Producer – secondary



Naught Distilling
Products:
Gin.
Local outlets:
Bespoke Wine & Spirits, Thornbury
Blackhearts & Sparrows, Brunswick
Briar Hill Cellars
BWS Doncaster Drive
BWS Eltham Drive
BWS Templestowe
Craft & Vine, Montmorency
Dan Murphys Bulleen
Dan Murphys Bundoora
Dan Murphys Camberwell
Dan Murphys Collingwood
Dan Murphys Doncaster East
Dan Murphys Eltham
Dan Murphys Forest Hill
Dan Murphys Preston
Doc’s Liquor, Ringwood North
Donburn Cellars, Doncaster East
East Ivanhoe Grocers – Foodworks
Hurstbridge Cellars
FoodWorks Montmorency
IGA Express Croydon South
IGA Ringwood East
Jefferies, Croydon Hills
Leo’s Fine Food & Wine, Kew
Liquorland Blackburn North
Liquorland Diamond Creek
Liquorland Eastland, Ringwood
Liquorland Eltham
Liquorland Greensborough
Liquorland Mitcham
Liquorland The Pines, Doncaster East
Lower Plenty Liquor
Mt Evelyn IGA Supermarket
Natural Science Wine and Liquor, Blackburn
Nicks Wine Merchants, Doncaster East
Purvis Wine Cellars, Surrey Hills
Quintons SUPA IGA, Warrandyte
Ritchies IGA Pentridge, Coburg
Ritchies SUPA IGA Diamond Creek
Ritchies SUPA IGA Ringwood North
Ritchies SUPA IGA Yarra Glen
Waterdale Cellars, Ivanhoe
Westgarth Liquor and Grocery, Northcote
Township/suburb:
Eltham
Municipality:
Nillumbik
Notes (in their own words):

Naught Distilling make a range of gins, including australian dry, classic dry, overproof and sangiovese.

The production process starts by using a base spirit distilled from wheat because wheat-based spirits carry lovely oils and create a velvety mouthfeel. This base spirit is then pumped into a 800-litre copper pot still, selected botanicals are added, and these botanicals are agitated and heated up in an overnight process to maximise oil extraction. The following morning, the mix is distilled and then condensed to create the gin.

Naught also have a speakeasy-style cocktail bar, open Thursday to Sunday, where you can buy a variety of mostly gin-based cocktails plus food. Book your place.

On Saturdays, they run cocktail masterclasses. Book your place.

Nick’s Gnocchi & Pasta
Products:
A variety of pastas. Sauces.
Local outlets:
Floridia Cheese, Thomastown
Granieri’s Food Services, Epping
Local Fine Foods, Diamond Creek
Rosanna Fine Produce
Sculli Brother’s, Greensborough
Township/suburb:
Greensborough
Municipality:
Nillumbik
Notes (in their own words):

Nick’s Gnocchi & Pasta make cut pastas (fettuccine, spaghetti, etc), filled pastas (cannelloni and ravioli), lasagne and handmade gnocchi. They also make bolognese and napoletana sauces.

Their pastas are made fresh then frozen (this is the best way to preserve fresh pasta if not cooking within a few days from purchase). They don’t use any preservatives.

Nick started his business in 2019 when he was 19 years of age. It is now a family run business, “like Nonna’s, but Nick’s.” Nick was Nillumbik’s Young Business Achiever for 2022.

No Grainer
Products:
Grain-free bread and scrolls
Local outlets:
Apples and Sage Organic Wholefoods, Balwyn
Aunt Maggies, Fitzroy
Chirnside Park Health & Wellbeing
Ivanhoe Health Store
La Manna Fresh, Brunswick
Organic Wholefoods, Brunswick
Pachamama Wholefoods, Brunswick
Rhubarb Rhubarb Organics, Preston
Terra Madre, Northcote
Toscano’s Kew
Wholefood Merchants, Greensborough
Wild Things Food, Fitzroy North
Township/suburb:
Reservoir
Municipality:
Darebin
Notes (in their own words):

No Grainer’s mission is to make the world’s best grain-free bread, which is also free of pseudo grains and starches. Their bread, which includes almond, loaf, mixed seed loaf and date, raisin & walnut loaf, is:

1.    Grain-free – the only flours used are made from almonds, coconuts & chia seeds so they are rich in both nutrients and healthy fats.

2.    Low carb – 80% lower in carbohydrates than regular whole wheat bread.

3.    Starch-free – whilst starches such as tapioca are technically grain-free, they are also highly refined, high in carbohydrates and will spike your blood sugars in the same way as regular white flour.

4.    100% paleo – the bread contains no dairy, pseudo grains, bean flours or gums. Rather than use bean-based gums to bind the bread, they use organic psyllium powder.

Offaly Good Food
Products:
Chicken liver pate. Also mushroom pate.
Certified Organic ingredients
Local outlets:
5th Element Wellness, Fitzroy North
Apples and Sage Organic Wholefoods, Balwyn
Belmore Meats, Hawthorn
Boccaccio SUPA IGA, Balwyn
Cannings Free Range Butcher, Ivanhoe
Cannings Free Range Butcher, Hawthorn
Cannings Free Range Butcher, Kew
Eastfield Organic Natural Food Market, Croydon South
Fitzroy Mills Market
Hagens Organic Butcher, Richmond
McCoppins Hawthorn
Moondog Craft Brewery, Abbotsford
Natural Life Plenty Valley, South Morang
Naturally On High, Thornbury
Organic Wholefoods, Brunswick
Organic Wholefoods, Fitzroy
Quintons SUPA IGA, Warrandyte
Rhubarb Rhubarb Organics, Preston
Terra Madre, Northcote
The Common Good, Hawthorn
Wild Things Food, Fitzroy North
Yarra Valley Poultry, Eltham.
Township/suburb:
Carlton
Notes (in their own words):

Offaly Good Food’s chicken liver pate is made from Certified Organic chicken livers. All of the livers come from chickens that are already being used for meat, hence no waste. The chickens are placed on a balanced diet, in clean housing and are free to roam as they please during the day.

Old Evropa
Products:
Organic, sourdough, European-inspired baked goods
Certified Organic ingredients
Local outlets:
Own shop
Township/suburb:
Eltham
Municipality:
Nillumbik
Notes (in their own words):

Old Evropa’s products include focaccia classica (with cherry tomato & olive), focaccia nera (olives only), pain ordinaire, pain de campagne, pain de Provence and pain au Levain. All their products are handmade, utilising traditional time-honoured methods, using only the finest organic ingredients. The long fermentation enhances the products’ flavour and makes them suitable for people with gluten sensitivity.

Organic Times
Products:
Certified Organic chocolate, cookies, dairy, powders and sweeteners
Certified Organic
Local outlets:
Apples and Sage Organic Wholefoods, Balwyn
Leo’s Fine Food & Wine, Heidelberg
Rhubarb Rhubarb Organics, Preston
Township/suburb:
Bayswater
Notes (in their own words):

Considering the many artificial additives, GMOs, and other expendable food processes that we are unwittingly subjected to, Organic Times wants to provide a range of quality, fair-trade chocolate products that not only taste delicious but are made from certified organic ingredients that are both better for us and for Mother Nature too.

Their signature line is their Organic Chocolate Licorice, which goes magically with their chocolate. Complementing this magic taste is Rapadura sugar – an ingredient in their chocolate – grown and produced by Hand-in-Hand, their fair-trade partners. The special thing about Rapadura is that it is an unrefined sugar made from minimally processed organic cane sugar. This means that the molasses and all the goodness remains in the sugar, creating a rich, caramel flavour and a higher mineral and vitamin content.

As innovators of introducing organic chocolate-coated produce to the market, they use premium, organic couverture chocolate and specialise in coating organic produce such as macadamia nuts, roasted almonds, hazelnuts, coffee-beans, sultanas, ginger and licorice. Their range comes in both dark and milk chocolate.

Their chocolate is made using certified organic cacao bought through the Hand-in-Hand fair-trade system which is then processed and manufactured according to an old-established Swiss chocolate recipe. The produce they coat is also certified organic. They use fair-trade organic coffee-beans and most of their other produce is sourced from Australian organic farmers.

In addition to their chocolate-coated line, they also bake delicious, home-style organic cookies, using their organic chocolate in a variety of flavours. And if you are looking for organic ingredients, they offer butter, sugar, flour, cocoa and carob powder.

Palace Pies
Products:
Vegan savoury pies
Local outlets:
Rose St Pantry, Fitzroy
Terra Madre, Northcote
Township/suburb:
Brunswick East
Municipality:
Merri-Bek
Notes (in their own words):

Palace Pies make vegan savoury pies, including minced mushroom pie, chilli chipotle pie, spinach & ricotta pie (soy) and roasted cauliflower pie. They do not use faux meat or dairy products, instead embracing the humble vegetable and letting it speak for itself. Their pastry is simply made from flour, water, coconut oil and nuttelex. They believe in sustainability in all facets of their business, from the produce to the packaging.

Paleta Artisan Popsicles
Products:
Icy poles
Mirabella’s of Doncaster
Olympic Village Newsagency, Heidelberg West
Pines Deli, Doncaster East
Township/suburb:
Diamond Creek
Municipality:
Nillumbik
Notes (in their own words):

The word ‘paleta’ comes from the Spanish word for icy pole. It represents a long and old Mexican tradition of tropical and exotic fruit recipes. Paleta’s icy poles are made from authentic Mexican recipes using real fruit. Flavours include strawberry, mango, coconut, lemon, chocolate, raspberry, rockmelon and hibiscus. No artificial flavours, colours or preservatives. What you will find is nothing but the intense rich taste of real fruit.

Pantalica Cheese
Products:
A range of Italian cheeses
Local outlets:
Own shop (Mon-Fri 8am-4pm, Sat 8am-midday, Sun closed)
Many IGAs
Township/suburb:
Thomastown
Municipality:
Whittlesea
Notes (in their own words):

Established in 1973, the family owned and operated Pantalica Cheese Company makes a wide range of Italian cheese. These include bacio, bocconcini, halloumi, mascarpone, mozza bella fresca, parmesan and ricotta. Their milk is sourced from Gippsland.

PoppySmack
Products:
Asian sauces
Arthur St Deli, Fairfield
Boccaccio SUPA IGA, Balwyn
Colonial Fruit Company, Forest Hill
Fish Pier, Eastland, Ringwood
Fish Pier, The Pines, Doncaster East
FoodWorks Research
Heathmont IGA
Jefferies, Croydon Hills
Kinglake Produce and Artisan Market
Leo’s Fine Food & Wine, Heidelberg
Leo’s Fine Food & Wine, Kew
Local Pantry Co, Preston Market
Made Locally, Ringwood North
Max & Leo’s Foodstore Cafe, Blackburn
McCoppins Clifton Hill
Northcote IGA
Paul’s SUPA IGA, Ringwood East
Quintons SUPA IGA, Warrandyte
Renaissance IGA, Hawthorn
Saltylicious Himalayan Salt, Preston Market
Township/suburb:
Warrandyte
Municipality:
Manningham
Notes (in their own words):

PoppySmack’s products include viet dipping sauce, tangy tamarind sauce, caramelised pineapple sauce and salty sweet hoisin. These sauces are home recipes and full of yummy goodness. All their products are gluten-free and dairy-free, with no preservatives added. At the markets that they sell at, they also demonstrate how to make rice paper rolls for free tasting.

Puss & Mew
Local outlets:
Cellar door (Thursdays to Sundays)
Blackburn Cellars
Dan Murphy’s Marketplace
Nunawading Market
Township/suburb:
Nunawading
Municipality:
Whitehorse
Notes (in their own words):

Puss & Mew is a boutique gin distillery, making small batch craft gin. Their various gins are created using a combination of three methods: steeping (boiling botanicals in the pot), vapour infusion (placing botanicals in the vapour path during distillation) and compounding (botanicals soaked in the spirit post distillation). This allows them to extract the richest flavours from their ingredients.

They are also a bar and restaurant, open Thursdays to Sundays.

They also run gin masterclasses most Saturdays, where you are guided through the process of making your own gin.

Quists Coffee
Products:
Coffee
Local outlets:
Own shop
Bitter Sweet Cafe, Ivanhoe East
Cafe Eden, Edendale Farm, Eltham
Hurstbridge Osteopathy
Township/suburb:
Research
Municipality:
Nillumbik
Notes (in their own words):

Quists Coffee brings 75 years of coffee knowledge and a passion for excellence to our roasting and packaging. They are commited to giving their customers exceptional service and have a reputation for quality bean selection, consistent roasting and blending and customer satisfaction. Whilst they import our beans from around the globe, they roast locally and are 100% locally owned and operated.

Ratio Cocoa Roasters
Products:
Dark and milk single origin chocolate
Local outlets:
Own shop (Thursday and Friday, 2–10pm; Saturday, 10am–10pm; and Sunday 10am–5pm)
Axil Coffee Roasters, Hawthorn
CIBI, Collingwood
Kind & Godfree, Carlton
Mayday Coffee & Food, Richmond
Providence Melbourne, Surrey Hills
Talk Coffee, Northcote
Wild Things Food, Fitzroy North
Township/suburb:
Brunswick
Municipality:
Merri-Bek
Notes (in their own words):

Ratio Cocoa Roasters uses traditional chocolate making techniques and sources the World’s best single origin cacao beans to bring you individually flavored small batch hand crafted chocolate bars. Their cacao beans are sorted to remove any flawed beans then roasted in an antique ball roaster before being cracked & winnowed to remove the husk or shell of the bean. The cacao bean is now in small pieces called cocoa nibs. Their dark chocolate range is a mixture of these cocoa nibs and raw cane sugar (and is therefore vegan). Their milk chocolate range has two additional ingredients: whole milk powder and cocoa butter. The chocolate ranges from 45% to 100% cacao. There are no preservatives or additives. The ingredients are placed in stone grinders for a minimum of 72 hours, during which time the coarse ingredients turn into a smooth liquid. They then block and age the chocolate for a minimum of 3 weeks before it is tempered, poured into moulds then hand wrapped.

They are also a cafe, selling hot chocolates, coffees and sweet treats. They are also the only dedicated chocolate gelato store in Melbourne, with 7 different chocolate gelato on offer (2 vegan). The cafe is open Thursday and Friday, 2–10pm; Saturday, 10am–10pm; and Sunday 10am–5pm.

They also do public tours of their factory on most Fridays and Sundays. $10. Book on EventBrite.

You can read more on the following websites: Artisan Selections, Broadsheet, Good Food, Melbourne Darling, Melbourne LYF, The City Lane, and Urban List.

Salsicce 3rd Generation
Products:
Pure pork sausages
Local outlets:
Boccaccio SUPA IGA, Balwyn
Piedimonte’s Supermarket & Liquor, Fitzroy North
Township/suburb:
Reservoir
Municipality:
Darebin
Notes (in their own words):

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.

Screaming Waffles
Products:
Dutch stroopwafels (syrup waffles)
Local outlets:
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.

Shaws Road Winery
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.
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.

Si Mangia
Name:
Products:
Tomato puree, pasta sauce and olives
Local outlets:
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.

Smoke and Roast
Products:
Smoked sea salt
Local outlets:
Own shop – by appointment only
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.

Specialty Coffee Army
Products:
Coffee beans, ground coffee, batch brew and pour over coffee
Local outlets:
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.

Spice Fusion
Products:
Exotic spice & herb blends, dukkah and chilli jam
Local outlets:
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.

Spurrell Foraging
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.

Stone & Crow Cheese
Products:
Unique cow and goat cheeses
Local outlets:
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).

Sweetart Kitchen
Products:
Fudge
Local outlets:
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.

Sweets & Treats By Michael
Products:
Fudge and other sweet treats
Local outlets:
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.

Take Me Home
Products:
Pastas, gnocchi, pizza bases, pasta sauces and crostatas
Local outlets:
Own shop
Aunt Maggies, Brunswick
Aunt Maggies, Fitzroy
Balwyn Fruit Supply
Biviano and Sons, Fairfield
Brunswick Supa IGA
Fredericks Local Grocer, Richmond
La Manna Fresh, Brunswick
Leo’s Fine Food & Wine, Heidelberg
Leo’s Fine Food & Wine, Kew
Monaco’s Deli, Camberwell
Renaissance IGA, Hawthorn
Signorellis Fresh Fruiterers, Balwyn North
Wild Things Food, Fitzroy North
Township/suburb:
Coburg
Municipality:
Merri-Bek
Notes (in their own words):

Take Me Home are a family run artisan pasta business. They make everything by hand using traditional techniques and their Italian family’s recipes. They do not use any preservatives or additives. They grow as many of their veggies as they can at their farm in Thorpdale (Gippsland) and, apart from that, use local ingredients where possible.

That’s Amore Cheese
Products:
Italian-style soft curd cheeses, including mozzarella, caciotta, bocconcini, ricotta, smoked cheese and matured cheese
Local outlets:
Own shop.
Local outlets:
IGA Gervasi Thomastown
Leo’s Fine Food & Wine, Heidelberg
Leo’s Fine Food & Wine, Kew
Psarakos Market, Bundoora
Terra Madre, Northcote
Toscano’s Kew
Township/suburb:
Thomastown
Municipality:
Whittlesea
Notes (in their own words):

That’s Amore Cheese cheeses are made using cow or buffalo milk locally sourced in Victoria.

Giorgio Linguanti grew up in Italy and migrated to Australia in 2004. Without a word of English, he got a job in a cheese factory where his interest and passion for making cheese ignited. After his experience in two different cheese factories, Giorgio started his own business, That’s Amore Cheese, in 2008. He began with just one product – bocconcini leaf – but was soon also making burrata and smoked scarmorza. In 2010, That’s Amore Cheese took over Donnybrook’s cheese factory and, in 2015, they moved into a larger facility in Thomastown, which includes a retail outlet.

In their shop/deli, you can find their entire artisan cheese product range made daily in their factory right next door, along with high quality Italian cured meats, olives, local, other cheeses (local and imported), Italian products and fresh bread. You can get ricotta calda (hot ricotta) until 10 am every day. There is also a little cafe where you can enjoy coffee, porchetta, pasta, gnocchi, pizza and different kinds of hot dishes (or take away).

The 3 Ravens Brewing Company
Products:
A range of beers
Dan Murphy’s
Preston Fresh Hood Market
Township/suburb:
Thornbury
Municipality:
Darebin
Notes (in their own words):

Engineered by hand, 3 Ravens beers are the product of a craft brewing process in which traditional methods meet exacting standards. They take care to emphasise quality over quantity and use only the finest natural ingredients. Their beer undergoes a gentle filtration to remove fermenter yeast and the age-old process of bottle conditioning is then started with a small amount of fresh live brewers yeast. This creates a clearer, brighter beer unmasking and enhancing the flavour, aroma and body of their premium natural ingredients.

The Cake Stall
Products:
Cakes and croissants. Also, sausage rolls, pies and quiche.
Local outlets:
Township/suburb:
Eltham
Municipality:
Nillumbik
Notes (in their own words):

The Cake Stall is a home-based patisserie who concentrate on quality ingredients for quality tastes. Their sweet products include: almond croissants, baked cheesecakes, tarts, flans, brownies, muffins and whole cakes. Their savoury products include: homemade sausage rolls, pies and quiche.

The Cheese Rebels
Products:
Soft cheeses
Local outlets:
Township/suburb:
Epping
Municipality:
Whittlesea
Notes (in their own words):

The Cheese Rebels make cheese and sell it in gift boxes. Their cheeses include triple cream brie, triple cream blue, goat feta and blue vein.

Hajo has a Masters degree in cheesemaking and has been making cheese since he was a child. He worked for a variety of small and larger cheese and dairy companies before setting up his own company in 2018.

The Farmers Yo Yo
Products:
Yo yo shortbread biscuits
Local outlets:
Township/suburb:
Blackburn North
Municipality:
Whitehorse
Notes (in their own words):

The Farmers Yo Yo make homemade, handmade, yo-yo shortbread biscuits made with all natural, all Australian ingredients. There are around 14 different flavours (including chocolate, coffee cream, lemon, mint slice, mocha, raspberry and vanilla). The Farmers Yo Yo family have been baking for 40 years.

The Good Brew Company
Products:
Kombucha, kombucha vinegar tonics. Also brewing kits for kombucha, jun and water kefir.
Local outlets:
Alley Hens, Hawthorn
Apples and Sage Organic Wholefoods, Balwyn
Baan Thai, Coburg
BigBang Studio, Northcote
Burger Masters, Collingwood
Cafe Ray, Brunswick
Choukette, Brunswick
Eastfield Natural Foods, Croydon South
Farm Cafe, Abbotsford
Flakes, Brunswick; Food Plus Fuel, Brunswick
Fredericks Local Grocer, Richmond
Great Earth Health Store, Northcote
Green Field, Brunswick
Icecream Social, Thornbury
Inner North Brewing Company, Brunswick
Joes Market Garden, Coburg
Loafer Bread Organic Bakery, Fitzroy North
Los Hermanos, Brunswick
Madera Bar & Cafe, Northcote
Milkwood, Brunswick East
Oasis, Fairfield
Pachamama Wholefoods, Brunswick
Shakahari, Carlton
Summer Healing Yoga, Brunswick
Sushi Wushi, Eltham
Terra Madre, Brunswick
Terra Madre, Northcote
The Source Bulk Foods, Camberwell
The Source Bulk Foods, Collingwood
Tofu Shop International, Richmond
Transformer Fitzroy
Undercover Roasters, Abbotsford
Yarra Valley Smokery, Lilydale
Township/suburb:
Brunswick
Municipality:
Merri-Bek
Notes (in their own words):

The Good Brew Company brew kombucha and also help you do to the same. Their kombucha comes in a wide range of flavours and they also make brewing kits for kombucha, jun and water kefir. They believe that a good brew is a living brew. Local, sustainable and organic suppliers are used where possible. Their glass bottles are made locally from recycled glass and are untainted by glues so they can be easily re-used.

The Mrs & Co
Products:
Cereals and snacks
Local outlets:
Township/suburb:
Mount Evelyn
Municipality:
Yarra Ranges
Notes (in their own words):

The Mrs & Co make small batch cereals and snacks using wholesome, natural ingredients. Specific products include granola, gluten-free cereal paleo chunks and nut bars.

The Old Emu
Local outlets:
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.

Turners Bakehouse Eatery
Products:
Sourdough bread, pies, cakes and pastries
Local outlets:
Own shop – 7 days a week
Township/suburb:
Mernda
Municipality:
Whittlesea
Notes (in their own words):

Turners Bakehouse Eatery is a historic bakery offering authentic sourdough breads, pies, cakes and pastries baked in its traditional wood fired Scotch oven that was built in the late 1890’s by Charles & Stephenson Turner. After being closed in the 1940’s and left vacant for many years, the bakery has been lovingly restored. Their signature hand-made sourdough is made with a mother culture of wild natural yeast that is over 100 years old and which is fed and cared for daily. Ask for a tour of the bakery.

Under The Pickle Tree
Products:
Relishes, stir fry sauces, curries, pastes, pickles and sauces
Local outlets:
Clint Meaghers Quality Meats, Hurstbridge
Lettuce Inn, Hurstbridge
Local Fine Foods, Diamond Creek
Panton Hill General Store
Research Fruit Supply
Township/suburb:
Panton Hill
Municipality:
Nillumbik
Notes (in their own words):

Under the Pickle Tree is a maker of premium quality relishes, stir fry sauces, curries and pastes. Proprietar Kelly Meredith inherited some of her grandmother’s recipes and created unique recipes influenced by her time living and working in Thailand and Vietnam. All of the Under the Pickle Tree range is made in small batches in a registered kitchen and every effort is made to source produce locally.

The product range includes: spicy tomato relish, burmese sauce, asian apple sauce, pickled cucumbers and ploughman’s pickle (300gm). Pastes include lemongrass, goan marsala, green curry, red curry and yellow curry (190gm). To cater for vegans, they have a vegan version of its best-selling lemongrass paste and a vegan red curry paste. Catering tubs are available. Their spicy tomato relish is made with tomatoes from Echuca that would otherwise be bulldozed into landfill; their apple sauce is made with Strathewen apples and pears; and their lemongrass paste uses Hildebrand Grove olive oil and local kaffir lime leaves.

Unforgettable Products
Products:
Flavoured meringues, honeycomb, lemon curd, passionfruit curd, chocolate sauce, pavlovas and fruit medley
Aumanns at Warrandyte
Balgownie Estate, Yarra Glen
Beyond Gluten Free, Balwyn
Biviano and Sons, Fairfield
Boccaccio SUPA IGA, Balwyn
Brunswick SUPA IGA
Colonial Fresh, Doncaster
Colonial Fruit Company, Forest Hill
De Bortoli Wines, Dixons Creek
East Ivanhoe Grocers – Foodworks
Indulge Canterbury; Ivanhoe Deli
Jefferies, Croydon Hills
Key Ingredients, Clifton Hill
Leo’s Fine Food & Wine, Heidelberg
Leo’s Fine Food & Wine, Kew
Mason Lane Cafe, Mont Albert
Miss Gourmet & Co, Hawthorn
Monty’s Licensed Supermarket, Montmorency
Quintons SUPA IGA, Warrandyte
Renaissance IGA, Hawthorn
Rhubarb Rhubarb Organics, Preston
Rose St Pantry, Fitzroy
Signorelli Fresh, Balwyn
The Australian Chocolate Emporium, Ivanhoe
The Cellar Door Providore, Ringwood
Warrandyte Berry Farm, Warrandyte South
Watson’s Creek Cafe and Antiques, Kangaroo Ground
Yarra Farm Fresh, Coldstream
Yering Station Produce Store/Winery, Yarra Glen
Township/suburb:
Warrandyte
Municipality:
Manningham
Notes (in their own words):

Unforgettable Products believe that food should be fun, heart-warming and beautiful to look at. With this in mind, they encourage you to pick up a spoon and, with a dash of panache, trifle with their range of dollop-it-yourself recipes, treats and melt-in-the-mouth gourmet products.

Van Nunen Chocolates
Products:
Handmade chocolates
Local outlets:
Cocoa Moon Cafe, Warrandyte
Montflora Florist, Montmorency
The Eltham Teahouse, Eltham
Township/suburb:
Eltham
Municipality:
Nillumbik
Notes (in their own words):

Van Nunen Chocolates are available as either boxed selections or tailored to meet the requirements of your special occasion or function.

We Feed You
Products:
A range of healthy ready made meals delivered to your home
Local outlets:
Apples and Sage Organic Wholefoods, Balwyn
Quintons SUPA IGA, Warrandyte
Township/suburb:
Carlton
Notes (in their own words):

We Feed You make nutritious, handmade meals, ordered online and delivered to your door. Plenty of flavour and texture, heaps of vegetables, and a varied seasonal menu. Made by chefs and dietitians. Choices of meat, vegetarian, vegan, low fodmap, gluten free, dairy free, etc.

Weeping Grevillea Nursery
Products:
Lemons, limes and herbs. Also, seasonally, pumpkins, blood oranges, grapefruit, jams and marmalade.
Local outlets:
Roadside cart
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.

Wholemilk Continental Cheese Company
Products:
Italian cheeses: pecorino, parmesan, provole, mozzarella, ricotta and more
Local outlets:
Own shop
Deli Delitz, Bulleen
Ivanhoe Pasta Deli
Superfruit Organic, Ivanhoe
The Pines Deli, Doncaster East
Tunstall Deli, Doncaster East
Township/suburb:
Heidelberg West
Municipality:
Banyule
Notes (in their own words):

Also known as Marca Trinacria or Pannuzzo Cheese.

Mr and Mrs Pannuzzo started making cheese themselves in Diamond Creek when they couldn’t find good quality Italian style cheese and so Wholemilk Continental Cheese was founded. With 60 years’ experience the family, now in its third generation, is dedicated to producing a 100% natural product, free from artificial additives and preservatives, giving you the best quality products made from only the best ingredients, with the greatest reward being returning customers.