Pick your own fruit in Bacchus Marsh’s Avenue of Honour
The Moorabool region has a well-earned reputation for the excellence of its fresh fruit and vegetables, and throughout the year local farms welcome visitors eager to get involved.
Bacchus Marsh’s Avenue of Honour (also known as Bacchus Marsh Road) is home to a number of the area’s key fruit and veg growers, and you’ll find it dotted with roadside stalls and farm gates where goods are available for purchase.
And if you are willing to get your hands (mildly) dirty, there are a number of farms catering to those wanting to take to the paddocks and pick their own fruit.
Fruit available for picking includes:
Strawberries and other berries (November - April)
Cherries (November, December)
Apples (January - May)
Peaches and nectarines (December - February)
Apricots (January, February).
Picking locations, dates and opening times can vary according to the demands of the season, so check each farm’s Facebook page for daily updates on the latest local picking opportunities.
Bacchus Marsh Rd, Bacchus Marsh
Pick Your Own Fruit
Welcome to Thistleberry, a family-run blueberry farm nestled in the foothills of Mt. Buninyong, where you can purchase pre-packed, or pick your own delicious pesticide-free blueberries while taking in the magnificent surrounding countryside.
Pickings are seasonal
At Naturipe Fruits you can buy fresh fruit picked daily direct from the farm, or can enjoy an authentic picking experience, venturing out to the orchard to collect the freshest strawberries, cherries, peaches, nectarines and apples.
Pickings are seasonal
Pick your own cherries, berries, apricots, peaches nectarines and apples at Paynes, or select from the amazing array of produce in their sheds.
Pickings are seasonal
At Dellios Orchards, Bacchus Marsh, you can pick your own delicious cherries or take home a box of freshly picked, pre-packed cherries, perfect for Christmas.
Pickings are seasonal
Farm Gates
Welcome to Thistleberry, a family-run blueberry farm nestled in the foothills of Mt. Buninyong, where you can purchase pre-packed, or pick your own delicious pesticide-free blueberries while taking in the magnificent surrounding countryside.
Pickings are seasonal
At Naturipe Fruits you can buy fresh fruit picked daily direct from the farm, or can enjoy an authentic picking experience, venturing out to the orchard to collect the freshest strawberries, cherries, peaches, nectarines and apples.
Pickings are seasonal
Elaine’s Farmgate Shop offers quality produce direct from the farmer, including as premium meat, pantry and dairy, vegetables, and homemade pickles and sauces from around 20 local producers.
Open daily
A local institution in Bacchus Marsh’s Avenue of Honour (aka Bacchus Marsh Road), Spurr’s Fruit Barn offers fresh fruit, including their delicious homegrown stone fruits, along with eggs and other local produce.
Open Thurs-Sat
Along with a gorgeous, well-stocked shop / cafe / juice bar, Fruits of Life delivers locally-grown and sustainably-farmed fresh produce, direct to your door.
Open seven days
Pick your own cherries, berries, apricots, peaches nectarines and apples at Paynes, or select from the amazing array of produce in their sheds.
Pickings are seasonal
At Dellios Orchards, Bacchus Marsh, you can pick your own delicious cherries or take home a box of freshly picked, pre-packed cherries, perfect for Christmas.
Pickings are seasonal