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Salsicce 3rd Generation are a third generation family who make pure pork sausages. They manufacture around 25 different flavours from regions all over the world. Their sausages are free of both preservatives and gluten, with no flour-based fillers. They source their pork from free range producers with a passion for quality and animal welfare sustainability.

They operate under a strict quality HACCP Assurance Program which is regularly audited by an independent third party certification body. This ensures adherence to regulatory requirements.

They have an online store on their website where the public can place orders. They also have a wholesale division that supplies the hospitality industry and supermarkets throughout Victoria.

Name:

Screaming Waffles

Category:

Bread & Baked Goods, Producer – secondary, Sweet Treats

Products:

Dutch stroopwafels (syrup waffles)

Local outlets:

Online

Makers Emporium and Cafe, Ringwood North
Warrandyte Lollies and Treats

Township/suburb:

Park Orchards

Municipality:

Manningham

Notes (in their own words):

Homemade syrup waffles (stroopwafels) and chocolate brownie waffle cookies. The stroopwafel’s recipe has been developed over many hours to get the right balance of texture, spices and (of course) taste in the dough and the caramel syrup. The stroopwafels come in different shapes and sizes and are baked fresh on a daily basis. A gluten-free version is also available.

Name:

Shaws Road Winery

Category:

Beverages, Producer – primary, Producer – secondary, Wine

Products:

Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and the classic Bordeaux blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Franc and Merlot

Local outlets:

Cellar door – every third Sunday of the month, 11am-5pm or by appointment.

Online

Bolton Street Deli & Liquor, Eltham

Hurstbridge IGA X-press

Hurstbridge Liquor

Township/suburb:

Arthurs Creek

Municipality:

Nillumbik

Notes (in their own words):

A small family owned and operated winery in Arthurs Creek. Their philosophy is to produce premium wines from estate-grown fruit ripened to optimum levels and matured in finest quality small oak barrels.

Name:

Si Mangia

Category:

Condiments & Makers, Eltham Farmers’ Market, Producer – secondary

Products:

Tomato puree, pasta sauce and olives

Local outlets:

Online

Eltham Farmers' Market

Township/suburb:

Reservoir

Municipality:

Darebin

Notes (in their own words):

Si Mangia started as Mangia Mangia in 2015. After the success of their books that promote traditional Southern Italian seasonal foods, they saw a need in the market for locally-made tomato products that remained faithful to traditional cooking methods. The results so far are: passata di pomodoro (tomato puree); sugo pronto (ready made pasta sauce); olives cured and dressed according to traditional Calabrian recipes; and capsicum paste for salumi.

Name:

Smoke and Roast

Category:

Condiments & Makers, Producer – secondary

Products:

Smoked sea salt

Local outlets:

Own shop – by appointment only

Online

St Andrews Market

Warrandyte Riverside Market

Yarra Valley Farmers' Market

Yarra Glen Racecourse Market

Township/suburb:

Eltham

Municipality:

Nillumbik

Notes (in their own words):

Smoke and Roast is a distinctly Australian flavour, that all Aussies will love. There is no gluten or MSG in Smoke and Roast; rather it is predominantly natural Australian sea salt that has been carefully blended with a range of herbs and spices. Use it instead of salt and pepper to transform an everyday meal into a gourmet feast that will tantalise your taste buds. Just added to their range are Smoke and Peri, which has all the fantastic ingredients of Smoke and Roast with a gorgeous peri peri twist (for those who love a bit more spice and heat in their cooking), and Smoke and Curry. The colour is sensational. The taste is even better. Use this in white sauce dishes, and as a secret ingredient to lift all your favourite recipes.

Name:

Specialty Coffee Army

Category:

Beverages, Eltham Farmers’ Market, Producer – secondary

Products:

Coffee beans, ground coffee, batch brew and pour over coffee

Local outlets:

Online

Eltham Farmers' Market

Thomastown Trash and Treasure Market

Township/suburb:

Mernda

Municipality:

Whittlesea

Notes (in their own words):

Specialty Coffee Army is a small, specialty coffee roastery who sell both freshly roasted coffee beans and ground coffee. They also have a coffee trailer, which sells batch brew and pour over coffee.

They roast only specialty coffee beans graded at 82+ using a gas roasting machine, following a precise manual roasting method for each batch, creating roasting profiles that match the specific origin of the beans. These profiles cover such subjects as the appropriate grinding methods and the right water temperature using different brewing methods such as batch brew, pour over, gravity press and cold brew.

Their single origin coffees come from a wide variety of places, including Brazil, Colombia, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Honduras, India, Kenya, Mexico, Peru and Yemen.

Their coffees are roasted for both filter and espresso or milk based coffees.

They only source their coffee beans through importers that have followed strict specialty coffee rules, including trading ethically with the producers. To help reduce plastic waste, they use recyclable coffee bags that meet RedCycle’s standards.

As well as www.instagram.com/Toxikbeans, they have another Instagram page at www.instagram.com/SpecialtyCoffeeArmy.

Name:

Spice Fusion

Category:

Grains & Spices, Producer – secondary

Products:

Exotic spice & herb blends, dukkah and chilli jam

Local outlets:

Online

St Andrews Market

Warrandyte Riverside Market

Township/suburb:

Ringwood

Municipality:

Maroondah

Notes (in their own words):

Spice Fusion’s product range includes 30 plus unique and all-natural spice blends, 6 dukkah blends and a to-die-for chilli jam, all of which are handmade by Judy in her Ringwood home kitchen. Free recipes (and spice advice) are given away with every purchase.

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:

Stone & Crow Cheese

Category:

Cheese, Producer – secondary

Products:

Unique cow and goat cheeses

Local outlets:

Farm Raiser

Rob Dolan Wines

Blackhearts & Sparrows, Abbotsford
Blackhearts & Sparrows, Brunswick
Blackhearts & Sparrows, Fitzroy
Blackhearts & Sparrows, Fitzroy North
Blackhearts & Sparrows, Richmond
Boccaccio SUPA IGA, Balwyn
Cardwell Cellars, Abbotsford
CIBI, Collingwood
Jefferies, Croydon Hills
Locavore Studio, Lilydale
Quintons SUPA IGA, Warrandyte
SuperCheese, Richmond
The Meat-Inn Place, Lilydale

Township/suburb:

Warrandyte South

Municipality:

Manningham

Notes (in their own words):

The Stone and Crow Cheese company make a range of unique cow and goat cheeses, from soft to hard. Head Cheese Maker Jack Holman has been making cheese for more than 20 years, first at Yarra Valley Dairy (where he rose to become their head cheese maker) and then at Stone and Crow (which he founded).

Name:

Sweetart Kitchen

Category:

Producer – secondary, Sweet Treats

Products:

Fudge

Local outlets:

Online

Heathmont Farmers’ Market
Hurstbridge Market
Montrose Community Market
Nunawading Market

Township/suburb:

Ringwood

Municipality:

Maroondah

Notes (in their own words):

Sweetart Kitchen make delicate, handcrafted fudge. They offer six unique flavours; key lime & meringue, rose & white chocolate, cinnamon chai latte, chocolate & orange, cappuccino creme and vanilla crumble. Each is available in 160g packs of eight pieces.

Name:

Sweets & Treats By Michael

Category:

Producer – secondary, Sweet Treats

Products:

Fudge and other sweet treats

Local outlets:

Hurstbridge Market

Kinglake Produce & Artisan Market

Township/suburb:

Preston

Municipality:

Darebin

Notes (in their own words):

Sweets & Treats By Michael make chocolate fudge, rocky road, diy cookie jars, cookies and variety of other seasonal treats. The fudge flavours include: caramel, pistachio, cookies & cream, tim tam, mint, cherry ripe and marble.