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 13 items at their peak in June

Fruit

Apples

Heritage varieties from Main Ridge and Red Hill.

Find at: farm gates (23) · farmers' markets (7)

Vegetable

Pumpkin & squash

Storage varieties hold all winter.

Find at: farm gates (23) · food boxes (4)

Vegetable

Mushrooms

Cultivated year-round; wild pines after autumn rain.

Find at: farm gates (23) · local producers (5)

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 (5) · 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 (5)

Last chance this month

Won't be at peak next month — grab them while you can.

Apples

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.