Local produce – Grampians
There are two significantly different forms of agriculture at the Grampians: the immense wheat plains of the Wimmera to the north and the rolling sheep country of the Western District to the south. Growers offer a wide assortment of quality produce. Visit the olive groves at Mount Zero, which together with the Dimboola region is the largest producer of olives in Australia, drop in and see sheep being milked at Grampians Pure SHeep Milk Dairy or pick your own berries or at one of the local orchards.
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Red Rock Olives produces a wide range of gourmet olive products from an olive orchard of 5000 trees. Sample and purchase award winning olive oils.
3594 Ararat-Halls Gap Tourist Road, Pomonal
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Mount Zero Olives
The Mount Zero olive grove has 6,000 trees, producing extra virgin olive oil and biodynamic oils as red wine vinegar and locally grown lentils.
Winfields Road, Laharum
Nicolas Olive Estate
Large grove established in 1943, producing extra virgin olive oil. Also offers soaps and other products. Cellar door open 7 days a week.
Horseshoe Bend Road, Dimboola
Grampian's Pure Sheep Milk Dairy
Specialities include ewes milk yoghurts, available in four flavours: natural, vanilla, coconut and lemon. Also ewes milk fetta and Grampians Grand, a pecorino-style cheese.
Harrisons Orchard
Sales direct to the public. Fruits include apples, pears, cherries, apricots, plums, peaches, nectarines and plums.
Pomonal-Stawell Road, Pomonal
The Big Wool Bales
Enjoy a hands-on demonstration of the wool industry, including a shearing demonstration and a huge range of products made from local wool.
230 Coleraine Road, Hamilton
Wool Factory
This is a working wool factory that produces ultra fine wool from merino sheep. There is a walk-through sheep shed, café and souvenir shop where you can buy wool products.
134 Golf Course Road, Horsham
Rocket Cottage Herbs
A large range of plants and herbs are provided for culinary, fragrant, medicinal, pot-pourri and repellent purposes. There are many frost, drought and shade tolerant cottage perennials on offer.
Wildflower Drive, Pomonal
Grampians Lavender Patch
Fresh and dried lavender products, plants, lavender essential oils and balm, toiletries, jams, biscuits and ice cream. Open from October to April.
Halls Gap Pomonal Road, Pomonal
