Know Your Farmers

Listen to two passionate voices talking about the local food movement, from the combined perspective of farmer and farmgate owner with Sophie O’Neil from Torello Farm and chef and restaurateur Sean Flannagan from Wildgrain Restaurant and farmer at Torello Farm. Explore what it really means to know…

Small but Mighty

Join us for a kitchen table chat with farmers, friends and collaborators, Erin Summers from Little Pier Farm and Fiona Gray from The Community Press and Shoreham Bee Club. With a focus on all things olives, Fiona and Erin talk about their shared love of olives, caring for the land, the vital role …

Mornington Peninsula Made

Hear from three much-loved local artisan food makers in this lively conversation between Tyler Miller, co-owner and baker at Millers Bakery, Rod Evenden, co-owner of Mumma Made and Luca Bellucci, co-owner and artisan maker at Island Pasta as they discuss the local food scene on the Mornington Penin…

Bonus Episode: Main Ridge Dairy Head Cheesemaker

Great cheese starts with happy goats, healthy pasture and ends with the talented head cheesemaker Charlotte Rusch at Main Ridge Dairy. Hear more from her in the bonus episode, showcasing her meticulous care to every step of the cheesemaking process, a dedication that has helped the dairy to produc…

New Kids on the Farm

The team at Main Ridge Dairy have been busy since taking over this much-loved Mornington Peninsula business during the covid years.   Hear from owner Sonia Kent, farm manager Scott Wardlaw, just two of talented and passionate team behind Main Ridge Dairy—a working goat farm, artisan cheese produce…

Continuing the Legacy

Hear from next generation farmers Jay and Nick Young from Flinders Farm Gate and Matt Gallace from Rocky Creek Strawberry Farm who are continuing the family farming legacy in very different ways.   Take a deep dive into the world of family farming on the Mornington Peninsula, from garlic and flowe…

Seed to Plate, Your Flavour Guarantee

Join us for an insightful conversation with Executive Chef & Farmer Simone Watts from Barragunda Collective and Robin Koster-Carlyon co-owner of Transition Farm as they explore the Seed to Plate philosophy. Delve into discussions on food security, farm and food planning, and the vital role time pl…

Mornington Peninsula Produce

Welcome to ‘Behind the Farmgate,’ a podcast created by Mornington Peninsula Produce. If it’s grown, bred or raised entirely on the Peninsula, it's now easier to identify with the Mornington Peninsula Produce brand, and this podcast wants to celebrate that..  We want to hear the stories from behin…

Future Farmers

The Future Farmers program creates pathways for aspiring farmers to gain skills, build networks and grow a resilient farming future. Torello Farm is the homebase for this inspirational pilot program that aims help build the next generation of small-scale farmers on the Mornington Peninsula. We he…

Regenerative Mornington Peninsula

The diversity of farming on the Mornington Peninsula shines through in this episode as we hear from regenerative farmers Gab Banay from Lil’s Yolky Dokey Eggs, and Cam Hines from aquaculture business, Southern Seagreens. They share stories of farming on the land, producing eggs laid by happy pastu…