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18 Jul 2017
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Staples Apples (#041)

Sticky Post By On July 18, 2017

Staples Apples – Main Ridge

Staples Apple and Cherry Orchard is a family business in Main Ridge growing Apples for over 60yrs and  Cherries.

This Modern Orchard has three generations  growing quality Granny Smith, Fuji , Gala,  Pink Lady and Golden Dels. and a few newer varieties coming soon

Apples available March to January from our farm gate stand

Packing Shed – open for sales  Sunday 10.30am – 12.30pm. March to July

Closed July to mid August  reopens till December

We  grow a few different types of sweet cherries. Lapins, Merchant, Van to name a few
Cherries available 7 days a week from mid December to early  January when available 9am – 5pm. Pick Your Own NOT available

Keep an eye on our Instagram and Facebook pages (@staplesapples) for more information.

For more information don’t hesitate to call or email

Farmgate: YES

Markets:

Stockists:

144 Roberts Road, Main Ridge

Mobile – 0401 136 255

Email staples@staplesapples.com.au

Web www.staplesapples.com.au

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23 Aug 2016
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Main Ridge Dairy (#010)

Sticky Post By On August 23, 2016

Main Ridge Dairy is a farmhouse cheese factory and goat dairy located in Main Ridge on the Mornington Peninsula. We are the only large commercial dairy operating on the Peninsula and pride ourselves in producing a milk of the highest quality that is then handmade into a range of farmhouse cheeses.

Careful feed and herd management, gentle handling of the milk and a passion for cheese help us to provide a range of beautiful cheeses right here on our farm.

Our cheesery is located at the front of our beautiful farm and consists of a sales outlet adjacent to the cheese factory, which allows cheese lovers a view into the ‘Manufacturing room’ and a ‘Maturing room’. At the cheesery we offer our visitors, cheese tastings and sales of our cheeses and also some platters that can be enjoyed in or outside, as well as sales of many cheese related products.

The building itself was designed by Architects NoxonGiffen, as both a practical cheese factory and retail outlet, but also to blend with its beautiful surroundings. The ‘Cheesery’ won the award for Outstanding Commercial/Industrial Building at the Architectural and Design Excellence in the South East Awards, 2009.

We always have some kids (four legged and fury!) close by that love a pat through the fence! We love to offer personal tastings of our product to visitors as they watch the goats grazing out of the window and the cheese being made through another, we know we are offering a product that we have nurtured from start to finish, a true paddock to plate experience!

Call us or visit our website for more information:

Farmgate: YES

Markets:

Stockists:

295 Main Creek Rd, Main Ridge Victoria 3928

Bus – 03 5989 6622

www.mainridgedairy.com.au

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09 Mar 2016
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Binbarra Farm (#019)

Sticky Post By On March 9, 2016

The Wootton’s Farm on the Mornington Peninsula.

Farm gate sales available – best to call first and check availability

Call us for more information:

Farmgate: YES

Markets:

Stockists:

10 Uplands Drive, Main Ridge VIC 3928

M: – 0431 170 880  (Nick)

Facebook/BinbarraFarm

Produce availability

25 Feb 2016
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Sunny Ridge Strawberry Farm (#012)

Sticky Post By On February 25, 2016

In 1964 parents Pietro and Rosa Gallace, their four children; Ralph, John, Catherine and Michael moved to the Mornington Peninsula from Melbourne, and developed a cherry and apple orchard at Main Ridge. It was Pietro’s dream to own a farm.
But – apple and cherry orchards took 5-7 years ‹to bear fruit. What they do in the meantime to survive?
Strawberries! Strawberries planted in May bore fruit in November. How good was that! What was even better, they all knew how to pick them, as they had completed harvest training at Nick Tedesco’s strawberry farm, right across the road.

Within 10 years they were growing approximately 10 acres and 200,000 plants. In no time berries were being picked, packed and shipped to Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane and on odd occasions to Singapore and Hong Kong. By the early 1980s a painful decision was made: the apple orchard would have to go! They needed the land to expand the berry business.
Today, Sunny Ridge grows berries – strawberries, raspberries, blueberries and blackberries at their Mornington Peninsula Farm.

Call us or visit our website for more information:

Farmgate: YES

Markets:

Stockists: Local Fruit shops

244 Shands Road, Main Ridge, Victoria  3928

– (03) 5989 4500

Fax (03) 5989 6363

www.sunnyridge.com.au/

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23 Feb 2016
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Main Ridge Cattle (#011)

Sticky Post By On February 23, 2016

Main Ridge Cattle aims to produce the most tender and tasty beef available from the Mornington Peninsula.
 A typical animal at sale will be 600kg plus live weight and will have only been fed on mother’s milk and grass. Every effort is made to raise the animals in a stress free environment with minimal exposure to chemicals.

Main Ridge Cattle is strongly committed to two principles of animal management, namely;

  • The direct correlation between a stress free environment and the tenderness of meat
  • Mother’s milk and grass fed animals produce the tastiest meat possible

Accordingly, at Main Ridge Cattle, every effort is made to raise animals in a stress free environment, with minimal exposure to chemicals and to only feed them on mother’s milk and grass.

These animals provide an excellent opportunity to local butchers to be able to provide high quality, locally bred and grown beef cattle.

 

Call us for more information:

Farmgate: NO

Markets:

Stockists: Mornington Prime Cuts

Bus – 03 5989 6189

M: 0407 812 973 (Kevin)

Produce availability

24 Sep 2015
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Rocky Creek Farm (#054)

Sticky Post By On September 24, 2015

 

The newest addition to the you-pick trail, Rocky Creek Farm opened it’s gates in December 2020. Grab a bucket and put on your walking shoes to pick the freshest berries you will taste. Extensive plantings of blueberries, thornless blackberries, cherries and strawberries means there is something to pick from Spring through till the end of summer.

Alternatively drop in to the farm gate to buy great value punnets of your favourite fruit plus other seasonal delights like rhubarb, lemon, and vegetables.

Find us on Roberts road, Main Ridge. Turn off Mornington – Flinders Road and take the first gate on your left.

Entry is $5 per person

For more information don’t hesitate to call or email:

Farmgate: Yes, open 10 – 4pm weekdays, 9 – 5pm weekends. While stock is available

Markets: No

Stockists: Fruit from the Ridge

Main Ridge Victoria

Mobile – 0481 466 764

Email – rockycreekfarmgate@yahoo.com

Website: www.fruitsfromtheridge.com.au  Instagram / Facebook

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Follow us on facebook for latest berry season availability updates.

04 Aug 2015
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Peninsula Avocados (#007)

Sticky Post By On August 4, 2015

People said it couldn’t be done so far south, but Steve Marshall of Peninsula Avocados has confounded the naysayers. Grown in a region known for its outstanding cool climate wines, avocados benefit from that long, slow ripening period in exactly the same way as grapes do. While avocados from Queensland grow quickly and can be picked after just six months, Mornington Peninsula avocados take a year to slowly ripen, developing a very rich nutty flavour and seductively smooth texture. Steve manages five avocado farms, picking, packing and distributing the fruit, and aims to produce one million fruit annually in the next three to four years for a Melbourne market hungry for top quality avocados.

Call us or visit our website for more information:

Farmgate: NO

Markets:

Stockists: Local retail outlets

Bus – (03) 5989 6100

M – 0419 323 502

Fax – (03) 8678 1100

Email contact@avocados.com.au

www.avocados.com.au

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