South Island of New Zealand U-Pick farms: Find a pick your own farm near you in South Island of New Zealand for fruit, vegetables, pumpkins, organic foods,local produce and more!

Find a local pick your own farm here!

Looking for a local, pick-your-own farm in South Island of New Zealand? Scroll down this page and you will see the U-Pick farms in South Island of New Zealand, sorted by county. Those that offer 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?"). The U-pick crops they offer follow the name of the farm. To search the page for a specific crop, use Ctrl-F (or on an ipad or Mac, use their "search on this page" function) If they have a website, the name will be in blue and underlined; click on it and it will open their website. If you find anything outdated or inaccurate, see the customer and farmer menus (as appropriate) at the top menu bar to submit updates and corrections and help me keep each current!

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New! Road tripping and camping is a great way to have a fun, safe and inexpensive family trip. The national and state parks and monuments are open, and campgrounds usually cost between $10 and $40 per night. September to November is the best camping weather. See our new website Road Tripping and Camping.com for tips, tricks, guides, checklists and info about parks, monuments and other places to visit.

New! We just went live with our latest website, FunFactoryTours.com - As they name implies, you can find a fun factory tour, including chocolate, automobiles, historical forts and sites, famous buildings, Active Federal facilities even fun geology: like fossils and volcanic areas

Note: Beware the copycat websites like the one that stole our name and uses .farm extension: they copied my work and do NOT even update the info! I make updates EVERY day. They use tech tricks to get higher rankings, but have many more inaccuracies and out-dated info. Obviously, I cannot check every farm every day, but I do check as many as I can every day, and respond to all requests. They don't. Don't support the scammers!

Remember to always check with the farm's own website or Facebook page before you go - or call or email them if they don't have a website or Facebook page. Conditions at the farms and crops can change literally overnight, so if you want to avoid a wasted trip out there - check with the farm directly before you go! And if you know of any farms I missed and want to add a farm, please let me know! I'm making updates for this year 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 December 2024, and other timely information:

Notes for December 2024:Apples are usually January to May; Blueberries are ready in December to mid January in MOST areas of Australia. Strawberries can have a long season, November to April - depending on the variety. See your area's crop availability calendar for more specific dates of upcoming crops. The U-pick crops they offer follow the name of the farm. To search the page for a specific crop, use Ctrl-F (or on an ipad or Mac, use their "search on this page" function) If they have a website, the name will be in blue and underlined; click on it and it will open their website.

Home canning and freezing directions. You can access it 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!

South Island of New Zealand U-Pick Farms and Orchards, by area

Remember: ALWAYS call (or follow the link to the farm's own website, if the name is a blue link) to confirm the information before you go! They may close, run out or change events, times, etc. without notifying me!

This page provide listings and links to pick- your- own (PYO, U-pick, upickem, pick-it-yourself) farms in New Zealand, organised by Region and District. Or click here for Farm Markets in New Zealand.

If you have any to suggest or have any feedback about any you have visited, or want to suggest a farm, please email me via the feedback form or suggest a farm form! 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 (tells when crops are available)

If you want to start your own food business, at home or otherwise, see this page.

Canterbury

Canterbury includes Ashburton, Christchurch, Dunedin, Hurunui, Kaikoura, Mackenzie, Selwyn, Timaru, Waimakariri, Waimate, Waitaki.

Broadfield Berryfruit / Blueberry Bliss - blueberries,
475 Robinsons Road, Broadfield, Christchurch, NZ 7676. Phone: 64 3 325 2232. Email: dbabe@blueberrybliss.co.nz. Open: 10 am to 5 pm, seven days a week; but call before coming to check availability. Directions: Located just 20 minutes from Cathedral Square in Christchurch, the orchard has a quiet country atmosphere within a short drive of Christchurch. Click here for a map and directions.. Payment: Cash, EFTPOS. Crops are usually available in January, February, March. The bushes have a generous coating of berries and no prickles. The staff encourage customers to pick wherever they like and can sample the berries to get the ones they really like. Training is given by the staff on the way to pick and ice cream containers are provided to pick into. Picking is not arduous, most females manage 3 kgs per hour and men do a bit less. Children are good pickers too. Family groups are encouraged, children are our customer of the future. If you are keen to pick the very first berries of the season for Xmas....our new variety has ripened early! The bushes grown at Broadfield Berryfruit are called high bush varieties. The bushes grow from 0.6 up to 1.8m high. There is very little bending to pick the fruit. The fruit is big and sweet and easy picking... so for the first time ever we are opening before Xmas... on Saturday from 10 am until 5pm. For this special treat we will be charging a premium..... in December 2020, $20 / kg PYO (in January the price will be substantially reduced) Remember to bring your own containers to pick into and take your fruit home in .... we will weigh them before you start picking so that you only pay for the fruit you pick. If you forget your container we do have some reusable ones for sale. (UPDATED: 18 December 2020 JBS)
Gary & yndas Narshi Pear Orchard - Uses natural growing practices, pears,
11127 Shands Road Broadfield, Christchurch, NZ 7676. Email: smith_trev@hotmail.com. Open: till end of March; hours are 8am till 5pm on Saturdays and Sundays (closed weekdays). Directions: On Shands Road between Robertson's and Tancred s Road. Click here for a map and directions.. Crops are usually available in March, April. All Nashi Pears 15 aches of trees BRING YOUR OWN BAG OR CONTAINER. We use natural practices, but are not seeking organic certification. The most recent reported price is $1.70 kg, but that was years ago . Payment: Cash, Visa, MasterCard.
Gracebrook Orchard - cherries, Minimizes chemical and pesticide use,
156 Ashworths Road State Highway 1, Amberley, NZ 7481. Phone: 033147076. Email: info@gracebrook.co.nz. Open: 7 days from 9 am to 4 pm; PYO starts 1st January every year ; No booking necessary; until January 1st, we are selling freshly picked cherries from our Country Store except Christmas Day- see Facebook page for events and updates. Click here for current open hours, days and dates. Directions: Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Visa, MasterCard. Click here for our Facebook page. Minimum chemical and pesticide use, cherries are not exported but are export quality. The ONLY pyo crops offered are Cherries. (UPDATED: 18 December 2020 JBS)
Kaituna Orchards - UPDATE for 2020, Their website and Facebook page are gone, so I assume they have closed permanently. If you know anything for sure, please write me
Kaituna Valley Rd RD 2, Christchurch, NZ 7672. Phone: 03 3290852. Email: kaituna.orchards@gmail.com. Click here for our Facebook page.
Otahuna Berries - raspberries
Rhodes Rd R D 2, Tai Tapu, North Canterbury, NZ. Phone: (03) 3296687. Open: January to ?. Also have a cafe (Raspberry cafe)
Comments from a visitor on January 06, 2009: "Great!"
Pataka Berries - Minimizes chemical and pesticide use, raspberries (Autumn, red), tomatoes, U-pick and already picked
768 Marshland Road Ouruhia, Christchurch, NZ 8083. Phone: 03 323 7896. Fax: 03 323 8967. Email: patakaberries@xtra.co.nz. Open: PYO Raspberries start 27 December until mid - January; PYO Tomatoes start 01 March until mid - May. Directions: Typically raspberries are available mid-December until mid-January and Tomatoes beginning of March until mid-May;. We minimize use of pesticides and other chemicals. Payment: Cash, Cheque, Debit cards, Visa, MasterCard. Frozen berries and real fruit ice creams, homemade jams, fruit jellies, tomato relish and tomato sauce available all year. Please check facebook for updates. Pataka Berries Facebook page. Tomatoes: Approximately 12,000 tomato plants are hand planted mid-November and ready from end February/March on a picked or Pick your Own basis. Limited number of frozen tomatoes available year round. (UPDATED: February 03, 2020)
Comments from a visitor on July 02, 2016: "It is wonderful! I take my daughter every summer to pick raspberries there."
Smithfield Berries - blackberries, boysenberries, raspberries (red), raspberries (black),
90 Smithfield Road 2RD, Ashburton, NZ 7772. Phone: 64 03 3083498. Fax: 64-03-3083467. Email: smithpears@clear.net.nz. Open: 7 Days from 8 am to 5:30 pm; Closed Xmas Day and New Years Day; December and January. Directions: 90 Smithfield Road 2RD Ashburton. Signposted from Seafield Road- Smithfield road-Bridge Street Intersection. Click here for a map and directions. Raspberries December-January Ranui Mid-December-January Boysenberries Mid-December-January Blackberries Mid-December-January. Payment: Cash, only. ranui. Fresh fruit and Pick-your-own available daily in season; Frozen raspberries available all year round by phoning 033083498. Please note NO EFTPOS.
Southberry - 2024 permanently closed,
56 Tinwald Westerfield Mayfield Road, Tinwald, Ashburton, NZ 7771. Email: info@southberry.co.nz. UPDATE: November 03, 2024: The owner tells me they are now permanently closed Formerly had PYO Raspberries, boysenberries, blackberries, tayberries, Ranui, redcurrants, blackcurrants, gooseberries(UPDATED: 18 November 2020 JBS)
St Mary's Berries - Haskaps, honeyberries, Blueberries, Boysenberries, Strawberries,
1686 Waimate Highway, Makikihi, NZ. Email: stmarysberries@gmail.com. Open: Seasonal hours, weather permitting; facebook page hours are updated regularly.. Directions: See their website for directions. Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, only.. spray free, organically grown: Blueberries, Haskaps (aka Honeyberries), Strawberries and Boysenberries Click here for our Facebook page. pick your own crops, farm market, . (ADDED: December 20, 2023, Suggested by a visitor)
A visitor writes on December 20, 2023: "driving past, its on the main highway between Christchurch and Dunedin"
West Melton Cherries - Minimizes chemical and pesticide use, cherries,
1131 Melton Grange Road, West Melton, Christchurch, NZ 7671. Phone: 03 374 2235. Email: admin@westmeltoncherries.co.nz. Open: PYO 10am till 6pm every day from late November until mid January; or until sold out;
We are not offering PYO in the Nov 2020 to Jan 2021 season. Directions: Click here for a map and directions. PYO is subject to availability; Please phone for availability and conditions. We use natural practices, but are not seeking organic certification. Payment: Cash, Debit cards. Please note we are CLOSED Christmas Day. Click here for our Facebook page... (UPDATED: 21 December 2021 JBS)
Willowbank Raspberries - raspberries
125 Hussey Road, Northwood, 8051 Christchurch, Canterbury, NZ. Phone: 03 359 8864. Email: willowbankraspberryfarm@gmail.com. Open: usually after Christmas then through January. (UPDATED: 18 November 2020 JBS)

Marlborough

Hedgerows Hydroponic Strawberry Farm - Minimizes chemical and pesticide use, strawberries,
2205 Old Renwick Rd, Blenheim, NZ 7272. Phone: 03 5785268. Email: hedgerows@xtra.co.nz. Open: Mid September to end of February every day 08h30 to 5pm Strawberries available in season Sunday mornings we are at the Farmers Market corner Maxwell Rd and Alabama Rd; Shop opens 10am. Directions: From Blenheim take the Grove Road and turn left just before the Grove Road bridge. Continue along Old Renwick Road to Rene Street The farm is on the corner of Old Renwick Road and Rene Street From Renwick take Old Renwick RD to the corner of Rene Street and Old Renwick Road. Click here for a map and directions. Strawberries: September to February. We minimize use of pesticides and other chemicals. Payment: Cash, Debit cards. Click here for our Facebook page. We are on the local co-op; see best things to do in and around Blenheim.

Nelson

Berrylands - PYO Raspberries, Boysenberries, Strawberries, Karakaberries
108 Appleby Highway, Appleby, Nelson, NZ. Phone: 02 1983391. Email: berrylands@conning.co.nz. Open: typically from 9 November 7 days a week from 10am to 5pm; Usually open until mid March. Directions: between Mapua and Nelson; See their Facebook page for directions. Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Debit cards . PYO berries, coffee and real fruit ice creams. Click here for our Facebook page. The ONLY pyo crops offered are Raspberries, Boysenberries, Strawberries, Karakaberries. There is a visitor's description of their visit, with photos, here. (UPDATED: November 15, 2018)
Blackbird Valley Blueberries - UPDATE: October 18, 2018: The owner tells me they are now permanently closed,
UUpper Moutere, NZ 7175
Fuchsiadale Blueberries - blueberries, flowers, U-pick and already picked
140 Paton Road, Hope, Richmond, Nelson, NZ 7081. Phone: 03 5446507. Email: parkesfam@maxnet.co.nz. Open: We are usually open for picking from 8;30 am in the morning every Tuesday and Saturday, from the beginning of December until the end of March; Extra picking days if there is plenty of fruit, especially around Christmas. Directions: We are only 5 minutes from Richmond at 140 Paton Road, Hope. Refer to our blogsite for a map. Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, only. Click here for our Facebook page.
Tasman Bay Berries - boysenberries, raspberries (red), raspberries (black),
337 Mcshane Rd Appleby, Richmond, NZ 7081. Phone: 035440534. Email: info@tasmanbayberries.co.nz. Open: Season runs from late November until February approx; Please see our website or Facebook page for current hours; 7 days a week from 9am until 6pm. Directions: from Richmond, follow Queen Street (the main street) out of town until it becomes Lower Queen Street Turn left onto McShane Road We are opposite Eyebright. Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Debit cards. Click here for our Facebook page.. (ADDED: October 30, 2015)

Tasman

Omahanui Berryfruit Gardens - Sad to say they closed in 2016
21 Drummond Road, Braeburn, Upper Moutere, NZ 7175.

West Coast (Buller, Grey, Westland / Western)

No PYO farms known to be here.

Other Local Farm Products (Honey, Horses, Milk, Meat, Eggs, Etc.)
(NOT pick-your-own, unless they are also listed above)

New Zealand Map

New Zealand Crop Availability Calendar

New Zealand Pick-your-own calendar
October
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
May	Apples, Grapefruit, Lemons, Mandarins, Oranges, Raspberries (Fall crop)
June	Apples, Mandarins, Oranges, Raspberries (Fall crop)
July
August
September