From Field to Checkout: Pick-Your-Own Season with Quantum Go

As spring arrives and the fields start to fill with colour, farm shops and growers across the UK gear up for one of the most exciting times of the year: pick-your-own season.

From strawberries in June to sunflowers in August, families and foodies flock to farms to hand-pick their produce, creating an experience that’s part shopping trip, part day out. But behind the scenes, it can be a logistical challenge - managing queues, tracking stock, and keeping customers moving. That’s where Quantum Go, our mobile EPOS solution, comes in.

Pick-your-own is big business

Pick-your-own isn’t just about strawberries anymore. Farms across the UK now offer a huge variety of seasonal events:

• Strawberries, raspberries and blueberries (May–August)

• Pumpkins (October, of course)

• Apples and plums (late summer–early autumn)

• Sunflowers and dahlias (July–September)

• Sweetcorn, courgettes, runner beans (July–September)

• Cut-your-own herbs and wildflowers (varied)

• Even PYO tulips in April are becoming a big seasonal trend.

For customers, it’s about the experience. For businesses, it’s about managing that experience well - especially during peak weekends and school holidays.

Quantum Go: The ideal EPOS for PYO season

Quantum Go is designed for environments just like this: busy, mobile, outdoors, and fast-paced. Here’s how it helps farm businesses thrive during PYO season:

1. Take payments anywhere

Whether you’ve set up a makeshift checkout in a barn or a pop-up stall at the edge of a sunflower field, Quantum Go lets your team take secure card and contactless payments on the spot - no need to send customers back to the main shop.

2. Reduce queues

Long lines kill the vibe. With Quantum Go in action, you can process more transactions, more quickly - especially during busy weekends.

3. Track sales in real time

Want to know how many pumpkins you’ve sold by midday? The Quantum back office gives you instant reporting, helping you restock, rotate staff, or respond to unexpected demand on the fly.

4. Work in offline mode

Wi-Fi not great in the middle of a field? No problem. Quantum Go has 4G, works offline, and syncs up when you’re back in range — so you won’t miss a sale even in patchy signal areas.

5. Create a better customer experience

Speedy service, contactless payments, and a smooth checkout all add up to happier customers - and more time for them to enjoy your farm (and maybe grab a coffee or cake from your shop).

Get ready for PYO season

Whether you’re gearing up for strawberries, planning a tulip-picking event, or getting creative with herb patches and flower fields, don’t leave payments to chance. A smoother checkout helps everything else run better - and keeps customers coming back for more.

Want to see how Quantum Go can help your farm shop or PYO event? Fill in this form to arrange a demo or give us a call on 0330 024 5014.