We are a sustainably focused café, workshop space, and big sister to My Grandma Ben Pickle Co.
At My Grandma Ben, we’ve been lovingly serving our community since 2018. We’re rebels of waste and celebrate local abundance by pickling, preserving and fermenting our way across the seasons.
We are actively working to minimise food and plastic waste as much as we possibly can in our kitchen and workspace, with ethical food production and sustainable business practices at the core of what we do.
Our veggie-focused menu celebrates the seasons, champions local producers and growers, and is jam packed with our house-made pickles, preserves and ferments.
Whether it’s through the café, at one of our preserving workshops, or through a jar of pickles in your hand, we’re creating a community that’s all fired-up about tasty sustainability and creating deliciousness from scratch.
Yes, Grandma Ben was indeed a real person!
Jessie’s grandma in fact. Called Ben as a hybrid of Betty and Gran and coined by the oldest grandchild Lachie, the name stuck firm and was passed on to future grandchildren. Ben was a generation of sophisticated, frugal women, who could seemingly whip up a three course meal from nowhere and took care in her home and garden. There was a humble gratitude when sharing food. A celebration of a ripe strawberry, a carefulness to use up leftovers, and the joy in sharing something a little more special such as seafood.
Here at My Grandma Ben, we truly believe that looking back to how our elders lived is the best way to move forward. We want to bring back the gratitude when enjoying food and where it came from, and the mindfulness around consumption of goods.
Meet The Crew
Co-owners Jessie Spiby, Taylor Peplow Ball & Jodie Zerna
Jessie, Taylor and Jodie have been working together for over 7 years. All avid gardeners, keen fermenters, serious picklers and most importantly, passionate feeders. Their shared devotion for living a more sustainable life pours into their conscious business practices and the big dream of making good choices easier than making bad ones for everyone.
We love to collaborate, email hello@mygrandmaben.com if you'd like to chat ideas.
