A Taste of the Region

La Madre Bakery is an award-winning artisan bakery based in Geelong, Victoria, using age-old recipies to create hand-made organic sourdough, rye sourdough and traditional breads, fruit tarts and delicoius seasonal desserts. La Madre deliver fresh to Winchelsea Larder (our retail outlet in the centre of Winchelsea's shopping strip) on Wednesdays and Fridays ; reserve orders welcome, but make sure you order 2 days ahead as the sourdough takes a whole day to 'cure'! Extra time is taken to develop that delicious thick crust and subtle sour flavour that makes our breads so unique. Each loaf is a hand moulded blend of organic flours, filtered water, pure sea salt and natural airborne yeast. This leavening process is known as La Madre – The Mother.

La Madre Bakery products are also available in a wide range of restaurants, cafés and gourmet food stores throughout Geelong, Melbourne, the Surf Coast and Country Victoria, and at La Madre's bakery itself.

La Madre Bakery is committed to minimising its impact on the environment and in fact has set up a dedicated website for communicating their efforts to reduce their greenhouse emissions - see www.lamadreearth.com.au for details. La Madre won the 2008 Real Life competition run by Origin Energy for their steps toward eco-sustainability - see originenergy.com/au/smallbusinessawards.

La Madre Bakery products are only available in our Winchelsea retail outlet ie. not for sale online. Phone ahead (call FREE on 1800 790 390) and we'll prepare a picnic ready for you to collect including La Madre bread, regional cheeses, Otway Pork ham, and other delicious regional produce - presented with biodegradable wrapping, plates, and cutlery.