Add a Farm in the New Zealand to PickYourOwn.org

(and also www.PickYourOwnChristmasTree.org and www.PumpkinPatchesAndMore.org )

Are you looking to get your farm noticed by millions of likely customers? Post your information here for free and I will add it to one or more of my "pick-your-own" web sites, as appropriate. Our web sites are free to both farmers and consumers, and this, along with the local, national and international scope, ensures that your farm's listing will be seen by consumers in your area!

Add your farm: This one form (below) enters your farm into PickYourOwn.org, PickYourOwnChristmasTree.org and PumpkinPatchesAndMore.org, as appropriate. You will receive a confirmation email if you complete the form process (there are 2 or 3 pages).

Add my festival or event - See this page (click the link at left), if you are looking to add an community event or festival, which is not held at a farm.

Correct, Update or Revise your listing - please continue down this page unless you only have one or two minor changes.
If you have several changes, or they are complicated, or you want to rewrite your listing), then press PgDn now to carry on.
If you have only one or two minor changes (like a phone number), use the corrections form.

Delete your entry via the corrections form.

Look for the submit button at the bottom of each form page. When you are done, you will see a big "Thanks!" - if you don't see that, then you must be overlooking a submit button! (after each "submit" the program validates what you have entered (looks for missing information, corrects some misspellings, etc.)

Important Notes:

Just enter the information requested below. The text boxes are generally limited to 400 characters. The Blue Boxes are required, the yellow are optional, but where applicable, the optional information definitely helps customers to come visit your farm. Please be brief, but descriptive - we reserve the right to edit to remove profanity, correct grammar and spelling or trim it down to a reasonable size.

Links - Add links to pages on your website where the form asks for links (but not in the general text boxes)! The Google ads on the banners I put on the external links are what pays for the site, and grows commensurate with the traffic, so again, that keeps it free for both farmers and consumers, which helps everyone! In return, I'll ask you to link back to at least one page on pickyourown.org (a recipe, picking tips, whatever ) and that will help YOUR websites ranking in the search engines, too!

Hype - If you want to add several paragraphs of colorful descriptive text about what makes your farm a special visit, that's great, but that's called advertising, which we do, too, for a small annual fee, not a free basic listing (remember, all the extra text ends up costing us, and if I let everyone do that, I couldn't keep it free).

Abbreviations: Please do not use ANY abbreviations for ANYTHING. Not dates, street names, days of the week, months, NOTHING! People do NOT search Google for "Sat.", "Ave.","M-F". When you use ANY abbreviations, REPEAT ANY ABBREVIATIONS for ANYTHING, you greatly reduce the chances of YOUR farm showing up in a Google search! . They ALSO look unprofessional and often confuse potential customers. The program tries to correct and replace any abbreviations, including "Sun." for Sunday", "-" for "to" or "through" and so on. so if you use them, you may get weird results.

Capital letters - Please do NOT type in all CAPITAL LETTERS! (It takes me forever to change it to normal, legible type; which must be done manually, because NO ONE WANTS TO READ TYPE LIKE THIS - and that will considerably slow down getting your listing up! I will reject your entry if it is in capital letters!!! I cannot make it more plain. Thanks! )

Future plans - I'm in the process of adding databases, which will enable you to log on and make changes more easily and allow much more powerful searches, by fruit, vegetable, area, etc. It should make the website easier for you and for the customers, plus easier to navigate! This should be ready by this winter.

	* = Required information
	= Optional information

Name of the farm, orchard, etc:*

Location - physical address..........* :

Address line 2, if needed:

City*:

North Island/South Island*:

Post code *:

Country *:

Phone number for information*:

Fax number:

Farms email address:

The farm's website address (if the farm has it's own website or page somewhere)
    http://
Note: A phone number OR an email address (OR BOTH) is required so your customers can check hours and availability before driving out to your farm.

Pick Your Own Crops Offered

What is available to be picked BY the customer: Select as many of the following that are available as "pick-your-own" at the farm *:

apples asparagus apricots beans beets blackberries blueberries boysenberries lima beans (broad beans) broccoli carrots cherries chestnuts corn (sweet) cranberries cucumbers currants (red and black) eggplant figs flowers grapes gooseberries herbs or spices lavender flower) loganberries marionberries melons nectarines olallieberries onions other berries pears peas peaches pecans peppers persimmons plums pumpkins raspberries rhubarb saskatoons squash (summer) squash (winter) strawberries tayberries tomatoes other vegetables walnuts OTHERS not listed here (enter them in the 'Other information' box near the bottom of this page)

Turkeys (organic, not-hormone-fed) Turkeys (NOT organic)

Honey from hives on the farm, Maple Syrup from trees on the farm

Cider mill fresh apple cider made on the premises

Organic production: Are the vegetables and fruit above raised organically? (if only some crops are, note which are in the other information section below):

Halloween and/or Fall Events

pumpkin patch (customers pick in the field) pumpkin patch (pumpkins already gathered in from the field) train rides corn maze haunted corn maze straw / hay maze child-size hay mazes corn cannon horse-drawn hayrides tractor-driven hayrides wagon rides haunted house haunted rides haunted trail

Christmas Trees and Winter Events

Just check which varieties of trees you will have for each category
(you-cut, we-cut, pre-cut and living/rooted)!

Choose and Cut Christmas trees (the customer chooses and customer cuts)

Varieties available - select all that apply: Afghan Pine, Arizona Cypress, Austrian Fir, Austrian Pine, Balsam Fir, Black Hills Spruce, Blue Spruce, Canaan Fir, Carolina Sapphire, Colorado Blue Spruce, Concolor Fir (White Fir), Deodara Cedar, Douglas Fir, Eastern Red Cedar, Eastern White Pine, Fraser Fir, Grand Fir, Incense Cedar, Leland (Leyland) Cypress, Monterey Pine, Noble Fir, Norway Spruce, Ponderosa Pine, Red Pine, Scotch Pine, Sequoia Redwood, Shasta Fir, Sierra Redwood, Turkish Fir, Virginia Pine, White Fir or Concolor Fir, White Pine, White Spruce, others not listed here

Choose and We Cut Christmas trees (the customer chooses and it is cut for them)

Varieties available - select all that apply:Afghan Pine, Arizona Cypress, Austrian Fir, Austrian Pine, Balsam Fir, Black Hills Spruce, Blue Spruce, Canaan Fir, Carolina Sapphire, Colorado Blue Spruce, Concolor Fir (White Fir), Deodara Cedar, Douglas Fir, Eastern Red Cedar, Eastern White Pine, Fraser Fir, Grand Fir, Incense Cedar, Leland (Leyland) Cypress, Monterey Pine, Noble Fir, Norway Spruce, Ponderosa Pine, Red Pine, Scotch Pine, Sequoia Redwood, Shasta Fir, Sierra Redwood, Turkish Fir, Virginia Pine, White Fir or Concolor Fir, White Pine, White Spruce, others not listed here

Freshly Cut Christmas trees (precut trees, ready to tie and load to the customer's car)

Varieties available - select all that apply: Afghan Pine, Arizona Cypress, Austrian Fir, Austrian Pine, Balsam Fir, Black Hills Spruce, Blue Spruce, Canaan Fir, Carolina Sapphire, Colorado Blue Spruce, Concolor Fir (White Fir), Deodara Cedar, Douglas Fir, Eastern Red Cedar, Eastern White Pine, Fraser Fir, Grand Fir, Incense Cedar, Leland (Leyland) Cypress, Monterey Pine, Noble Fir, Norway Spruce, Ponderosa Pine, Red Pine, Scotch Pine, Sequoia Redwood, Shasta Fir, Sierra Redwood, Turkish Fir, Virginia Pine, White Fir or Concolor Fir, White Pine, White Spruce, others not listed here

Living Christmas trees (living, with roots: in a container, root ball, or burlap bagged roots. For planting after Christmas )

Varieties available - select all that apply: Afghan Pine, Arizona Cypress, Austrian Fir, Austrian Pine, Balsam Fir, Black Hills Spruce, Blue Spruce, Canaan Fir, Carolina Sapphire, Colorado Blue Spruce, Concolor Fir (White Fir), Deodara Cedar, Douglas Fir, Eastern Red Cedar, Eastern White Pine, Fraser Fir, Grand Fir, Incense Cedar, Leland (Leyland) Cypress, Monterey Pine, Noble Fir, Norway Spruce, Ponderosa Pine, Red Pine, Scotch Pine, Sequoia Redwood, Shasta Fir, Sierra Redwood, Turkish Fir, Virginia Pine, White Fir or Concolor Fir, White Pine, White Spruce, others not listed here

Other Christmas or winter-related: Christmas themed park or amusement
Christmas wreaths Christmas boughs   Garlands Mistletoe
Santa appearances   Live reindeer   Christmas decorations
Trees bagged Trees tied Tree shaking provided Trees baled
Free tree trimmings Saws provided
Sleigh rides hayrides wagon rides Train rides

Crop or Event Availability

In which months are these fruit, vegetables, Christmas trees, or pumpkins typically available to be picked at your farm? *

January February March April May June
July August September October November December

Specific Harvest Dates

If you would to provide more specific typical harvest dates for each of your crops, or open and closing dates for your events and activities, do so here:
(example: "Strawberries: May 10 to June 15, Blackberries: July. " , "Corn maze is open from September 15th through October 31st." or "Open for Christmas trees from Thanksgiving until Christmas eve") DO NOT USE ABBREVIATIONS FOR DAYS, MONTHS, DATES or anything else!

Picking update page: If the farm also has a page that lists what is currently available to pick, or provides updates, enter the address of that specific page here. (NOTE: again, don't repeat your farm's home page: enter a link here that is specific to crop updates):
http://

Facilities and Other Events

Pre-picked produce (fruit or vegetables) Farm market Gift shop refreshments, snacks restrooms picnic area face painting pony rides petting zoo farm animals birthday parties weddings and wedding parties school tours events at YOUR location (the customer's location)

Note: see "Halloween/Fall" and "Christmas/Winter" events, above, for horse drawn hay rides, tractor driven hayrides, wagon rides and/or sleigh rides. If they are available at other times of the year, too, indicate that in the "other information" section below.

Open Hours/Dates and General Information

What are the dates and hours that your facility is open? *
             DO NOT USE ABBREVIATIONS FOR DAYS, MONTHS, DATES or anything else!
            (Example: "Monday to Friday, 8 am to 7 pm, Saturday and Sunday, 7 am to 5 pm."
            Please, try to use "to" rather than " - ", as in "10 am to 5 pm". Hyphens can be
            misinterpreted by both people and computer programs. )
            Note: whatever you write here with be preceded by "Open: ",
            so DON'T start off with the word "Open", as it will read very poorly.

NOTE: If you want to direct visitors to an hours page on your website, just enter
"See our website for current hours." in the field below AND then enter the address of your hours page in the following field.

Open days and hours page: If the farm has a web page that the current opening / closing hours and days or dates put address of that specific page here. (NOTE: again, don't repeat your farm's home page: enter a link here that is specific to opening/closing times, days and dates):
http://

Directions to the farm from a common point(s):
     Note: whatever you write in this box with be preceded by "Directions: ",
         so DON'T start off with the word "Directions", as it will read very poorly.
        Do NOT include links to a directions page - put that in the following field.

Directions or Map Page: If you also have a page with directions or a Mapquest or other map page, just enter the url here and I will include the link to it. If not, I'll try to find the Mapquest map for you: (NOTE: don't repeat your farm's home page: enter a link here that is specific to directions. If you website is framed; provide the url of the frame page that has the directions on it, not the frameset. The idea is to take them to your directions with as few clicks as possible):
http://

Other information, such as crops not listed above, specials, special events, features, instructions, events, organic certifications, etc.: Here's a place to enter things NOT covered previously, or to explain "other" boxes. This will be published in the listing.

Payment methods accepted from your customers*:

Cash Check Visa MasterCard Discover Amex

Survey Information (To help us serve you, this won't be published)

If you don't have a web site, would you like information from us about your own
low-cost page on pickyourown.org? Yes No
(click here to open a new page with more information, just close that page when you're done to return here)

Are you interested in information about low cost online advertising on
www.pickyourown.org for your farm? Yes No
(click here to open a new page with more information, just close that page when you're done to return here)

General Comments and Feedback to Pickyourown.org (This will NOT appear in the listing)

Your name (won't be displayed on the website) *
                                                                                        (first name)       (last name)

Your email address (also will not be displayed) *
It will help us to contact you now to confirm your entry and later for updates. You can enter a different email address from the one posted in your listing, if you would like! Enter carefully, I have noticed that 10% of all email address are being mis-typed, which means I cannot reply to you and your entry may not go in.

IMPORTANT:
Type any number in this next box (this is necessary to stop spam programs):
(Note: if you do not type in a number, or type anything else in this box, your email will NOT be delivered). Spam programs cannot follow these instructions, only humans can.

Remember: There is NO cost to list (or update your farm's listing) on PickYourOwn.org!!

In submitting this listing, I agree to hold harmless and indemnify Benivia LLC and anyone affiliated with its websites from any harm arising from the listing and errors associated in publishing and maintaining this information. We do our best to make sure the listings are accurate but it is incumbent upon you, the farmer, to check the website to review updates and comments provided by visitors and bring inaccurate information to our attention for removal or rebuttal. If you are unhappy, at any time, you may request the removal of your listing.

Name of the farm, orchard, etc:*
Location - physical address..........* :
Address line 2, if needed:
City*:
North Island/South Island*:
Post code *:
Country *:
Phone number for information*:
Fax number:
Farms email address: