Eltham Farmers' Market

Tabouli Rasa
Products:
Salads, hummus, dips and falafel
Local outlets:
Notes (in their own words):

Tabouli Rasa sell salads, hummus, dips and falafel. Their salads include: tabouli, beetroot and lentils, slow, quinoa and roasted veggies. Their dips include: natural hummus, beetroot hummus, pumpkin hummus, baba ganoush and Moroccan carrot. All of their products are vegan, gluten-free and dairy-free, with no preservatives. All are made using products sourced from within Victoria.

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 Mushroom Co
Products:
A range of exotic mushrooms and mushroom kits
Township/suburb:
Ringwood
Municipality:
Maroondah
Notes (in their own words):

The Mushroom Company grows shiitake, shimeji, brown oyster, enoki, king oyster and black fungi mushrooms and sell them at farmers’ markets. In winter, they grow chestnut mushrooms and nameko as well, and they are the only company in Australia to grow nameko. The mushrooms are grown as spawns in test tubes, then transferred to jugs with cooked grains, then transferred to mushroom bags. No chemicals are used. They also sell growing kits if you like to experiment with growing your own. The only thing they spray on their mushrooms is clean water. If you visit them at a farmers’ market, Wendy will introduce all of the mushrooms to you, as well as some recipes for you to enjoy them.

The Mushroom Shed
Products:
Mushrooms, mushroom kits. Also herb and veggie seedlings.
Local outlets:
Bundoora Park Farmers’ Market
Township/suburb:
Montmorency
Municipality:
Banyule
Notes (in their own words):

The Mushroom Shed is a local grower of swiss brown and white mushrooms and also provide ‘grow your own’ kits for people who want to grow their own mushrooms at home. They also do a wide range of herb and veggie seedlings, in pots/punnets – concentrating on heritage and unusual varieties, with over 40 varieties of heritage tomato seedlings available in Spring. You can see Mark and Helen at farmers’ markets both locally and in other Melbourne suburbs. As a small producer, they sell only direct to the customer via farmers’ markets (no wholesale), giving the customer ultimate freshness and an opportunity to talk directly with the grower.

The Natural Pasta House
Products:
A variety of pastas, including spelt. Sauces.
Local outlets:
Notes (in their own words):

Manufacturer of artisan pasta, sauces, ravioli, agnolotti, gnocchi, cannelloni and lasagne, all made using premium local ingredients. No artificial ingredients, no bulking agents. All made on the premises, naturally and fresh.

The Sweetest Moment
Products:
Vegan, gluten free, sugar free cakes, muffins, biscuits and pastries
Local outlets:
Notes (in their own words):

All products are freshly made in a home-registered kitchen with professional standards. The Sweetest Moment provides an alternative healthy choice for people wishing to eat good quality gluten free products. With many years of expertise in the baking industry, their aim is to provide good quality homemade patisserie products that satisfy and tantalise the taste-buds of those who try our products. Also, a lot of their products are mainly gluten-free as they feel there is a need to provide for those seeking alternative health diet.

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Thriving Foods Farm
Products:
A wide range of vegetables. Also, eggs.
Certified Organic
Notes (in their own words):

Thriving Foods Farm is a regenerative, Certified Organic, chemical-free farm. Their produce includes: beetroot, cauliflower, cucumber, eggplant, broccoli, kale, leeks, lettuce (cos, green and red frilly), onions, parsley, pumpkins, radishes, silverbeet, spring onions, tomatoes and zucchini. They also sell eggs, where their chickens are pasture fed with a very low stocking density (10 birds per hectare).

Tonemade
Name:
Products:
Beef bone broth and jus
Certified Organic ingredients
Local outlets:
ACME Clinic, Montmorency
Synergy Fitness & Wellbeing, Templestowe
Notes (in their own words):

Tonemade’s broth is a nutritious and delicious way to promote good gut health, boost your immunity and nourish your joints. It is available in both liquid and dehydrated forms. The meat, vegetable and spice ingredients are all Certified Organic. Tonemade simmer their broth for 48 hours to create a natural and readily absorbed source of minerals and amino acids. Medicinal ingredients such as ginger, turmeric and cinnamon not only add to the potential healing properties but also contribute to the taste.

Top Hundred Acres
Products:
Eggs (certified Free Range by FRFA).
Local outlets:
Farm gate – Friday & Saturday, 9am-5pm.
Health Bar Melbourne, Research
Township/suburb:
Yan Yean
Municipality:
Whittlesea
Notes (in their own words):

Top Hundred Acres’ produce is nurtured from the ground up using sustainable, chemically-free farming practices. They supply pastured eggs and garlic fresh from their farm to local stores, cafes, restaurants, caterers and direct to you.

Their hens (around 1,000 in number) are not de-beaked or wing clipped; their stocking density is less than 700 birds per hectare; they are fed natural grains (no yolk dye or meat meal); and they are rotated to fresh pasture (using portable sheds and fencing).

Situated in the heart of the Plenty Valley, Top Hundred Acres’ farm has been in the family for three generations and counting.