Five verified places around Paisley, Renfrew and Inchinnan to buy food straight from the farm
The farm shops in Renfrewshire cluster on the flat ground around Glasgow Airport, between Paisley, Renfrew and Inchinnan. The five worth knowing are Arkleston Farm Shop and Kitchen in Paisley, which opened in 2025; Barnhill Farm Shop at Inchinnan, with refill milk; Locavore, the organic veg box grower now farming at Barnhill; East Yonderton Farm near Renfrew for picking your own; and Paisley Farmers Market twice a month.
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I was talking about this with my daughter today while having an apple and the skin felt like plastic 😮
A reader in my comments
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At a farm counter you can ask. At East Yonderton you can pick the fruit yourself. That is a different relationship with food, and Renfrewshire has more of it than people think.
Which Renfrewshire farm shop should you choose?
For a full weekly shop with a butcher and a café, Arkleston in Paisley is the newest and the biggest. It does not publish what the farm itself grows or rears, so ask at the counter.
Barnhill Farm Shop and Locavore share one farm at Inchinnan. Barnhill is the farm shop, with refill milk from a local dairy and its own baking. Locavore is the organic grower on 21 acres of that land, in conversion since 2025, and its boxes are delivered across Renfrewshire. Go to one, and you can sort the other.
East Yonderton near Renfrew is for picking: strawberries in summer, pumpkins in October. Paisley Farmers Market brings up to 30 producers to the town centre on the second and last Saturdays.
- Arkleston Farm Shop & Kitchen, New farm shop, butcher and café opened in 2025 in a converted farm building
- Barnhill Farm Shop, Farm shop on 70 acres by the Gryfe with refill milk from a local dairy
- Locavore at Barnhill Farm, Organic veg box grower farming 21 acres in conversion since 2025
- East Yonderton Farm, Pick your own soft fruit and pumpkins on a farm beside Glasgow Airport
- Paisley Farmers Market, Up to 30 producers in Paisley town centre twice a month
Arkleston Farm Shop & Kitchen
Map and location
South Arkleston Farm, Arkleston Road, Paisley PA3 4JB. View Arkleston Farm Shop & Kitchen on the map.
Contact: 0141 286 6199.
A new farm shop in a converted farm building beside the M8
Arkleston Farm Shop & Kitchen opened in August 2025 at South Arkleston Farm, on the north side of Paisley just off the M8. It is run by Angela and Ruaridh Smith, who ran another business at the farm for 12 years before turning an agricultural building into the shop and café. Angela told Mill magazine the project took about 18 months from first talks with architects. A farm retail directory says about 22 acres have been set aside for the shop’s own use.
The shop sells fresh fruit and vegetables, meat, dairy and locally made goods, and says most of its stock comes from local farmers and producers. Angela says they use local produce where possible and Scottish where not, with a few items from family farms in southern England. There is a butcher and deli counter, and a café seating around 80 that serves breakfast, lunch and cake made with produce sold in the shop. The farm also runs ticketed pumpkin picking in autumn and Christmas markets.
Visiting and buying
The website gives opening hours of 9am to 5pm, seven days a week, for the shop and the butcher, with the café open 9am to 4pm and last food orders at 3.45pm. Arkleston Road runs between Paisley and Renfrew, close to Glasgow Airport and the M8. Pumpkin picking is booked online through Digitickets. The shop does not say what, if anything, is grown or reared on the farm itself, so ask at the butcher counter which farms the meat comes from.
Arkleston Farm Shop & Kitchen: website and opening hours.
Barnhill Farm Shop
Map and location
Unit A, Barnhill Farm, Houston Road, Inchinnan PA4 9LU. View Barnhill Farm Shop on the map.
Contact: 07590 772495.
Refill milk from a Bridge of Weir dairy on 70 acres by the River Gryfe
Barnhill Farm is a working farm of about 70 acres on the outskirts of Inchinnan, bordering the River Gryfe. The farm describes itself as having more than 15 years of history, and its shop had a food hygiene inspection in October 2025. The farm also hosts a separate butcher, Meat Joe at Barnhill, registered in September 2025, and Barnhill Boxes, which supplies fruit and vegetable boxes for collection or delivery. Part of the land is now farmed by the organic grower Locavore.
The shop sells seasonal produce from local farmers, food made by local producers, and bread and cakes baked on site. A refill station lets customers fill reusable bottles with chilled fresh milk from High Branchal Farm, a dairy near Bridge of Weir. A June 2026 report also lists eggs, cheese, orange juice refills and steaks, sausages, burgers and chicken from the butcher. The farm runs monthly markets with artisan makers and family attractions, including animal feeding.
Visiting and buying
Published hours differ: a farm directory gives 9am to 3pm, seven days a week, while a June 2026 report gives Thursday to Monday, 9am to 4pm, closed Tuesday and Wednesday, so ring before you go. The farm is on Houston Road on the outskirts of Inchinnan, close to Glasgow Airport. Children’s entry to the farm attractions has been reported at 5 pounds. Bring your own bottles for the milk refill, and ask which vegetables that week were grown at Barnhill.
Barnhill Farm Shop: website and opening hours.
Locavore at Barnhill Farm
Map and location
Barnhill Farm, Houston Road, Inchinnan PA4 9LU. View Locavore at Barnhill Farm on the map.
Contact: 0141 378 1681.
Organic veg boxes from 21 acres in conversion near Inchinnan
Locavore is a Glasgow social enterprise that grew organic vegetables on several small sites in and around the city for more than ten years before moving to 21 acres at Barnhill Farm at the start of 2025. The land had been grazed for decades with no artificial chemical inputs and is now in organic conversion. About 2 acres are a hand worked market garden, and the rest is worked with tractors bought in 2025. Polytunnels were being built to give about a third of an acre under cover by spring 2026.
The 2026 plan includes carrots, celery, fennel, squash, onions, leeks, five kinds of kale, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, broad and borlotti beans, chard, beetroot and lettuce. Five potato varieties fill 3 acres. Crops are rotated by plant family, and green manures and cover crops build soil fertility. Planned agroforestry strips include about 80 apple trees and hundreds of blackcurrant bushes.
Visiting and buying
Locavore sells the farm’s produce through weekly veg boxes, delivered on Wednesday, Thursday or Friday depending on location, and its delivery area includes Paisley and the rest of Renfrewshire. Its website does not mention sales at the farm gate, so order a box online or through the veg box line, which is staffed 9am to 4.30pm Monday to Friday. Its two shops are in Glasgow, on Victoria Road in Govanhill and Dumbarton Road in Partick. Ask which items in that week’s box were grown at Barnhill rather than bought in from other organic growers.
Locavore at Barnhill Farm: website and opening hours.
East Yonderton Farm
Map and location
East Yonderton Farm, Walkinshaw Road, Renfrew PA4 9LP. View East Yonderton Farm on the map.
Contact: 0141 889 3492.
Pick your own strawberries and pumpkins beside Glasgow Airport
East Yonderton Farm is a working farm on Walkinshaw Road, between Paisley and Inchinnan, right beside Glasgow Airport. It is registered with Renfrewshire Council as a farmer and grower and opens to the public for pick your own fruit in summer and pumpkins in autumn. Its summer crops have included strawberries, gooseberries, blackcurrants, redcurrants and peas. The farm keeps sheep, which greet visitors at the pumpkin patch.
In 2026 the strawberry season ended on 17 July after a final week of drop in picking. Pumpkin picking ran from 10 October to Halloween, in five booked slots a day from 9am, with hot drinks and roasted marshmallows on sale. Visitors pick their own fruit in the field and pay for what they take. The farm posts its seasons and booking arrangements on its Facebook page.
Visiting and buying
Summer picking in 2026 was drop in from 9am to 5pm with last entry at 4pm, and pumpkin slots were booked by phone between 9am and 4pm daily on 0141 889 3492 or 0141 887 7044. The farm is signposted from Barnsford Road, the A726, close to the airport. Fields get very muddy, so the farm advises boots or wellies, and dogs are welcome at the pumpkin patch on a lead. Check Facebook for next season’s opening dates and ask which crops are ready before you set off.
East Yonderton Farm: website and opening hours.
Paisley Farmers Market
Map and location
The Cenotaph, Paisley PA1 2AE. View Paisley Farmers Market on the map.
Up to 30 producers in the town centre twice a month
Paisley Farmers Market is run by Ayrshire Farmers Markets on the second and last Saturday of every month in Paisley town centre. Up to 30 producers trade here through the year. The organisers say it has been recognised by BBC Good Food magazine as among the best community markets in the UK. Listings in 2026 place it at the Cenotaph, close to Gilmour Street station.
Meat includes Aberdeen Angus beef and Ayrshire hill lamb, and there are pies, fish and seafood, fresh vegetables, potatoes, baking and free range eggs. Seasonal stalls bring tomatoes, Scottish cheeses, chutneys, farmhouse ice cream and locally grown plants. Visitors can taste produce as they go round. Stallholders vary from date to date.
Visiting and buying
Event listings give market hours of 10am to 2pm, with 2026 dates on 31 October, 14 November, 28 November and 12 December. Entry is free, and the market is a short walk from Paisley Gilmour Street station. Listings advise checking with the organiser before you travel, as dates can change. Ask the beef and lamb sellers whether they farm the animals themselves, and which farm they come from.
Paisley Farmers Market: website and opening hours.
Is a veg box better than the supermarket?
It depends whose box. A box from a reseller can be the same supermarket supply chain in a nicer cardboard. A box from a grower like Locavore is the opposite: you get what the field gave that week, and part of the price goes back into the soil.
Ask any box scheme three things. What did you grow yourselves this week? What did you buy in, and from whom? Are you certified, or in conversion? Locavore will tell you it is in conversion. That is the right answer, said plainly.
Why a farm you can reach is part of being ready
The UK Government’s Be Ready campaign asks every household to manage for three days if services are disrupted. For Scotland, Ready Scotland sets out what to keep in a home emergency kit, and ready to eat food and bottled water are on the list.
A veg box arriving every week is resilience you do not have to think about. Read The Be Ready Campaign: a UK guide to stocking your home with healthy, local food, and our UK prepping guide for the supplies that do not cost the earth.
Plan your visit, what to buy and how much
Choose one or two stops that fit your route. Write down what you want, how much you need and what you will cook with it when you get home. If one crop is not in, change the meal, not the plan.
- Confirm opening days and any booking for the café or events.
- Ask what was grown or reared on the farm, and what was bought in.
- Check payment methods, and bring your own bags and boxes.
- Ask about parking and the right entrance for visitors.
Plan your farm shopping with My Shopping List and Harvest Checker
Open My Shopping List to record produce, quantities and estimated costs. Mark items as bought when you collect them and keep the plan for your next trip.
Use Harvest Checker once a grower gives you a picking window. Enter those dates and compare them with your visit. The tool uses your entries; it does not fetch live availability from farms.
My Shopping List
Keep the produce you actually need in one place before you set off.
Use My Shopping ListHarvest Checker
Compare your visit with dates confirmed by the grower. This does not check live stock.
Use Harvest CheckerUse the tools with your My Ideal World account. Guest and free-account limits apply; paid members have unlimited tool access.
Next door, see the farm shops in Glasgow City and North Ayrshire, or browse every region on the Be Ready Map. For picking further afield, start with the UK pick your own guide. Also new in the Be Ready Map: the guides to Inverclyde and East Renfrewshire.
Sources
- Arkleston Farm Shop, home page and hours
- Arkleston Farm Shop, Mill magazine feature (September 2025)
- Arkleston Farm Shop, Farm Retail directory
- Barnhill Farmshop, FarmingUK directory
- Barnhill Farm, What’s On Renfrewshire listing
- Barnhill Farm, Britbrief article (June 2026)
- Locavore, Our farm page
- Locavore, home page (delivery areas)
- Locavore, contact page
- East Yonderton Farm, Facebook posts 2026 (via foodbevg mirror)
- East Yonderton Farm, Discover Renfrewshire
- East Yonderton Farm, Glasgow With Kids (2015, A726 directions)
- Paisley Farmers Market, What’s On Renfrewshire event listing (2026 dates)
- Paisley Farmers Market, Melts My Heart stallholder blog (March 2026)
- Food Standards Agency ratings API (Barnhill Farm Shop Oct 2025, Meat Joe at Barnhill Sept 2025, Arkleston Sept 2026, East Yonderton farmer/grower)
- Renfrewshire council area, Wikipedia
- Be Ready , UK Government emergency preparedness campaign
- Ready Scotland , Make an emergency kit
Research reviewed 28 October 2026. Farm websites, council listings and official sources support the descriptions above. No firsthand visit, current stock check or certification is claimed.
An airport, a motorway and a few fields between them, and still the food grows. Back the growers who stayed. Tell me in the comments which Renfrewshire farm you already buy from, and whether I have missed one in the west, around Lochwinnoch.