Jams & Marmalades

Certified Organic, award-winning, handmade gourmet foods that not only taste great but are also good for you. Horseradish vinegar, mustards, jams, chutneys, sauces and a range of four Panforte di Australia (quince, sambucca, ginger, siena). BIO-GRAPE range of delicious fruit pastes to serve with cheese, red wine, and chilli sauce. They are a family business, with only family members working in the business, who have been hand making certified organic and functional foods for over 25 years under their AUSTRALIAN HARVEST ORGANICS and BIO-GRAPE Brands.

Name:

Benny’s Berries

Category:

Fruit, Jams & Marmalades, Producer – primary, Producer – secondary

Products:

Strawberries and jams

Local outlets:

Coburg Farmers' Market

Whitehorse Farmers' Market

Toscano’s Kew
Yarra Glen Craft Market

Township/suburb:

Kilsyth

Municipality:

Yarra Ranges

Notes (in their own words):

Benny’s Berries are well known for their fresh strawberries. In addition, their jams include blackberry, raspberry, strawberry, mixed berry and spiced fig with pear and walnut. These jams are cooked in small batches ensuring minimal cooking times, enhancing the fullest flavours and colours. They are made from a traditional classic family recipe using all natural ingredients sourced from the Yarra Valley. The philosophy is to keep it simple (only 3 ingredients are used) and natural, the way our grandmas use to make it.

Name:

Billy van Creamy

Category:

Condiments & Makers, Ice Cream, Jams & Marmalades, Producer – secondary

Products:

Vegan and dairy ice cream plus waffle cones, seasonal drinks and some other menu items.

Local outlets:

Own shops

Online (UberEats)

Various festivals and community events

Township/suburb:

Fitzroy North

Municipality:

City of Yarra

Notes (in their own words):

Billy Van Creamy make ice cream free from artificial stabilisers, emulsifiers and flavours. It offers a wide range of dairy, vegan, gluten free and halal-friendly flavours made with fresh, locally sourced produce – and nothing else. Local suppliers include Schulz Organic Dairy, St David, Burd Eggs and Petty’s Orchard. They pit their own fruit, pick their own herbs, grind their own nuts, bake their own biscuits and make their own jams, so you can rest assured knowing everything in their ice cream is real and wholesome.

As well as ice cream, they make waffle cones (made daily), seasonal drinks some other menu items (e.g. jams and butters). They also offer cakes which are available via pre-order as well as catering for weddings and events.

Sustainability practices and impact on the environment are important to Billy Van Creamy. They source organic ingredients, where possible, from small producers and reduce waste by using stainless steel spoons for tastings, reusable dine-in options, and ‘BYO containers’ for takeaway. Milk is supplied in large bladders rather than small bottles and they are constantly trying to find better ways of reducing and disposing of waste.

Name:

J.B. Shackleton’s

Category:

Jams & Marmalades, Producer – secondary

Products:

Marmalade, jellies, jams and luxury condiments

Local outlets:

Balgownie Estate, Yarra Glen
Bee Sustainable, Brunswick
East Ivanhoe Grocers – Foodworks
Foodworks Wonga Park
Metropolitan Foods, Templestowe
The Post Office, Wonga Park

Township/suburb:

Wonga Park

Municipality:

Manningham

Notes (in their own words):

J.B. Shackleton’s make traditional homemade marmalade, jellies, jams and spreads using recipes handed down through their family for more than five generations. Specific products include marmalade (orange, tangelo, cumquat, lime, lemon, grapefruit), jellies (quince), jams (raspberry, boysenberry, blackberry), various honeys and panforte. Everything is made by hand, in small batches, using natural ingredients, and with all the fruit from Australia. Because they use fresh fruits, availability depends on what is in season.

J.B. Shackleton’s have won a host of international awards, including Gold medals in the World’s Original Marmalade Competition in the UK in 2012, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018 and 2020.

The company is one of the earliest to have made and sold marmalade in Melbourne, with the original shop being at 3 Elgin Street, Carlton in the 1880s. The business, however, began much earlier in the UK around 1780, probably making them one of the earliest ever makers of marmalade.

In December 2019, Judy Vizzari interviewed Lachlan Shackleton-Fergus from J.B. Shackleton’s. Read her writeup of the interview.

Name:

Kookaberry Strawberry Farm

Category:

Condiments & Makers, Fruit, Jams & Marmalades, Producer – primary, Producer – secondary

Products:

Strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, figs, persimmon. Jams, syrups and vinegars. Soup, berry pies and frozen berries.

Local outlets:

Online

Gateway Yarra Valley, Coldstream

Yarra Valley Farmers' Market

Notes (in their own words):

Fresh strawberries available mid October to mid June, raspberries available December to June, blackberries available from late December to mid March, and boysenberries and logonberries available in season. Fresh, hot homemade soup, frozen berries and award-winning homemade jams and syrups available all year. The soup is organic, Vegan-friendly and gluten-free. Most of the berries are spray-free.

Name:

Spurrell Foraging

Category:

Condiments & Makers, Jams & Marmalades, Producer – primary, Producer – secondary, Vegetables

Products:

Preserves and foraged produce

Township/suburb:

Warrandyte South

Municipality:

Manningham

Notes (in their own words):

Spurrell Foraging sell both foraged produce and (sometimes) preserves.

A list of their foraged produce, together with its prices, can also be found on their website and they include a wide range of flowers and leaves. They are mainly sold to bars and restaurants.

When available, a list of their preserves for sale can also be found on their website and they include chutneys, cordials, sauces, jams, marmalades, pastes, pickles, relishes and salts. They use Australian native botanicals and some foraged produce. You can buy these products by email.

In May 2022, Ann Stanley visited Spurrell Foraging. Read her writeup of the visit.

Name:

The Old Emu

Category:

Jams & Marmalades, Producer – secondary

Local outlets:

Online

Boccaccio SUPA IGA, Balwyn
Marco’s Deli Cafe Foodstore, Blackburn
Olympus Delicatessen, Doncaster East
The Melbourne Deli, Bayswater

Township/suburb:

Box Hill North

Municipality:

Whitehorse

Notes (in their own words):

The Old Emu have been making quince paste for more than 25 years. It is handmade with quince and sugar with no added preservatives. The sweetened quince puree is cooked for several hours turning intense claret like colour as it thickens and sets. The paste retains its freshness and flavour for 2 years or more. The paste is available in 150g, 250g and kilo tubs.

Quince paste is principally used as an accompaniment to cheese: the sweetness of the paste teams beautifully with the sharper blue varieties, but also combines well with the soft creamy cheeses. When mixed with chicken stock and lemon juice, it makes a flavoursome sauce to serve with meat. It can also be used in the stuffing of roast turkey or chicken.

Name:

Weeping Grevillea Nursery

Category:

Fruit, Jams & Marmalades, Producer – primary, Producer – secondary, Vegetables

Products:

Lemons, limes and herbs. Also, seasonally, pumpkins, blood oranges, grapefruit, jams and marmalade.

Local outlets:

Roadside cart

Warrandyte Riverside Market

Township/suburb:

Kangaroo Ground

Municipality:

Nillumbik

Notes (in their own words):

Many day trippers take great delight in discovering the fresh produce and plants on offer in this nursery’s roadside cart. Lemons, limes and herbs are available all year round. Seasonal produce includes pumpkins, blood oranges and grapefruit, as well as jams, fruit jellies and marmalade made from fruit from the property.

Name:

Yarra Valley Gourmet Foods

Category:

Beverages, Condiments & Makers, Jams & Marmalades, Producer – secondary

Products:

Salad dressings, jams, jellies, mustards, cordials, chutneys, mayonnaise, vinegars, and infused oils

Local outlets:

Online

Bolton Street Deli & Liquor

Dark Horse Cafe, Wine & Produce, Watsons Creek

Eltham Deli

Gateway Yarra Valley, Coldstream

Kangaroo Ground General Store

Nillumbik Cellars, Diamond Creek

Rivers of Yarrambat

Yarra Valley Dairy, Yering

Abbotsford IGA
Alowyn Gardens, Yarra Glen
Aumanns at Warrandyte
Balgownie Estate, Yarra Glen
Blue Hills Berries and Cherries, Balwyn
Charlie’s Chocolate Bouquets, Croydon
Coburg IGA
Deliland at Northland, Preston
Dench Bakers, Fitzroy North
Farinacci Deli, Preston
Fergusson Winery & Restaurant, Dixons Creek
Frootz on Parade, Fitzroy North
Gervasi Continental Deli, Brunswick
Glenferrie Gourmet Meats, Hawthorn
Heathmont IGA
IGA Blackburn North
IGA Blackburn
Il Cestino, Kew
Jefferies, Croydon Hills
Kuranga Native Nursery, Mount Evelyn
Lavish Abode, Lilydale
Leo’s Fine Food & Wine, Heidelberg
Leo’s Fine Food & Wine, Kew
Made Locally, Ringwood North
Mirabella’s of Doncaster
Miss Gourmet & Co, Hawthorn
Montrose IGA
Northcote IGA
Oakridge Wines, Coldstream
Paul’s SUPA IGA, Ringwood East
Piedimonte’s Supermarket & Liquor, Fitzroy North
Punt Road Winery, Coldstream
Quintons SUPA IGA, Warrandyte
Red Coral Seafood, Bayswater
Renaissance IGA, Hawthorn
Research Fruit Supply, Research
Ritchies SUPA IGA Diamond Creek
Ritchies SUPA IGA Ringwood North
Ritchies SUPA IGA Yarra Glen
Rochford Wines, Coldstream
Templestowe SUPA IGA
The Bosses Boots Cafe, Chirnside Park
The Cellar Door Providore, Ringwood
The Deli Coburg
The Roast Kitchen, Kew
The Yarra Store, Warrandyte
Top Shelf Fruits, Forest Hill
Tunstall Deli, Doncaster East
Wild Wombat Cafe, Hurstbridge
Yarra Farm Fresh, Coldstream
Yering Station Produce Store/Winery, Yarra Glen
various Woolworths

Township/suburb:

Wandin North

Municipality:

Yarra Ranges

Notes (in their own words):

Yarra Valley Gourmet Foods brings together the freshest local produce in a collection of gourmet salad dressings, jams, jellies, mustards, cordials, chutneys, mayonnaise, vinegars, and infused oils. Produced in small batches from the finest ingredients.

Yarra Valley Gourmet Foods’ brands include Yarra Valley Preserves, Yarra Valley Larder and Mad Dog.