VICTORIA'S Loddon Valley is rich with gourmet products, creative crafts and eco-friendly microbusinesses.
Its Mediterranean climate, rich soils, open plains, ancient granite outcrops, wetlands and forests teeming with life have drawn innovative, eco-conscious creators, farmers and artisans.
And while travelling there might not be on your agenda at the moment, a partnership between Loddon Shire Council and The Food Purveyor is making the region's high quality produce and creations available to discerning shoppers across Australia.
You can log on to The Loddon Shed for a showcase of the region's unique and hard-to-find gourmet and artisan products, buy and have them delivered to your door.
There's also the opportunity to have gift hampers custom made and delivered to the recipient, complete with gift card.
Suppliers include organic hand-poured soap maker Xanna Natural, pure Blue Mallee eucalyptus oil, nougat sweet treats, Bridgewater Berets, luxury soy candles from the Little Red Candle Co, organically grown saffron from Squirrel Gully saffron and products from award-winning olive producr Salute Oliva.
There's also wool grown, dyed and spun at Yaruga Plains and Woolly Warmers therapeutic heat pads made from wheat and wool. Other goodies include chillies, salt and wines.
Visit The Loddon Shed HERE
For information about Loddon Valley, click HERE
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