Consumers can look forward to “pick-your-own” sales this year as well

By: Trademagazin Date: 2025. 06. 09. 11:27

Although this spring’s weather was not kind to fruit growing, consumers can still find those orchards and plantations where they offer “pick-your-own” sales. It is therefore worth going with an open eye, as this way we can fill our crates and baskets with the most beautiful and freshly picked, fully ripe fruits, and we can also get fresh fruit and vegetables much cheaper than the market price.

The strawberry season is in full swing, and although fresh Hungarian fruit can be found in most markets and greengrocers, many plantations are advertising pick-your-own sales, where consumers can really get the freshest produce, and the prices are also more favorable. However, strawberries are not the only horticultural crop that we can harvest ourselves. According to the National Chamber of Agriculture, there are farms in almost every county that advertise so-called pick-your-own sales. Most plantations open their doors to customers who want to fill their baskets according to the season. In addition to strawberries, you can also pick apricots, peaches, cherries, apples, pears, plums, kiwi, persimmons, blueberries and other fruits.

Most pick-your-own sales are advertised on social media and in local groups, so it is worth browsing the world wide web with an open eye, where you can get accurate information about the location, opening hours, prices, grown fruits and house rules.

The biggest advantage of pick-your-own sales is that since we harvest the produce ourselves, we can fill the boxes and baskets with the most beautiful fruits we have selected, and we can also get fresh fruits much cheaper than the market price. So, anyone who wants to buy larger quantities for canning or preserving can benefit from purchasing the raw materials as part of a pick-your-own sale.

Pick-your-own sales are an important segment of the short sales chain and a sales solution used by some producers due to the lack of labor. This is the form that has the smallest environmental footprint. The “Pick it yourself” type of sales is also becoming increasingly popular. In this case, you can buy not only the fruit you have harvested yourself on the plantations, but also fresh fruit picked in advance by the producer.

In recent years, in addition to fruits, more and more vegetables have been available in this form, we can also fill our pantry with tomatoes, peppers and asparagus in this way. Pick it yourself promotions advertised on flower plantations are also becoming increasingly popular, after the spring tulips, hyacinths and daffodils, the peony harvest has arrived, and the lavender harvest will soon begin, which attracts more and more people every year.