Where is the Best Place to Pick Fruit Around Sydney

Where is the Best Place to Pick Fruit Around Sydney

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Posted 2011-10-01 by Natasha Stewartfollow
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There is nothing quite like fresh fruit, so why not bypass the supermarket and head to an orchard to pick your own. Unfortunately there aren't too many fruit trees growing around the CBD, but about an hours drive from the city you'll be able to choose from apples, peaches, mandarins and so much more. We've got a few places worth checking out, but we want readers' opinions on the best places to pick your own fruit around Sydney.



Bilpin Fruit Bowl is about an hour and a half from the city centre. They run the Adopt a Fruit Tree program. For $132 a year you can 'adopt' a peach or apple tree, you don't have to worry about tending or fertilising your tree, but when it comes into season you can head out to the orchard and pick all the fresh fruit you want. An adopted tree can be a great present, and it is also an opportunity to support Australian fruit growers. Why not get together a group in your community to adopt a tree, and then share the fruit when it is ready to pick. Bilpin Fruit Bowl also operate a shop where you can buy pre-picked fruit, as well as apple, peach, and berry pies, among other things.

Pine Crest Orchard is also in Bilpin, and they grow apples, peaches, and plums. You can buy a range of fresh produce, but it won't be half as fun as picking some yourself. The peaches and plums come into season around December, and from around January apples are ready. The orchards also make a gorgeous place to just walk through and explore.

If you're more a fan of citrus fits, then Ford's Farm at Wisemans Ferry is a great place to go. They specialise in mandarins, so you'll be able to fill your basket with satsuma, imperial, emperor, and hickson mandarins. There are other citrus varieties available, including Tahitian and Kaffir limes, lemons, and cumquats. Unlike most other fruits, citrus fruits are harvested in the cooler months, so Ford's Farm usually opens for business at the end of May or the beginning of June. There are plenty of other ways to have fun at the farm, like having a picnic with the family, or feeding some of the sheep.

So let us know your favourite place for picking fresh fruit, whether it is in summer or winter. There are plenty of other farms out there that offer great deals if you go out and pick your own, we just need your help to find them all. Perhaps we've already named your favourite, or you know of a real gem that is just waiting to be shared.

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