Family Activities in New Zealand | Pick Your Own Blueberries
Planning a summer holiday in New Zealand? Picking your own (PYO) blueberries is a must-do family activity in the North Island! For those living in New Zealand, it's a quintessential Kiwi experience to enjoy with family and friends during the summer school holidays.
Pick Your Own Fresh Blueberries in New Zealand's North Island
Lavender Backyard Garden offers a unique PYO experience as the only blueberry and lavender farm in New Zealand.
Visit us from early December to the end of January to handpick from our high bush blueberry fields, full of medium-sized, delicious berries that begin ripening in October.
It's an ideal summer adventure for family and friends, bringing together the fun of blueberry picking with the charm of a lavender-scented countryside. Plan your visit and savor the experience!
All blueberries ripen at different times. They are delicious but need to be picked by hand.
We cover the bushes with netting to prevent birds.
When you pick your own blueberries, you need to lift up the netting and then pick. It is a great experience to feel like a REAL farmer.
Please check our Facebook page or website Summer Activities.
How to Prepare for a Successful Pick Your Own Blueberries Experience?
- Check our website or Facebook before you go: Mother Nature doesn't really follow our schedule, we have to follow hers, so please check out our website Summer Activities or Facebook before you come.
- Dress like farmers: Please wear hats, right shoes such as gumboots, long sleeves and pants. You will want to protect yourself, not only from the sun but also cuts and scratches from prickly vines and bushes and bug bites.
- Bring containers: We will provide containers that you can use to hold what you pick, but you will need to bring containers to carry your blueberries home.
- Don't forget sunblock: Sunblock is a must if you don't want to get sunburn.
- Hydrate, hydrate and hydrate! Don't forget your drink bottle. If it is a hot day you will need water.
- Kids are Happy. Enjoy your Pick Your Own adventure!
