Lyttleton in Lawson says farewell⤻

After eight years selling home-grown fruit and veges and a range of organic products, Lyttleton Stores will close its doors at the end of this month…

The Future of Food Growing in the Blue Mountains (Blue Mountains Gazette)⤻

The Blue Mountains will be scene of a fireside farmers chat about the future of food growing this month. Climate change, economic recession, and big agriculture is threatening small scale food growers across the country…

Council opens applications to help preserve heritage listed buildings (Blue Mountains Gazette)⤻

Applications are now open for Blue Mountains heritage property owners to receive funding for necessary conservation works…

RoseyRavelston Books has new home at Lyttleton Co-op (Blue Mountains Gazette)⤻

Booklovers be warned. The popular Mid Mountains social enterprise bookshop RoseyRavelston Books is moving to a new home in August on the north side of Lawson…

Community Threads (Mid Mountains Local News)⤻

The Thread Fair, featured in the April issue of Mid Mountains Local News. Strengthening the threads of our community at Lyttleton Stores.

GREEN LIVING MAGAZINE

Farm It Forward was featured in the September issue of Green Living Magazine.

WOMEN ON THE WIRELESS (RADIO BLUE MOUNTAINS 89.1FM)

On the verge of spring, we welcomed Manu from Lyttleton Stores to tell us more about the great things coming out of this beautiful little co-op in Lawson, NSW. 

GARDENING AUSTRALIA⤻

Costa visits a group in the Blue Mountains that is bringing together landowners and young gardeners so they can work together.  The social enterprise employs young people to farm on unused land. The project, called Farm it Forward…

UNDER THE CHOKO TREE⤻

The Farm it Forward initiative grew out of the work done at the Lyttleton Stores Co-operative, which was developed to sell and distribute local organic produce grown in the Blue Mountains (west of Sydney) where backyard growers could swap their excess homegrown produce for store credit.

ABC AUSTRALIA⤻

ABC’s Luke Wong and Donal Sheil filmed a wonderful segment on Farm It Forward and the importance of creating local food security and caring for the community.

ABC NEWS⤻

An organic farming program turning residential backyards into market gardens is tackling food security, food mileage and social isolation all at once.

BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS⤻

Fast Ed visits the Blue Mountains to show off the region’s produce and cooks two delicious winter recipes (his Chicken, Apple and Cider Skillet Pot and Wild Honey Thousand Layer Cake with Jammy Fool) at Lyttleton Stores.

EDIBLE GARDEN TRAIL

Edible Garden Trail is on again! Over 40 Blue Mountains gardens opening their gates to bring our community together in growing food! Including our very own Lyttleton Gardens.

MTNS ECO

PanTree Produce is an organic grocery store stocking beautiful produce and products for your kitchen, pantry and home. We make many of our own products and grow much of our own produce, also supplying other amazing local and Australian producers.

MICHAEL JOY

Director, Michael Joy, made this beautiful clip of post fires Blue Mountains featuring Lyttleton Stores among other Blue Mountains businesses.

MILKWOOD PERMACULTURE

Lyttleton Stores is a little piece of Blue Mountains magic, with community at its heart. A super inspiring example of what a small-town cooperative can be – local organic grocery, community gallery, kitchen, workshop space…

MNTS MADE

Lyttleton Stores is a collective of women, combining organic, local and seasonally grown food and artisan made wares. We exist to grow and nurture a community in which customers, makers and growers are connected. 

SYDNEY WEEKENDER

There’s a new spot for foodies to visit in the Blue Mountains, hidden in the village of Lawson. We’re trying it all including – a delicious chocolate bar, a pickling and broth-making class set in the historical Lyttenton stores and a delicious dinner …

BROADSHEET

There’s no shortage of movements pushing for more positive outcomes in the way we eat, drink, shop and live. Lyttleton Stores in the Blue Mountains is one such initiative – except that instead of focusing on one aspect of sustainable living, it tries to cover them all.

MTNS MADE

The story of Lyttleton Stores in Lawson is foremost one of family. The management is shared between two sisters, Jacinta and Adelina (Nina) Carmichael-Parissi.