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Pick-your-own farms in Tasmania, Australia
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Harvest time calendar for Australia (tells when crops are available)
- New South Wales and Australian Capital Territory (ACT)
- Northern territory
- Queensland
- South Australia
- Tasmania
- Victoria
- Western Australia
The listings are frequently updated, but often they don't tell us current prices, so the prices are from 2003 unless otherwise stated
Tasmania
- Avro Park Orchards - Apples
Address: 303 Main Road Spreyton TAS Australia 7310. Travel through an apple orchard on the Granny Smith Express—a train that takes visitors through rows of trees, a packing line, and cool stores. A special tree with over 230 varieties of apples grafted to it may be the 'apple of your eye'. Phone: +61 3 6427 2020. Fax: +61 3 6427 2020 - Eureka Farm Products - apples, apricots, cherries, strawberries,
raspberries, brambles, red and black currants, peaches, nectarines, plums
and pears.
89 Upper Scamander Road, Scamander, Tasmania, 7215. Phone: 03 6372 5500. Fax: 03 6372 5023. Available from November: Strawberries, raspberries, brambles, red and black currants, apricots. From January: cherries, peaches, nectarines, plums, apples and pears. In the cafe: fruit desserts, smoothies, homemade ice creams, expresso and jams. - Hillwood Strawberry Farm - Strawberries,
raspberries, and currants
Hillwood A8, 7252 Tasmania, Australia. Phone: +61 3 6394 8180. Directions: Between Launceston and George Town off the HWY A8. There is a lot to enjoy at the Hillwood Strawberry Farm—strawberry and raspberry picking, cheese and wine tasting, gourmet shop and more! Visitors can also tiptoe through the tulips, daffodils, and rhododendrons in the beautiful surrounding gardens. Season is usually from November to May. You can pick as many as you wish and pay just A$7 per kilogram. Access Without Assistance for the Disabled; BBQ Facilities; Car park; Catering; Child Activities; Coach Parking; Guide; Interactive Centre; Parking for the Disabled - Sorell
Fruit Farm - strawberries, loganberries, peaches, apples
174 Pawleena Road, Sorell, TAS, 2774. Phone: 9844 3464. There's more than just fruit at this fun "pick your own" farm. Fruit wines produced at this orchard are available for tastings, as are original jams and chutneys. Of course visitors can also pick their own fruit ranging from strawberries, loganberries, peaches, apples and more depending on the season. Shop and tearoom are onsite. Sorell is an easy 25 minutes from Hobart GPO, 15 minutes from Hobart Airport and 15 minutes from Richmond. Sorell Fruit Farm is located 3km from the Sorell Town centre and just off the main road to Port Arthur. Telephone: 6265 2744; Fax: 6265 2661. E-mail: info@sorellfruitfarm.com Opening hours: 8.30am-5.00pm, Late October-February, every day, except Christmas Day & Boxing Day. March-May; every day except Mondays. - Tassie Blue Blueberries -
79 Cygnet Coast Road, Lymington 7109. Postal Address: PO Box 180, Cygnet Tasmania 7112.
Tel: 03 6295 1795. During the January and February harvest time, Tassie Blue welcomes visitors who want to pick their own blueberries, or buy a punnet or a kilogram of pre-picked berries. The farm is also the home of Poverty Point fruit wines. There are picnic and barbecue facilities at the farm, or you might want to take your pickings to the nearby Drip Beach for swimming or to Kays Beach, where just about every stone contains a fossil. Open Daily 07:00 - 19:00 January and February. Email: elainer@tassie.net.au - Woolley's
Orchards- cherries
289 Tarleton Road, Spreyton, NA, 7310. Phone: (03) 6427 2125. Email us at: woolley@tassie.net.au Directions: click here for a map page. Woolley's Orchards provides the cherry on top to many a holiday with a tour through their cherry orchard. Over 15 varieties are grown here and provide a stunning spectacle no matter what time of year. Visitors may also purchase fresh cherries or a variety of cherry preserves. Phone: +61 3 6427 2125. Fax: +61 3 6427 2679. Address: 289 Tarleton Road Spreyton TAS Australia 7310. .
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 7-Sep-2008
