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# Peninsula Fresh Organics

A working certified-organic market garden with a farm-gate shop, straight-out-of-the-ground vegetables and the best salad of your week.

Known for   Certified Organic Market Garden Farm-Gate Shop Restaurant Supply Producer Seasonal Vegetable Range

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Why we’d go

The producer behind a lot of what ends up on Peninsula restaurant plates, the farm-gate shop is open for anyone who wants to source the same ingredients directly.

Peninsula Fresh Organics is the producer behind a lot of what ends up on Peninsula restaurant plates, and the farm-gate shop is open for anyone who wants to source their own ingredients straight from the ground. The range rotates with the season, leafy greens, roots, herbs, tomatoes in summer, brassicas in winter, and a small dairy fridge alongside the vegetables holds Peninsula-made cheese, butter and yoghurt when available.

The shop is utilitarian and the prices are honest. This is not a polished retail experience; it is the working end of a serious organic farm, and that is exactly its charm. Stop in on your way to a Peninsula kitchen and you will cook a better dinner than most restaurants on the ridge. The certification is genuine, this is a working organic operation, not a marketing claim.

Check opening days before you drive, the farm operates to a working schedule rather than retail hours.

Worth knowing

**Best for**

Local produce · Farmgate experiences · Food lovers · Solo travellers

If you only do one thing

Go early and buy what was picked that morning, then cook dinner with it.

Works well with

Circe Wines

Filed under   Slow Quick Bite All Year Locals Couples Families

At a glance

**Type**

Providore

**Location**

170 Baxter-Tooradin Rd, Baxter VIC 3911 · [Directions](<https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Peninsula%20Fresh%20Organics%2C%20170%20Baxter-Tooradin%20Rd%2C%20Baxter%20VIC%203911>)

**Awards**

Certified Organic Market Garden

**Website**

[www.peninsulafresh.com](<https://www.peninsulafresh.com/>)

**Directions**

[Get directions](<https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=-38.195%2C145.119>)

**Live status**

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In the journal

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