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Pick-your-own farms in Western Australia
This page lists pick-your-own (PYO, U-pick, upickem, pick-it-yourself) farms in Western 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 Western Australia (tells when crops are available)
Western Australia
- Collie Blueberry Farm - blueberries,
Lot 284 Cherry Road, Cardiff, WA 6225. Phone: 08 9734 4538. Email: TheBlueberryfarm@bordernet.com.au. Directions: SE of Collie along Preston Road, turn left onto Cardiff McAlinden Rd then left into Cardiff. Sign posted all the way, 10 minutes from town. Open: Wednesday to Sunday 7am to 7pm. Payment: See us via www.mycollie.com.au -
Eden Gate
Blueberry Farm - blueberries
685 Eden Road, Youngs Siding, Albany, Western Australia 6330. Phone: +61 8 98452003. Email: info@edengate.com.au. Open: December to April, Thursday to Monday from 10:30 to 16:00. Although we do not claim to be organic, we do prefer environmentally friendly solutions to problems, and do not spray any pesticides on the blueberries. This enables natural predatory insects, spiders, lizards and frogs to thrive and control unwanted insect pests. (UPDATED: September 28, 2009) - Meelia Strawberry Farm - Strawberries
Address: Lower Denmark Road, Bornholm. Phone: 08 9845 1001. - Old Goldfields Orchard
& Cider Factory - apples, peaches, plums, nashi, pears, cider,
wine, juices, gold mining, marron farm, restaurant
Goldfields Road, Donnybrook 6239 Western Australia, Australia. Phone: +61-8-9731 0311. Email: trigs@oldgoldfields.com.au. Open: 9:30am to 4:30pm Wednesday to Sunday (closed Good Friday, Boxing Day, New Years Day and Christmas Day). Open on other school and public holidays. Operated as a family farm since 1862. Buckets are provided and visitors pay by the kilo for their choice for fruit. Also, Animal Viewing; Bird watching; Cafe; Car park; Coach Parking; First aid equipment; Interpretive Centre; Picnic Area; Wheelchair ramp access to verandah, pergola, restaurant and toilet. Free cider/ wine tasting. Childrens' playground. Infants sandpit. "Quiz game" whereby children explore the grounds to win a prize. Miniature horses. Gold panning. -
Spring Valley Orchard - follows
organic practices, apples, plums, prepicked produce, snacks
and refreshment stand, picnic area, farm animals
19724 South Western Highway, Donnybrook, WA 06239. Phone: (08) 9731 6214. Email: diana@organic-orchard.com.au. Directions: Spring Valley is located 11km south of Donnybrook on the South Western Highway. And for a map to our farm, click here. Crops are usually available in January, February, March, May, June, July. Open: There is someone at the property most of the time but please telephone or email before coming to check if we are available to host visitors. Plums available from January to March, Apples available from May to July. We follow organic practices, but are not yet certified. Payment: Cash, only. (ADDED: July 29, 2008) - York Olive Oil Company - Olives
(pickling and oil types)
Ashworth Road, York, WA 6302. Phone: 08 9641 2200. Fax: 08 9641 2211. Email us at: info@yorkoliveoil.com.au. Directions: We are on Ashworth Road, approximately 8km west of York and just off the Great Southern Highway. For a map, click here. We are open April, May, June, July. Our hours are: All day and everyday throughout the season, depending on availability Payment: We have both pickling (table) and oil varieties of olives: California Queen (UC13A6), Frantoio, Hardy's Mammoth, Kalamata, Manzanillo, New Norcia Mission, Paragon, and Verdale. We will supply all the harvesting equipment you need and we have our own Italian Pieralisi olive oil press. For oil varieties of olive the cost of pressing the olives is included the the price and we will press them for you straight after they are picked so you can take home your own, fresh, new season extra virgin olive oil, (bring your own clean containers or we can supply them). For olive oil you must harvest a minimum of 50kg of fruit as our press cannot deal with anything less. As a guide, 50kg of olives should yield 9 or 10 litres of oil on average. For pickling (table) varieties of olives we will give you instructions on how to pickle and flavour your olives at home. We can also provide purpose-made pickling containers. Cost: $2.50 (Australian dollars) per kg for both pickling and oil varieties. This includes pressing (for oil varieties) and the use of our harvesting equipment, (mats, rakes, baskets, etc). The cost may change according to seasonal variations, but will be confirmed when you make a booking. Bookings are essential to guarantee the availability of fruit and also the press, as this is a working farm! Our olives groves are conveniently located around the oil press and we are a five minute drive from the restaurants and attractions of the historic town of York. Why not make a day or weekend of it?
- 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 3-Oct-2009
