Grace & Grit Tasmania — We Love Local
Tasmania is full of brilliant people doing brilliant things — making, growing, creating, and serving their community with everything they've got. This is our love letter to them.
We're Grace & Grit — a Tasmanian not-for-profit social enterprise — two people paddling hard under a very calm surface. 🦆 Come paddle with us.
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Businesses we love
Real Tasmanian businesses we know, trust, and want to shout about. Each one doing something remarkable on this island.
From paddock, sea & vine to plate
Tasmania grows, makes, bakes, brews, and ferments some of the finest produce on earth. These are the places doing it with soul.
New addition to our wine loves
Nestled in native bushland on the western ridge of the Tamar Valley — 20 hectares of certified organic vines, 100% green energy, regenerative farming, and wines that genuinely taste like where they came from. Riesling, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Sauvignon Blanc, sparkling. Hand-picked. Minimal intervention. A new cellar door and restaurant opening 2026.
This is exactly the kind of Tasmanian business we want to shout about — small, purposeful, and making something extraordinary.
An absolute institution
The Country Women's Association Gift Shops have been running since 1942 — and they remain one of the best places on this island to buy handmade crafts, baked goods, jams, chutneys, knitted goods, and Tasmanian treasures. Everything is made by CWA members. Every purchase supports local women and community initiatives. The Hobart shop has been in its Elizabeth Street home since 1951.
Best range early in the week — cakes sell out by Friday! ☕🍰
Where community happens
Every Saturday morning. Every Sunday. First weekends, third weekends, monthly gatherings. Tasmania's markets are where locals shop, makers sell, communities meet, and the island shows its best self.
Mark your calendar
From pagan apple ceremonies to world-class arts festivals. Tasmania punches so far above its weight in events it's almost embarrassing.
Where Tassie shops local
Tasmania's markets aren't just places to shop — they're where community happens. Where farmers meet chefs, where artists meet collectors, where Hobartians meet each other over a very good coffee at 8:30am on a Sunday. Go early. Bring a basket. Talk to the stallholders.
Cellar doors & cool-climate magic
Tasmania produces some of the world's finest cool-climate wines — Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Riesling, and sparkling that punches way above the island's weight. Most cellar doors are small, personal, and just a short drive from Hobart. Take the long way through the Huon Valley. You're welcome.
A 30-minute drive from Hobart
Tucked into the Derwent Valley, New Norfolk is the kind of Tasmanian town that rewards slow travel. Historic buildings, independent makers, extraordinary food, and that gorgeous river winding through it all. Go on a weekday. Stay for lunch.
Put it in the calendar
This island punches so far above its weight in arts, culture, music, and food events it's almost embarrassing. Here are the ones we love most.
The long way round
Tasmania's east coast is one of the most beautiful coastlines on earth — white sand, turquoise water, pink granite, and enough great food and wine to make it a proper trip. Go slowly. Stay longer than you think you need to.
For the big day — and the hen's night too
Tasmania is one of the most breathtaking places on earth to celebrate love — from the wild east coast to the heritage streets of Hobart, vineyard valleys to mountain tops. And we know some brilliant people to help you pull it off.
Free. Always.
We want to hear from Tassie small businesses, makers, social enterprises, and community organisations. No cost — ever. No catch — ever. Just genuine love for this island and the people on it. 🌿