Enjoy a Barossa Saturday Morning Tradition
With over 150 wineries and 80 cellar doors, as well as the finest local produce, gourmet delights, bustling café culture and exquisite fine dining – is it any wonder that the Barossa is a mecca for food lovers and wine enthusiasts. Good food goes hand in hand with good wines so join the locals as in our Saturday morning tradition of heading to the local farmers market to stock up on seasonal, fresh produce.
If you are staying with us on a Saturday morning, do as the locals do and visit one of our fabulous farmers markets. You never know, you may see an award winning chef, or a winemaker or two.
Barossa Farmers Market
At the Barossa Farmers Market, you’ll find real food from the homes and farms of the Barossa. Supporting the local agricultural community since 2002, this is a truly authentic Farmers Market boasting more than 50 stallholders offering a cornucopia of fresh, seasonal fruit and vegetables, freshly baked artisan breads and sweet treats, ethical meats, certified free-range eggs, sauces, condiments, olive oils, milk and cream, teas, and a whole raft more. Many stallholders produce chemical free or organic produce, including a variety of gluten, nut and dairy free products.
The information booth is run by friendly, local volunteers who can answer your questions about both the market and the Barossa region. They will also lend you a courtesy trolley for shopping if your hands and arms are full.
And if it’s breakfast you’re after, you’ve come to the right place. The Breakfast Bar serves the very best produce from a range of Market stallholders so you’re enjoying the freshest and tastiest ingredients the Market has to offer. Try the famous Market Burger with a Barossa Farmers Market Blend coffee to get your morning off to a great start.
Open: Each Saturday morning from 7.30am to 11.30am
Where: Vintners Sheds, corner of Nuriootpa and Light Pass Roads, Angaston, South Australia
Web: www.barossafarmersmarket.com
Mt Pleasant Farmers Market
Located at the picturesque Mount Pleasant Showground, the Mount Pleasant Farmers Market is nestled on the outskirts of the Barossa Valley and the Adelaide Hills.
A community run business, the Mount Pleasant Farmers Market is the place to go to purchase affordable local food and support local farmers. Open Saturdays from 8am to 12pm, the undercover market is a weekly showcase for fresh, regional and seasonal food brought to you by the people who grow and make it.
Stallholders range from fruit, vegetables, milk, cheese, eggs, honey, olive oil, meat, seafood, bread and baked goods, hot breakfasts, fresh coffee, jams, preserves and wine.
The market even has a unique dog-minding service for those shoppers who love to bring their four legged friends along. Enjoy a hearty country breakfast. Delight in some organic coffee and drink in the atmosphere of an “authentic” farmers market.
Plenty of seating is available inside and out for those who like to linger over their breakfast and coffee. Hear and see regular guest speakers and cooking demonstrations.
Relish in the country atmosphere of the Mount Pleasant Farmers Market, and enjoy a great morning out!
Open: Each Saturday morning from 8.00am to 12.00noon
Where:Mount Pleasant Showgrounds, Talunga Park, Melrose Street, Mount Pleasant
Web: www.mpfm.org.au