GATHER and Harvest owner, Lee Docherty, insists her products meeting the five essential elements – local, handmade, sustainable, creative and ethical.

Lee established the business in 2018 in the beautiful High Country town of Mount Beauty where she lives and has a small part–time team assisting her.

The lifestyle store and custom–built studio, sees Lee handcraft her own range of natural soaps, bath bombs and botanically dye textiles, as well as candles, lip balms and teas.

Like–minded conscious consumers will find a range of beautiful lifestyle products which are carefully sourced from small, local producers right through to ethical and sustainable makers across the globe, including Fair–trade women's and children's clothing from India.

Gather and Harvest stock local products including Billson's cordial and sodas from Beechworth, local pieces from Silver Seed Jewellery, metal work from Whipps Designs, wooden products from Tawonga Designs and many others.

Gather and Harvest works directly with underprivileged women in Bali to collect and cut glass water bottles into beautiful candle jars.

Each candle helps to provide work for a street mum and education for her child.

Gather and Harvest is committed to reducing waste and has a refill station for beauty and household products.

Bring in your own bottles to fill up or grab a refillable container in store.

Lee prides herself on finding unique items that you will love but won't cost the earth.

As Lee says, "come in and visit, there is always something new to find."

You can follow Lee and the team on Facebook and Instagram, online at www.gatherandharvest.com.au or visit them 7 days a week in store.