Farm Fresh Market Parafield Airport

Farm Fresh Market sets up every Saturday morning at Parafield Airport, in Adelaide's northern suburbs, from 8am to 1pm. The operator describes it as a fresh produce market with a huge selection of goods from dedicated and passionate stallholders, and its Facebook page has around 8,300 followers.

A market on the edge of an airfield

Parafield Airport is 18 kilometres north of the Adelaide CBD, on the edge of the residential suburb of Parafield. In 1927 the Commonwealth government bought 318 acres of farmland there for 17,000 pounds, and until Adelaide Airport opened in 1955 it was the city's only civil airport. Today it is a training and recreational airfield, home to flight schools and a jet fighter museum. The airport is leased to Parafield Airport Limited until 2097, hosts the University of South Australia Aviation Academy, and its museum displays a flight-worthy Wirraway. Flight Training Adelaide and Adelaide Aviation are among the flight schools based there, and South Australia's first powered flight took place in 1910 at Bolivar, south-west of Salisbury.

The market itself trades behind PALS Liquor and Bunnings, so it is easy to combine with a hardware or bottle shop run. Council visitor listings describe fresh produce, meat, eggs, flowers, pet food, bread, cheese and wine. Reviewers on the market's page single out handmade pretzels, cakes, honey and walnuts, and 84 per cent of its 35 Facebook reviewers recommend it.

Market at a glance

SaturdayEvery week

8am to 1pmTrading hours

8.3KFacebook followers

35Facebook reviews

Good to know before you go

Opening hours on the market's own page are 8am to 1pm. Some third-party listings give a 12pm finish, which is why the Facebook times are the ones to trust. The market's phone number is 08 8258 7844 if you need to check on the day.

Set your navigation to the Bunnings and PALS Liquor area of Parafield Airport rather than to the airport terminal or Kings Road, since the market sits behind those shops.