Vegetable
Pumpkin & squash
Storage varieties hold all winter.
Find at: farm gates (23) · food boxes (4)
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Winter on the Peninsula
What's good now
A living guide to Mornington Peninsula produce at its peak — fruit and vegetables grown on Peninsula soil, dairy from local herds, pasture-raised eggs, and seafood from Westernport Bay.
Showing 12 items at their peak in July
Vegetable
Mushrooms
Cultivated year-round; wild pines after autumn rain.
Find at: farm gates (23) · local producers (4)
Vegetable
Truffles
Hunts at Red Hill Truffles through winter.
Find at: farm gates (23)
Vegetable
Olives & new-season oil
Press season — buy oil within weeks of harvest.
Find at: farm gates (23) · farmers' markets (7)
Vegetable
Broccoli & cauliflower
Cold-set heads from Peninsula market gardens.
Find at: farm gates (23) · food boxes (4)
Vegetable
Brussels sprouts
Sweeter after a frost.
Find at: farm gates (23) · food boxes (4)
Leafy greens
Kale & silverbeet
Hardy winter greens, regrow all season.
Find at: farm gates (23) · food boxes (4) · farmers' markets (7)
Vegetable
Leeks
The backbone of winter soups.
Find at: farm gates (23) · food boxes (4)
Fruit
Citrus
Lemons, mandarins, oranges — backyard abundance season.
Find at: farm gates (23) · farmers' markets (7)
Seafood
Westernport mussels
Locally rope-grown in Westernport Bay; plump in cooler months.
Find at: local producers (4) · farmers' markets (7)
Eggs
Pasture-raised eggs
Yolks deepen in spring as hens hit fresh pasture.
Find at: farm gates (23) · food boxes (4)
Seafood
Seaweed
Regenerative Australian seaweed from Southern Seagreens, Dromana.
Find at: local producers (4)
Last chance this month
Won't be at peak next month — grab them while you can.
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Seasons shift week to week with rain, frost and the tilt of the sun. This calendar is a guide based on typical Peninsula growing seasons — always worth a quick call to the farm gate before you drive out. Spot something wrong? Let us know.