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Mount Zero Olive Grove
Mount Zero Olive Grove is a biodynamic farm located on the North Western tip of the Grampians National Park in Western Victoria, Australia. It is 27km South East of Horsham, 292km North West of Melbourne, 461km South East of Adelaide and just 10km South of the Western Highway.

The grove was originally planted in 1946 by a European settler named Joseph Friedman, and covered an area of 300 acres. The farm sits at the Northern base of Mount Zero. In 1961, the farm was split into two and now covers an area of 145 acres. The property currently has 7000 fruit baring trees, most of which are of the manzanilla variety.

The farm is an accredited Demeter farm, selling bio dynamic olive oil and other organic produce. The grove is self-sustaining in its farming practices (feeding the trees directly from the soil humus rather than chemical inputs) and energy supply (sourced from off-grid wind and solar generators).

The farm shop and cafe offers visitors the chance to sample Taste gold award winning olive oil and a full range of Mount Zero products, including oils, olives and salt. The Millstone Cafe serves predominantly locally sourced food from organic producers where possible, including espresso coffee.