Canterbury’s local pick your own fruit farm
Looking for a fun family activity to do this summer? Visit Lower Hardres Farm Shop to pick your own fruit.
You can pick your own fruit from June till September.
Pick your own
Get some of the most delicious fruit in the area
Picking your own fruit is an environmentally friendly way of shopping for fresh ingredients using minimum packaging and zero food miles. The pesticides are also kept to a minimum, which encourages biodiversity and beneficial insects.
For the past decade, we at Lower Hardres Farm Shop have been serving the local community with locally sourced fresh produce and meat cuts from our in-house butchery. We are proud to provide out customers with delicious fresh ingredients, which is why you will always find our store stocked with lush green vegetables, colourful fruits and tender cuts of meat, along with local cheeses and wine. Visit us today to see our range of produce, or call us for more details.
What can you pick from our farm:
Please note that we do not grow strawberries
Tips for picking the ripest fruit
Choose the ripe fruit and pick gently; this will help to keep the fruit fresh for longer. Ripe fruits usually last for 2-3 days so if you have a lot of them, you can use them for jams, coulis or sorbets. To prolong the life of fresh fruit you can also wash your fruit in a vinegar and water solution. You can also turn your fruits in wonderful flavoured vinegars. Just ask us how!
