Open: Please contact for information. Potatoes: December - May Carrots: January - April Onions: April - October. Payment: (ADDED: September 09, 2008)
- New South Wales and Australian Capital Territory (ACT)
- Northern territory
- Queensland
- South Australia
- Tasmania
- Victoria
- Western Australia
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 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
- Recipes
- Simple instructions:
- Canning and Freezing
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This page was updated on 20-Oct-2009
