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 If you find anything outdated or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!
New! As inflation remains high, see this page for cost-saving measures for
getting fruit and vegetables and home canning.
If you are having a hard time
finding canning lids, I've used these, and they're a great price & ship in 2 days.
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 -
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What's in season in October 2024, and
other timely information:
Notes for October 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.
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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.
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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)
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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!"
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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."
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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.
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Southberry - PYO Raspberries, boysenberries, blackberries,
tayberries, Ranui, redcurrants, blackcurrants, gooseberries
56 Tinwald Westerfield Mayfield Road, Tinwald, Ashburton,
NZ 7771.
Phone: 03 308 1338. Email: info@southberry.co.nz.
UPDATE for 2022, Their website is gone; Does anyone have current information,
are they still offering pick your own or are even open? If
so,
please write me, their last reported hours were Southberry opened in 1997 and is a family owned and run Berry Farm. Our goal is to grow the best quality Berry Fruit in New Zealand. We grow
Raspberries, Boysenberries, Blackberries, Tayberries, Ranui Berreis, Gooseberries, Black & Red Currants. Berries can be purchased from our farm shop or
you can pick your own. (UPDATED: 18 November 2020 JBS)
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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"
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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)
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
New Zealand Pick-your-own calendar
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October
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November
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December
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Raspberries, Strawberries |
January
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Apples (early, starting mid-Jan), Blueberries, Melons, Raspberries,
Strawberries, Sweet corn |
February
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Apples
(early), Blueberries,
Melons, Sweet corn |
March
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Apples, Some Blueberries (early March), Grapefruit, Lemons, Melons,
Raspberries (Fall crop), Sweet corn |
April
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Apples, Grapefruit, Lemons, Melons, Oranges, Raspberries (Fall crop),
Sweet corn |
May
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Apples, Grapefruit, Lemons, Mandarins, Oranges, Raspberries (Fall crop) |
June
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Apples, Mandarins, Oranges, Raspberries (Fall crop) |
July
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August
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September
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