Ort Farms

Ort Farms at Long Valley runs the longest day of any farm in this region: the market opens at eight in the morning and the ice cream counter closes at nine at night.

What You Can Pick

At the time of checking: tomatoes, aubergine, peppers, squash and more, plus u-cut flowers in bloom. Strawberries in early summer and pumpkins in autumn.

What It Costs

Fill a half-peck bag for $10 on the vegetables.

There is no admission fee to visit the farm animals and kids play area. Full-farm admission applies on pick-your-own festival weekends.

Good to Know

The picking fields open 9:30am to 6pm, the farm market 8am to 7pm and the ice cream 11am to 9pm.

Email info@ortfarms.com.

Pro tip: free access to the animals and the play area on an ordinary weekday is the quiet bargain here. It is a real farmyard rather than a petting-zoo attraction, and it costs nothing outside festival weekends.