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West Gippsland gourmet road trip: Discover fresh produce, artisan meats, and farm-to-table delights

Embark on a gourmet road trip through Melbourne's eastern outskirts, discovering fresh produce, artisan meats, organic vegetables, and farm-to-table delights. Stock up on quality ingredients and enjoy a delicious countryside escape.

By news@gippsland - 2nd March 2025 - Back to News

West Gippsland boasts some of the best farms in Australia, so it's no wonder that it's the ideal place to stock up on all your pantry needs. Pack a basket and jump in the car for the perfect gourmand's day out.

Begin at the award-winning Butcher with the Chef, offering premium meats, from marinated chicken wings to lamb legs and t-bone steaks

BYO esky and ice blocks, then fill your boot with crisp veggies, orchard-fresh apples (that maybe you've picked yourself), delectable cuts of meat and smoked meats, and eggs from some of the happiest hens around.

This is a loop itinerary from Melbourne, with a total of 2:45 hours' drive time. All stops are on the fringe of Melbourne's outer eastern suburbs, but with all that country calm, you'll feel like you're hours away.

Gourmet food trail

The butcher with the chef

Nar Nar Goon | 1 hour east of Melbourne
Start off at the award-winning Butcher with the Chef, where you can select from a vast range of meats. There's marinated chicken wings, legs of lamb and t-bone steaks, and much more.

Garfield fresh harvest

Garfield | 10 minutes east
Zoom back onto the Princes Highway and make a stop at Garfield Fresh Harvest, where you can stock up on organic vegetables. Purchase a box or pick and choose from the seasonal produce.

Visit Garfield Fresh Harvest for organic veggies, Sherwood Park Orchard for fruit and jams, then Country Style Meats for premium cuts

Fresh and local delights

Sherwood park orchard

Bunyip | 4 minutes east
Another 4 minutes on the Princes Highway and you'll reach Sherwood Park Orchard, where you can select from a delicious array of juicy fruit, jams, sauces and eggs. You can pick your own apples in season, strolling through the lovely orchard. If you're in need of a snack, there are pies and cakes in the bakery and they'll take care of your caffeine needs too.

Country style meats

Garfield, 6 minutes southwest
Slip off south from the highway and move on to Country Style Meats for a curated range of fresh cuts and ready-to-cook meals. Meats are prepared daily from ethically-raised animals. The secret is out about the smoked ham - this talented team knows their way around a smoker.

Stock up on artisan sourdough at Cannibal Creek Bakehouse, then enjoy a delicious lunch at Luna's, featuring fresh, seasonal dishes

Cannibal Creek bakehouse and Luna's cafe

Garfield | A quick 5 min stroll down the main street
Cannibal Creek Bakehouse is where you stock up on fresh, artisan sourdough loaves of bread or sweet treats. Fill your nostrils with the heavenly scent of freshly baked bread, baked to perfection in the scotch oven.

It's time to settle in for lunch - all this produce-shopping is hungry work. Pop next door to Luna's, run by the same owners. This former garage is now an uber-cool, plant-heavy space where you can enjoy a menu of hot grain salads, soft shell crab burgers and tiger prawn orecchiette.

Pick up fresh free-range eggs at HomeGrown Farm, then visit Orchard End Farm for organic blueberries, homemade jams, seasonal garlic, and produce

Farm-fresh finds

Homegrown farm

Catani | 12 minutes south
Keep the food frenzy going at the HomeGrown Farm, where you can purchase cartons of free-range eggs, laid by some very happy chickens.

Orchard end farm

Bayles | 14 minutes west
Visit the farm gate at Orchard End Farm, where you can stock up on organic blueberries and homemade jams. They are growers of legendary garlic in season, and other seasonal fruit and veg. From Bayles, it is a 1 hour drive back to Melbourne.

Pictures from Visit Gippsland website.

Source: http://gippsland.com/

Published by: news@gippsland.com