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Jul 16 2025 Updated July 17, 2025

Leader Newspaper

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Melinda Baldissera, Melissa Cave, Chelsea Franks of Tumby Bay.

Matt Moyle, Christina Dume of Evans Head NSW.

Lynette, Arlo and Bill Beattie of Melbourne and Adelaide.

Jess and Ella Fielke; Josh and Mollie Verstegen of Adelaide.

Heidi, Abigail, Matilda, Charlee Tuplin; Mikayla, Jasmine Weinert of Yarra Valley.

Harper Franks, Lily Cave, Skyla Modra, Beckett Franks, Annabel Modra, of Tumby Bay.

Deb Hutchinson of Nuriootpa and Stephanie Lee, Bordertown.

Bill Eade, Andrew Seagrim, Nadine Lambert, Sonja Dillon from Adelaide.

Bella, Virginia and Craig Harvey of Angaston.

Photos by Mel Semmler

The sun was out on Saturday for Barossa Farmers' Market, with the school holidays drawing both locals and those from Adelaide and interstate to sample the fresh fare.

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