Founded at the farmgate
Some of our best-loved local producers started life as farmgate businesses, selling their wares only moments from where they were picked, reared or made. These days you’ll find Goulburn Valley produce in stores across our region as well as further afield on the shelves of select metropolitan stores.
Avonlea Flowers
The Weidenbach family grows stunning flowers in Murchison and sells them freshly cut from their farm shop seven days a week, and at wholesale prices. Drop in for high-quality blooms depending on what’s flowering during the year, from lilies to snapdragons, lisianthus, hydrangeas and peony roses.
Boris’s Fruit Shed
"If it's not fresh, it's not Boris's," is the motto for this second-generation family business. Grab freshly picked peaches, cherries, nectarines and peaches in spring and summer, then apples and pears until autumn. In warm months, tomatoes come in from Tatura, and market gardeners bring snapping fresh beans, zucchinis, and cauliflowers.
Bunbartha Beef & Fine Produce
This oasis of local produce, Victorian-grown and made food, beauty products and homewares is all about honouring sustainable and ethical farming. As well as beef from the McPherson’s family farm, you'll find seasonal fruits and green, biodynamic milk and even grazing platters to order for a picnic.
EcoStore
EcoStore is a retail outlet selling produce from EcoPark, an initiative of Shepparton Access all abilities learning hub. This initiative promotes ecological sustainability and retail with an assortment of sauces, chutneys, relishes and jams from a registered kitchen, as well as a variety of craft items, all made locally.
Finer Fruits
Make time to browse all the seasonal local fruit here including apples and pears in autumn, stone fruit in summer as well as a broad range of nuts and vegetables. Local farmers literally supply direct from their paddocks and gardens to this family-owned greengrocer. It’s also just a stone’s throw from the region’s famous SPC Factory outlet.
Good Lookin Googees
Looking for farm fresh good-looking eggs to fry up for breakfast? You can’t go past Good Lookin Googees, an accredited free-range egg producer based in Dookie. You’ll find these locally laid eggs at various farmers' markets and stores across the region.
Goulburn Valley Pork
Darren and Sharon at Goulburn Valley Pork believe in producing ethically grown pork without compromise. Their pigs live happily outdoors in a free-range environment, growing naturally without any hormone enhancements. There’s no shop on site but you can pick up GV Pork in plenty of nearby stores at Farmer’s Markets, and be sure to look out for it on the menu of local restaurants.
Humble Harvest
Mel is not only a naturopath – she’s also the maker of Humble Harvest skin products. As much as possible, Mel organically grows all the medicinal herbs and botanicals herself in her organic Toolamba garden. Browse her small-batch and beautifully fragranced natural soap products in the region’s providores and gift shops.
Olivehouse
Olivehouse is the picturesque home of Greendale Grove Olive Shop. Stock up on gourmet goodies and skincare products made from estate-grown olive oil and olives. And if you drop by around harvest time, you can even pick your own olives.
Premier Australian Walnuts
When Gezim Sherolli and his wife Nezaqet migrated to Australia from a small town in Albania in 1996, they brought with them an ingrained knowledge and passion for growing walnuts. Today their orchard produces exceptional Chandler and Cisco walnuts, with walnut oil, meal and trees also available to buy online.
Radevski Coolstores
Radevski Coolstores and Orchards is a family business that’s been growing, storing and packing fruit for more than 60 years. You’ve probably picked up their beautiful apples, pears and peaches in your local supermarket before. It’s all grown right here, sustainably and proudly, in Shepparton East.
Tatura Milk / Bega Cheese
Tatura Butter is considered by many chefs to be the best butter to cook with. It was first made in town back in 1907 and today the factory is still an iconic part of the town, a great modernist collection of giant white blocks producing 80,000 tonnes of dairy products every year. You'll find Tatura butter stocked in our independent supermarkets and food stores.
The Nut Man
The Nut Man is Shepp’s go-to guy for nuts, dried fruits, herbs, spices and a lot more – including locally-made jams and other condiments. Whether you’re looking for something healthy or just something to add to your next picnic spread, there’s plenty to scoop up here.
Vigliatura Orchard (Love Shack)
There’s nothing like the taste of freshly picked cherries, and Love Shack has some of the very best. It’s open seasonally so check ahead to see if now is the right time to load up on boxes. Local tip - at Christmas time you’ll want to pick up as many as you can carry!