Local food and drink directory

 
La Louche
Name:
Products:
Savoury galettes and sweet crepes
Local outlets:
Township/suburb:
Eltham
Municipality:
Nillumbik
Notes (in their own words):

La Louche make ready-to-eat savoury galettes and sweet crepes, including both gluten-free and vegan options. Where possible, they use local fruit and vegetables.

La Villa Salumi
Category:
Products:
Pork sausages, bacon and smoked smallgoods
Kinglake Produce and Artisan Market
Yarra Glen Racecourse Market
Township/suburb:
Kilsyth
Municipality:
Yarra Ranges
Notes (in their own words):

La Villa Salumi make pork sausages, bacon and smoked smallgoods which they sell at markets.

Sausages as they should be: pork, salt, spices and herbs. No preservatives, gluten, rice, rusk or filler. Herbs and spices are hand blended (no commercial mix here), and sausages are hand tied using natural casings. None of the meat has been frozen, allowing customers to freeze at home if they desire.

A sweeter, Canadian style of bacon: slow-cured with maple syrup and brown sugar, then double-smoked in-house. As this bacon is dry cured, it does not contain excess water weight, which means it provides consistent cooking and crisping. Available sliced to any thickness, as lardons, slabs or whole bellies.

Smoked American-style franks: made using the same quality pork as the sausages. Finely ground pork is blended with a hint of chilli and select (hand blended) herbs and spices, then smoked in-house to provide a smoky frank with a great snap.

Kielbasa (polish garlic sausage): a traditional Polish recipe forms the basis of this smoked garlic sausage which is ready to eat. A small amount of beef is incorporated with pork and fresh garlic, along with herbs and spices, hand tied into rings and smoked. The result is a distinct garlic flavour with good mouth feel.

Lilydale Community Gardens
Township/suburb:
Lilydale
Municipality:
Yarra Ranges
Notes (in their own words):

Lilydale Community Gardens is open to the public 24/7.

It comprises a series of planter boxes on the footpath along the main road. Each of these boxes is a wicking bed.

Herbs such as rosemary, mint, oregano and sage are grown, along with some small vegetables and some bee-attracting plants with flowers.

There are also two olive trees growing in tubs.

Seating is provided, including some with chessboard tables.

Some of the gardeners get together on the 2nd Saturday of each month at 11am for coffee and chat.

Links Community Garden Lalor
Township/suburb:
Lalor
Municipality:
Whittlesea
Notes (in their own words):

This garden is open to the public, with free membership (gold coin donation) and communal garden beds.

This is a new and developing community garden. The purpose of Links Community Garden Lalor is to foster community connections though the use of this space. It will include activities such as gardening, cooking, preserving, sustainability, sensory gardens, providing meals for those in need, upcycling, outdoor mothers or other social groups, eating or simply enjoying being in nature.

There are regular meetups at the garden, every Saturday, 10am-midday. All people of all ages are welcome, whether you're a gardening wizard or don't know a root from a branch.

Loco for Cocoa
Products:
A wide range of chocolate
Local outlets:
Township/suburb:
Preston
Municipality:
Darebin
Notes (in their own words):

Loco for Cocoa make a wide range of chocolate bars, all full of flavour and interesting textures. There are 22 different flavour combinations, including some vegan options. Other than the cacao beans, they try to only use locally sourced ingredients.

They also sell rocky road, pretzel crunch biscuits and salted caramel fudges.

Love Is Coffee
Products:
Four different coffees
Certified Organic ingredients
Local outlets:
Township/suburb:
Diamond Creek
Municipality:
Nillumbik
Notes (in their own words):

Love Is Coffee sells four different coffees: Ethiopian, Nicaraguan, Peruvian and Timorean. The coffee can be bought as either roasted beans or as ground coffee. The coffee is roasted on the day of the market using Certified Organic, fair trade coffee beans.

Luscombe Street Community Garden
Township/suburb:
Brunswick
Municipality:
Merri-Bek
Notes (in their own words):

This garden is membership-based.

The garden caters for a wide range of abilities and has a number of membership-options. The idea behind the garden is to share knowledge and to learn from each other. There is a mixture of individual and communal plots that are maintained through monthly working bees. The people come together through their mutual love of growing and, if you become a member, you will have the opportunity to meet and share with like-minded individuals, it will save you money over the long term and you will have a positive environmental impact by turning waste into a resource. A committee, who are dedicated to maintaining its future, runs the garden.

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