Outstanding Farm For Sale South Australia
Leading Vegetable Farm For Sale 37KM From Adelaide CBD
This farm for sale South Australia is an outstanding, consistently profitable irrigated horticultural operation focused on a variety of leafy vegetables which service markets throughout the year.
Operations commenced more than three decades ago and are conducted on prime fertile land in Virginia, just 37km from Adelaide’s CBD. The size of the holding and its proximity to the city CBD is a genuine rarity.
This farm for sale South Australia is an outstanding irrigated horticultural operation focused on a variety of leafy vegetables
SA’s leading supplier of vegetable bunchlines to major retail markets and other outlets, the Piscioneri Bros operation comprises approximately 40.78 hectares over two titles with around 35.5 hectares of arable market garden land. The business includes an additional 50.45 hectares of leased land to support production.
The enterprise produces a variety of horticultural crops, providing diversity in product offering and the ability to target markets throughout the year, including spring onions, radish, curly parsley, continental parsley, silver beet, spinach, bunch beetroot, endive, chicory, green kale, cavalo nero and coriander.
This farm for sale South Australia boasts abundant water from underground bores filling dams that supply pipelines across the property
General crop rotation occurs every two months or slightly longer depending on the crop and season, with the ground rested/fumigated as required prior to preparing the seed bed for the next crop.
The business – which has been run by the Piscioneri brothers with a secretary, field and marketing managers, and approximately 35 to 50 casual employees – has performed consistently well, achieving a stable average five-year EBITDA (after normalisation) of $1.103 million on sales ranging from $5-6 million.
This farm for sale South Australia also has a metered connection to the Virginia/Bolivar recycled reticulated water supply
Underpinning the highly productive operation is fertile ground principally comprising a well-textured medium sandy loam to red loam over a deep loamy/clay loam soil base. The growing areas have been laser levelled with a slight central dome, allowing the ground to drain into side drainage channels around the holding.
What’s more, the farm boasts abundant water sourced from underground bores with taking entitlement of 109.333 megalitres filling two lined dams that supply irrigation pipelines across the property.
This farm for sale South Australia boasts fit-for-purpose infrastructure improvements to support the current operation
The proprietors also have a metered connection to the Virginia/Bolivar recycled reticulated water supply with an annual contracted quantity of 150 megalitres. The recycled and bore water are mixed in the water holding dams.
In addition, the improved area is connected via pressure pumps to two galvanised steel-lined rainwater tanks that collect water from the warehouse/shedding roofs (capacity of 120,000 litres and 90,000 litres).
This farm for sale South Australia includes a large complex for production, cleaning, grading, storage and transport of products
Complementing the property’s natural features is extensive, fit-for-purpose infrastructure improvements to support the current operation.
The enterprise includes an easily accessible and well-developed complex to facilitate the production, cleaning, grading, storage and transport of products – all serviced by a rooftop solar system of approximately 45kW.
This farm for sale South Australia produces a variety of horticultural crops, providing the ability to target markets throughout the year
Sited at the rear of a 124-square-metre office complex comprising boardroom, main office, staff room/kitchen and combined bathroom/laundry, is the packing shed and three well-maintained cool rooms with a combined capacity of approximately 335 square metres or 90 ton.
Adjacent to the packing shed and produce wash and grading room is a 440-square-metre loading facility with high-clearance vehicle access doorways at the front and rear. The shed has overhead and yard LED lights, fire hoses and a full security system in place.
This farm for sale South Australia includes sheds for washing and grading, packaging, loading and machinery - plus an office complex
The washing, grading and water filtration shed adjacent to the loading shed includes a full side concrete apron and internal staff amenities area. It features reinforced concrete flooring with drains, connected electricity, LED internal and external lights and fire hoses.
The enterprise also offers abundant machinery storage and workshops, including a 650-square-metre enclosed shed with one concreted bay connected to a galvanised steel-lined rain water tank of approximately 120,000-litre capacity.
This farm for sale South Australia comprises 40.78 hectares over two titles with around 35.5 hectares of arable market garden land
A second machinery shed and workshop spans approximately 365 square metres and features fully reinforced concreted flooring, fire hoses, LED lighting and an attached lined 90,000-litre rainwater tank.
There’s also a pump shed, spray fill and storage shed with an enclosed area of around 260 square metres and fully concreted aprons and flooring – plus a separate 576-square-metre shedding complex comprising three joined enclosed galvanised steel sheds with concrete flooring, front and rear slide access doors, and small side small cool rooms with internal access doorways.
This farm for sale South Australia produces spring onions, radish, parsley, silverbeet, spinach, beetroot, endive, chicory, kale and coriander
Given the quality of the holding and its improvements an opportunity exists to produce multiple commodities and if required implement all-weather/fast-growing facilities to enter other markets out of season.
Expressions of Interest are being sought by 12:00pm (ACST) on Monday, May 12, 2025 for the business as a going concern including the freehold and leased land, fixed improvements, plant and equipment, and associated intellectual property and commercial arrangements.
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