Farmgate Markets
Visit, Learn, and Connect!
Join Green Thumb Farm for a special Saturday morning at the farm. Whether you’re looking for fresh, sustainably grown produce or a quiet place to enjoy the Samford Valley air, come grab a coffee and connect with the community!
Our farmgate markets in Samford Valley are a relaxed way to enjoy a Saturday morning, discover fresh produce and enjoy wandering around the Farm. If you are looking for a farmers market near Brisbane, come and spend a Saturday morning exploring what is growing at the Farm, discover what is in season and get your weekly fresh vegetables grown using organic principles at our Farm, by other local growers, or from certified organic farms.
Every Saturday | 08:00am – 11:00am
Green Thumb Farm, 2204 Mt Samson Rd, Samford Valley. Easy and free parking.
Green Thumb Farm: A Family Friendly Saturday Farmers Market in Samford Valley
What's at Our Local Farmgate Market?
Join us for:
- Sustainably grown fruits, vegetables, herbs and flowers.
- Seedlings from our community nursery.
- Artisan baked goods, raw honey, preserves, and local crafts.
- Fresh coffee, drinks and ready-to-eat local goodies.
- Friendly volunteers who can show you what’s in season and how to cook it.
- A relaxed, family-friendly vibe with space to wander, connect, and breathe.
At our food market, you can find local produce, seasonal produce and fresh produce alongside other goods from Australian growers and suppliers. It is a community farmers market where you can discover farm fresh vegetables and organic vegetables, depending on what is available each week.
Know Where Your Food Comes From:
We believe you deserve to know where your food comes from.
Green Thumb Farm is a small working farm, so we grow a selection of seasonal fruit, vegetables, herbs and flowers here on the farm. Everything grown and harvested here is produced using organic growing practices, although our farm is not certified organic.
Because our farm is small, we cannot grow the full range of produce our community wants to buy each week. We therefore also source sustainably grown produce from other Australian growers and suppliers, prioritising growers in our local region whenever suitable produce is available.
Visitors looking for certified organic produce or sustainably grown produce can check the source and growing information before they buy.
We clearly identify the source of our produce at the market:
🌱 I'm a Local — grown and harvested here at Green Thumb Farm using organic principles but not certified organic.
🌿 Grown Locally (Not Certified Organic) — grown by a local farmer using organic practices but not certified organic.
✓ Certified Organic — certified organic produce sourced from Australian growers and suppliers.
This means you can choose based on what matters to you whether that's produce grown right here on our farm, produce grown by another local farmer, or certified organic produce from elsewhere in Australia.
A Place for the Whole Family
Green Thumb is a community farm where families can slow down, connect, and enjoy time together in nature.
Grab a coffee from our onsite coffee van, settle into our shady seating area, play a game of chess, or let the kids kick a ball around while you relax. Younger children can enjoy nature play in our Little Green Thumbs play area, and there’s plenty of space to explore.
Don’t miss our free self-guided farm walk—a gentle stroll through the farm where you can see seasonal produce, spot pollinators, and learn about how food is grown using regenerative farming principles.
Enjoy a coffee from Wildflower Coffee, or our very own Mandala Coffee, or a Chai from Sip n Spice, plus listen to one of our local musicians strumming a soulful tune. You can pick up artisan sourdough bread and organic sweet treats from Leavain Bakery, local regeneratively farmed eggs from Get Crackin Pastured Eggs, and raw honey from local bee keepers.
Our Saturday farmers market is more than somewhere to shop for farm fresh vegetables; it is a place to experience the farm, meet local people and learn about sustainable food. For families visiting from Samford Valley or Brisbane, the community farmers market experience makes it easy to slow down and get in some nature connection.
Want to Get Involved?
Join our Farmgate Market Crew as a volunteer and help us make fresh, sustainably grown food accessible to the community. Regular visitors often choose to become a Friend of the Farm, as you receive discounts on selected goods while supporting our long-term sustainability.
Volunteer at the Market
Want to sell at our Farmgate Markets?
Our farmgate markets in Samford Valley welcome suitable local sellers who want to connect with people looking for local produce, fresh produce and sustainable food. If your products suit our community farmers market or Saturday farmers market, you can find out more about becoming a vendor.
A Morning at the Market
A Morning at the Market
Frequently Asked Questions
Frequently Asked Questions
Our Saturday Farmgate Markets offer a mix of fresh produce grown at Green Thumb Farm, produce from other local growers when available, and certified organic produce sourced from Australian growers and suppliers.
You'll also find artisan sourdough and baked goods, honey, preserves, seedlings from our community nursery, coffee from our onsite coffee van, and other locally made products.
We actively support local growers and producers in a number of ways.
When suitable produce is available from local farms, we purchase directly from them. We also provide a low-cost space for local farmers, food producers and makers to sell directly to the community at our Saturday market.
Green Thumb Farm is itself a local not-for-profit organisation. Income from the market helps support our farm and the education, volunteering and community programs we provide throughout the week.
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Our Farmgate Markets are more than just a place to shop. Families can pick up fresh seasonal produce, artisan baked goods and coffee while enjoying the farm, meeting our community and seeing how food is grown.
Our free self-guided farm walk is a favourite with families. Kids can wander around the farm, see what we’re growing and discover where their food comes from. There’s also space to play and explore, making Saturday morning at Green Thumb Farm something the whole family can enjoy.
Our Farmgate Markets make it easier for our community to connect with how food is grown and where it comes from.
We grow seasonal produce here at Green Thumb Farm using organic growing practices, and purchase from local growers when suitable produce is available. When we need to source produce from further afield, we choose certified organic produce from Australian growers and suppliers.
We clearly label our produce so customers can understand its source and make informed choices about what they buy.
We aim to have seasonal seedlings available at our Saturday Farmgate Markets most weeks. These are the same seedlings we grow for planting at Green Thumb Farm, with any extras made available for our community.
Our seedling selection changes throughout the year and is limited to varieties that are in season and suited to growing in our local climate. The amount and variety available each week depends on what we are planting and how many seedlings we have left over, so we won't necessarily have every variety available at the same time.
You can also purchase the same soil inputs we use here at the farm, including Red Soil Organics compost, mushroom compost, Earth Minerals and biochar.