5 farms to pick your own fruit in Hamburg
Whether apples, nuts or vegetables - they taste the best when they are fresh. In big cities, however, one's own harvest is often small due to limited cultivation capacities. Fruit and vegetable farms in the surrounding area of Hamburg provide a remedy and invite you to try regional and fresh vitamin bombs. The (self-)harvest season promises fun for the whole family. No registration, prior knowledge or utensils are necessary. We show you where you can gather fresh fruit and vegetables in Hamburg.
1.To the Vier- und Marschlande for the harvest
The participatory gardening promises fun for small and large amateur gardeners. From May to September is self harvest time. Fresh fruit and vegetables can be picked in the fields and greenhouses of the vegetable farm. There is a choice of everything that is in season. The participatory gardening is also suitable for short-tempered excursionists: knives, spars and support are available directly on site.
2.Pick your apples in the Altes Land
Apple blossom in spring, apple harvest in autumn: The Alte Land is all about apple trees. In the autumn months of September and October, the trees bear juicy apples. The fruit farm "Bey" invites you to harvest during this time. After a brief introduction, the harvesters can get down to business. The harvest experience is the perfect autumn pastime for the whole family.
3.Pure nature
The fruit orchard "Haseldorf" relies on naturalness. Chemical agents do not enter the garden. Everything here is pure nature. The fruit trees bear over 180 different varieties of apples, pears and plums. There are no opening hours. Harvesting is possible as long as the trees bear fruit.
4.Tradition meets organic quality
Discover close to nature: At Herzapfelhof, you can experience at first hand how fruit is grown and harvested in harmony with nature. Old traditions and the highest organic standards come together here.
5.Hamburg's first fruit filling station
Ever heard of a service station that serves vitamins instead of fuel? If not, it's time for a visit to the Alte Land near Hamburg. Here is Hamburg's first fruit filling station, which supplies all visitors with different fruits and vegetables depending on the season. In autumn, for example, you can look forward to apples, pears, nuts, quinces and oranges.
