Our kitchen gardens grow in various locations across our 80 acre property with each area boasting a unique aspect, microclimate and soil profile.
Our organic produce gardens sprawl across Montalto’s expansive property. We have utilised many different areas of the estate for growing our heirloom fruit and vegetables from heritage raspberry canes and rhubarb plants, 5 varieties of hops climbing on large frames, citrus groves, netted orchards and seasonal plots of vegetables. All produce is shared amongst our chefs in The Restaurant and The Piazza. Seasonal overabundance informs The Montalto Pantry Collection which features throughout our menu in The Piazza and is also available for purchase in The Cellar Door and online.
Our north-facing Piazza gardens showcase our heirloom varieties of herbs, edible flowers and vegetables that are easily accessible by our chefs who can harvest at any time throughout the day - or even throughout service! These garden beds were founded by Wendy Mitchell almost 20 years ago and are where the beginnings of our beautiful gardens took place.
All produce areas are farmed using organic and permaculture principles. No soil is ever turned over or disturbed. Old crops are either twisted out of the soil, or cut off at soil height. We add our own compost back onto all of our beds.