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Updated for 2005
In season now: Some strawberries and raspberries!  
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Pick-your-own farms in New Zealand 

Finally!  One page that provides a fast link to pick- your- own (PYO, U-pick, upickem, pick-it-yourself) farms in New Zealand. Just Updated for 2005!

I just added New Zealand, so I'm looking for more farms to add!  If you have any feedback about any you have visited any, please email me at the address at the bottom of the page!  And if you have a farm and want to add it or correct the information, please let me know!

And if you want simple instructions how to make jam or how to make applesauce, just click here. For tips on picking click here!

Harvest time calendar (tells when crops are available)

• Parker's Farm Maket - pumpkins, straw or hay bale maze, Maple Syrup from trees on the farm, prepicked produce, picnic area
  4534 Greenhill Rd RR 2 Pictou, Durham, NS B0K 1H0. Phone: 902 485-1584. Email: kennie.parker@ns.sympatico.ca. And for a map to our farm, click here. Crops are usually available in July, August, September, October, November. Open: Strawberry: Monday to Friday 8:00 am to 8:00 pm and Saturday 10:00 to 6:00 pm. Strawberries in July 01 pm to July 21 and end of August and beginning of September. Payment: Cash, Check.

Harvest Calendar in New Zealand

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

 

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 to 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: 
  • How to make jam  
  • How to make applesauce
  • How to make apple butter
• Canning and Freezing
  • FAQs - Answers to common questions and problems
  • Comprehensive addition resources
  • Free publications to download and print

Complete Water Bath Canner Kit This is the same type of  standard canner that my grandmother used to make everything from applesauce to jams and jellies to tomato and spaghetti sauce. This complete kit includes everything you need and lasts for years: the canner, jar rack, jar grabber tongs, lid lifting wand, six pint jars with lids and rings, a plastic funnel, labels, bubble freer, and the bible of canning, the Ball Blue Book. It's much cheaper than buying the items separately. You'll never need anything else except more jars and lids! Average Customer Review: Usually ships in 1-2 business days

Lids, Rings, Jars, mixes, pectin, etc. Need lids, rings and replacement jars?  Or pectin to make jam, spaghetti sauce or salsa mix or pickle mixes?  Get them all here, and usually at lower prices than your local store! Get them all here at the best prices on the internet!

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