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[NSW] Free Pink Lady Apple Picking at Pine Crest Orchard Bilpin

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[NSW] Free Pink Lady Apple Picking at Pine Crest Orchard Bilpin
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dust on 03/06/2022 - 16:36 files.ozbargain.com.au (3395 clicks)
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Not for everyone but if you want to do a trip up the Blue Mountains for some free apple picking, it's free on Saturday!

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Description from their Facebook page:

UPDATE!! FREE APPLES
We still have literally tonnes of Pink Lady apples on the trees and rather than let them go to waste we have decided to open this Saturday 4th June for visitors to come and pick apples for FREE! They are a bit spotty on the outside, but beautiful on the inside, come and pick as many as you like!
We will still have other apples in our shop to buy, plus local produce including honey, jams, juice and pies!
No need to book
Open 10am - 4pm
Bring your own bags or purchase ours for $2

Groceries Apple Fruit Picking

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  • elcheapo on 03/06/2022 - 16:50
    +35

    ozb meetup?

  • scrimshaw on 03/06/2022 - 16:51
    +37

    Blue Mountains weather: 5~8 degrees tomorrow, with a bit of wind up to 10KM/H.

    Better don your best Macpac Halo jackets.

    • Hinee on 03/06/2022 - 16:55
      +9

      I feel personally attacked having one of these hanging on the chair i'm currently sitting on.

      • dust on 03/06/2022 - 16:57
        +12

        Nah nah no need to feel attacked. If you spent more than $99 on it however…!

        • itshammer on 03/06/2022 - 20:31
          +1

          I love mine. So good for hockey game. Haven't tried it in the rain, and don't plane to

  • andy2 on 03/06/2022 - 16:55
    +13

    Wish more farm do that instead of throwing away good food. Good opportunity to up sell, food, drinks, events etc..

    • pdtmathieson on 03/06/2022 - 17:08
      +32

      Might be harder in some environments where having hundreds of people trampling through your farm could do more harm than good. Farmers would probably prefer it, but there isn't anything quite as stupid as a group of people.

      • incipient on 03/06/2022 - 18:30
        +7

        Lots of farms also aren't idiot proof. You'll get that one Karen that goes out, hurts themselves, and sues the farm ¬¬

      • mr_asstight on 03/06/2022 - 21:28
        -8

        like covid hysteria stupid?

    • sam buster on 03/06/2022 - 17:38

      Round up some local bands to play, sell some scrumpy.
      Better still, serve a Winter Warmer snakebite and black.

    • spaceflight on 03/06/2022 - 20:12
      +2

      Unfortunately people also damage the plants which reduces the next harvest so letting people in to pick their own fruit isn't always the best thing for the farm.

  • cheaptech20 on 03/06/2022 - 16:55
    +9

    How do you like them apples?
    A lot cos they are free.

  • lilicoco on 03/06/2022 - 17:00

    This has been on the RED (Little Red Book) for a while. It will definitely be more crowded than Vivid Sydney.

    • SirFrankGrimes on 03/06/2022 - 17:11

      Have you been to VIVID yet? How crowded was it? Keen to go but don’t love being herded like sheep all night

      • dust on 03/06/2022 - 17:19

        Vivid is extremely crowded, especially on the weekends. Would recommend going on a weeknight at 6pm for the least crowds.

        • ippy on 03/06/2022 - 19:44
          +1

          Nah. Weeknight from 9 or 10pm.

    • caperite on 03/06/2022 - 18:09

      Is this RED really a thing? Am intrigued.

      • lilicoco on 03/06/2022 - 18:34

        Yup. It's like a very popular social media app among overseas Chinese users, especially influencers and KOLs.

        • chakel on 03/06/2022 - 18:45

          what are KOLs?

          • Matt P on 03/06/2022 - 18:55

            @chakel: Key Opinion Leaders

            • Top G on 04/06/2022 - 06:02
              +3

              @Matt P: All opinions are equal but some opinions are more equal than others ;)

  • MaMan on 03/06/2022 - 17:14
    -3

    They would be too far gone and have that freaky fermented smell/taste. If they were any good they would be off loaded to a juicer. Pink Lady's should have been harvested several weeks ago. Smells like an ad to get people there for the shop.

    • dust on 03/06/2022 - 17:19
      +5

      When life gives you fermented apples, make cider?

    • Miss B on 03/06/2022 - 17:25
      +1

      It also means they don't have to pick them or have rotten apples on the ground later. Free labour.

    • kevinroast on 03/06/2022 - 17:56

      Depends on where you grow them. Woodbridge list them as June-July, mine at home are good from late April through end of May. Of course, supermarkets and producers will keep apples in cold storage all year.

    • OMG on 03/06/2022 - 18:30

      Don't worry about that mate. We just need some good reasons for a picnic.

    • lgacb08 on 03/06/2022 - 20:32
      +1

      This guy is spot on, for places like blue Mountain these apples are way pass its prime this time of the year so have realistic expectation and don't blame anyone if you can manage rotten apple from the farm.

      • Bullion78 on 04/06/2022 - 13:44

        Apples are still crisp and delicious despite being a bit spotty. Taste is not impacted at all.

  • King Steuart on 03/06/2022 - 17:36

    🍎

  • OMG on 03/06/2022 - 18:29

    Thanks OP. Will see some of the OZBargainers tomorrow. Stay warm and be cool!

  • ireadtermsofuse on 03/06/2022 - 18:30
    +2

    An apple a day keeps the doctor away
    IF YOU HAVE GOOD AIM

  • djmm on 03/06/2022 - 18:41
    +13

    If you're there, do the right thing and buy their goods at the counter as well to show sign of support

  • dufflover on 03/06/2022 - 19:16
    +2

    Will I learn the difference between apple cider and apple juice? And get to see lots of beautiful foilage?

  • MainlagToby on 03/06/2022 - 19:44

    Is it worth the 10 hour drive?

    • dust on 03/06/2022 - 20:40

      Are you coming from Melbourne?

  • Clear on 03/06/2022 - 21:05
    +3

    I'm imagining how much apple jam, pies and syrups I could make with this. Amazing.

  • Top G on 04/06/2022 - 06:03

    ozbargainfest 2022

  • bigbadboogieman on 04/06/2022 - 07:59

    Time for an Apple pie.

  • Embaloo on 04/06/2022 - 10:13
    +1

    Keep us homebodies updated, how is it going?

    • clintdb on 04/06/2022 - 10:55
      +2

      Just saw an update on their FB page from 3 mins ago (approx 10:50am):

      PLEASE READ -NOT MANY APPLES LEFT!
      Due to an absolutely overwhelming number of people we are almost out of apples!
      We will still have apples in our shop for the rest of the day. Thankyou!!!

      • first in line on 04/06/2022 - 12:22

        Too many tigharses lol

      • Embaloo on 04/06/2022 - 14:26

        Ha wow!!!

      • GoldAlwaysGold on 05/06/2022 - 00:24

        Didn't also say the trees got damaged?

  • prisonmike on 04/06/2022 - 10:14

    Free labour

  • CheapandUsed on 04/06/2022 - 14:13
    +6

    This was chaos. We went to the local market and some of them seemed annoyed, then they were selling out of everything and suddenly happy about it.

    Shields orchard were doing granny Smiths for $2kg and any red apples $1kg pick your own.. judging by how busy they were getting we weren't the only ones that decided it wasn't worth the hassle for free apples and to try somewhere else

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