Pick Your Own Farms in Portugal

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Portugal U-Pick Farms and Orchards in 2024

Portugal

U-Pick farms Are challenging to find in Portugal they're usually called collect and pay, harvest and pay or pick and pay farms.

 

• Quinta Do Pincho - blueberries
  Quinta de Perdiz, Bensafrim, Portugal. Phone: 351 910 354 573. Email: quintadopincho@mail.com.  Pick your own blueberries : make an appointment to come early in the morning to avoid the heat. 2023 Cost: €12 for the first kilo €10 per kilo after. To book an appointment for Pick Your Own, use the form on their website. Sorry, walk-in’s will not be accepted. You will receive a booking confirmation shortly, please allow 24 hours to do so.
  
  
• Fruit Picking Experience - This website has packages, mostly around graoes and winemaking, to go , pick grapes and make wine.
  

Picking Tips

[General picking tips and a guide to each fruit and vegetable] [How much do 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]

 

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

• Farm markets and roadside stands
• Local Honey Finder
• Local Meat, Milk and Eggs
• Venues: Farms, Wineries, Orchards for your event, wedding or party
• Easter egg hunts
• Children's consignment sales
• Fruit and vegetable festivals
• Winery tours and wine tastings
• Horse rides, stables, lessons, trails
• Maple Syrup farms and sugarworks
• Bed and Breakfasts on Farms, Wineries, Ranches and Orchards
• Pumpkin patches
• Corn mazes
• Zombie Paintball venues
• Christmas Tree Farms and lots
• Environmental resources
• Consumer fraud information
• Wholesale food sources
• Resources for Farmers

 

 

Illustrated Canning, Freezing, Jam Instructions and Recipes

[ Easy Home Canning Directions] [FAQs - Answers to common questions and problems] [Recommended books about home canning, jam making, drying and preserving!] [Free canning publications to download and print]